postal workers still working with social distancing measures

[rgm-triumph]

Does ebay understand that the in Royal mail sorting offices, are still working under social distancing measures and therefore cannot guarantee any postal delivery times? and what are ebay doing to protect sellers acounts against this ongoing problem, thanks

[profgaz]

Probably they're not doing enough but they have staff problems of their own.

My royal mail deliveries have been just fine, except for 1 seller who was obviously using it as an excuse to delay posting & I hate people who take advantage of tragedy.

Best just to adjust your delivery times.

[*guinevere*]

I can sympathise with the OP because our postal service is still all over the place. Sometimes we can go about 4 days with no post whatsoever and then on day 5 we get a shipping order, so much stuff that the poor postie is weighed down.

I still think RM is struggling to meet targets, whether it;s because some of their staff are still off work or whether it;s something else I don't know. We are very slow to open INRs though in our house. They are always a last resort to avoid losing money.

[profgaz]

I have sympathy but we can't really blame eBay or Royal Mail.
Its just the way things are.
I live in one of Englands worst effected covid areas but our postmen don't delay. Some of its management I guess.

[rgm-triumph]

Well i totally disagree with you, obviously ebay know the situation yet have not extended seller protection, RM i can understand as they have to put up with distancing measures, buyers should of course be more understanding and take this into account, however i have worked hard to make sure all materials and sourced and everything possible to enhance ebay's reputation in this period, yet i feel let down by ebay, because they could of quite easily helped more so in this situation by extending their protection period! but i would like to hear more of this time extension you speak of