Postage advice please

fairylights_2

We're clearing out our under one year old stuff in the house, and I'm thinking about selling our playpen on Ebay. It cost us about £80, and I can see they sell well, but only if you can offer delivery rather than just collection. Assuming I can package it up, it's going to be just under 1m by 1m by 30 cm, and will weigh nearly 20kg. How can I post it? Which courier is best?

Thank you in advance!

Moneyfornothing_2

Royal Mail are usually the least expensive for large items, unless you have (or know someone) with an account with a courier?

windym_2

20kg with Royal Mail see here at http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump2?mediaId=400031&catId=400028 is £11.65. This gives £30 worth of insurance. Any more is on a sliding scale.

fairylights_2

Cheers guys! I listed it today and it sold within 20 mins on a Buy it now to someone who lives five miles away so will be collecting - hooray!

nightswimmer

fairylights wrote:

Cheers guys! I listed it today and it sold within 20 mins on a Buy it now to someone who lives five miles away so will be collecting - hooray!

Wow, result! :T

fairylights_2

I know! I'm best chuffed, since all it's been used for in the last six months is keeping the tiddlers away from the Christmas tree! £50 into the pot

only problem now is that it's addictive, isn't it?! what isn't tied down is going to get sold! :rotfl:

nightswimmer

fairylights wrote:

only problem now is that it's addictive, isn't it?!

Yep

what isn't tied down is going to get sold! :rotfl:

hahaha...just remember to leave the computer till last.

fairylights_2

nah ... see that's tied TO ME

nightswimmer

fairylights wrote:

nah ... see that's tied TO ME

Ah, so you could list it as a portable then?

fairylights_2

sadly no ... just surgically attached

windym_2

Its a 5p listing day tomorrow (Thurs 12th). Could be clear out day!