Likely the items are stolen from the doorstep where items are often left because Australia Post and Couriers do not know what a safe place is. I find that Couriers are the worst. I only use Australia Post and make all listings "signature on delivery" to avoid this problem. Parcels then have to be handed to a person, or a card left to pick up at the Post Office. It costs $2.95 per parcel for this and the buyer pays. If by chance they have a parcel locker, then I just refund that cost. As a buyer, my experience is that I can be home, door is open, plenty of safe spots, especially set up behind pot plants or on the verandah, yet parcels are constantly dumped on my doorstep in plain view of the street and not only that, I consider it could be a dangerous hazard to anyone elderly or with poor sight to have things left on the steps. No one even calls out or rings the bell, and I may be only a few feet away. I recently saw a delivery over the road from me by a Courier. It was raining and he just dropped the parcel over the fence onto the lawn, when they had a covered patio section just a few steps away.
