I received an item with my address and phone number on the outside label.Ebay provides phone number?
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
07-12-2013 01:38 PM
I consider this a security issue since anyone handling the mail can phone and check if anyone is home and then come over to see what's in the place....
I received an item with my address and phone number on the outside label.Ebay provides phone number?

- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
07-12-2013 01:56 PM
If it didn't have your address on it you would never get it..
Some shipping companies require a phone number so that if no one is home
they can phone and enquire when there will be some one there.
Anybody you deal with on ebay can get your phone number from ebay
by requesting it.
I received an item with my address and phone number on the outside label.Ebay provides phone number?
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
07-12-2013 02:08 PM
Ahh, so you're out during the day, are you. If it were me I would not have posted that bit of information online.
Have you ordered much from international sources? Almost everywhere requires a phone number these days, but it's for Customs purposes and may need to be there.
I assure you, no one from your local postal facility is going to burgle you. Besides, the postee knows where you live. What if s/he rings the doorbell and no answer? You're not supposing s/he'll sneak round the back and come in a window...
Moreover, an unanswered phone does not mean no one is home. Everyone has Call Display, an answering machine, or both. When a burglar wants to know if people are out during the day, he watches the place. He might prowl through neighbourhoods trying doors, but burglars don't phone first.
Most shops/sellers do not put the ph # on the outside, but if they do, - don't worry about it. People employed to handle many millions of pieces of mail are the least likely to take time to jot down your number from a parcel with a mind to loot the premises on their day off.
I received an item with my address and phone number on the outside label.Ebay provides phone number?
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Mute
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
07-13-2013 12:46 AM
