eBay and postage

ScattyStudent1

I am trying to list a DVD on eBay and it is telling me that the "P&P cost in this category can't be more than £0.00" !!! Thats ridiculous, when did this start?? :mad:

victoriajayne1987

im sure its been this way for almost a year now?! tried looking on ebay but they removed the announcement i think, says page unavailable!! was posted on here somewhere that it took effect on 27th january 2009.

you can start higher to cover the cost of the postage though, so if you were going to start at 0.99 originally, add say £1.50 and start at £2.49.

will only be an insertion fee on 10p, and if its a good dvd it might sell for quite a bit anyway!!

need to weigh up whether its worth the 10p i guess

good luck with the auction!

soolin

Media is free insertions at the moment for private sellers if you list at £4.99 or under.

ScattyStudent1

ahem now I have calmed down a bit... lol
thanks folks, its just that I'm not selling anything that really worth anything so didnt want to end up paying more in postage and packing then the item sold for! jeesh

soolin

After the free insertion offer ends later this month you could always try Amazon for Cds and books.

victoriajayne1987

soolin wrote: »

Media is free insertions at the moment for private sellers if you list at £4.99 or under.

oh right cool didnt know when they were going to finish it see, didnt want to quote anything wrong!!

good luck with the auction OP, hope it sells well for u!!

soolin

victoriajayne1987 wrote: »

oh right cool didnt know when they were going to finish it see, didnt want to quote anything wrong!!

good luck with the auction OP, hope it sells well for u!!

I've just logged out of ebay but I think it runs until something like the 25th January, although please check rather than take my word for it.

After that the free insertion will revert back to items listed at 99p or less for private sellers.

DaveAshton

ScattyStudent1 wrote: »

Thats ridiculous, when did this start?? :mad:

ebay wrote:

From 19th October 2009 sellers listing in selected media categories will be required to offer free P&P as their first domestic postage option.

So you're only a couple of months behind (better than some people, we often see "How long have books been [STRIKE]free[/STRIKE] inclusive P+P" threads on here)

cyberbob

DaveAshton wrote: »

So you're only a couple of months behind (better than some people, we often see "How long have books been [STRIKE]free[/STRIKE] inclusive P+P" threads on here)

I still like the I cant leave a Negative for a buyer ones. (It must have been 2 years now)

ScattyStudent1

DaveAshton wrote: »

So you're only a couple of months behind (better than some people, we often see "How long have books been [STRIKE]free[/STRIKE] inclusive P+P" threads on here)

woops oh well now I know

becky2812

Hi, can i just ask, is this for all books? i;ve seen a cook book with a starting price of 50p but the seller is asking for £19.50 postage. someone has asked if this is a mistake and theire reply was:
A: Hi The book was an unwanted Christmas present and the flyleaf shows a value of £30. However I did not wish to pay for re-listing if the item does not sell. Thank you for your interest.
is this allowed with the new rules? i'd happily pay more for the book than 50p, but refuse to pay that much postage!
thanks