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Australia post is ludicrously expensive

bobcat-bobcat — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:59:40 GMT

Just venting..........Many examples I can think of. Here's just 1.....Recently bought 2 tee shirts. 1 from a Sydney seller the other from an American seller. Postage was dearer for Aust. Post satchel than USPS. How can it be possible knowing that the USPS item is handled by Aust. Post when it hits our shores????? Can't get my head around it!!!!! Suffice to say we are being shafted!!!

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2106greencat — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:05:01 GMT

It isn't exactly cheap and I think AP could most definitely do with an eBay satchel between the 500g and 3kg ones, but in the grand scheme of things to post something to anywhere in Oz - NT, Tas, WA from anywhere in Oz for $6.20 and $10.55 and $13.75 depending on weight and size, it isn't that bad. Once you start having to cube out then it is expensive, but I use couriers for those items.

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putney32 — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:24:54 GMT

which is partly why US post is broke, cant afford any more staff, cant afford to pay entitlements to staff they'd like to let go, cant afford to maintain their vehicles and are in dire straits..

while AustPost is still turning a profit and giving good service, with all staff paid up, superannuations paid up, and hiring new staff all the time.

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gem-boy-g — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:59:29 GMT

I do wish aus post would rethink the under 250grams but wider than 20mm price, $5.00 wasn't too bad but it's hard to justify $6.60 for a tiny item that is just too wide to safely post without a bit of packing.

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motherbear2003 — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:22:10 GMT

If you think it's bad now, wait until April:-(

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flashback_deals — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:35:20 GMT

Whats happenning in April?

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curraone — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:15:21 GMT

another price rise - my PO said that too.

Actually, I don't think it is all that dear - when you think of the size of Australia and how marvellous it is that if you post an express parcel today, in most cases it is there tomorrow. That's a lot of miles!

I do miss the smaller postage as you say. What I think is expensive is the postage from Australia to overseas - especially since the 750g rate has gone. Postage at $28.90 for a large book is bad, bad, bad.

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motherbear2003 — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:02:42 GMT

According to my po most, if not all, satchels will rise in April:|

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zenremix777 — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:36:59 GMT

Yeah the price isn't ideal but everyone (except drop shippers) are in the same boat.

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phorum_junkie* — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:44:22 GMT

If you think AP prices are high try posting anything weighing over 2kg overseas from the UK!

At least here you can send things up to 20kg using the postal service, in the UK you have to use an expensive courier service for anything over 2kg.

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kiwiroo1212 — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:49:03 GMT

Hi, I agree it is expensive.

Although i still buy alot of items online, i now get alot from overseas as the postage is cheaper or even free in the case of my books.

I also heard about a price hike in April as well...sigh!

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***super_nova*** — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:58:42 GMT

AP has to cover lot of ground to deliver mail. And here in Australia we pay people enough to live on. I watched last night 4corners, which was about working homeless in the USA. Previously "middle class" people who lost their well paid jobs, lost their houses and everything; now working for $8 an hour and living either in 1 room in a motel with 6 kids, or sleeping in cars, kids and all. It just depends on what society we want to live in.

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thebarginfinder — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 06:13:04 GMT

I bought a $2-50 including postage jewlers magnifying glass from hong kong, I wasnt expecting alot for that kinda money, But turned out to be very good, But for that price no wonder its hard to sell online.

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kustomizer99 — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:43:23 GMT

Costs me ten bucks to post a tiny cereal premium WITHIN AUSTRALIA..... obviously it is now no longer cost effective to deal in lower-value items unless listed in group lots.

Overseas postage has just about doubled in the USA recently, although they still pay nowhere near as much as we do and tracking is free there.... but boy, are they up in arms about it!

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sillysillysheep — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:51:39 GMT

April Price rise 🙂 I welcome it! The higher postage costs get the more of my competitors might fade into the distance. 'Im not going anywhere, there is enough profit in our items to absorb another 30 prices rises and still flourish ]:)

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atwholesale2u — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:35:29 GMT

I use eparcel as I prefer to send items with tracking and signature. upto 49g it cost $7.49. I have received harsh feedback because I charge $7.50. Customers perception of the cost needs to change as well.

Plus just realised that if you sell multiply items and received negative feedback. You get a point for each listing sold in that transaction. Hence a customer buys 5 items and decides to give you negative feedback then you receive 5 points. But when you received poitive feedback you only get 1 from a customer even if they buy multiply items or purchase more than once within 7 days. Does anyone else think this is wrong of ebay?

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atwholesale2u — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:40:26 GMT

Its not the cost of postage that should be the issue, its customers perception. I wish more people had seen the report and would realise that we are very lucky here. I would rather people have jobs than pay cheaper post. I refund overpaid post and still cop it on my feedback.

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i-once-was-bump — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:47:28 GMT

Australia post is ludicrously expensive

Yes I have to agree, I recently went to post an item that packed in a box weighed about 3 kg but at the PO the cubed weight was close to 23 kg and the PO refused to accept it.

I had to take it home and repack with bits and pieces poking out everywhere and this time the cubed weight was between 18 and 19 kgs so they would accept it and it cost $25 to post to the ACT from NSW.

However the actual weight remained constant at about 3 kgs.

The largest cardboard packaging box from AP has printed on it "the cubed weigth of this box is 8 kg".

If I were to buy that box and put my name and address on it and post it off totally empty it would weight 8 kg according to AP. How is this possible?

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howie696 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:33:46 GMT

Dont they only cube over 1kg

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thecatspjs — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:23:12 GMT

IMO the Australia Post cubing system in place is bizarre and needs an massive overhaul to bring costs back into relative line with the newer products that Australia Post has since released.