What does postage time have anything to do with the seller?

[gelandangan]

Aust Post are late in their delivery of the items, as the result seller got low rating on their DSR.

So what is the logic in this?

I sent items as soon as I could which is usually within 12 hours from the time the payments arrived, yet in the DSR, I have a few 1 and 2 star on postage time.

Are we the seller being punished for the lapse done by others?

[amber-eyed-girl]

Every seller who has received a low mark for postage time when they are posting within their stated time frame, should complain to eBay directly.

The more who do, the more chance it will be changed.

If sellers do not make an official complaint (with a reasoned argument) it will stay exactly the same.

[imastawka]

However, another very simple way that buyers can ascertain when an item has actually been posted is to look at the postmark on their parcel when it arrives. Should be very straightforward. The date of lodgement is printed very clearly there.

Nope, sorry.   I get mostly envelopes.   Most times the stamp is not cancelled.

Bang goes that theory

[bettyboopsadaisy]

Most times the stamp is not cancelled.

Don't get what you mean there.

Whether its a parcel or an envelope, it should be possible to see the franking stamp with the postage date on it.

[jensmanchester-australia]

Whether its a parcel or an envelope, it should be possible to see the franking stamp with the postage date on it.

Lots of parcel don't show the lodgement date. eg Parcels sent through the eparcel system or sellers who have contracts with AP will usually not have a date stamp showing on the parcel.

[sherbetlemon63]

Spoiler

I've written a complaint and also spoken to eBay about this subject as I post from Perth, unless its by express can take over 6 days to get to anywhere and to my surprise I've had three low "postage & handling" charges deleted by eBay, 2 last year and 1 this year to protect my seller rateing. I know have a statement in the summary to all my listings so hopefully the buyers will get the message.

BUYERS PLEASE BEAR THIS IN MIND WHEN LEAVING 'POSTAGE TIME' STARRATINGS FOR SELLERS - YOU'RE RATING HOW QUICKLY I POSTED YOUR ITEMNOT HOW QUICKLY (OR SLOWLY) AUSTRALIA POST DELIVERED IT.

So ebay does look at unfair ratings as I didn't bring the three I had to their attention and they did take them off.

[imastawka]

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@bettyboopsadaisy wrote:

Most times the stamp is not cancelled.

Don't get what you mean there.

Whether its a parcel or an envelope, it should be possible to see the franking stamp with the postage date on it.

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Again, nope.

Envelope has a stamp.  A 60c stamp.  Not a franked item.

A lick it and stick it stamp.

And most times, no cancellation stamp.

In other words, if I could be bothered, I could re-use the stamp.

Cos it's not been cancelled by the P.O.

[amber-eyed-girl]

" So ebay does look at unfair ratings as I didn't bring the three I had to their attention and they did take them off."

great, so it can be done 🙂

[bettyboopsadaisy]

Well, not in my experience !

[*crikey*mate*]

nor mine

[imastawka]

Seriously?

I get it a lot.   I am talking letters here, not parcels