topic Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only in Selling

Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

bubblebooks2020 — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:16:43 GMT

Hey all, I have found a ton of these "Sydney Metro" express post satchels in a deceased estate. I have never seen these kind of satchels before and I don't know if they are still valid. They seem quite old. I'm thinking of selling them. Do prepaid satchels ever go out of date? Anyone remember these particular satchels? My local post office didn't know! Thanks

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

gutterpunkz05 — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 19:09:48 GMT

Hi there, you may end up with unhappy buyers. This from AP

Underpaid mail: If a satchel is very old, it might be considered underpaid, as the postage rates may have changed. You may be required to pay the postage difference and a potential administration fee.

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

curraone — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 19:39:01 GMT

Send an email to the Aust Post help site - they are usually great. Probably enclose a photo and quote one of the numbers. Better to do email rather than a phone call, that way you have something in writing.

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

bubblebooks2020 — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 02:56:47 GMT

Thanks Curraone, I did contact them and this was their reply...

Thank you for the additional information you have provided.
There is no reason why they cannot be used. There may be an additional fee that you would need to pay to bridge the gap between what was paid for the satchel originally and the current cost of sending via Express Post.
I hope this helps

The answer is a bit vague, so I think I will use them but I don't have enough confidence to sell them. But I do think it would be very unlikely that I would be charged extra.

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

pnc75 — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 04:12:18 GMT

Come back and let us know how it pans out. Good luck. Cheers.

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

curraone — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 04:25:52 GMT

@bubblebooks2020 wrote:
Thanks Curraone, I did contact them and this was their reply...

Thank you for the additional information you have provided.
There is no reason why they cannot be used. There may be an additional fee that you would need to pay to bridge the gap between what was paid for the satchel originally and the current cost of sending via Express Post.
I hope this helps
I think this is very unhelpful of Australia Post - I would ask them again for a definite answer ... There may be .... doesn't cut it.

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

domino-710 — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 04:30:32 GMT

Given - Aust Post has a ' grace period ' for items purchased prior to price increases - that may have been the closest they could come to an answer.

Stated - the satchels are old - how old. ??

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

bubblebooks2020 — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 05:45:06 GMT

Australia Post asked me how old they are too and as I said to them, no idea.

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

brickworksmarket — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 06:23:34 GMT

Going by it says Sydney on the front these would have been for use only for next day delivery in Sydney. To use them for sending elsewhere I can't remember but likely would be ok just not next day.

As far as getting hit with an extra fee it may just come down to the sorting machines. I just got charged extra for an extra small satchel and the weight was 550grams but does say 250grams on the satchel even though it can go to 5kgs.

I would send one to a family member first.

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

davewil1964 — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 07:47:30 GMT

I'm using satchels purchased a couple of years ago without additional charge, so there is a reasonable grace period.

As there should be - they've had the use of the money for that time.

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

twyngwyn — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 07:51:10 GMT

I must take a look at mine……..it used to be ‘forever’ like the prepaid envelopes

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

brickworksmarket — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:38:21 GMT

I just used AI and express started in 1992 and these may be from that era when the destination city was on the satchel. I don't ever remember seeing them. So that could be stretching the grace period a little.

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

domino-710 — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:47:49 GMT

Grace period suggests - 2 years - these are ' stated old ' - how damn old.??

I would not consider 2 years old.

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

bubblebooks2020 — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:07:08 GMT

They couldn't be that old as they have QR codes on them. I just asked Google and it said QR codes were first used by Australia Post around 2018. The deceased persons place I found them in used to manage a post office so at least they are real! Wish I could ask him 😞

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

chameleon54 — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:21:22 GMT

I found this on an old AP site thread. ( referencing a code on a postage label ) The post was 1 year ago so if true would make the satchel around two years old. Another post on the same thread mentioned it was a specialist service for high volume customers. This might explain why no-one on the forums has seen the satchels before.

" Metro is a seperate service to Parcel Post and Express Post. It’s a next day delivery option for large customers with orders addressed to the same metro city of Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. It commenced last year and has been really successful. It’s in the process of being rolled out in Adelaide and Perth too."

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

chameleon54 — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:27:34 GMT

https://www.afr.com/companies/telecommunications/our-biggest-carrier-enters-next-day-delivery-race-20240410-p5fipb

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

brickworksmarket — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 12:59:46 GMT

I did not notice the QR code using my phone but now on a laptop I can see more. The weight is different then what most of use now but if they are newish you would think the AP rep would have more information. Not sure how you will go using them as they may only be valid within Sydney metro and not to be sent interstate.

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

chameleon54 — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:00:06 GMT

The satchels have got METRO NETWORK written on bottom right corner. they appear to be for the Metro service noted in above posts. If correct they are up to two years old.

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

gutterpunkz05 — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:07:51 GMT

According to AI, AP metro service satchells are not prepaid and are not flat rate.

No, Australia Post's Metro service does not use prepaid satchels; instead, it is a dedicated next-day delivery service for businesses within the same city, with postage calculated separately from packaging costs. Metro service involves the use of their business shipping platform to manage sending parcels, and while they offer packaging options, these are not tied to a fixed prepaid satchel cost.

Here's why it's not a prepaid satchel service:

Service Focus:
The Metro service is designed for businesses needing fast, same-city delivery, not for general consumers using prepaid mailers.

Postage Calculation:
Postage is not a flat rate included with the packaging but is calculated based on various factors, including the destination and delivery speed.
Business Platform:
Senders use the Australia Post business shipping platform to arrange and pay for their Metro service shipments, rather than buying individual prepaid satchels.

Re: Express Post Satchels Sydney Metro Only

brickworksmarket — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 22:22:41 GMT

Good you found what they are Maybe they could turn them inside out and use as a small satchel otherwise garbage bags for the next few years