topic Re: How to figure parcel postage rate. in Selling

How to figure parcel postage rate.

debmacken — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 07:33:03 GMT

Hi. I’m wanting to sell some stuff. How do I work out a flat rate for anywhere delivery in Australia for item under 500grams? How do I determine the rate if a buyer buys more than one item? Iv a heap of vhs tapes to sell. Like 400.

Re: How to figure parcel postage rate.

kopenhagen5 — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 07:41:19 GMT

Best way is to see how many tapes you get in a 500g satchel then 1kg and 3kg.

Then you could have in the description to get a postage cost from you if it is 10 or more tapes or along those lines.

https://auspost.com.au/business/shipping/satchels-and-packaging/send-in-a-satchel-or-envelope/prepaid-satchels-and-envelopes

Re: How to figure parcel postage rate.

davewil1964 — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 07:50:08 GMT

AP flat rate for own packaing for <500g is $8.30. eBay's for 500g satchels is $7.55, but you have to buy the satchels ($3.00 for a 20 pack).

AP satchels are $8.50 in singles, less for bulk. There are usually a few selling them here, so you can get them reasonably cheap when eBay is offering discounts.

Re: How to figure parcel postage rate.

padi*0409 — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 08:17:33 GMT

@davewil1964 wrote:

There are usually a few selling them here, so you can get them reasonably cheap when eBay is offering discounts.

There was a post about a month ago reporting the existance of fake AP satchels, I know it started as express satchels but there was at least one poster that claimed it was the ordinary satchels affected as well.

https://community.ebay.com.au/t5/Selling/Beware-buying-Aust-post-express-satchels/td-p/2206625/highlight/true/page/3

Re: How to figure parcel postage rate.

debmacken — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 08:57:08 GMT

Thanks everyone. I’ll buy the bags direct from Aus Post. And check how many I can cram in. Thanks again.

Re: How to figure parcel postage rate.

davewil1964 — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 09:59:29 GMT

I haven't had any complaints yet