What happens to Walmart Seller balance when someone dies

“You may not assign this Agreement or any of your rights or obligations under this Agreement without Walmart.com's prior written consent.”¹

The Retailer Agreement is written for a business: the seller represents that it is "registering with the Walmart.com Marketplace on behalf of an entity," and Walmart's minimum qualifications require a Business Tax ID, with an SSN not accepted, or a Business License Number.^{1, 2}

Returned WFS inventory ships freight collect; if the address is wrong or return payment cannot be arranged, Walmart "will deem the Inventory abandoned," and it "may keep all proceeds of any Inventory that it disposes of."¹

Walmart "may terminate this Agreement with you at any time in its sole discretion without notice."¹

On termination "all your listings will be removed, and your selling privileges and access to Seller Center will be permanently revoked," and payments are put on hold; terminated selling privileges cannot be appealed.³

The final settlement payout comes only after the account is closed and all returns, chargebacks and investigations are resolved, in most cases around 180 days after closure; Walmart does not commit to a date.⁴

Walmart may hold funds and deduct amounts owed, such as refunds, chargebacks, fees, penalties, taxes and WFS fees, before the final balance; if deductions exceed the funds available, the difference is still owed.⁴

Walmart pays out net sales, generally every 14 days, to the Marketplace Wallet, a deposit account at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., or to one approved payout provider such as PayPal, Payoneer, PingPong or WorldFirst (Zyla).⁵

Payment for an order generally arrives in the payout cycle after it ships or is delivered, about 28 days after the order ships or is delivered.⁵

Inventory stored with WFS keeps accruing storage fees: items stored more than 365 days are charged $2.25 per cubic foot per month from 366 to 450 days, and $7.50 per cubic foot per month after 450 days.⁶

Removal of WFS inventory is requested from the Removal Orders page in Seller Center with a per-unit removal or disposal fee, is generally completed within 30 days, and is subject to resolution of any outstanding balances; storage fees continue until it is done.⁷

For a truckload removal, if nobody confirms a delivery appointment within 10 days after WFS's first contact attempt, Walmart may destroy or dispose of the inventory at the seller's expense.⁷

Walmart holds "a lien on the Inventory to secure payment of the WFS Service Fees," and on notice may require removal of inventory, including when the seller's participation is suspended or terminated, and dispose of anything not removed by the end of the notice period.¹

The seller is "the seller of record" and fulfills seller-fulfilled orders, cancelling and notifying Walmart of any it cannot fill; orders not shipped on time may be cancelled automatically at the seller's product and shipping cost, and WFS fulfills the orders it stores and ships.¹

A business entity that survives the owner updates its own business details through Seller Center, subject to Walmart review; that is not a transfer to the estate.⁸

A Seller Support case can be opened from the Seller Center login page without signing in, choosing the market and the closest category; depending on the issue, Walmart offers Seller Support by email, live chat or phone.⁹

Payouts already sent to the seller's Marketplace Wallet deposit account⁵

Payouts already sent to a PayPal payout account⁵

Payouts already sent to the approved payout provider on the account⁵