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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 7937912, member: 15199&quot;]View from the other side .</p><p><br /></p><p>IMAG (International Mailers Advisory Group) noted that the USPS suspension of packets to Australia that begins on September 3rd will be in place until further notice. It said letters and flats would not be impacted, and it noted in a Tweet on Wednesday that Australia was a major destination for outbound international mail.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>eBay <a href="https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/Australia-Post-is-buckling-under-the-pressure/m-p/2428647#M215027" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/Australia-Post-is-buckling-under-the-pressure/m-p/2428647#M215027" rel="nofollow">sellers in Australia discussed the issue</a>, and one seller published a letter they received informing them of the domestic package-pickup suspension. The following is an excerpt of the letter from Australia Post that details some of the challenges it’s facing:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>“As you know, across the country we are all managing the sustained challenges of the COVID pandemic. With two of our largest States and some 15 million people in lockdown, the fluctuations in customer online shopping have significantly increased.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>“We are also dealing with the impacts of the Delta strain and in any given day, we have close to 500 people out of our workforce as they follow necessary self-isolation and testing before clearance back to work.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>“This is putting increased pressure on our network like nothing we have experienced before, as we manage staff shortages, temporary facility closures, and parcel volumes as high as Christmas peak period.</i></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff4d4d"><i>“To help us clear excess parcel volumes in NSW, ACT and VIC due to these impacts, we will be suspending customer collections in these areas.”</i></span></p><p><br /></p><p>eBay Australia posted the news on its Announcement board where it outlined ways it would protect sellers impacted by the mail suspension:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>How we’re protecting you</i></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Given the ongoing government restrictions, protections are already in place for sellers based in or posting items to NSW, VIC and ACT, whereby:</i></p><p><br /></p><ul> <li><i>We have extended estimated delivery dates nationwide. Based on this latest disruption we are further extending estimated delivery dates</i></li> <li><i>We will remove your late shipment defects</i></li> <li><i>We will remove your Item Not Received (INR) count in Service Metrics, along with any related Negative or Neutral Feedback. To be eligible, upload valid tracking before the estimated delivery date</i></li> </ul><p>eBay <a href="https://community.ebay.com/t5/Announcements/USPS-to-suspend-package-services-to-Australia-effective/ba-p/32243280" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://community.ebay.com/t5/Announcements/USPS-to-suspend-package-services-to-Australia-effective/ba-p/32243280" rel="nofollow">notified US sellers</a> on Thursday, though it did not say if it would extend any protections to sellers. eBay warned that packages would be “returned to sender” if mailed during the indefinite suspension. It also noted that its eBay international standard delivery and GSP were not affected – “both services will continue to provide timely delivery to Australia,” it said.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://community.etsy.com/t5/Announcements/Shipping-To-and-From-Australia-Important-Updates/m-p/135491380#M1673" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://community.etsy.com/t5/Announcements/Shipping-To-and-From-Australia-Important-Updates/m-p/135491380#M1673" rel="nofollow">Etsy also advised its sellers</a> on Thursday and wrote, “As an alternative, you can choose Global Postal Shipping as a carrier when you purchase labels on Etsy. They are still able to deliver packages into Australia.”</p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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