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Is anybody else having a problem in Australia with small untracked items going missing in the mail.

yudee — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 01:59:25 GMT

I've been a member of Ebay now for 15 years and until recently have had nothing go astray but in the last year I've had 3 small untracked items get lost in the mail. Is this a trend that needs to be looked into by Australia Post i.e. is there someone in Australia Post pilfering small packages or have I just been unlucky.

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peterh4233 — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:44:47 GMT

You have been lucky.

I have been selling on ebay for about 5 years now. Australia Post has consistently misdelivered about 1% of my untracked mail during this period. As a result I incur a loss, the customer is unhappy and I get poor feedback.

If 1% of mail is lost, Australia Post is costing sellers billions annually. I to wonder what happens to all that mail.

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domino-710 — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 06:58:47 GMT

That's a lot of mail from 2017.

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sandypebbles — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:22:58 GMT

You do not have any negs, 100% positive in fact.

The two neutral feedback were about the items, not lost purchases

And the question was posted over seven years ago

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davewil1964 — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:45:20 GMT

So have I. I have had a handful allegedly undelivered out of 3k. Far less than 1%. Which any prudent seller would sefl insure by adding 10 or 20c to postage to cover occasional losses.