Hi everyone , at the end of november i sold 2 items which sold for over $1500 ( what a thrill , just before christmas ) wrapped them carefully in a box , bubblewrap etc and took to post office , sent registered mail with signiture , went from adelaide to melbourne , tracked to melbourne mail sorting , and disappeared , called australia post around 8 times in 6 weeks , mostly being on hold 30 - 75 minutes on hold before answering due to christmas , they couldnt find it at all as it must have imploded when reaching vic mail sorting , in the end was eventually given $100 to compensate my loss from australia post , the buyer was extrememly patient but this week took out a item not recieved claim , so i had to make sure i had the $1370 to refund him as ebay/paypal fees were over $170 , ok, maybe they were stolen as we put our trust in the mail company , im a very small seller on here and didnt realise i could have insured the item , so i call paypal about seller protection yesterday and im told i wouldnt qualify for anything because i couldnt prove i sent it , registered post wasnt good enough , i had to physically photograph or video the item being lodged in the post office , ive noone to turn to as the system is so stacked against the little person but hopefully whoever reads this will cover themselves against being totally ripped off and to cover themselves in whatever way they can , please be careful everyone and have a nice new year
