How long do you keep USPS insurance and deliv. cfm. receipts on Ebay sales?

Barry · June 18, 2003 12:37AM

A logical answer is until the buyer confirms receipt via email or posts feedback on Ebay. However, there's always a chance that some ne'er-do-well may try to claim non-delivery months later. How long do you keep those little blue and green receipts?

K6AZ · June 18, 2003 12:54AM

Permanently. They don't take up much room, in fact I still have every one dating back to 1998 in a small box. I save every bit of correspondence as well, and it has pulled my fat out of the fire several times.

baccaruda · June 18, 2003 1:07AM

I also have a huge pile of them - I don't throw em out.

So six months from now when someone tells Paypal they never received the item, I can always dig through the pile.

ursabear · June 18, 2003 1:14AM

I keep a printout of each auction's details and the postal receipt stufff in an expanding file folder (by year) for everything, and I don't throw any of them away.

I keep them for income, tax, security, and business analysis purposes.

Russ · June 18, 2003 1:30AM

I keep everything revenue and expense related for 10 years.

Russ, NCNE

boz · June 18, 2003 2:59AM

Russ, isn't that overkill? 10yrs?

I store the usps delivery conf. in my computer. No hassel, no paper mess. Keep them for about a year and then delete them out.

SmallTownCoins · June 18, 2003 3:08AM

I now keep everything business related on hard copy...paper copy's...
I have a 6 year old Compac Presario with that many years of information and photo's saved, But the computer is dead....
I have no idea how to retreve all that information.... With an upgraded Gateway, I'm affraid all that info is now lost forever....

Unless I can someday have it repaired enough to turn it on and retrieve info... ???

(10th post, I'm cruisen..)

CapAnson · June 18, 2003 3:41AM

SmallTown,

you can take the hard drive out of the old oc, and piggyback it on a newerpc, copy all the files over and then take it out. It's not that hard, but someone who's familiar with pc's will probably need to do it for you.

airplanenut · June 18, 2003 3:43AM

Call a nearby CompUSA... they'll do it for $50

mnmcoin · June 18, 2003 3:46AM

One year, the insurance is no good after that anyway.

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Russ · June 18, 2003 3:55AM

<< <i>Russ, isn't that overkill? 10yrs? >>

Boz,

I got audited three times the first five years I was in business. I don't take any chances.

Russ, NCNE

How long do you keep USPS insurance and deliv. cfm. receipts on Ebay sales?

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