RM price increase 7/74725

soolin

I think with all the nonsense about simple delivery we may have overlooked the RM price increases today. I didn't remember to change mine until past 11pm yesterday evening, luckily my overnight parcel size items are all going via SD.

Online prices here
Royal Mail Online Prices (valid from 7 April 2025)

PO prices here:

Our Prices (valid from 7 April 2025)

2dareis2do

The most interesting thing is that the cost of large letter seems to have actually gone down by 10p. 

Used to be £1.90 up to 250g is now £1.80

goodfella66

2dareis2do said:

The most interesting thing is that the cost of large letter seems to have actually gone down by 10p. 

Used to be £1.90 up to 250g is now £1.80

This is advantageous for me but I can't help thinking there is an ulterior motive for this which will become obvious further down the line. 

soolin

goodfella66 said:

2dareis2do said:

The most interesting thing is that the cost of large letter seems to have actually gone down by 10p. 

Used to be £1.90 up to 250g is now £1.80

This is advantageous for me but I can't help thinking there is an ulterior motive for this which will become obvious further down the line. 

I've no idea what percentage of RM items relate to ebay private sales but I suspect RM might just have realised how bad ebay SD is for them , although any reduction doesn't really help but it might grab sellers on other sites where they can do their own postage,

RM lost the Vinted market when that became integrated , now they are losing a small bit of the ebay side, admittedly the smaller bit being just private, but perhaps they worry business sellers might get the option to use SD in the future.

It won't help us on ebay, as any promised exemption suggests it is LLs under 100g and £10 total or overweight, neither of which can make use of this reduction. (although there is of course a way round it for some items that might just exceed the 100g weight limit. 

2dareis2do

soolin said:

goodfella66 said:

2dareis2do said:

The most interesting thing is that the cost of large letter seems to have actually gone down by 10p. 

Used to be £1.90 up to 250g is now £1.80

This is advantageous for me but I can't help thinking there is an ulterior motive for this which will become obvious further down the line. 

I've no idea what percentage of RM items relate to ebay private sales but I suspect RM might just have realised how bad ebay SD is for them , although any reduction doesn't really help but it might grab sellers on other sites where they can do their own postage,

RM lost the Vinted market when that became integrated , now they are losing a small bit of the ebay side, admittedly the smaller bit being just private, but perhaps they worry business sellers might get the option to use SD in the future.

It won't help us on ebay, as any promised exemption suggests it is LLs under 100g and £10 total or overweight, neither of which can make use of this reduction. (although there is of course a way round it for some items that might just exceed the 100g weight limit. 

Could be a legal case from Royal Mail et al coming ebay's way for anti competitive behaviour

soolin

2dareis2do said:

soolin said:

goodfella66 said:

2dareis2do said:

The most interesting thing is that the cost of large letter seems to have actually gone down by 10p. 

Used to be £1.90 up to 250g is now £1.80

This is advantageous for me but I can't help thinking there is an ulterior motive for this which will become obvious further down the line. 

I've no idea what percentage of RM items relate to ebay private sales but I suspect RM might just have realised how bad ebay SD is for them , although any reduction doesn't really help but it might grab sellers on other sites where they can do their own postage,

RM lost the Vinted market when that became integrated , now they are losing a small bit of the ebay side, admittedly the smaller bit being just private, but perhaps they worry business sellers might get the option to use SD in the future.

It won't help us on ebay, as any promised exemption suggests it is LLs under 100g and £10 total or overweight, neither of which can make use of this reduction. (although there is of course a way round it for some items that might just exceed the 100g weight limit. 

Could be a legal case from Royal Mail et al coming ebay's way for anti competitive behaviour

I can see no possible way this fits as anti competitive as eBay offer RM, but RM prices just aren’t competitive.