YAET: Why don't sellers mail to P.O. boxes?

[MBony]

I've seen some auctions where the seller doesn't send to P.O. boxes. Can someone explain the reasoning?

 

[MiniDoom]

I don?t think FedEx or UPS deliver to PO Box?s.

 

[Noirish]

if you can fit a PC into a PO Box, sure.

 

[StageLeft]

For one thing it's not your home address....

 

[RabidMongoose]

FexEx and UPS won't deliver to them. Also, to be covered under Paypal's insurance or whatever, you can only ship to a confirmed address and have some sort of more valid (like a signature) confirmation of receipt - normal USPS delivery confirmation isn't enough.

 

[kranky]

And for some shady sellers, using a private carrier like Fedex can avoid mail fraud charges, since the US Mail wasn't used.