no more optional shipping insurance

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Brooker_Dave
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  • sunnysea83
    sunnysea83 Posts: 1,351 Forumite
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    why is that such a big deal, i would just have my postage options as

    1st class £x.xx
    1st class rec £x.xx
    special delivery £x.xx

    or for heavy items
    parcel force x.xx

    your still givin the buyer the chance to buy insurance by buyin the insured postal options!
  • Brooker_Dave
    Brooker_Dave Posts: 5,196 Forumite
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    sunnysea83 wrote: »
    why is that such a big deal, i would just have my postage options as

    1st class £x.xx
    1st class rec £x.xx
    special delivery £x.xx

    or for heavy items
    parcel force x.xx

    your still givin the buyer the chance to buy insurance by buyin the insured postal options!

    What happens when everything is "free" postage?
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  • sunnysea83
    sunnysea83 Posts: 1,351 Forumite
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    but its not at the moment and as ive tried to do already you cant add insurance to the current free postage at the moment.

    On play.com its free postge so you add the postage to the starting price and play.com do take quiet high fees too, i think people make a big deal out of all the changes ebay make when its not neccessary.
  • steviebabes
    steviebabes Posts: 2,032 Forumite
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    Sending items by first or second class post has always been a problem when its worth more than £39. Recorded delivery is not insurance. You can add insurance to standard parcels but this is not tracked. What is needed is an enhanced recorded delivery service with compensation, rather like international signed for. I wonder if this is what ebay are working on in conjunction with RM? If it is it would be an excellent step if it wasn't too expensive.
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    what RM needs to provide is a non next day special delivery type service
  • cyberbob
    cyberbob Posts: 9,480 Forumite
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    Good at least it may reduce the amount of sellers conning buyers into insurance. When we all know that insurance is for the seller as it is there responsibility to get the item to you Insurance options are just a way of sellers trying to fleece the less knowledgable buyers.
  • Premier_2
    Premier_2 Posts: 15,141 Forumite
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    Brooker_Dave wrote: »
    What happens when everything is "free" postage?
    :confused:

    Ebay only currently require one domestic postal delivery service option to be free in categories that require free p+p.
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  • frivolous_fay
    frivolous_fay Posts: 13,302 Forumite
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    custardy wrote: »
    what RM needs to provide is a non next day special delivery type service

    Funny, what I've often wished for is a next day service that doesn't require a signature :rotfl:

    (Not for ebay!)
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  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    while we are on about postage

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=120453266960

    this confused me a bit
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    frivolous_fay wrote: »
    Funny, what I've often wished for is a next day service that doesn't require a signature :rotfl:

    (Not for ebay!)

    RM tracked ;)
    http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump2?mediaId=46800683&catId=400028
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