When will the local and international shipping options be renamed correctly?

[thegaminggamer]

 Because even though the automatically calculated prices are at least correct (knock on wood), the names have the potential to confuse. Issues include but are not limited to:

1) "Australia Post Parcel Post Parcel" (ridiculous name) and "Australia Post Regular Parcel + Tracking" are redundant because all parcels come with tracking by default.

2) "Australia Post Regular Parcel Registered" - Only letters can be registered, not parcels. Same applies to international parcels.

3) There was an overhaul in the way overseas parcels work, plus "Sea Mail" no longer exists.

Is this an eBay issue or is this due to Australia Post not updating eBay with their changes?

Also, the international shipping delivery time estimates (eBay's or AusPost's fault?) are a bit optimistic and that's even taking into account the lengthening of the handling time.

Is there any rhyme or reason in delivery time estimates? Australia Post (and common sense) already acknowledges that a parcel from Victoria to Western Australia will take longer than Victoria to itself or Victoria to New South Wales. Yet, the delivery times from Australia to others countries always remain similar, whether it's to the US, the UK or to Asian countries, or to Southern American countries (they in particular love to complain about slow parcels).

I think it would be fascinating if we could attach a live camera on an international parcel so we can see exactly what happens to it.

[heihachi_73]

Australia Post Parcel Post Parcel is still valid (changing the name slightly yields "AP Parcel Post parcel" which looks a lot less confusing than seeing "Australia" followed by "Post Parcel" twice in a row!) The others mentioning Regular Parcel haven't been around for half a decade, if not longer.

Speaking of eBay being behind the times, some items listed under collectables have a date range in the tens of years: it only goes up to the 2000s, so if you have a rare 2011 10c piece for example, you have to list it under the year 2000 dropdown box because they don't have a 2010s option despite it being 2017 now, as opposed to eight or more years ago. I'm sure people selling uncirculated running number banknotes or new $5 notes also have the same problem.

[happylouie08]

sea mail is cheaper then economy air

[padi*0409]

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@happylouie08 wrote:

sea mail is cheaper then economy air

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Proof please.

[lyndal1838]

It is a moot point really unless your parcel weighs exactly 2kg as Economy Air only goes up to 2kg and Sea mail starts at 2kg.

But the difference in time makes an enormous difference in the viability....Enonomy Air 5-6 days to the USA, Sea mail 2-3 months.

In the case of ebay parcels neither is a satisfactory service as there is no tracking.

[clarry100]

I would also like to see an option added for priority post for letters.

[jfmgray]

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@clarry100 wrote:

I would also like to see an option added for priority post for letters.

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If they add this, the estimated delivery date would come down by 2 days.  I am happy to send as priority but have the snail mail estimates.