selling alcohol

[robynxr8]

Since when does an RSA entitle a person to sell alcohol on eBay?

When I did my RSA it was on for licenced premises.

[*crikey*mate*]

Thanks Sports, I was just going off this in the link up there

"Your carrier must be capable of obtaining the required signature. Australia Post is unable to solicit age verification upon delivery of an item"

[bigbrickshop]

Maybe our PO was just being extra cautious.

For some reason they never asked me to show proof of age when I picked up a couple of the bottles. 😞

[amber-eyed-girl]

Australia Post will deliver alcohol to your home without any requirement for seeing 18+ ID, just like any other parcels.

It is the responsibility of the seller to meet the legal requirements for selling the alcohol.

Australia Post even offers a service for bulk shipments http://auspost.com.au/parcels-mail/wine-deliveries.html

[*crikey*mate*]

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@sportandplay wrote:

Maybe our PO was just being extra cautious.

For some reason they never asked me to show proof of age when I picked up a couple of the bottles. 😞

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ahhh, that would have nothing to do with your youthful looks, they would have known by the maturity in the way that you "carry yourself" that your looks did not reflect your true age.

Spoiler

how'd I do? Did that cheer you up?

[*crikey*mate*]

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@amber-eyed-girl wrote:
Australia Post will deliver alcohol to your home without any requirement for seeing 18+ ID, just like any other parcels.

It is the responsibility of the seller to meet the legal requirements for selling the alcohol.

Australia Post even offers a service for bulk shipments http://auspost.com.au/parcels-mail/wine-deliveries.html

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so what's with what eBay said up there.....

silly duffas

[amber-eyed-girl]

I've never been asked for 18+ ID...ever.

[amber-eyed-girl]

"Your carrier must be capable of obtaining the required signature. Australia Post is unable to solicit age verification upon delivery of an item"

Crikey, you have eBay saying Australia Post cannot deliver eBay alcohol purchases as they cannot obtain 18+ proof.

This sounds to me like it is eBay saying that they, eBay, cannot obtain 18+ ID proof at the time of the sale, so they require the carrier to do so.

i.e. won't allow AP to be used as they don't.

AP will happily deliver your sprits etc. otherwise, and would no doubt be happy to carry eBay bottles too, but eBay would appear to have their policy requirement that says no.

[digital*ghost]

I would say sending wine as a gift might be a little different that selling / posting it (which is presumably why AP will carry it without ID / license verification etc).

In order for a licensed seller to ensure they're meeting their legal requirements, a service that provides obtaining proof of age at the point of delivery would probably be necessary, but probably not so if I was sending a friend or family member a bottle for Christmas.

[robynxr8]

Funnily enough, Bundaberg Rum use Australia Post to deliver alcohol as do many others and rarely have been asked for ID, just a signature.

And in clarification of an earlier post, just to avoid any confusion, I am not the eBay seller with the RSA spruiking that it allows me to sell alcohol on eBay. I was just posting it to make people aware.

Also, if you are looking at an eBay listing for alcohol that does have a QLD liquor licence number, run the number through https://secure.olgr.gld.gov.au/forms/lls/ and you'll find that quite a few do not produce a result. Other states have similar searches on their relevant OGL sites.

Also, the other result that comes up that is sus is that the licence is for a business that is no where near the point of sale of the alcohol. Case in point was a 700ml bottle of 125th which was for sale in Brisbane on a licence issued to a hotel in Cloncurry. The liquor licences are usually issued for sale of alcohol only from the premises, not a couple of 1000 kilometers remote.

[thecatspjs]

Liquor laws are complex as each different state has different liquour licensing requirements and depending on the location and particular circumstances of the applicant, some have additional individualised conditions on the licences placed on them.

NSW has clear requirements on its website pertaining to online alcohol retail and for its delivery including: 

Give written instructions to deliverer

You must give written instructions to the person responsible for delivering the alcohol. The written instructions must require the alcohol to be delivered:

• to the adult who placed the order (include their name in the instructions)
• to another adult at the delivery address who can accept the order on behalf of the person who placed the order
• if the delivery is to be made on a day after the order was taken, in accordance with the customer’s instructions (such as delivery to another address).