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Aus Post click and send satchels and eBay labels

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 22:17:04 GMT

Seems the rules change every second month. I went to order more click and send bags and for some reason my search didn't return eBay satchels. So I ordered the newly available Click and Send satchels assuming they were the new replacement for the original eBay satchels, considering that Aus Post decided to remove eBay labels as an option (functionality now moved into the eBay site).

Turns out the eBay satchels were just hiding. Odd thing is they come in different pack sizes. So you can order 50 click and send satchel bags but not fofr eBay satchels.

So, I'm wanting to know if anyone has used the Click and Send satchels with eBay labels? They are essentially the same bag with different printing on the outside and have the same weight restrictions. The printed labels are near identical except for an extra eBay logo down the bottom.

Click and send satchels: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/151291978628

eBay satchels: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/171316420157

Re: Aus Post click and send satchels and eBay labels

harley_babes_hoard — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 22:55:26 GMT

Sorry not sure about the bags but just looked at your links..........geeze their item listings needs work, you can't even read the thing looks like they have copied it straight from their website and it's gone wrong.

Re: Aus Post click and send satchels and eBay labels

curraone — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 22:58:08 GMT

I emailed Aust Post sometime ago saying that their listing seems to be all squashed over on the righthand side and I couldn't read it

And their reply was, no it was fine, it must be my browser

Re: Aus Post click and send satchels and eBay labels

go-tazz — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 23:26:43 GMT

It comes up squashed to one side when you use Firefox,(it displays normal on Google Chrome and IE).

Re: Aus Post click and send satchels and eBay labels

bigbrickshop — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 23:28:44 GMT

It looks ok in Safari on the iPad. eBay should really add a popup at the end of submitting a listing to remind sellers to check how their listings look in different browsers and on mobile devices.

Re: Aus Post click and send satchels and eBay labels

bigbrickshop — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 23:35:07 GMT

The 500g and 3kg satchels are the same price aren't they? Why not buy the eBay satchels to use with the eBay postage labels and the C&S satchels to use with C&S for non-eBay sales and for the 5kg satchel.

Re: Aus Post click and send satchels and eBay labels

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 23:42:43 GMT

It was a stuff up by me. I searched for ebay satchels, but the satchels didn't show up in the results so I ordered what I saw.

Now I have a bunch of items waiting I ship and the incorrect bags on their way.

I don't have any buyers outside of ebay, and it's getting somewhat urgent so I'm hoping I can use the same bags.

Re: Aus Post click and send satchels and eBay labels

bigbrickshop — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 23:55:08 GMT

I can't see that it would be a problem to use the C&S bags, but if you've only just ordered them they take a few days to arrive. If the items are less than 500g it is currently cheaper to send by entering the weight and dimensions even if you use a satchel as your own packaging. eBay is offering a 10% rebate off the $7.20 postage, capped at 100 parcels a month.

Re: Aus Post click and send satchels and eBay labels

lane-ends — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 03:14:03 GMT

The bag is purely for advertising Ebay. It is the label you pay for to use with a bag of that size and weight limits. C & S satchels are "generic" so that the Ebay advertising is not used on items that are not Ebay origin. In short C & S are aiming to go mainstream not just Ebay.

Ebay bags are temporarily allowed on C & S, buit will stop as Ebay are no longer paying C & S for advertising space.

Re: Aus Post click and send satchels and eBay labels

bigbrickshop — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 03:25:51 GMT

C&S has always been 'mainstream', then they added integration with eBay and then introduced the flat-rate satchels.

Re: Aus Post click and send satchels and eBay labels

davewil1964 — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 07:50:24 GMT

The postage cost through C&S is, I believe $8.00 versus $7.15 through eBay for the eBay branded satchels. I would go the 'own packaging' route, which works out at $6.48 for the next month and a bit, on eBay.

You are not supposed to use the C&S satchels through eBay. I don't know whether AP check them, but I would be cautious.

if you have sales awaiting satchels, maybe get some brown paper? Buyers tend to get a bit shirty about postage delays.

Re: Aus Post click and send satchels and eBay labels

cherry*135 — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 13:42:13 GMT

@curraone wrote:
I emailed Aust Post sometime ago saying that their listing seems to be all squashed over on the righthand side and I couldn't read it

And their reply was, no it was fine, it must be my browser

That is the same for me also. I have also noticed that on other sellers listings.

I use Google Chrome.