Click and Send Flat Rate Cartons - are they anything special?

[the3coopers]

Need some advice please - I've never used the carton service of Click and Send.

http://auspost.ebay.com.au/flat-rate-box

It's not very clear on the C&S page, plus I've never seen any special boxes at the Post Office.

Do I have to buy a special "ebay branded" carton, or can I use the stock of Bx1, Bx2 and Bx3 that I already have here?

And do you reckon I can turn my used boxes inside out and re-use / recycle them?

[curraone]

Do they sell them at the PO or do you have to buy on line? And are they are set price like the satchels?

They sell them at the post office, they are just ordinary boxes

$1.75;  $2.35;  $3.10

or cheaper by 20.

[bigbrickshop]

The only place the Flat Rate codes are stamped on the boxes is the last 5 numbers of the barcode. You don't even have to worry about the codes anymore because now you can select the box size from the dropdown in C&S.

[bigbrickshop]

And the labels are no longer "eBay branded" when printed so the boxes are suitable for use for any purpose. We use them a lot as they are good value for most items over 500g, provided you buy the boxes in bulk.

[the3coopers]

they are good value for most items over 500g, provided you buy the boxes in bulk.

Indeed, especially if you can recycle the old boxes from previous purchases :^O

Thanks everyone for clearing it up - I was worried that they were specially "ebay branded" boxes like the C&S satchels.

[digital*ghost]

Just for general info for anyone reading, the eBay branded satchels can be used for any purpose, not just eBay sales.

The only requirement to buying and using them is that you be an eBay member, but you can use them to send personal items, sales from other sites and so on - there's no restrictions stating that what's inside a satchel need be an eBay purchase. (AP have even recommended the eBay C&S satchels to people who run their own websites as an alternative.

You can even purchase a label and send the pdf doc to someone else, provided they have the right satchel to use, which can be handy for returns and other things.

[flashback_deals]

So if you have a book they weights 700g, is it cheaper to post in these boxes than a 3kg C&S satchel?

[curraone]

So if you have a book they weights 700g, is it cheaper to post in these boxes than a 3kg C&S satchel?

if it fits in the B1 box

[flashback_deals]

Whats the maximum weight you can put in for it to be cheaper than the 3kg satchels?

[rjm6572]

Whats the maximum weight you can put in for it to be cheaper than the 3kg satchels?

the maximum weight is 15kg as long as the items fit in the box

[curraone]

The B1 box is cheaper anyway,  total cost to you $8.25;   3 kg ebay satchels cost $10.55 (plus purchase price of satchel).