Otherwise to the buyer it would look like I just printed the label on Wednesday then sat on it for 2 whole days. Also if the package ends up getting delivered late, eBay would call it my fault and give me a performance strike for it. But fortunately they do count the scan form's notation: SHIPMENT RECEIVED ACCEPTANCE PENDING as "day 1," same as an 'Accepted' scan.
BTW my local p.o. is usually more on the ball than this, but they do get backlogged a few times a year and not necessarily when you'd expect (it's more random).
