@dunstun365 wrote:
If you charge postage separately you don't need to send tracked but is that still SD? I bought cheapest 2nd class postage labels on ebay
If your item is in a category that allows you to use 2nd class labels then no you are not using SD.
The only RM product SD uses is Tracked 48 in Large Letter, Small Parcel and Medium Parcel size.
The problem is that the RM online service catalogue only offers Tracked 48 Large Letters at upto 1Kg weight and so that SD costs £2.70 which as you say is not reasonable on small low value items which would usually cost substantially less to post.
There is often no need for tracking as a 2nd class online label should still benefit from proof of postage, delivery confirmation and 20 GBP covered value.
That's why ebay have accepted that unless they want to kill whole categories with users going elsewhere they have to allow some exceptions to enforcing SD but categories are a blunt imperfect tool as you could still have an item suitable for 2nd class in another category and find the rules only let you use SD which is a PITA.
The problem is that SD is not attractive enough for people to choose to use it that ebay don't expect that enough sellers would choose to use it if they made it optional across the site so they have to force it where it's not often wanted or appropriate because of the crudeness of having different postage options in different categories.
Ebay have allowed the tail to wag the dog.
