eBay

jerzee908 · ‎05-24-2017

How many of you use this?

How many of you have no idea what this is?

This service costs a little bit more money, but definitely worth it if you sell anything expensive on here. It's a "signature required" service offered by the USPS where whoever the package is addressed to has to be over 21 years of age and also has to provide some sort of photo identification to sign for it. I believe the USPS keeps track of this for 2 years as well (if you are a postal employee, please correct me if I am wrong?)

jerzee908 · ‎05-24-2017

@emerald40 wrote:
You do know that getting there is only half the battle.

The receipient can open it, claim you sent the wrong item, or file SNAD and send you back a rock.

Duly noted.

I've been on here since the late 90's.

a_c_green · ‎05-24-2017

@jerzee908 wrote:
If you read what happened to me, you will see how it helped me. The package I am talking about sat at the post office for over a week. I believe the persons name on the package didn't exist or the person trying to purchase the item from me didn't have ID to prove who they are. I never heard from this person again........

I'm sure it would annoy some, but a negative for having to sign for something would get removed. There's also a population out there that would get annoyed if they bought a $500 item and found it laying on their porch.

The point is that Restricted Delivery Signature Confirmation is overkill, especially since it doesn't provide any further seller protection for you beyond the standard SC, plus, as you noted, the entire delivery will fall apart if the addressee isn't present. While you do say in your higher-priced listings that the delivery will require a signature, I did not see anywhere where you indicate that it must be by the person named in the address. SC is common on eBay (and required over $750), but Restricted Delivery SC is not.