Sellers who refuse to send items to PO Box.

[lotzrgood]

Due to so much mail theft and identity theft, both Australia Post and the Police advise people to get a Post Office Box for safety and security. Then WHY do so many Ebay sellers now say they refuse to deliver to a post office box? 

A few years ago, I had some very important mail stolen from my home address mail box. Why? I had an Australia Post approved mail box, but mail delivery people would always leave mail half out of the (spring loaded) mail flap. When I complained to Aust Post I was told this rediculous reason - 'delivery people will not use 2 hands to put mail in boxes'. To put mail into my box you need one hand to prise open the strong flap (strong so as to stop people putting their hand in) and other hand to put the mail in. But our dear posties will only deliver mail with ONE hand. So they leave mail hanging through the slit. I was told that if I wanted to get my mail securely, to get a Post Office box. So I did.

So now many Ebay sellers will not deliver mail to my post office box 'due to security reasons'. HOW? WHY? When I go to my post office box I have to sign for many items. And as my work sees me away from home for many days at a time, I know my mail is held safely. Many items I buy from Ebay don't need to be signed for - so why can't they go to a safe post office box? What annoys me is that if I do give my home address, and I do need to sign for the item - if I am not home, they leave a card. And I have to drive down to the SAME post office where by box is, and wait in the queue for nearly 20 minutes, just to sign for the parcel. Something I would have to do if it was sent to my PO Box!! My incoming mail is FAR more secure sitting at my post box.

Also, my brother works doing FIFO in very remote sites. These sites do not have physical addresses - all goods go to a box at the nearest local post office. He is finding it increasingly hard to get things sent to him due to this silly seller requirement. Alot of sellers will lose buyers with this rediculous request. I can understand if a buer has nil or low feedback count, but with well established, good reputable buyers, why the problem?

[digital*ghost]

You bring the markers, I'll bring the poster board.

[countessalmirena]

Spoiler

[micattenb-0]

I totally agree if the seller wants to sell to me only Po box

[gedsshed]

I don’t understand why no delivery to P.O. Box. I thought it was a glitch or something as I have never had this message come up before, however in the last month or so my last 3 purchases have all said no to P.O. Box delivery. In my circumstance there is no letter box/street address to deliver to so I use a friends holiday house letter box, which I’m not all together comfortable with. What has changed and why can’t I get items posted to my P.O. Box?

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@gedsshed wrote:
I don’t understand why no delivery to P.O. Box

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[mwses]

The problem is getting worse. I use to think the same but now I find it hard to find a seller (for the items I look for) who does not exclude PO Boxes.

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@**tay** wrote:

I have a PO box as my primary address, if a seller won't send to them, I don't buy from them. It's a sellers choice to decide where they will and won't post, just as it's my choice where I buy from.

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[newbies2000]

Can you set a search filter that filters out the sellers that don't send to po box, this would be very hany and save me a lot of time.

I only buy from sellers that send to PO box.

[curraone]

Maybe restrict your buying to Australian sellers?    Most Aust sellers realise that PO Boxes are safe and secure.   

And you would be doing Aust sellers a favour.

[maranock]

Maybe you don't realise how many Australian sellers use couriers and won't send to PO boxes. I also wish there was an easier way to sift out sellers that don't use Auspost.

[rob_4x4]

It is because ebay is stonngly encouraging sellers to use dodgy couriers like Sendle. 

These couriers do not deliver to people who do not have street addresses , and will not deliver to most street addresses outside of built up aeras.

This includes things like not delivering to people in Rural Australia, most who do not have street addresses,

Or if people do have a street address out side built up areas, the dodgy couriers used by sendle either will not deliver or expect people to pick up from depots that can be many hours return trip away from their homes.

Ebay and dodgle couriers companies like sendle do not care about supporting people who live in rural and regional areas like Australian Farmers etc. 

They just want to cherry pick and only really offer good services to people who live in the major metropolitian areas... digusting companies.