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  1. 19th October 2013, 08:37 AM #1
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    Postage costs are disgraceful

    My daughter has some small babywear on ebay. She has sold one item for $2.50 but the cost of postage plus small post bag, the weight of which is minimal still costs $8.00 So she is out of pocket $5.50 for one sale and now she has a second sale to process for a similar loss. These charges are ridiculous. Jim
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  2. 19th October 2013, 08:40 AM #2
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    Sorry to say it but she didnt do her homework then, cant blame ebay or aus post for that.
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    $8.00 postage! That's cheap.
    Be a good dad and deliver it for her.
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  4. 19th October 2013, 09:21 AM #4
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    If she chose to advertise free postage of course she will be out of pocket! sure, aus post rates have increased somewhat recently but it is all available online, no surprises
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    The loss is small change, she should post at a loss just to make the feedback score. Then purchase some prepaid post bags and make sure whatever she sells fits in them. Never guess postage again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jx2mad View Post
    My daughter has some small babywear on ebay. She has sold one item for $2.50 but the cost of postage plus small post bag, the weight of which is minimal still costs $8.00 So she is out of pocket $5.50 for one sale and now she has a second sale to process for a similar loss. These charges are ridiculous. Jim
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  7. 19th October 2013, 11:25 AM #7
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    Include postage in the price next time...
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  8. 19th October 2013, 01:21 PM #8
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    I've been told that some mail-order vendors make a respectable profit from the 'handling' portion of the shipping...

    American vendors have raised this to an Art-Form... not only on evilBay.

    Case in point from a few years ago. Needed a pair of headlight globes for (grey) Jap import car, H4H - Domestic Market only... ("JDM")

    - Did'nt matter where I went int he US, East, West coast, central or Alaska... was going to be $100 the pair. Either $99.95 with $FREE 'shipping', or $19.95 and $80 shipping...and everything between via US Postal Service or DHL or Space Shuttle... etc.

    Finally found a place that charged a reasonable price for them, and posted via USPS Flat rate box. - which is on the US Postal Service website.

    Bought extra sets 'cos they were honest.

    - And a good reputation, even on something as fickle as evilbay, is worth almost any price.
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  9. 19th October 2013, 09:00 PM #9
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    those charges don't sound right to me, if she could use a a4 or a3 envelope and the item can squash down below 20 mm and weigh under 500 grams the max she would pay would be $3.00
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  10. 19th October 2013, 09:43 PM #10
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    Needed one of those padded bags. I checked a parcel to me from Qld in a small padded bag with postage of $1.20. Local postmaster said there is a flat rate of all parcels up to 500gm of just over $6.
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