All year, I've been using a mix of media mail, 1st class, and priority mail - no real issues, shipping around eight items per day. Starting Dec 6, everything changed. I have a large number of shipments that aren't moving - not at all. I'm estimating that, if none of these stuck shipments are delivered, I'm out around $2500.
I'm kicking myself - I should have sent everything priority mail or insured every package. I've been self-insuring, as issues have been such an extreme rarity. I'm just glad that it isn't worse than it is - most of my items have been delivered quickly, or are close to being delivered.
Next December, I'm taking out any listings that can't be delivered priority mail - it is just too much of a risk. My heart goes out to anyone that makes a living from eBay and has the same issue! I'm what I consider a large hobby seller - nice side income, but I can live well without eBay. I can't imagine the stress if I had my livelihood hinging on successful delivery of eBay sales.
