ebay will review and remove the defect if they can see you posted (lodged) it within the time frame you have on your listings..

This delivery outside time frame is automated so YES if you do get a defect when you have done all things correctly they are removed.. mine are mainly when I have to send to WA (I'm in QLD)... haven't had any problems to date in getting the defects removed.

All it means is time spend on phone to ebay... I phone rather than email because you get a receipt for the enquiry on the phone! So if by chance it has not been corrected you can quote the receipt number and they DO fix it..♥