topic Re: Disruptions with Australia Post in Selling

Disruptions with Australia Post

twyngwyn — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 06:06:00 GMT

https://auspost.com.au/about-us/news-media/important-updates/coronavirus/coronavirus-domestic-updates#delays

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

sugar249 — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 06:20:30 GMT

It doesnt help when they sent a parcel I bought in Melbourne, for delivery to Melbourne, via Sydney, currenty sitting in the Strathfield sorting centre. I just hope it doesnt sit there as long as it sat in Melbourne. They are as hopeless as ever.

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

tazzieterror — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 06:20:39 GMT

Yep, noticed some of my parcels taking weird routes last week.

Thanks for posting.

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

danieh_6 — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 07:02:35 GMT

Yeah its very bad atm, Took most of our listings down until they sort themselves out. 10 days no scans some times. Express post to melb from melb is melb - syd - melb. Sick of getting the messages "YOU didn't send it or send on time"

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

11dustyattic — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 09:45:43 GMT

@danieh_6 wrote:
Yeah its very bad atm, Took most of our listings down until they sort themselves out. 10 days no scans some times. Express post to melb from melb is melb - syd - melb. Sick of getting the messages "YOU didn't send it or send on time"

I'd like to hear their excuse for sending Melbourne to Melbourne via Sydney? Maybe they're so short staffed they're throwing whole bags of unsorted mail on the plane to Sydney for them to sort

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

danieh_6 — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 09:57:50 GMT

The main reason is the government forced them to reduce their work force by half, so now they can't handle it. they are already understaffed and are reluctant to hire more & rent more facilities as soon as the pandemic hits they crumble within a few days.

A friend told me sometimes smaller items are sitting in trailers or crates for weeks before they are sorted.

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

tazzieterror — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 10:19:33 GMT

Just noticed I've got something I sold sitting in Chullora at the moment, destined for Melbourne, originated in South Australia—another weird way to go. I'd better go warn my buyer...

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

south.coffee — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 10:28:15 GMT

I have to say with the exception of FNQ, Darwin and WA, our deliveries going everywhere else have been pretty much on schedule, as of last week...

I wish there was a bridge to Tasmania though !

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

danieh_6 — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 10:50:15 GMT

Where are you based (state)?

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

davewil1964 — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 11:47:54 GMT

According to MyPost, most of my items, except those going to WA, are being delivered within a week. Even to Metro Melbourne, where are lot of them are going.

Maybe MyPost gets priority, as they shouldn't need to be manually sorted.

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

danieh_6 — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 12:30:57 GMT

dave are you based in melbourne?

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

davewil1964 — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 12:37:41 GMT

No.

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

tazzieterror — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 12:41:26 GMT

His actual location is elsewhere 😄

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:15:50 GMT

I wonder if ebay is notifying buyers in Victoria about these big delays ??

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

davewil1964 — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:24:03 GMT

Australia Post, the normal carrier, certainly is.

It comes down to responsibility. eBay claim to not be responsible for anything, except collecting fees and not being liable for SNAFUs, so I would expect buyers to at least have a working knowledge of the impacts COVID-19 has on their purchases.

Call me Don.

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:38:17 GMT

Just checked one of my listings and destination postcode seems to count for squat.

My postcode Estimated between Thu. 20 Aug. and Fri. 27 Aug

Darwin is showingEstimated betweenThu. 20 Aug. and Fri. 27 Aug

VIC is showing Estimated between Thu. 20 Aug. and Fri. 28 Aug

WA is showing Estimated betweenThu. 20 Aug. and Fri. 27 Aug

How can multi billion dollar companies be so damned sloppy ?

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

danieh_6 — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 14:35:24 GMT

Strange we use eparcel too but all our deliveries are going via SA or NSW. maybe if its pre sorted before going to VIC by local council area?

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

danieh_6 — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 14:35:58 GMT

I bought that up a while ago, https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/I-would-REALLY-like-to-know-where-eBay-are-getting-their-postage/m-p/2333841#M199829

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

lm-entertainment — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 17:19:52 GMT

i'm in WA and send all items Express Post - as of today - parcels going to Victoria or from Victoria -> WA Express are taking up to a week or longer for delivery. also seeing lack of scans, with none usually apart from the lodgement scan, then one in the destination city.

Re: Disruptions with Australia Post

silver-fox-bullion — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 18:16:51 GMT

Has anyone noticed is general that auspost in vic are so good with tracking vs other states?? I have send many packages over the years and have found vic super good with logging movements vs other states were the package basically goes untracked qld are the worst I have found you get a lodgement at lpo and then nothing till it hits vic in my state. There can at times be days with out any record of movements.