HAS ANY OTHER DEALERS HAVE LONG WAITE TIMES ON ORDERS MAILED TO AUSTRALIA. I HAVE HAD 3-4 CUSTOMERS TELLING ME THAT THEY HAVE TO WAITE 3-4 MONTHS FOR THEIR ORDERS TO ARRIVE.
Yes. I have one from March that still hasn't arrived. Will probably resend in the next couple weeks if it doesn't show soon. Are any of yours actually getting there eventually after that long?
Look on the right for sea shipments, as well as click the country at the bottom to see details about a specific country. For Australia it says this:
Australia
4-22-20
Australia Post advises that it has declared a situation of force majeure for all inbound and outbound letters, parcels and express mail service items until further notice. Precautionary measures imposed by the government to curb spread of COVID-19 are affecting daily operations and services offered by airlines and other transportation providers. This is having a direct impact on service quality for both international inbound and outbound mail. Customers should expect delivery delays.
3-16-20
Australia Post advises that it has temporarily suspended signature upon delivery for inbound items, effective immediately, in order to limit face-to-face methods of delivery and reduce the risk of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Even before Covid-19, Australian postal service could be slow. I hd refunded to one Australian customer after a 30 day wait, and around 40 days after mailing the stamp arrived. I asked the buyer to scan the cover for me, and the various postmarks indicated that it had left canada quickly, had arrived in Australia within 3 or 4 days, and then sat in an Australian post office for over a month. https://www.hipstamp.com/store/fatdanes-stamp-store
I'm a customer in Australia and tried a 'test order' to check mailing times. It took 4 weeks from the US. I receive other mail from the US and I'd say 4 weeks is now an average. Before Covid, typical times were 2 weeks for standard first class mail. Australia Post is inundated right now and mail even within Australia is taking longer than usual. If there is good news, that is nothing has been lost (as far as I know!)
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https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/welcome.htm
Look on the right for sea shipments, as well as click the country at the bottom to see details about a specific country. For Australia it says this:
Australia
4-22-20
Australia Post advises that it has declared a situation of force majeure for all inbound and outbound letters, parcels and express mail service items until further notice. Precautionary measures imposed by the government to curb spread of COVID-19 are affecting daily operations and services offered by airlines and other transportation providers. This is having a direct impact on service quality for both international inbound and outbound mail. Customers should expect delivery delays.
3-16-20
Australia Post advises that it has temporarily suspended signature upon delivery for inbound items, effective immediately, in order to limit face-to-face methods of delivery and reduce the risk of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
https://www.hipstamp.com/store/fatdanes-stamp-store