topic Re: 1kg satchels in Selling

1kg satchels

brerrabbit585 — Mon, 08 May 2017 04:07:11 GMT

Interesting that AP brought out 1kg satchels but didn't publicise it, or did I blink and miss it? They're on their website but of course they're out of stock. I rang my PO to check and they don't have any, yet they usually get a few sent out without asking when there's a new product. I'd imagine there'd be a fairly big demand for them!

Re: 1kg satchels

twyngwyn — Mon, 08 May 2017 04:17:13 GMT

Looks like they'll cost around $10.....about time 🙂

https://shop.auspost.com.au/product/parcel-post-1kg-satchel---10-pack-61355m

Re: 1kg satchels

pnc75 — Mon, 08 May 2017 04:18:46 GMT

AFAIK they had a trial of them a while ago, but they were only for their business customers, I think.

Re: 1kg satchels

brerrabbit585 — Mon, 08 May 2017 04:27:52 GMT

It says $109.95 for 10 in one place, but $109.50 on the page where you order them. The ones they had on trial last year were only $10. $10.95 is still better than having to use a 3kg satchel for $13.80.

Re: 1kg satchels

brerrabbit585 — Mon, 08 May 2017 04:28:28 GMT

This is for everyone. Regular post, prepaid satchels.

Re: 1kg satchels

pnc75 — Mon, 08 May 2017 04:38:20 GMT

Yes I remember now, you had to buy them in 10 packs. They weren't available individually, which makes it an expensive outlay for small private sellers, but certainly great for store sellers. Pity they weren't available individually.

Re: 1kg satchels

brerrabbit585 — Mon, 08 May 2017 04:48:31 GMT

I've found over the years that they eventually get used so most things I buy a pack of 10 now. It took me about 6 or 7 years to use up the first pack of 500g satchels I ever bought but I was saving lots of money on the last few.

Re: 1kg satchels

digital*ghost — Tue, 09 May 2017 04:35:26 GMT

They have the express versions in stock ($13.16 each for a pack of 10, $12.12 each for packs of 100+, compared to $14.97 and $13.70 for 3kg satchels in respective quantities).

Re: 1kg satchels

the_walsh*s — Tue, 09 May 2017 04:38:29 GMT

I'm guessing also by the comments left that the offer is only for Pre-paid satchels, not the ones we select when printing our own & paying online here thru Ebay or Click & Collect type of service ? Hope it is but am doubting this

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lm-entertainment — Tue, 09 May 2017 07:08:01 GMT

according to the guy who runs my local post office - the 1kg regular post satchels will still only be made available in 10 packs, not singularly.

some post offices do choose to purchase the 10 packs themselves and sell them individually, but from what i've experienced, this is pretty rare.

Re: 1kg satchels

brerrabbit585 — Mon, 29 May 2017 08:18:23 GMT

Yes, it's for the prepaid ones. I got some at the PO today and they're no longer showing as out of stock on AP's website. Now I can use my 150 freebies to list a few books that are just over 500g.

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tazzieterror — Mon, 29 May 2017 11:01:34 GMT

I would love for them to make some 1kg eBay branded satchels to use with eBay's click and send system. I mainly use the 500g ones, and most of the 3kg eBay satchels I use are for items between 500g and 1kg. And with the eBay satchels its really nice to not have cash tied up in pre-paid satchels, and be able to pay for shipping the end of the month after sales have cleared and I've received payment.

Maybe I'll grab a 10 pack of these 1kg satchels anyway, and see how long it takes to use them up.

Re: 1kg satchels

davewil1964 — Mon, 29 May 2017 12:16:11 GMT

@tazzieterror wrote:
I would love for them to make some 1kg eBay branded satchels to use with eBay's click and send system. I mainly use the 500g ones, and most of the 3kg eBay satchels I use are for items between 500g and 1kg. And with the eBay satchels its really nice to not have cash tied up in pre-paid satchels, and be able to pay for shipping the end of the month after sales have cleared and I've received payment.

Maybe I'll grab a 10 pack of these 1kg satchels anyway, and see how long it takes to use them up.

bx1 boxes are $7.40 postage through eBay plus box (from AP) $1.75 in singles. Good for up to 860g as the box weighs 140g. The only real value eBay postage service. And STILL cheaper than a 1kg satchel.

It really pays to research your options. Especially when the eBay postage system provides proof of address whereas handwritten addresses on a prepaid satchel doesn't.

Re: 1kg satchels

tazzieterror — Mon, 29 May 2017 14:24:53 GMT

Yes I have researched my options, davewil - the BX1 box is too shallow for many of the items I send - satchels work better for me as their flexible shape allows more padding around fragile items. Not everyone sells books, y'know! 😄

And everything I send is photographed before despatch, so proof of address is not an issue for hand-written pre-paid satchels.

Re: 1kg satchels

egglesdtp — Tue, 30 May 2017 02:48:53 GMT

And I wonder how long ebay will take to update their postage options to include the 1kg satches? If ever.

Re: 1kg satchels

lm-entertainment — Tue, 30 May 2017 04:06:46 GMT

i've now been using the 1kg express post satchels for over a year and despite repeated emails and suggestions to ebay to include it on the postage options list - it still hasn't been added

Re: 1kg satchels

egglesdtp — Tue, 30 May 2017 05:50:46 GMT

Oh dear - typical.

I used one of the postal options the other day - can't rememebr which - and ebay said it wasn't a valid option. One then has to ask - why the h**l is it one of the choices then? and yet valid options such as the 1kg satchel - are not.

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*tippy*toes* — Tue, 30 May 2017 11:51:03 GMT

@egglesdtp wrote:
Oh dear - typical.

I used one of the postal options the other day - can't rememebr which - and ebay said it wasn't a valid option. One then has to ask - why the h**l is it one of the choices then? and yet valid options such as the 1kg satchel - are not.

Oh that would be parcel post + tracking. Apparently that doesn't exist any more in the world accoring to eBay. There is another option too where that error comes up, but I can't remember which one now. I haven't quite worked out what they would call a parcel + tracking.

Re: 1kg satchels

jorayjen-1 — Tue, 30 May 2017 12:25:47 GMT

Gday all,

I had this come up today when I edited some items from 3kg to 1kg satchels...

From memory the option it accepted was Aust Post Parcel Post Parcel - without any mention of tracking or delivery days.

Take Care - Jo

ps I used flat rate to price postage

Do these meet proof of posting criteria ?

fixnwear — Mon, 04 Sep 2017 01:48:44 GMT

Yes they are available but not via ebay labels or MyPost so my guess is they will not provide online Proof of Posting

for INR claims. Please correct me if I have made an incorrect assumption.