I'm not sure if people are aware, but the electronic 'signature box' the Royal Mail delivery staff use these days also records the GPS location when the signature is entered. Thus providing a much 'stronger' argument that an item was delivered and signed for at a specific locations/address.
For me it's just simply a no brainer, I will NOT be sending high value electronics items unless I can send them Special Delivery, that's what I've done for over a decade and simply put I'm not risking items worth hundreds of pounds with even the small risk that a parcel is left on a doorstep and an argument then ensues about what is/isn't a safespace, what is/isn't covered by the E-Bay recompense scheme, what is/isn't a valid 'delivery' (signature vs photo of parcel left in some nebulous place).
Even the potential thought of ending up in a dispute argument with E-Bay/Couriers, about the above, where E-Bay are the judge and jury about what is 'right' or 'allowed', when there's still no absolutely clear documentation about whether E-Bay are the principal or the Agent on behalf of the couriers, and what really is and isn't covered and what exclusions apply, therefore who's legally liable is just a nonsense.
Anyone who shipped say a £600+ Tablet or Laptop is just inviting a potential loss using Simple Delivery, whereas with Special Delivery they'll be able to sleep well.
