PO Boxes

[aprildeedee]

Why is it that so many sellers insist on not sending items to PO Boxes. People, like my self have a PO Box because we are not at home during the day to collect any mail, security reasons because mail continually goes missing and some items that are left are damaged by different weather conditions, therefore it make perfectly good sense to have a PO Box. Perhaps sellers could charge fraudulent rates by using couriers etc ???

[lyndal1838]

I think a lot of people don't understand the difference between a PO box and a RMB (Roadside Mail Box) and just lump them in together.

There are very few courier companies in Australia who will deliver to RMBs either.   It is just not cost effective to send a courier miles out in the country for one parcel.

That is when the company will insist that the parcel be picked up from their nearest depot.

It is basically a fault/problem with the postal and courier systems in countries where there is a small population spread over a large area.

While the USA has a large population they also have miles and miles of very sparsely populated areas.

[cherry*135]

If a parcel doesn't exceed AP maximum size & weight, it can be delivered by AP either to a PO Box or home address.

Maximum size & weight

Domestic

22kg

105cm

0.25 cubic metres

[ranxau]

OK if the seller is already offering free postage, they are already sending through postal service,

so sending to a post office box should be no different.

Also I have run across one supplier based in Darwin who won't send to PO boxs NO EXCUSES THERE

My sugestion to make this change is, get item sent to someones address who you can access

THEN GIVE A NEGATIVE FEEDBACK stating PO BOxes NON dilevery as reason

IF ENOUGH PEOPLE DO THIS THEN THINGS MIGHT CHANGE !!

[digital*ghost]

That's a troll post, right? Because free post never has and never will mean that the seller is using Australia Post. Plus also, every logical thinking person already knows that they have no right to dictate a seller's terms or postage methods, you need a controlling interest in someone's business to be able to do that.

The suggestion to circumvent any blocks on place and breach eBay polocies so that someone can leave a neg for a seller is what truly gives it away as an attempted troll, though. 😉

[digital*ghost]

Dang it. Can't see how or where to edit typos on this stupid phone.

[kopenhagen5]

Not to mention this thread is 18 months old and doubt OP will see this.

[imastawka]

I, for one, kinda like the word 'polocies'        

[kopenhagen5]

They are a certain type of sports people aren't they ?

[davewil1964]

i can understand why businesses based in Darwin won't post to PO Boxes. They are almost guaranteed to be actually based in China. As we all know.

[kopenhagen5]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

i can understand why businesses based in Darwin won't post to PO Boxes. They are almost guaranteed to be actually based in China. As we all know.

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Undoubtedly. 

DG, to edit a typo on a smart phone, touch your finger in the place you want to edit and the cursor will move there.

Same as using a mouse to edit.