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@vidamas2 wrote:
I find it amazing that you "are sure just printing and paying for a label in the US does not give you full seller protection...". The label is printed directly through PayPal, uses the buyer's registered address (you must use this address to be protected as a seller), and you can add delivery confirmation, proof of delivery, signature, insurance, etc. You can add any option you want. Maybe have a look here and read up a bit before you make your next statement about things you "know":
http://pages.ebay.com/help/pay/printing-labels.html

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ummmm, PJ is an international seller and sells on 3 continents!

just sayin, so it's my guess that she does have a fair idea about what she is aying.

I'm just wondering here if your extras such as "delivery confirmation, signature and insiurance etc are included in your standard postage price in the US or are they extra costs incurrd?

Here in Australia, admittedly we are a bit dumb and behind the times, but we do not have to prove delivery for a PayPal claim, only a tracking number and proof of lodgement. We can select all the frilly bits, but these cost an additional fee to our standard postage price.

Perth will be listed in the ACT if the customer fills in their details incorrectly in their address section - it is amazing how many customers input their suburb into the address line and then Perth as their city but then a postcode that relates to their street address. This is a customer input issue, not a C&S malfunction.

You do NOT have to select courier pick up, the other option is to pay now and lodge later. If you select this and use one of the flat rate satchels or boxes and enter their corresponding codes, you can immediately pay by a number of methods, including PayPal.

I think that if you select "own packaging" however, that you do physically have to pay at the post office, but I am not positive about this bit.

With a c&S prcel, you can just drop your parcel into any red letter box, however this does not guarantee that your item will be scanned into the system, so to ensure that you have the best Seller protection possible, it is best to lodge your parcel over the counter at your post office, make sure they scan it into the system and issue you a receipt.

hmmm, two comments about the US postal system

1) isn't it in financial crisis?

2) the new Global Shipping program...... which if you read around the boards, most aussie sellers now refuse to use or trade with ellers who do subscribe to it die to it's alleged unreliability and extremely inflated prices!

I wish you all the best with your ebay trading experiences via the eBay AU trading principles and practises.

BTW, did you know that if a 350g parcel is less than 20mm thick, it can probably be posted for less than $3 to anywhere in Australia?