PayPal removes need for signed delivery

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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PayPal have announced two policy updates due to come into effect for all PayPal users this Autumn.

Proof of Delivery

PayPal have announced that from the 9th of October proof of delivery will no longer require a signature.

This is great news for users of services such as the relatively new Royal Mail Tracked service which have barcodes scanned at the point of delivery but don’t (unless you pay extra) require a signature.

Currently PayPal require signature confirmation for transactions that total £150 or more. The change when it rolls out in time for Christmas will enable sellers to send higher value items with unsigned for but tracked services so long as an online status of “delivered” (or equivalent) and the date of delivery is shown along with the recipient’s address, showing at least the city/county or postcode (or international equivalent).

This is also great news for overseas services where often even with a tracked service you can’t rely on the foreign delivery company to show a signature. Whilst you may pay for a signature you have no way to ensure one is obtained and displayed online, now you’ll just need the company to show the item as delivered to the buyer’s location.

This is a move which has the potential to save you a significant amount on your postage costs, for example you may choose to send more items via Royal Mail Tracked or Signed For (Recorded Delivery) services rather than by courier or Special Delivery. It’s worth reviewing your postage options ready for when the change comes into effect.

PayPal Merchant Referral Program Retired

Most PayPal users won’t even be aware that the Merchant Referral Bonus Program exists, but it’s to be retired in October.

Active account holders will receive an email from PayPal indicating an end date specific to their current participation in the Bonus program. Once your end date is in effect, new referrals will no longer be tracked or accumulate toward this bonus program. In addition, bonus accrual payments will be stopped. Any final accrued bonus balances from your referrals will be paid to your PayPal account in accordance with the standard 30 day payout cycle.

[Pat Ostman]

Except......

Postmen and Couriers leaving them outside, delivered on the PDA and subsequently stolen. Pay-Pal would still side with the customer and would penalize the seller. So, not good for them at all really.

[fishtank]

Goodbye Recorded Delivery.

[Pat Ostman]

Goodbye Recorded Delivery.

I would drink to that. If we could replace any lost revenue with the new tracked then yes.

[fishtank]

Goodbye Recorded Delivery.

I would drink to that. If we could replace any lost revenue with the new tracked then yes.

I think a Joe Public/Ebayer version of Delivery Notification/tracked was always on the cards.
Decisions like this by a major player like paypal will definitely push that forward.

[SpacePhoenix]

Goodbye Recorded Delivery.

Not until MCs get more suitable equipment for scanning them. Where as a large DO might get 500-600 total for example, if the MC that covers that DO has say 20 DOs to cover and each one of them gets 500-600 Tracked items a day then that's anywhere between 10,000 and 12,000 items that that MC would have to scan, the PDAs struggle with a couple 1,000 any more then that and it would end up with MCs not scanning them.

[fishtank]

Goodbye Recorded Delivery.

Not until MCs get more suitable equipment for scanning them. Where as a large DO might get 500-600 total for example, if the MC that covers that DO has say 20 DOs to cover and each one of them gets 500-600 Tracked items a day then that's anywhere between 10,000 and 12,000 items that that MC would have to scan, the PDAs struggle with a couple 1,000 any more then that and it would end up with MCs not scanning them.

I don't think a personal customer version of tracked would need to be scanned all the way through the system,SpacePheonix.
I think it would just be a delivery notification service.
Cheap as chips as they say...one scan-delivered.

[MGB]

Currently PayPal require signature confirmation for transactions that total £150 or more. The change when it rolls out in time for Christmas will enable sellers to send higher value items with unsigned for but tracked services so long as an online status of “delivered” (or equivalent) and the date of delivery is shown along with the recipient’s address, showing at least the city/county or postcode (or international equivalent).

Unless I'm much mistaken RM tracking doesn't show the address...

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Currently PayPal require signature confirmation for transactions that total £150 or more. The change when it rolls out in time for Christmas will enable sellers to send higher value items with unsigned for but tracked services so long as an online status of “delivered” (or equivalent) and the date of delivery is shown along with the recipient’s address, showing at least the city/county or postcode (or international equivalent).

Unless I'm much mistaken RM tracking doesn't show the address...

In a roundabout way it does on this page http://www.royalmail.com/trackdetails" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

29/02/12 13:05 COLLECTED FROM29/02/12 HUDDERSFIELD PDO
27/02/12 07:08 HELD AT ENQUIRY OFF HUDDERSFIELD PDO
27/02/12 06:25 RECEIVED AT PDOHUDDERSFIELD PDO HUDDERSFIELD PDO
25/02/12 07:10 ON SPECIAL DELIVERY HUDDERSFIELD PDO
25/02/12 06:34 RECEIVED AT PDOHUDDERSFIELD PDO HUDDERSFIELD PDO
25/02/12 02:38 DESPATCHABLE TOHUDDERSFIELD PDO BRADFORD MAIL CENTRE
25/02/12 02:37 RECEIVED ATBRADFORD MAIL CENTRE BRADFORD MAIL CENTRE
24/02/12 19:40 DESPATCHABLE TOBRADFORD MAIL CENTRE SOUTH MIDLANDS MAIL CENTR
24/02/12 18:58 COLLECTED SOUTH MIDLANDS MAIL CENTR