@slpentico wrote:
Today I read the little disclaimer you have to acknowledge on screen and it said that scanning in a package at the kiosk IS NOT an acknowledgment that USPS has received the package.
That's true, though eBay accepts that provisional scan as proof of Acceptance, meaning that you are able to show that you shipped within your Handling time, even if no one empties the bin until the next day.
Beyond that point, I would say the odds of the package mysteriously disappearing before another scan are the same as if it was handed over the counter with a full Acceptance scan (i.e. it goes into the possession of the same post office either way), so I'm not worried about that possibility at all. I still favor getting the Acceptance scan at the front counter whenever they're open because it goes right into the mailstream at that point, whereas the bin may not get emptied before the mid-day truck goes out.
