Soooo.... this just arrived

[jellybirddesigns]

This was delivered 5 minutes ago.

Bright red box with Ebay all over it.

Open it up to find 6 rolls of tape.

The message basically says that Ebay are creating a range of packaging, (boxes, tape) and they are sharing the first round with sellers.

Seriosuly, as if I'm going to send something off with Ebay all over it - in my opinion it's just something that would attract the eye of thieves.

[4green2000]

sneaky and smart little way to advertise themselves.

me personally would NOT use it.

Had to come back and edit this..just had a thought. list them on ebay LOL

[enigmabear]

Yep, does'nt half scream "Steal me,kick me,lose me" 

[mirrhing]

I scored 18 rolls of the tape.  Anyone want to buy them as I don't even go through 1 roll of packing tape per year as most of my sales go in envelopes.  Wish they saved money on sending me the tape and fixed up these glitches that are going on.

[imastawka]

# 302107320481

[jellybirddesigns]

Now we know where our seller fees go - into the design, production and distribution of this nonsense.

Basically the seller fees I have paid have enabled them to send me this "complimentary" product.

[enigmabear]

Complimentary Christmas carp

[davewil1964]

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@cushioncovers wrote:

This was delivered 5 minutes ago.

Bright red box with Ebay all over it.

Open it up to find 6 rolls of tape.

The message basically says that Ebay are creating a range of packaging, (boxes, tape) and they are sharing the first round with sellers.

Seriosuly, as if I'm going to send something off with Ebay all over it - in my opinion it's just something that would attract the eye of thieves.

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Most eBay branded satchels seem to go through the system okay. And I seem to recall a similar panic about how it would lead to theft. Given the only people likely to have access to the items would be AP employees/contractors why would you think they have a greater incentive to steal than they already do?

Why look a small crumb gift horse from eBay in the mouth?

I prefer to channel my energy into things I can control, like maybe not using the free gift. If I had been one of the select few, which I'm not.

Talk about a storm in a teacup.

[digital*ghost]

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@cushioncovers wrote:

The message basically says that Ebay are creating a range of packaging, (boxes, tape) and they are sharing the first round with sellers.

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I was wondering if/when eBay would introduce this stuff in Oz.

http://stores.ebay.com/ebay-Shipping-Supplies (eBay's US store for shipping supplies, over 70k FB received since opening earlier in the year, so someone could always ask on the US boards of they noticed an increase in missing packages when they started using them, just for some anecdotal insight). 

[englishrosegardens]

Why would an ebay parcel be more attractive to thieves than any other parcel, and why would AP staff hate ebay & ebay sellers so much when it's ebay parcels that keep them in a job?

People who sell overseas happily put a customs sticker on the parcel listing the contents and their value, which would be far more tempting to potential thieves than ebay tape. Seriously!!