I just got in "trouble" for ebays new address tracking.

Just took todays pile of mail down to my local PO and the guy scanning noticed ebays new input tracking code in the addresses of my parcel labels. Told me you aren't allowed to put extra information in the addressing section just the street or PO box, suburb, state, postcode. I told him it was ebays doing and I assumed ot had been organised with Australia Post but he had no knowledge of it nor did his manager the postmaster. So this makes me wonder just how useful even isvthis addition if AP don't even know about it? Has anyone else had comments on it from AP staff?
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I just got in "trouble" for ebays new address tracking.

A way around that is to not use Ebay postage labels or Australia Post, use Sendpro

 

https://www.pitneybowes.com/au/shipping/outbound-shipping-products-and-solutions/sendpro-sendle.html

 

much much cheaper from metro to metro and the courier will collect from your door the next day!

 

It's not competitive to Regional areas just yet but it's coming also will do International in some metro suburbs too!

 

try it!

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I just got in "trouble" for ebays new address tracking.

A way around that is to not use Ebay postage labels or Australia Post, use Sendpro

 

https://www.pitneybowes.com/au/shipping/outbound-shipping-products-and-solutions/sendpro-sendle.html

 

much much cheaper from metro to metro and the courier will collect from your door the next day!

 

It's not competitive to Regional areas just yet but it's coming also will do International in some metro suburbs too!

 

try it, as it looks like they (Australia Post) are using a very similar tracking method to Sendpro.

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I just got in "trouble" for ebays new address tracking.

Good grief.....does that mean that Sendle is affiliated with Pitney Bowes.

 

Heaven help any sellers who use it.....it will end up like the GSP.....overpriced and slow.

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I just got in "trouble" for ebays new address tracking.

Well that snippet of information, if true, is worth keeping to the forefront of the brain.

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I just got in "trouble" for ebays new address tracking.

Yeh me too, there would have to be buyers out there who deliberately buy two items, get sent two, then a few weeks later claim they only got 1 so end up getting 3!

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I just got in "trouble" for ebays new address tracking.

G I hate that when buyers put suburb, then SYDNEY  as well.. but the small caps kills me the most..millenials no doubt

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I just got in "trouble" for ebays new address tracking.

No insurance on international kind of makes the prices less attractive considering Aust. post now include up to $100. 

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I just got in "trouble" for ebays new address tracking.

Thanks for the info will watch and wait to hear any stories. But very interesting.

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