topic Item marked as Sent in Buying

Item marked as Sent

karecoope-95 — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 07:27:10 GMT

Hi there. I just bought an item from a seller who had a two day timeframe on her listing in which to post and its already marked as sent. Now I know the post office isnt open today. Its got a tracking number which I assume is from the pre-paid sachel? I guess its been done so she doesnt get a defect. Anyway Im asking about this because I sold two things yesterday & I dont mark them as sent until I actually send them which will be tomorrow. Any answers appreciated.

Re: Item marked as Sent

zanadoo_56 — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 07:33:39 GMT

Maybe she is one of those lucky people with an AP post box on her street?

I sure wish there was one close to me. Sigh.

Re: Item marked as Sent

kopenhagen5 — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 07:33:58 GMT

They could have sent it.

Popped in a prepaid satchel and straight into a red box.

Re: Item marked as Sent

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 07:46:10 GMT

Maybe she has a two day handling frame because of ebay's nonsense 'estimated delivery dates'

As mentioned, she could have used a prepaid satchel and put it in a red mail box

I have a 3 day handling time and there is a red mail box literally over the road from my house

Not sure what grounds you have to think the seller is dishonest, unless the feedback she already has gives you reason to think so?

Re: Item marked as Sent

karecoope-95 — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 07:50:51 GMT

No I dont think she's being dishonest. On the contrary, she sent me a lovely message saying she would post tomorrow and also gave nice feedback. I was just wondering about it.

Re: Item marked as Sent

lyndal1838 — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 08:53:03 GMT

If the seller has used online postage the item is marked as Sent as soon as the label is processed.

I have had items marked as Sent at 2am in the morning.

Re: Item marked as Sent

karecoope-95 — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 09:01:20 GMT

I have too! I was wondering how they did it. I just go to the post office as I cant get my head around online postage. Thanks for explaining.

Re: Item marked as Sent

davewil1964 — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 09:32:44 GMT

If I have an early start I generate my eBay labels the evening before. They are immediately marked as sent, but the tracking will not show as received by AP.

eBay label tracking numbers start with 'EBA' so it's easy enough to check.

eBay labels are generally 10% cheaper than the equivalent single prepaid satchel, and it's fairly easy to setup to use them.

Re: Item marked as Sent

gutterpunkz05 — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 14:01:33 GMT

Online Postage accounts, operate 24/7. Just because it has been processed, which automatically marks ebay items as posted,

does not mean the item has physically been lodged with AP as yet

Re: Item marked as Sent

outback_blends — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 22:57:32 GMT

Also items are marked as posted as soon as you print an ebay label. Doesnt mean its in the box but as far as ebay is concerned once the money is in their bank from the purchase of the label - its posted !

Re: Item marked as Sent

cyberdolls — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 14:20:40 GMT

I’m fed up with. items being marked as. ‘Sent’, but not “Received by Australia Post” until a few days later, because it has NOT been sent, So don’t mislead by notifying it has! Very annoying procedure Ebay, it is SENT, only when the P.O has it, so the automated ‘bot’, needs a good kick up the bot! Too many sellers are taking advantage of that and posting when they feel like it. Leaving buyers to check every day on where or how much longer to get the ‘real’ SENT date. Take that darn automated action OFF.

Re: Item marked as Sent

maranock — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 18:25:30 GMT

Ebay is not going to change this just because it annoys you so it might be best if you do what most people do and don't bother checking on the postage - just wait and if the item doesn't come by the estimated delivery time, then check on it. That might save you a bit of stress.

Re: Item marked as Sent

glenbankloel — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 21:48:27 GMT

Perhaps she is just getting all her sales ready the day before to shoot out the door in the morning and go to the PO to post on her way to work, or some other appt.

Just getting ahead of the game I would think, or as some others have suggested she might have gone to a PO box and dropped in.

The best way to track and get confirmation of actual posting is to watch the item on AP's website.

Personally I wouldn't have a problem with showing as a Sunday, I would think that they are super organised.

Wish I was!

Re: Item marked as Sent

cyberdolls — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 23:12:55 GMT

It’’s of no benecit to buyers whatsoever, it was fine for years & years BEFORE this automated false.notifying ‘sent’. What beneit is it to sellers? Zilch.....unless........ you are one of those who like dragging out posting? Many do post on the day it’s marked sent, that’s being honest and helps a LOT. Only solution to me and the many of my friends here and overseas that also are just as annoyed as I am, is not to use sellers again if that’s their ‘norm’. Ebay, please.... change back to the correct & honest way, stop faking ‘sent’.

Re: Item marked as Sent

maranock — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 23:40:55 GMT

Ebay don't read here, you could try letting them know your feelings directly through their link but you would be wasting your time. As long as you get your item within the estimated time thenit really doesn't matter if they post immediately or not. You are stressing yourself for no reason.

Re: Item marked as Sent

davewil1964 — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 23:45:52 GMT

@cyberdolls wrote:
It’’s of no benecit to buyers whatsoever, it was fine for years & years BEFORE this automated false.notifying ‘sent’. What beneit is it to sellers? Zilch.....unless........ you are one of those who like dragging out posting? Many do post on the day it’s marked sent, that’s being honest and helps a LOT. Only solution to me and the many of my friends here and overseas that also are just as annoyed as I am, is not to use sellers again if that’s their ‘norm’. Ebay, please.... change back to the correct & honest way, stop faking ‘sent’.

Given this thread is over two years old, it's hardly a new thing.

Re: Item marked as Sent

cyberdolls — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 03:25:20 GMT

Yes I realise it’’s not a new thing, however the delay in putting the Item into Au Post, has noticeably increased in the past 2 months, biggest offenders are Chinese sellers making the most of the loophole, last item I got took ll days, (since so called ‘sent’), coming from Sydney to Brisbane, 4 days is the norm.

Re: Item marked as Sent

maranock — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 04:16:20 GMT

Apart from the lockdown in China which delayed parcels enormously and which was none of the sellers fault I have not noticed any delays in postage at all. You must be having an unlucky run.

11 days is not unheard of even within the same state. AP can send parcels all over the place sometimes so you have had it good if you always get your items within 4 days. There are often reports of two weeks or more within the same state let alone between states. My point is that if you buy something with a tight time schedule then it is better to buy from a B&M store as there can be delays that are not the sellers fault.

If you are going to be impatient, and certainly if you are going to leave feedback as you have for Auspost times that are out of the sellers hands then you may end up on a lot of sellers 'lists'.

Re: Item marked as Sent

cyberdolls — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 05:14:54 GMT

I haven’t been buying from China direct for some time now, I reffered to Chinese sellers who list the item location in Australia, but...leave the actual posting for days, tracking shows when the item is received by Au Post, it’s a no brainer to see that delay.

Simply put, the times ARE getting longer before the article is truly sent, what’s so hard about POSTING, then mark sent?

I have always given 5 stars and allowed for small delays, in future it will be 1 star for slackness on getting it on the way, enough of the nonsense & excuses, good sellers thankfully do the right thing and I’ll stick with them.

Re: Item marked as Sent

twyngwyn — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 06:11:20 GMT

were your items 'tracked'? As a seller when I put tracking # in, eBay automatically marks it as sent (even though I have a 2 day handling time) although I post sometimes, twice per day.....once to post office, then to red box