I'm selling a baby toy on ebay.....

[Deleted User]

i've had a message asking if i'll post to lithuania, so i'm trying to find postage costs.

I keep finding sites for business or domestic ones seem more expensive than the toy.

Can anyone please help or know rouhgly how much to quote.

My toy is this, a little bigger than A3 in size and weighs approx 6lbs max.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230434938672&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

I'm away until monday in half hr and auction ends tues. Typical!

euronorris

I thought the Post Office website would tell you how much it would cost to post. So long as you know the size and weight that is.

[Deleted User]

Thanks i tried that but it came up with silly amounts, so i'm either doing something wrong or that is how much it really is!!!

euronorris

It could be how much it costs, I'm afraid. Certain countries are difficult/expensive to deliver to due to local regulations/taxes etc.

Are you able to call the post office and ask someone to confirm the price?

[Deleted User]

Thank you very much!!

peskie_pixie

hi

I usually use this link to calculate RM prices.

However if the item weighs over 2kg then it is over the weight limit to send as airmail small packets and therefore starts to get really expensive and either has to go as parcelforce worldwide or by courier.

If you definitely don't want to post overseas because of this cost then make sure you go into your auction and set your preferences to which countries you want to ship to, that way it blocks bidders from places you don't want to ship to.

Rockporkchop

For the amount of time it will take and hassle it will cause, I would say no. You're not even going to make any money out of it so I don't see the point, and it will probably get lost or broken on the way there.

[Deleted User]

Well i've now already told the lady it will be £20 postage, i put the info in the link above and it was around the £16-£18 mark depending on service, so i've rounded it up in case it slightly diff when i get there.

At the time of reply she was the only interest i had, since then one other person is watching. Just hoping it goes, too good to give away.

Thanks everyone.

kindofagilr

I wouldnt sell there if I was you, you cant track it all the way, and if they pay through paypal they can claim they never recievd your item, and you have no way of proving it and paypal refund the buyer and you lose out.

Caz3121

I sold an ebay item to someone in Lithuania, it was a pair of designer boots and initially when asked I said no-UK only, the buyer was keen and asked if I would reconsider, I got the price for International Signed For (which was about £20) and all went well - I would suggest you only quote for signed for (so you can track and are covered - I suspect your buyer may not be that interested when they know the cost

bylromarha

Caz3121 wrote: »

I sold an ebay item to someone in Lithuania, it was a pair of designer boots and initially when asked I said no-UK only, the buyer was keen and asked if I would reconsider, I got the price for International Signed For (which was about £20) and all went well - I would suggest you only quote for signed for (so you can track and are covered - I suspect your buyer may not be that interested when they know the cost

Int Signed For only tracks until it leaves the UK. Receipient signs, but no online confirmation of it. RM don't offer a service that gets a sig in other countries that you can confirm online.

Airsure tracks all the way through to delivery-delivery confirmed online, but no signature. Only selected countries too, Lithuania not on the list.

Compensation on both services only £39, unless you pay extra.

I wouldn't do it OP - Lithuania's postal service is not too hot.