Yes, they are the same with kitbag.
To be 100% safe, opt for express postage. They will use UPS just like kitbag (if not mistaken).
For normal postage.. it depends. If you live at a normal house or use shipping address to your office, most of the time it is safe.
I also used normal shipping and so far, alhamdulillah, it arrived to my house safely. The postman riding the motorbike will quietly place the parcel into the postbox and treat like normal post. No signature is asked upon delivering it. If your postbox is big, it can be fitted in.. oke dokey. Else, the postman might just slide it in between your house's front gate. Very risky move.. they should just throw it into the house.. That is why, it is wise to make friends with the postman. When I stayed at Subang Jaya, I was good buddies with the postman (abang janggut) and give him free air kotak drinks everytime he comes.. Now where I live in Shah Alam also.. I do the same. Funnily the postman boy always apologizes to me every time he asks for my signature for royal mail international signed for parcels I got from ebay.
Another thing.. if you live in apartment.. better opt for delivery that requires signature upon delivery which is signed for. Because apartment has pigeon hole type postbox on the ground floor... scared that your friendly neighbour might sapu and steal it.
Not necessary Godash.
Yes most of the time the people at Pos Malaysia screw up or take it for granted. But there are 1-2 idiots from Royal Mail too. My item was posted to Canada instead of Malaysia once. Thanks to someone screwing up at Royal Mail.
Also.. not to say high chance of it going missing no matter where you ship it from. Remember, if you use Royal Mail International Signed For, they have a tracking code that ties to Pos Malaysia. Malaysia is one of the few nations worldwide working well and has an agreement with Royal Mail UK.
As long as the seller from ebay has postage proof that he/she uses ISF, then it is safe because if you don't receive your item.. you raise a refund, it is easier to settle.
Not to say often goes missing.
By normality, it arrives safely if you use normal airmail. But the issue is if is DOES go missing, then how to track and how to claim refund. Most ebay sellers have headaches on this if it is normal airmail. No insurance covered.
Rather than doing the hard way of asking kitbag to deliver to your friend in UK and then he/she delivers it here, just buy directly from kitbag and use express delivery via UPS. If you use normal delivery also can, but express is more safer, can be tracked easily and more faster.
Don't worry with kitbag. They are very easy to ask for refund if your item is genuinely missing.
Best and safest is if you use UPS or DHL.. but it's super expensive.
Royal Mail International Signed For is the best. DO NOT use Royal Mail Airsure because no signature is required. Not faster than ISF pun.. waste of extra money.
You cannot threaten the seller to cancel deal if seller doesn't want to use ISF. That is against the rules of eBay. The seller has every right to choose what kind of shipping. That is why before you buy, check first with seller if shipping is ok or not.
good news is the seller will use ISF,but weird he only charge for 4 GBP for shipping..