topic Re: Shipping in Selling

Shipping

sugar249 — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 07:41:54 GMT

Ok, I want to ship some 14Kg boxes, 105cm by 40cm by 32cm. Australia post are high priced.

I notice other sellers with the same or similiar products doing it for $30 to $50 using couriers, but when i approach the same couriers I get high quotes.

who does everyone else use

Re: Shipping

saarzi — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:13:46 GMT

If its the same couriers as these other sellers use, they are either getting business (bulk) rate discounts...

OR...

they are putting some of the postage cost into the item cost to make the postage look cheaper.

From experience, most buyers will pay $45 for an item with $5 postage, rather than $30 plus $20 postage (which is exactly the same total anyway). Its an old sales trick.

Why not just ask the courier? give them an example and ask how this other person is getting it for one price, but they are telling you another. Theyll either say that price doesnt exist, requote you, or tell you another way of posting.

Re: Shipping

joethenuts — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:19:00 GMT

depends were it goes from and to, i think aus post have a 100cm limit ,but maybe that has changed just checked mine and its melbourne to sydney for instance $30 that size its not the weight its the size that cost if it was 20kg and a normal box say 50 x40 x 40 it would be $13 to most city in australia

Re: Shipping

lyndal1838 — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:21:31 GMT

Australia Post charges by cubic weight or actual weight, depending on what is the most expensive.

Sugar, have you tried a courier broker such as Temando or Sendle?

Re: Shipping

joethenuts — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:28:36 GMT

correct but they used have a max size and i think it is 100cm

sugar try the brokers lyndal has mentioned if you like tell me from were to which postcode and i will look up for you in no time just to give you ann idea of price

just checked aust post max 105cm and melbourne to sydney $50

Re: Shipping

bookloversbonanza — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:37:33 GMT

I had a customer put me onto e-go couriers. Cheaper than Australia Post.

No problems so far and have used them quite a few times.

Re: Shipping

joethenuts — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:46:49 GMT

i use them 5 to 10 times a week very fast , most of my stock goes to nsw under 24 hours .

but a lot of them are good for bigger products and multiple items

Re: Shipping

lyndal1838 — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 09:26:45 GMT

e-go is marginally better than Fastway but very hard to contact if you do have a problem.

Re: Shipping

joethenuts — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 09:51:06 GMT

mate stick to any company or business that your happy with , i am sure happy and so are my buyers , doing a lot now to perth suburbs $11.22 up to 20kg . over 200 parcels this year with ego not 1 problem , i love the part where the driver can ring the buyers . i use a depot near my home i drive up dont turn the engine off the easier the better. but i will look at another courier for the nore expensive outer bush deliveries as they can become expensive.

Re: Shipping

lyndal1838 — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 11:23:02 GMT

Joe, if a seller is using a courier company to deliver they HAVE to have the phone number of the buyer before the company will accept the parcel.

There is nothing new, different or exceptional about the company you are using ringing the customer. It actually often means that there is a problem and they need to contact the customer to sort it out.

Re: Shipping

joethenuts — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:24:26 GMT

i ask on the message section to ring ahead sometimes i stuff up and put my phone number and they ring me up , that way they can ask for a safe spot if there not home. its all about service for my buyers. have a nice night

Re: Shipping

aussie.grazing.boards — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 03:04:33 GMT

Try "Bus Freight" (greyhound) It is dirt cheap, and is the only way to go when dealing with large heavy items. Go to their website and use their online shipping calculator. You can even cut costs by taking the product to their depot, or you can have a courier take it there for $10. The same applies for the receiver, they can choose to pick it up from the depot at their end, or have a courier take it to them. I hope this helps.