I'd like to just follow up on my International Air Mail test using
Stamps. com. I sent out parcels by International Air Mail on 12.12.11 to
Australia and Europe. I was told that this method of shipping takes only
10 days or less, usually only five, as opposed to Priority International
which allegedly can take longer if the parcel is stopped by costoms. I
was also told that if the postage is purchased through stamps.com
,adequate tracking and delivery information would be provided to satisfy
an Ebay/PayPal claim of non-delivery should the package be lost or
should the buyer simply lie and claim non-receipt. Well, eighteen days
later one of my four shipments, the one to Australia arrived. I know
this because I received an e-mail from the satisfied buyer. Stamps. com
provided not one bit of information in connection with tracking or
delivery except to indicate that there was an Electronic Shipping
notification on my part. Contrary to the myth, spread on this board,
International Air Mail is not quicker or more reliable than Priority
International and in the event of a claim of non-delivery or
non-receipt, the buyer will be hard pressed to using the alleged
tracking information that is provided by Stamps.com to substantiate
shipment and delivery. I plan to continue to use Priority International
for items valued over $150 and will pass the expense on to the buyer.
That's the only assurance a buyer can have against bogus international
PayPal/Ebay claims. FRANC
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