on 20-05-2016 05:33 PM
Hi,
I have a bunch of secondhand DVD's and Games that I want to sell and I am trying to find out the best way to post these within Australia. Given the fact that these DVD's and Games are not worth heaps of money, what is the best way to post them cheaply, as I don't want to scare off potential buyers with crazy postage rates. Would using a padded C5 envelope with 2 or 3 $1 stamps on it suffice?
I have looked around for recent info on this (2016) and most of the info out there is outdated since Australia Post has changed their prices and rules etc. I thought this thread could become a good update/discussion on this topic and hopefully turn into a good resource for people selling DVD's and games etc. If you have an opinion, know of other options, or have experience posting DVD's and games, I would love to hear your thoughts.
Thanks
Tony
on 20-05-2016 05:49 PM
I believe you can get mailers from Australia Post (or online sellers) that are specifically designed for posting CDs/DVDs in cases. They can be posted at large letter rates.
Further, deponent knoweth not.
on 20-05-2016 06:39 PM
I sell DVD's in slim cases and post them via padded envelopes.
The small padded envelope,(172 mm x 220 mm) with one DVD in it weighs in at under 125 grams and costs
$2 to post.
The same envelope with 2 DVD's in it is under 250 grams and it costs $3 to post.
Using the bigger padded envelope,(236mm x 350mm) with 4 DVD's in it costs $5
Buying the envelopes on here is way cheaper than buying them from the PO.
I have also sent "bulk" lots and use the ,B1,B2 and B4 boxes for those,(I get the boxes from the PO
and then use eBay postage as it is the cheapest option for me).
on 20-05-2016 10:04 PM
I sold a bunch of DVDs recently, all arrived with no problem.
Go to The Reject Shop and buy a 25 pack of C5 size envelopes for $3.
I had some old thin plastic transparent projector sheets from years ago and folded it around the DVD case, using a small bit of sticky tape to hold it around the case, then slipped it into the envelope and put 2 x $1 stamps on it.
I'm sure you can wrap it in a page of newspaper or 2 x A4 sheets of copy paper if you don't have the projector transparencies on hand.
on 21-05-2016 01:36 PM
on 21-05-2016 02:00 PM
21-05-2016 03:23 PM - edited 21-05-2016 03:25 PM
Thanks to everyone for your replies and contributions. There are some great suggestions here already. Very much appreciated. I already have quite a large box of C5 padded envelopes, so I will start with those and stamps for the time being. As far as I can tell, if I send the DVD/Game in it's case and put $3 worth of stamps on it, it sounds like it will get to it's destination without too many issues.
on 21-05-2016 03:28 PM
on 21-05-2016 04:18 PM
on 21-05-2016 04:53 PM