Royal Mail Shipping service unavailable

Just tried to purchase Royal Mail labels and being told that Royal Mail is experiencing issues is it Royal Mail or eBay I don't want to use the other couriers as I charge flat rate and if I use the other couriers they are more expensive

Just want to know if the service is out for anyone else and would it be back by Monday as I hate delaying my customers.

Thanks in advance 

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Royal Mail Shipping service unavailable

Royal Mail is often down weekend nights will soon be back online.

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Royal Mail Shipping service unavailable

As Lloydsgiftstore has already pointed out, Royal Mail is usually offline during the evening at weekends but should be back online shortly.  If, however, you are still experiencing issues with Royal Mail's website after the weekend then the other option would be to make a trip to your nearest Royal Mail branch in person and purchase the postage labels there.

 

In the meantime if you are worried about the delays impacting your customers perhaps it would be worth sending your buyers an e-mail via eBay Messages explaining the situation, stating that you will send them a further update as soon as the matter has been resolved.  Once you have purchased the postage labels, whether online or in person, add each tracking number against the item it relates to and send each buyer a quick update to let them know that their items have now been despatched and that they ought to be receiving them shortly.  Even if Royal Mail are experiencing problems it may well earn you a higher star rating with regards to seller communication when your buyers come to leave feedback for you, as the messages will be proof that you've done your best to keep your buyers updated regarding any problems, as opposed to keeping them in the dark and wondering what the hell is going on.

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