Cheap Parcel Delivery - official discussion

Lemony

Hi People. Another ebay seller here.

I tend to sell clothes and a few Avon items on ebay and what used to cost £2.20 to post will now cost £5.20. That is seriously going to put buyers off!

For something like a set of body creams or a jumper, what would be the best postage option for me? I don't have a local drop off point so I will need a courier to collect from me and deliver to the recipient.

Is insurance included for delivery of low value items with MyHermes or do you always have to pay extra for insurance?

Thanks.

donglemouse

lemony, myhermes basic option is insured to £25

if you want a signature on delivery and/or more than £25 insurance you need to select these options & it will cost extra

if you go on myhermes site it will do a quote & calculate the price if you input size, weight, item value etc etc

luckyhat

top_drawer wrote: »

Hello

Î broke both my wrists yesterdày I have some stuff listèd on ebay and am getting emails asking about postage to eûrope. The item is a large ish handbag leather and its probably to italy or bugaria. Already tried rm but want silly money and truggling with mst things at the moment. Please coud someone give me a breakdown of what sort of prices to quote.


Thanks

It really just depends on dimensions and weight and where exactly in Europe. You could try using a parcel quote comparison site like parcelquote.net to get an overview of costs

shell820810

Hi

I need to send an ipod out to a friend in the US. Anyone know offhand what is the cheapest way of doing it?

steveo3002

top_drawer wrote: »

Hello

Î broke both my wrists yesterdày I have some stuff listèd on ebay and am getting emails asking about postage to eûrope. The item is a large ish handbag leather and its probably to italy or bugaria. Already tried rm but want silly money and truggling with mst things at the moment. Please coud someone give me a breakdown of what sort of prices to quote.


Thanks

italy has a high rate of not recieved items , we have often posted stuff to our trusted friend there and it has taken a month by royal mail , so would likely end up in your buyer getting a refund

if you want to send there use a courrier that promises a few day signed for service

steveo3002

shell820810 wrote: »

Hi

I need to send an ipod out to a friend in the US. Anyone know offhand what is the cheapest way of doing it?

royal mail will be cheapest

do you want insurance ?

sparky0138

Don't remember seeing this posted on here but I may have missed it. Collect+ have removed the jiffy bag option from their postage rates. You can now send any box (maximum size 50cmx30cmx30cm as usual) weighing 0-2kg for £3.99.

danthemoneysavingman

can anyone advise... I may need to get delivered a curtain track, it is only 6cm x 8cm, but is 450cm long! any advise very welcome

Tara100

danthemoneysavingman wrote: »

can anyone advise... I may need to get delivered a curtain track, it is only 6cm x 8cm, but is 450cm long! any advise very welcome

If it's the flexible type, they curl into a circle and then shipping will be easy

Obviously_the_best

danthemoneysavingman wrote: »

can anyone advise... I may need to get delivered a curtain track, it is only 6cm x 8cm, but is 450cm long! any advise very welcome

https://www.parcelmonkey.co.uk

They offer a service from Nightfreight, who'll take it.