Should I increase my handling time to avoid 'Fast N Free' logo?

[justajunk]

I don't know if it's just me, but I'm very weary of eBay sticking 'Fast N Free' logos on my listings. Sure, it says that delivery time is just an estimate, but the last thing that I want is disappointed buyers who expected their item one or two days earlier as per the 'Fast N Free' estimate.

I'm strongly considering raising my handling time from 2 to 3 days to prevent the logo from manifesting itself on my listings... unless I am just worrying for nothing (I do state in my listings that delivery from Perth to other states can take over a week).

This seems worth asking before using the balance of my 40 free listings this weekend (before they expire). Any thoughts are appreciated.

[justajunk]

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@i-love-my-sheep wrote:

I'm guessing the eBay bots have missed one because none that I could see came up as Fast & Free. I changed my postcode to Perth in case I don't qualify for F&F in NSW. Interestingly, when I changed my postcode back to my own, the delivery estimate dates didn't change. Still said 11-18th March.

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How interesting. Thanks for testing that out, sheep. I wonder if the estimates are set in stone thanks to me selecting 'Standard Delivery' as opposed to prepaid satchel or whatever. Curiously enough, in the drop down of postage options, 'Standard Delivery' comes up as "1 to something days" whereas all the other options come up as "2 to whatever days".

[dylan11235813]

I asked ebay about a year ago about the estimates and they said that the information comes directly from Australia Post and that it had nothing to do with them. I noticed they did changes things when Australia Post went on holidays over Christmas.

I had delays with the cylone in QLD and flooding but ebay couldn't care less. Even their policy states that they will remove ratings based on such events.