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Using Royal Mail click and drop instead of ebay shipping?

Buster_Danog
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I realised in the last couple of years that private sellers can register and use the click and drop website and take advantage of services like Royal Mail 24, and 48. My question is whether it is more risky to do that than to print the postage label directly from ebay in case the item was lost and you needed to make a claim from the Royal Mail. If you printed the label from ebay you could prove what you were sending, but if you print a label from the Click and Drop website you are effectively asking the Royal Mail to take your word for it that the item you have posted relates to a particular ebay item. Or am I overthinking here?
Anyway, I ask this for a strange reason. Ebay barcodes seem to print in a less clear way than the click and drop website. The Post Office often have to scan labels two or three times from ebay, but if I print a label on the Click and Drop website the barcodes are completely clear. Maybe it is just my printer.
Anyway, I ask this for a strange reason. Ebay barcodes seem to print in a less clear way than the click and drop website. The Post Office often have to scan labels two or three times from ebay, but if I print a label on the Click and Drop website the barcodes are completely clear. Maybe it is just my printer.
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RM have to take other claims in good faith so I don't see that eBay items would be any different.1
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You can link your RM account to ebay and it collects the same information. Like the OP I find buying via the RM site gives clearer printed labels- which is very strange! If I buy from ebay I often have to go over door numbers or my return address as it misses some of the lines.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.1
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soolin said:You can link your RM account to ebay and it collects the same information. Like the OP I find buying via the RM site gives clearer printed labels- which is very strange! If I buy from ebay I often have to go over door numbers or my return address as it misses some of the lines.0
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I had to print one on the Click and Drop website anyway. On the off chance that someone might know can any of the click and drop services be sent from a Post Office? I know tracked 48 used to be sorting office only a while back, but does that go for all of them or can other services be sent from a Post Office?0
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Buster_Danog said:I had to print one on the Click and Drop website anyway. On the off chance that someone might know can any of the click and drop services be sent from a Post Office? I know tracked 48 used to be sorting office only a while back, but does that go for all of them or can other services be sent from a Post Office?1
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olgadapolga said:soolin said:You can link your RM account to ebay and it collects the same information. Like the OP I find buying via the RM site gives clearer printed labels- which is very strange! If I buy from ebay I often have to go over door numbers or my return address as it misses some of the lines.0
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Buster_Danog said:olgadapolga said:soolin said:You can link your RM account to ebay and it collects the same information. Like the OP I find buying via the RM site gives clearer printed labels- which is very strange! If I buy from ebay I often have to go over door numbers or my return address as it misses some of the lines.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.1
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