Royal Mail and eBay postal rates
21-02-2012, 18:47
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Royal Mail and eBay postal rates
I was wondering if anyone knew why people on ebay can send items so cheaply through royal mail.
Heres my dilemma,
I have a parcel I want to send, and ive looked on ebay to see how much they are charging for postage, so i can get a rough idea of how much i should list for postage.
Their postage was £1.70, For the same item i want to send, but my item is lighter.
It turns out my post office want to charge me £2.20 to send it, but again my item is lighter.
Can someone help?
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21-02-2012, 18:50
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Re: Royal Mail
They have an account which means cheaper postage (sometimes dependant on a minimum number of items sent per month. Perhaps maybe their own account or works
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21-02-2012, 19:14
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Re: Royal Mail
Out of interest was the price on the other persons parcel a preprinted label from the internet?
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21-02-2012, 19:19
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Re: Royal Mail and eBay postal rates
Physical size is as important as weight these days.
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21-02-2012, 23:11
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Re: Royal Mail and eBay postal rates
the box is 5 inch x 5 inch x 5 inch, and weighs 150g, the reason im so confused is someones selling the same things as me that weighs 700g, with postage costs at £1.70
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21-02-2012, 23:27
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Re: Royal Mail and eBay postal rates
They may simply be reducing their postage costs to make the item look more attractive.
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21-02-2012, 23:53
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Re: Royal Mail and eBay postal rates
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Originally Posted by Chris
They may simply be reducing their postage costs to make the item look more attractive.
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i would agree if they were selling the same amount as me in weight, but charging more for the item.
I guess i will have to see what the post office can suggest
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22-02-2012, 09:32
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Re: Royal Mail and eBay postal rates
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Originally Posted by Barewolf
the box is 5 inch x 5 inch x 5 inch, and weighs 150g, the reason im so confused is someones selling the same things as me that weighs 700g, with postage costs at £1.70
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A 5" x 5" x 5" item would be classed as a small packet. With a weight of 150g second class postage would cost £1.72, first class £1.92.
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22-02-2012, 13:39
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Re: Royal Mail and eBay postal rates
Thanks for that people
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