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saarzi · ‎19-03-2015

Does anyone sell on Amazon.com?
Just wondering if sellers definitely do need for U.S. or U.K bank account... or is there an easy way to use an Aussie one or some online service?
I can get a U.K one... just wondering if there was anything else with less fees.

Thanks

sparrow2207 · ‎10-01-2016

The item was posted first class mail. And this was the fist item purchased from a private seller.

I always receive books from Amazon within 7-10 days - I always choose the cheapest shipping Standard Mail which is first class mail. Slmetimes they send via DHL sometimes USPS and very rarely UPS.

lyndal1838 · ‎10-01-2016

DHL and UPS are couriers and much more expensive than USPS First Class Airmail.

digital*ghost · ‎10-01-2016

@sparrow2207 wrote:
I have purchased an out of print book I was looking for for 5 years from one of their private sellers but postage was nearly A$30.00 which is more than double Amazon's normal rate. Book arrived in 10 days

@A lot of private book sellers lose quite a bit of money on postage @Amazon's standard rates. They (Amazon) subsidise the postage costs even, and the seller will still end up short - their flat P&H costs aren't quotes of actual postage, it's more likely the private seller's was an actual quote.

sparrow2207 · ‎10-01-2016

Private sellers on Amazon do not set postage for their items Amazon does.

sparrow2207 · ‎10-01-2016

I know couriers are expensive but Amazon use them around christmas time to ensure delivery - cost me nothing over what I paid for first class mail. They sometimes use FedEx but DHL is their normal courier.

I have been buying books from Amazon nearly 20 years.

digital*ghost · ‎10-01-2016

@sparrow2207 wrote:
Private sellers on Amazon do not set postage for their items Amazon does.

Yes, you're right when it comes to books, (sellers can set their own shipping prices in non-media categories), but my main point was the standard Amazon postage rates aren't a reflection of actual shipping costs, so in cases where Amazon's rates are used, most sellers will inflate the item prices to compensate (or lose money) - I was primarily commenting on the either / or of the situation, as in, postage may have been nearly double, but more likely closer to actual cost.