Re: Pre-paid signed for straight in post box Quote:
Originally Posted by brassmonkey Currently I sell on EBay and print pre-paid 1st class signed large letter labels direct from Ebay and stick them on my parcels.
I take these into a post office and they scan each parcel individually and at the end provide me with all the individual proof of postage receipts.
I am not bothered about proof of postage and only care about the delivery confirmation when the parcel is handed to the end customer, my question is can I just put my parcels straight in a post box without getting them scanned in the post office?
Will the delivery confirmation tracking still work? Will it just mean I won't get proof of postage so can't claim compensation?
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Yes, it will still work. The only trouble is that your items will only be scanned at the point of delivery. If it delivers late, you get one strike on your eBay account if you had already uploaded the tracking.
I'd say you should hold on to the tracking and only upload it when the tracking goes live and only if it delivers on time.
Please note that you're also less protected. If the parcel goes missing, you're liable to your customer and can't make any claims to RM.
What you should be worried about is posties not scanning these - and a lot of lazy posties out there don't.
I can guarantee you that some of your items will deliver unscanned.
By the way, that post office is being nice to you. Many others will not agree to do that.
Why don't you open a click and drop account with RM?
You can bag your items and just drop it off at the post office or delivery centre without making physical contact if you're afraid of the Chinese virus
Good luck.
Last edited by Pandoras_box; 03-28-2020 at 06:25 PM.
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