amazon postage

[arshavin]

When selling on Amazon do i need to send via recorded mail?

I also sold my first amazon item on the first of this month. But i have only just found the sale so my postage is miles late. I have just emailed the buter explaining and saying sorry.

Is this a banning offence?

[they_screwed_me_too]

everything is a banning offence

keep a CLOSE eye on your metrics

its not the buyers you have to worry about

[crafty1]

Its not a banning offence but delivery times is something AMZ takes seriously.

From AMZ site

What is the late ship rate?

The late ship rate is the number of orders with a shipment confirmation that is overdue by 3 (or more) days divided by the number of orders in the time period of interest. It is important to confirm the shipment of orders by the expected ship date so that customers can see the status of their shipped orders online. Orders that are ship confirmed late may lead to increased customer contacts and negatively impact customer experience.

You should be aiming for <4 percent

[HunterStudios]

I always try to keep a close eye on emails from amazon so I don't ship late. My emails show up on my phone and show desktop notifications so that I never miss one from amazon.

Its really helpful when trying to pass a review to be able to see you always shipped on time or early.

[rsot]

While shipping with tracking is not 100% necessary, you should be aware the buyers like fast shipping and you need to avoid problematic items. The class of buyers on AZ is higher.