I use to send DVDs/CDs/cassettes letter rate before the virus. This was fine but hardly ever arrived before one month, and lucky to arrive on or before Estimated delivery, and it was always stressful knowing a new case would be coming up. The upside was that delivery was cheap and I made a lot of sales. Since the virus, i have used only standard, meaning much, much less sales as price has gone from 9 to upto 30 per item for int. post. Sendle are good, but their prices seem to fluctuate based on australia posts current rates and services and when offering free post there is always a chance that someone will buy from a rural locale which sendles fees are exorbitant at times.
For 500 gram parcels, not that much has changed but about 20% increase in price. Although parcels sent with standard get there on time almost every time so they definetly prioritise standard over economy. I will likely be staying with standard for parcels, and need to consider weather to keep sending economy letters for 125 gram or under. Having to negotiate with buyers regarding delayed parcels is troublesome and many do not respond at all leaving you not knowing whether you will get a strike. For professionality, i think standard is better (a courier is equivalent to standard as they always track) but for profit economy wins. I find it similar to using free post - free post means you are protected if you are part of ebay plus (more professional) but lower sales (due to price increase, for me anyway).
