acceptance scan requirement

[evry1nositswindy]

My mail carrier is also my neighbor, so he texted me last night with a heads up that he is going on vacation next week.  He wanted to let me know that his sub may not scan my packages and that I should take them to the PO.   I haven’t been to the PO in years because I was denied a scan.

The lady at the counter said she wasn’t going to scan it because she doesn’t ‘get credit for it’.   Maybe because my zip code is not the same as the zip code of the post office closest to me?  I have had to drive to the next town where they are quite happy to scan for me. 

Why is this?  Purchasing postage through the USPS, be it in store or online, should make any postal employee happy.    Aren’t they all on the same team??

My main questions have to do with eBay.  My zip code of origin would not match my first acceptance scan.  Is that a big deal?  Also, how many items without acceptance scans can I handle without ruining my top rated seller status?  How long do those stay on my seller dashboard?

I have never, ever had a late shipment with my 1-day handling time and I want to keep it that way.  My mail carrier is talking about retiring…uh oh!

If an acceptance scan is not required (or offered) by the USPS, how can eBay require it of sellers?    

[oldwestgold]

Exactly. That's why most people, like carriers, do not like them unless they personally know the person. With Fentanyl being placed in everything under the sun today, who on earth would do otherwise? 

[oldwestgold]

Texting your carrier about another employee's problems is not the correct process. Your regular carrier is not over their sub. That is a management task. How is management going to address an issue if they are kept out of the loop?  If I was his manager, we would be having discussions about what he is doing as it is inappropriate to "give you a heads-up". He needs to be reporting any deficiencies to his boss and not non-postal people. And your carrier has a superior, I guarantee it.  I don't know of any carriers that do not have one. They don't operate on their own. It sounds like your carrier has gotten too cozy with their customers, which ends up creating the problems you describe. You do have a Postmaster or Manager of your carrier operations. I use to be Postmaster in over 3 different zip codes and all the employees in between. This happens in small rural towns, but there is a PM.