Posting Personal Information on This Forum

[JeffH]

I have sent plenty of registered articles to PO boxes. If the buyer pays for registered and gives a PO box as the address, what else could you do?
I am unaware of any such rule with either eBay or PayPal. Would be interested to hear if any of their policies impinge on this issue.

Jeff

[trout]

I have sent plenty of registered articles to PO boxes. If the buyer pays for registered and gives a PO box as the address, what else could you do?
I am unaware of any such rule with either eBay or PayPal. Would be interested to hear if any of their policies impinge on this issue.

Jeff

All my stuff goes to a care of post office address, I don't have mail deliveries where I live.
I have had no issues whatsoever getting stuff. :good:

[enworb]

I normally pay the extra for registered post and theres no problem with it going to my post office box. I picked up three things that were registered about an hour ago.

[trout]

I normally pay the extra for registered post and theres no problem with it going to my post office box. I picked up three things that were registered about an hour ago.

Lucky bugger, I went in this morning and got bugger all :dash1:
I'm sweating on getting them proof 1966 coins:drooling:

[accumulator]

First thing i did before i started buying on ebay was getting a PO Box,much safer IMO & never ever had any problems with getting items delivered there.

[markn]

A PO box for coin deliveries is an excellent idea.  We've had registered deliveries to our house just left in the letter box without the post-person bothering to get a signature or even knock on the door.  At least no-one can get into a PO box.

[trout]

My post office is the local general store as well.
The owners are coin collectors also.
Every time I get a parcel or a bunch of them I open them there and we do a show and tell :good:
They look after my mail because they know I would be heartbroken If I lost anything, I can even pick up my mail on a Sunday If I have been away working.
I have a great relationship with the owners and when I order new issue coins (Like the coloured poppies) I always get an extra one for them.
I think I have the friendliest and most secure post office in Australia:yahoo:

[robbiegal]

good points Chris

but I always have a PO Box for ebay stuff , never a home address

My understanding was you couldn't send to a PO Box if it was registered? I thought that was eBay's rules.

nope - that is not true at all
i have only ever used a po box address and have been buying off ebay for about 7 years & most via registered post

[lacey]

The problem with all this talk about PO boxes being safe, isn't strictly true if you have an uncommon name and live in a smallish town.  It wouldn't be too hard to find out where a buyer or seller lives, unless you have a private number, because they (whoever they might be) could just look in the phone book or online whitepages.  Another way would be to start up a new bank account with a business name.  Not sure if you can do that, if you don't have a business.

So if you really wanna be safe, pay for a silent number.

[purplepennyhunter]

Some couriers won't deliver to a PO Box but otherwise my PO Box is for everything.

[Graham]

The US Mint won't deliver coins to a PO Box.  Its most annoying!
With ebay, all I have ever used is a PO Box.

[robbiegal]

courier services are different
i was referring mostly to general postage services
only ever used a courier once on ebay and that was for 4 large boxes of stuff - door to door pick up and delivery (not coins)

[ausjack]

Only just read this now sorry, thank you very much people :cray: I'm very sorry for any misunderstandings and if I up set anyone but I get confused and didn't know a thing (and still don't) about computers until a few years ago, not even how to turn them on as I've always been a labourer and due to getting hurt and everything I've been pretty much teaching my self with help from good people on here and other furums so that's why I don't mind helping where I can.

I also get confused with what to and what not to do in regards to security and the like on the web and if it's a concern or not as there's so many different and conflicting opinions..no wonder half the kids are so screwed up these days with all this conflicting info and don't know if ya arthur or martha but thanks heaps for trying to sort it out Mark :friends:

[Robster]

Ausjack- I have always lived by the creed of "Concentrate of the things you can control yourself and the rest will look after itself."
I enjoy your views on most subjects and would guess that they are spoken from the heart.!  
Just like coins, life is full of errors, die cracks, flaws, clips and well worn faces, all adding up to individual characters.!
I am about to cook  a rabbit and mushroom pie, would share it with you anytime.!:good:

[stevo1962]

I am about to cook a rabbit and mushroom pie

I would love to be able to get rabbit up here in north qld but it isnt in any of the butchers (although I did find it once) and were not allowed
to have them even though they run wild on the Atherton tablelands