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Ebay postage options

If you sell an item on ebay is there an option to mark if the item will be sent by a courier.

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  • soolin
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    If you sell an item on ebay is there an option to mark if the item will be sent by a courier.

    No, it just sets the expected delivery date by what the auction stated. So if you stated courier it will allow for that.
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  • soolin wrote: »
    No, it just sets the expected delivery date by what the auction stated. So if you stated courier it will allow for that.
    I was just asking as I paid £6.50 postage for Standard Delivery (Royal Mail 1st Class) but the item was with myhermes. I can only think a 815g parcel is cheaper with myhermes than the post office.
  • jeffuk wrote: »
    It The parcel was taken to a drop off point so it would have been cheaper.
  • soolin
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    It The parcel was taken to a drop off point so it would have been cheaper.

    £2.78 is the dropped off price.
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  • soolin wrote: »
    £2.78 is the dropped off price.
    Through parcel 2 go it's £2.34
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