u/MentORPHEUS

Up until 2 weeks ago, USPS was a technological marvel. It showed in detail when packages came and left from each distribution center along the way. Now, all I'm getting is a terse generic message for each package at midnight: 12:00am In Transit to Next Facility, Arriving On Time

Yesterday at the post office, these two newbies were offering QR codes for label printing one at a time slowly from a teeming duffel bag at their feet. The lone clerk was moving like she was trying to pace this as her last customer before the office closed in 20 minutes and there was someone else in front of me with a bunch more packages. So, I left my parcel well before deadline in the big pile at the drop off section of the counter. I figured even if they skipped the acceptance scan, it would show up in the local distribution center like clockwork this evening. As of noon the next day, it's still showing in tracking as Label created, USPS awaiting item. This makes it appear "late" to the Ebay system, a "defect" my seller account can do without.

Also 2 weeks ago, a package accepted before deadline on Tuesday, would have been in the mailbox of a buyer one state over by today. Instead, after 2 nights of the above notification, it popped up 2 states away in the opposite direction.

It seems like something is really going wrong behind the scenes with USPS. I've spent an inordinate amount of time messaging buyers about their shipments as a result.

Has USPS Ground Advantage performed OK for you during the past 2 weeks or so? Or, are you noticing issues also?

Strange thing happened. I ordered a 4 slot NiMH battery charger. A few days later, Ebay shot 2 separate emails to me, that "There are product safety concerns with item you purchased." Both emails included a link to a different Ebay item number, and a recall webpage, for a tyre pressure gauge [sic].

Looking further into this, though the listing page I bought it from states item is in Miami, FL, the seller profile says they are located in UK. It's a fairly established seller with 2,500 feedback, though only 20 active listings at present.

What do you make of Ebay sending out this warning email, about a product different from the one I actually bought? And secondarily, of the listing saying item ships from Miami, while the user profile states UK? (I've bought and sold items through the Ebay International Shipping program before, but this is the first time I saw a claimed US origin address for a "UK based" seller.)