Simple delivery: will I have to stop buying my postage elsewhere?

[johnwash1]

At present I use RM's Click and Collect.  Very convenient for me.  And it means ebay don't know when I dispatch earlier than they expect (my buyers do, because I message them) and so they don't use their 'algorithm' to screw over my EDDs.

Does 'Simple Delivery' mean I'm going to be forced to use ebay for postage?

[tpogodin]

I don't think they'll make Simple Delivery compulsory until a collection option is added for all services. 

Regardless, I still have my reservations based on previous experience. When I switched to Royal Mail collection, due to the closure of my local post office, I was originally buying via eBay but for some reason the actual collection date was booked with a 1 day delay (for example a label bought on a Monday was automatically booked in for collection on the Wednesday).

On the Royal Mail website you can book collection for the the next day up until midnight so I've been avoiding buying postage via eBay to ensure swift dispatch.

[marcusrowland0]

I mostly sell photographic items, which I really prefer to have handled by Royal Mail - I don't think they've ever lost or damaged a parcel I've sent anywhere in the UK.

The Simple Delivery thing started coming up for me when I posted listings at the start of the month, but initially only appeared when I posted a new listing. As of today I'm having to de-select Simple Delivery if I repeat a listing, as well as when I create a new one. I have to assume that nobody responsible for this insane mess has ever had to deal with Evri losing or damaging a parcel, and that all of them have the time to visit two or more drop-off points whenever they want to send a parcel. I unfortunately am not in this position, and this does become compulsory I will probably have to stop selling here.

[wintersdawn1]

Use the link below to de-select evri for Simple Delivery:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/ship/prf

[marcusrowland0]

Thanks - took me three attempts to get it to work but I got there in the end. This still isn't ideal since I wouldn't be able to print labels in advance, and I send enough parcels that I really don't want to end up sending them to the wrong people, but at least I will hopefully not have to send anything via Evri.