topic Re: shipping costs in Buying

shipping costs

chco_6552 — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 23:44:24 GMT

Hi..any buyers in Australia or NZ noticing a large hike in shipping costs from the UK but only if sent by the GSP pitney bowes in the last week or so.I'm talking double in some cases and has nothing to with taxes or gst etc.This is the shipping cost only before addons.I can only talk about NZ but would like to hear if the same in a Aust.Thanks.

Re: shipping costs

padi*0409 — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 23:52:17 GMT

If the seller doesn't upload the size and weight of the parcel the postage can be quite high if they are using the GSP.

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chco_6552 — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 00:12:08 GMT

Thanks i realise that but these are clothing items that were 30nzd shipping cost plus charges and just a week later the shipping is 61nzd plus charges.The actual same item?..iv'e asked ebay but got the usual general answer.

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sugar249 — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 00:15:41 GMT

@chco_6552 wrote:
Hi..any buyers in Australia or NZ noticing a large hike in shipping costs from the UK but only if sent by the GSP pitney bowes in the last week or so.I'm talking double in some cases and has nothing to with taxes or gst etc.This is the shipping cost only before addons.I can only talk about NZ but would like to hear if the same in a Aust.Thanks.

Just an example why shipping could be going up

For the first time, the cost of shipping a container on the world's busiest shipping routes from China to Europe surpassed $US10,000 ($13,513), a rise of more than 500 per cent since June last year.

Shipping cost surge raises retail price pressures and inflation risks - ABC News

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chco_6552 — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 00:20:06 GMT

I'm talking $75 nz plus 20% import charge to ship a second hand shirt to nz.The shirt is $19 nz...i mean its ludicrous.

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cezm — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 00:35:03 GMT

There is no correlation between the price of an item you buy from a seller on Ebay (or anywhere else) and the cost of freight from a freight company

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sugar249 — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 00:36:27 GMT

@chco_6552 wrote:
I'm talking $75 nz plus 20% import charge to ship a second hand shirt to nz.The shirt is $19 nz...i mean its ludicrous.

Not sure if you are aware Postal and courier services don't base their charges on the value of the item, rather weight and dimensions. Does sound a little high for what I imagine a shirt would weigh and dimensions, but maybe consider buying from Australia.

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kopenhagen5 — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 01:05:36 GMT

Try asking the seller if they will post Royal Mail rather than the GSP.

I buy from UK and USA at times and sellers are often prepared to use the local postal service as many have been opted into the GSP without knowing. (Especially if most of their sales are domestic).

Or as suggested, buy local. (My O.S. purchases are usually if something is not avail here)

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chco_6552 — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 01:35:05 GMT

I know the shipping cost has nothing to do with the value of the item,of course..all i am asking is why the price is, in some case, double what it was last week for the same item...a couple of UK sellers i contacted were both unaware and dismayed as it will impact on the sales to NZ buyers.

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digital*ghost — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 01:59:50 GMT

GSP is done by Pitney Bowes. Unfortunately there are no representatives in this forum who can speak on behalf of Pitney Bowes, and explain why their charges have gone up.

NZ is on the list of countries USPS won't currently ship using their standard services, not sure if prices from US sellers using the GSP has been adjusted similarly, but maybe the reason is along the lines of the postal services being used to ship to NZ under current circumstances have changed. Maybe the sorting / re-distribution centre in the UK is in lockdown and they are trying to discourage purchases, and / or cover additional costs, while they operate at reduced capacity. Who really knows.

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4channel — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 05:52:53 GMT

@chco_6552 wrote:
Hi..any buyers in Australia or NZ noticing a large hike in shipping costs from the UK but only if sent by the GSP pitney bowes in the last week or so.I'm talking double in some cases and has nothing to with taxes or gst etc.This is the shipping cost only before addons.I can only talk about NZ but would like to hear if the same in a Aust.Thanks.

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Hi, I have great success in asking sellers if they can please change to a better shipping format. With delicate, fragile articles or articles of collectable nature, military history or anything involving fuel (carburetors, pumps, motorbike fuel tanks etc..) Pitney Bowes is not good!

Below is the formula by USA user elmih22 that I have followed for some time I will use when and if necessary.

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elmih22 wrote:

You CAN opt out of the Global Shipping Program.
Go to:
My eBay > My account > Site Preferences > Shipping preferences > EDIT > click 'yes' on 'opt out of the GSP > you will get this:
'You successfully opted out of the Global Shipping Program'.
Also you can 'check' the countries/continents where you do NOT want to ship to. You can check all the places you do NOT want to ship to, besides countries/continents - like PO Boxes, etc.

Also, it is better to always check your listing to be sure that the box for 'GSP' is not checked by eBay.I had my own experience where
I checked all places where i do not want to ship to - but i found anyway few of my listings with the box GSP checked. I had to review the listings and 'uncheck' the box for GSP.

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Archive-International-Trading/How-to-opt-out-of-global-shipping-program/td-p/3114826

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I don't have to use it often as most sellers are more than happy to change the listing to a better shipping method. Some don't even realize that the GSP has attached itself to their listing.

Best of luck with future purchases.

Re: shipping costs

repentatleisure1952 — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:12:52 GMT

Did you look at the Accepted Solution?

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davewil1964 — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:18:40 GMT

4c doesn't read threads, just posts. Has admitted that many times, before he arcs up.

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repentatleisure1952 — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:21:19 GMT

Thanks dave.

I should have known.

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4channel — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 10:10:38 GMT

@davewil1964 wrote:
In response to tuckcase1989

4c doesn't read threads, just posts. Has admitted that many times, before he arcs up.

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@repentatleisure1952 wrote:
In response to davewil1964
Thanks dave.

I should have known.

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MY friends, before you get yourself all tied up and running in circles again, please check what I have posted. I'm just giving OP some info to help save a few bucks. Put the ring around that!

The "elmih22" solution can be gratefully received.