proof of posting.. keep for how long?

cestlavie

tidying up and have stacks of royal mail proof of posting receipts.. i wondered how long i need to keep these receipts to cover my back - am i right in thinking you have 90 days to claim on an ebay or paypal - and does anyone know if amazon have same policy?
ie should i keep all proof of postings for say 4 months to be on the safe side?
ta 4 all advice.

Kaaaaarl

45 days on Paypal, not sure on Amazon. I'd get rid the moment they leave feed back

tryingtogetsolvent

if the receipt has the price of posting on it maybe prudent to keep it at least six years or whatever the income tax rules are.

Buggles

I bin mine once I get positive feedback

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Buggles wrote: »

I bin mine once I get positive feedback

You may regret that one day.

cyberbob

You need to keep it 6 months for paypal. A fraudulent use of a credit card claim can be chargebacked up to 6 months. Proof of posting is the way to defend this.

soolin

Kaaaaarl wrote: »

45 days on Paypal, not sure on Amazon. I'd get rid the moment they leave feed back

Buggles wrote: »

I bin mine once I get positive feedback

Please no....

Positive feedback doesn't mean anything, the buyer still has 45 days to do a straight forward paypal chargeback for item not received. They also have 180 days to do a claim for fraudulent use of a card. So any seller who wishes to make sure they are fully protected on ebay must keep POPs for 180 days at least.

Jordii

Buggles wrote: »

I bin mine once I get positive feedback

Me too
200 sales on and never had a problem

soolin

Jordii wrote: »

Me too
200 sales on and never had a problem

I should hope not on 200 sales, but why risk it? I didn't have my first 'claim for fraudulent use of a card' until I was well into 4 figures selling wise, but as I could prove I sent the item I didn't lose my money.

Jordii

soolin wrote: »

I should hope not on 200 sales, but why risk it? I didn't have my first 'claim for fraudulent use of a card' until I was well into 4 figures selling wise, but as I could prove I sent the item I didn't lose my money.

Good point.
What about courier delivery, as I use them quite a bit for my larger items, I don't get a physical receipt from them, would the tracking number be sufficient?

cyberbob

Jordii wrote: »

Good point.
What about courier delivery, as I use them quite a bit for my larger items, I don't get a physical receipt from them, would the tracking number be sufficient?

As long as it shows the buyers address. Any online tracking would have disappeared by then so you need proof the item was sent to the PP address.