Ebayers posting items in carrier bags & other mad waysetc !

hilstep2000

I reuse jiffy bags, and boxes. I do use black bags if the item is big, but I also use brown paper, proper parcel tape, and printed labels. I always put tissue paper inside the clothes I sell too.

custardy

pulliptears wrote: »

I never do that, if it looks like a christmas gift its more tempting...

:rolleyes:

*louby_lou*

I do use used jiffy bags but if i run out or big item i will wrap it in carry bags then parcel paper to protect the item a bit eg rain!
Its mainly second hand clothes that i sell.

custardy

*louby_lou* wrote: »

I do use used jiffy bags but if i run out or big item i will wrap it in carry bags then parcel paper to protect the item a bit eg rain!
Its mainly second hand clothes that i sell.

*shudders* clothing and brown paper isnt a great mix
fingers just rip through the paper as you grab the items out of yorkies(the big trolleys we use)

GeologyRocks

custardy wrote: »

*shudders* clothing and brown paper isnt a great mix
fingers just rip through the paper as you grab the items out of yorkies(the big trolleys we use)

:eek:
Cheers for the info. I only use brown paper occasionally but will remember not to now.
Not too long ago I sent a massive parcel of 4 items of clothing wrapped in brown paper to Bulgaria! Luckily the buyer got it ok though...
Saying that, the clothes were wrapped in tissue paper and a layer of bubble wrap before the brown paper...

custardy

unfortunatly theres little we can do.you dont know what your grabbing ubtil you get it iykwim
this time of year is worse with loads of scarves,jumpers etc sent by granny in good old brown paper n string

claire6hy

people only make the p and p high on ebay as you dont pay fees on it dont they?

famous.last.words

As i said before, i always reuse envelopes, ect But if i have run out ill quite often use a thick carrier bag to post. I mainly sell clothes and with a thick bag wrapped around a t-shirt several times and plenty of tape its every bit as good as the postbags, no way it will get damaged or wet in there.

And i don't do it as a rip-off. I charge £2.00 postage and send out first class which always comes to around £1.50, leaving me with just enough to cover the paypal fees and ebay fees. Sometimes i end up a few pence over, sometimes under, but it all evens out and means i don't charge a thing extra for the packaging.

SADIE

I recycle everything possible if it's clean and fit for the job that's great. My feedback often said excellent packaging. I didn't try to make a profit on P/P to cover any other costs and on the odd occasion that I had overpriced I gave a refund.

andover_boy

quite often send in plastic bags - Black Bin Bag cut in half so it layers up - Always tends to be more sellotape than plastic bag at the end of it