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Advice on shoes package and shipping please :)

aimeboutique — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 06:00:53 GMT

Hi guys,

I am a new seller who just want to clean out some of my unwanted items.

I have a few pair of shoes to sell, such as slipers, flats, high heels etc...

From looking at other shoes thats been listed on ebay, I noticed the postage costs from as low as $6 but I'm not too sure how this works as looking at Australia Post fees the minimum is $6.95 for under 500g, $8.95 for over 500g but in same state n $11.45 for over 500g interstate. How do sellers charge so much less for postage on items like shoes which is quite heavy in case.

Any advice please? Thanks very much 🙂

Re: Advice on shoes package and shipping please :)

putney32 — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 06:09:40 GMT

sellers with lower postage offset some of the extra cost by charging more for their items.

so instead of say, $25 shoes and $12 postage they may sell for $30 shoes and $7 postage.

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aimeboutique — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 07:14:25 GMT

Do you have any advice how sellers normally pack their shoes? is hard box a must? or is it other ways to pack shoes without boxes? Thank you 🙂

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harley_babes_hoard — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 07:33:54 GMT

Hi, Everytime I have bought shoes they have just been bubble wrapped very well and placed in a satchel, either 500gm or 3kg. A box is good but in most cases will be dearer to send because of the cubing.

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davewil1964 — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 08:53:43 GMT

If you use satchels (Click & Send ones are cheaper) then they are flat rate Australia wide. As are some standard boxes through C&S. The only issue is you have to register with C&S and pay online to get those rates. But they do accept Paypal these doays, which is a big plus.

I suspect a lot of shoes with $6.00 postage are in stores and the listing has been going around since postage WAS around $6.00. A lot of sellers don't seem to monitor their listings particularly frequently. or, as said, they apportion some of the postage into the item cost.

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retailtherapist_8 — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 09:05:15 GMT

I sell mostly shoes, the hi end stuff sometimes still have their boxes and dustbags I still wrap in tissue & bubble wrap, the middle market shoes in tissue in the shoe around the shoe, then bubble wrap around it.

I express post everything with tracking however I subsidise the cost by 20-30% only beacuse I can afford to with the $ value of the items.(this is just MY choice its not the norm)

However it depends on the brand & value of the shoe. Standard postage is fine, some shoes will be under 500 grams but NOT many. They mostly weigh 600 -800 grams. If you have designer stuff I really recommend you send the fastest & safest way, express with tracking.

Mostly you will need a medium satchel up to 3kg. You can fit 2 pairs in this satchel so if you get a multiple buyer the shipping works out reasonably.

Good luck with your sales.

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phorum_junkie* — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 09:13:00 GMT

I fill the toes with tissue paper to prevent them being squished in unless they are a very soft shoe. If they have a narrow, high heel I wrap tissue round them then wrap them in bubble wrap and place in a click & send satchel.

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lentradirect — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 10:13:30 GMT

What a lovely reply.

Most refreshing

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aimeboutique — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 11:39:07 GMT

Thanks for the advice. Sorry I am new to selling on eBay. May I ask what is "click & send" satchels? Are you talking about those prepaid stachel bags?

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aimeboutique — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 11:42:34 GMT

Hi thank you so much for the information. So I am guessing most of the time it will be either 500g small parcel bag at $8.25 or up to 3kg medium size parcel bag at $13.40?

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davewil1964 — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 11:58:04 GMT

Click and Send is an Australia Post service which provides proper, Paypal compliant, tracking. You have to purchase the satchels from AP ($3/20 through eBay plus the postage cost). But they provide verified postage to the buyers address. And they are cheaper than general AP satchels which don't necessarily provide real tracking.

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shoesonthegoau — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 11:59:29 GMT

I pretty much just sell middle of the range shoes, cost me around 8.50-9.00 to send via courier. i normally tissue paper and sometimes bag i actually must admit that i very rarely bubble wrap un less it is a costly item or an item that may get wrecked but as i sell slippers and school shoes and ladies leather flats and things i dont waist alot on packaging. i dont get many damaged returnes or anything. id go through bubble wrap like theres no tomorrow, i try and use and recycle everything

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phorum_junkie* — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 16:19:08 GMT

I source most of my bubble wrap from stores who are throwing it out, same with thin sheets of polystrene and packing beads although I never use anything recycled next to the item, new tissue paper layered underneath. For clothes i never re use packaging, new tissue paper, new ziplock bag and a new compliments card.

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imrahasa-6 — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 09:56:58 GMT

How much will it cost to ship shoes to Bangladesh from Australia?? Does anyone have info on this?? Also any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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padi*0409 — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 10:22:14 GMT

Go to the Australia Post website, all the CURRENT information is there. Unlike this thread from 2013................

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lyndal1838 — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 11:10:14 GMT

How could anyone here have any idea how much your shoes weigh?

As Padi says....go to the Australia Post website.

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designers*n*more — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 11:53:22 GMT

I generally wrap each shoe in tissue paper, then bubble wrap and then into a zip lock bag and felt it fill with air, sort of as a cushioning I guess you could call it, and pop a thank you sticker on it, then into a satchel.