Sending parcel to Northern Ireland

kalsha

I have just sold an item where I offered Evri and Royal mail postage.  Evri was cheaper than Royal Mail.  
The buyer is from Portadown, Northern Ireland and he chose Evri as it was cheaper.
Just about to buy postage from Evri but they are adding £2.75 location charge!   I wasn't aware of that!
Would Royal Mail also charge something similar - I did a dummy run on Royal Mail but there was no extra charge.  I will check with buyer if I can send by RM but just wondered if he will end up paying some surcharge at his end??
Any guidance will be welcome.

soolin

kalsha said:

I have just sold an item where I offered Evri and Royal mail postage.  Evri was cheaper than Royal Mail.  
The buyer is from Portadown, Northern Ireland and he chose Evri as it was cheaper.
Just about to buy postage from Evri but they are adding £2.75 location charge!   I wasn't aware of that!
Would Royal Mail also charge something similar - I did a dummy run on Royal Mail but there was no extra charge.  I will check with buyer if I can send by RM but just wondered if he will end up paying some surcharge at his end??
Any guidance will be welcome.

Royal Mail is a national service and there would be no surcharge for anything within the UK. 

kalsha

Thank you Soolin.  I will use RM this time after checking with the buyer. 
I have other items listed with postage by Evri.  How can I exclude these post codes which attract location fees or if not exclude, how do I let the buyer know before he buys that there will be extra charge?

soolin

kalsha said:

Thank you Soolin.  I will use RM this time after checking with the buyer. 
I have other items listed with postage by Evri.  How can I exclude these post codes which attract location fees or if not exclude, how do I let the buyer know before he buys that there will be extra charge?

You can’t push buyers into choosing the postage method you want unfortunately, all you can do is block areas entirely via your settings and I doubt you would want to do that. 

You can of course put  a polite request in your description that offshore buyers and those in outlying areas like the highlands use the RM option, but you can’t force them to. 

martindow

I've not used ebay for a while but you used to be able to specify postage quite vaguely (economy 2-4 days or something similar) which would allow you to choose the best carrier in cases like this.  Is this still possible?

Money_Grabber13579

martindow said:

I've not used ebay for a while but you used to be able to specify postage quite vaguely (economy 2-4 days or something similar) which would allow you to choose the best carrier in cases like this.  Is this still possible?

This is what I do, so I can choose the carrier at the time of sending. Is Royal Mail any more expensive than Evri? I now send everything Royal Mail because I have found the prices really competitive, particularly if purchasing Tracked 48 online, and they will collect free from your door. I think it’s currently £3.29 for a small parcel and £5.99 for a medium parcel up to 5kg, with £150 insurance included in the price.

wasn’t aware that Evri charged to NI though - have never experienced that but maybe they don’t charge to send things out of NI (which I would be doing). 

olgadapolga

Evri also charge extra for the Highlands, Isle of Man, etc.

kalsha

Money_Grabber13579 said:

martindow said:

I've not used ebay for a while but you used to be able to specify postage quite vaguely (economy 2-4 days or something similar) which would allow you to choose the best carrier in cases like this.  Is this still possible?

This is what I do, so I can choose the carrier at the time of sending. Is Royal Mail any more expensive than Evri? I now send everything Royal Mail because I have found the prices really competitive, particularly if purchasing Tracked 48 online, and they will collect free from your door. I think it’s currently £3.29 for a small parcel and £5.99 for a medium parcel up to 5kg, with £150 insurance included in the price.

wasn’t aware that Evri charged to NI though - have never experienced that but maybe they don’t charge to send things out of NI (which I would be doing). 

Yes that is what I will be doing.  I hadn't realised that online RM price is cheaper than Evri and can get it collected from home!  Buyer is happy for me to send by RM.   I will alter my existing listings which offer Evri.