Nervous about the new buyer protection

[albert-jackson]

I have little  faith in the projected introduction of the buyer protection scheme for several reasons, amongst my very first dealings with Ebay I encountered a non delivery report from a buyer and yet taking issue with the mail service they said it had been delivered, I ended up being £300 out of pocket.

Move on to the present, I am surprised by the number of people who fail to confirm delivery or engage with anything to do with the item or delivery.

My experience with deliveries to my home bring into question the number of times items are just left, exposed to anyone that may choose to relieve you of your goods and yet it will be logged as delivered and I dont live on a main public thoroughfare.

I really feel for people who live in apartments or blocks of flats where you may have gangs who follow a courier and take advantage  of items just left outside the property.

In the event of a dispute I would not have much confidence in attempting to engage with either Ebay or the courier service.

AJ.

[john1297576]

Just for information, when in my local Post Office in a small Tescos, I saw on the counter a notice that buyers could avoid theft from doorsteps, by using the post office as  a delivery address.

There was a link for more information but did not make a note of it. 

Might have read more thoroughly if I had known of ebay’s brilliant plans to put off buyers and sellers. 

[albert-jackson]

Post Office numbers have been greatly reduced and the ones still in
existence have now needed to accept items posted via most of the courier
providers, the space they have for handling goods is a few sacks behind
them at the counter.
If you purchase a Royal Mail service via the their internet site and take
it to a Post Office to be sent, the Post Master receives no payment for
handling that package.
A bad move by Ebay I fear.