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[fireman2155]

Why do most sellers not ship to P.O. Boxes? I live in town, and we only have P.O. Boxes, no rural boxes. I have no family here to us a regular mailbox.

[ajs_coins_and_alchemy]

If I'm not mistaken...there are some issues shipping to PO boxes via FedEx and UPS... like they don't ship to PO boxes?...

I have a PO box and USPS has told me I can get a "street address" for my PO box for free, a "real" street address to enable receiving shipments from FedEx and UPS.

I have asked the same question myself and I assume this is the reason? I'm primarily a seller but I do buy & source on ebay on occasion and sellers using UPS/FEDEX shipping has made me hesitant because of this potential issue. (I may take USPS up on their real street address offer - it said it was free if im not mistaken)

[na_833338]

You are correct that it is free. 

I have the same thing with my post office box, you have to fill out a form but that's pretty quick & easy.   It bypasses all the problems that you have with people (or companies) who won't send it to a P.O. box.    I've had mine for a few years now and it works great.

[soh.maryl]

What makes you believe that "most sellers" have this restriction?

And it would appear that most sellers who won't ship to PO boxes have no idea that PO boxes are about the safest shipping destinations, locked box in a Federal facility.

[ztams]

When I've encountered this in the past, I list the physical street address of my post office as the first line of the address with my box number on the second line.

[treasuresquirrel]

I have problems all the time finding someone that will ship to PO box, and if they don't specify how they ship I can't give them a correct address. 

On a better note, I DO ship to PO boxes at both of my stores.

[soh.maryl]

From what I've read here, the address you'd use for your PO box would be the actual street address of the actual post office on the first line of the address, and your PO box # on the second line.  

[pinkryder123 · Accepted solution]

Some might have special discounted deals with FedEx and UPS. Not sure if those services usually deliver to PO Boxes.

[ajs_coins_and_alchemy]

That's perfectly fine and dandy, and may be very accurate. But regardless, what I said stands, and the Post Office literally offers such a free "service" as "providing a real street address". This may be the exact same thing, but if you want to be safe, you may as well just submit the request online, sign the form the next time you're at the PO, and just CYA to be safe. I prefer to cover my behind especially since I do my resale sourcing on EBay and some shipments are $100s-1000+ so I rather cross my T's and dot my I's ... and a couple seconds to fill out a form and sign my name is worth the peace of mind... 

[ajs_coins_and_alchemy]

Actually....

Here is something I don't think ANYONE considered...or at least discussed...

Signature required upon delivery. UPS and FedEx deliveries that require signature!? Is a USPS worker going to take liability and sign for your package? Is this a thing?

Speaking of FREE services the USPS PO boxes offer, you can have a signature on file to "save time at the counter".

Does this work/apply for FedEx and UPS if you have a package sent to a PO Box... obviously it works for inbound USPS packages....

!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!