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@rjm6572 wrote:

if you keep the parcel under 500g and send it regular post it will cost you $7.20 and you get a tracking number

if the parcel goes awol you have proof of postage

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The tracking number proves only that you paid for postage, it does not provide proof of postage/lodgement.

Easiest way to get proof of postage/lodgement is to ensure that there is at least one scanned tracking event in the AP Tracking system by handing the parcel over the counter and making sure the post master scans it in there and then.

Parcels tossed into a red street box are notorious for not being scanned until the day of delivery, and a lot can happen to a parcel between lodgement and delivery.

Cover yourself, get maximum protection (Dear Mods, this is not an advertisement for condoms) and lodge your parcels over the counter at the post office and insist on them being scanned right then where you can see it is done.

For letters/large letters, yes, you will need to refgister to get the tracking and proof of lodgement required by PayPal.