E Bay usually provides 7-10 days lead time after seller has claimed to have shipped the purchased material. This, i believe, is too long a period. In past i have experienced that seller posted shipped status and actual delivery among metro cities has taken 5-6 days. Obviously, the seller handed over shipment to courier co. after a gap of 2-3 days after posting shipped message. This could lead to unhealthy practices and i request e bay to permit realistic lead time from date of shipment to date of delivery for metro and major cities.