I looked at your next item that finishes in 4 hours and it's showing 6th to 13th for rural NSW. That is ridiculous. The listing finishes at 8.41pm tonight, therefore, even if I paid straight away it couldn't be posted until tomorrow. Tomorrow is the 5th. There is no way it would be here by the 6th, even if posted express. Express takes 2 days to get here. It even says "pay for express and get it by the 8th". Basically they are saying that regular post is going to be quicker than express.
I think you need to let go of your premium badge. It's just not worth it when you think of the damage these new postage defects are doing to you. I went from 1 day to 5 days handling time last year and it didn't affect my sales at all. I put a note in my listing that I will post within 5 days, but usually post the same or next day. Not sure how many people read it, but it's never been an issue.
