on 05-04-2013 05:58 PM
From AP facebook page:
postage prices for eBay / Australia Post flat rate products will increase from Monday 15 April 2013. Postage for the 500g satchel will increase from to $7.15 and postage for the 3kg satchel will increase from to $11.70. Postage for the flat rate boxes will be $7.15 for Bx1 box, $11.70 for Bx2 box and $15.05 for Bx4 box. The cost of packaging for these products is not changing.
on 05-04-2013 06:45 PM
Obviously AP feel they now have a critical mass of committed C&S users. Which is probably true in my case, as C&S satchels are still way cheaper than standard ones.
on 05-04-2013 06:58 PM
why does it say $15.05 for a B3 box? where is the B4 box?
on 05-04-2013 07:00 PM
curraone, I am not sure where you are looking but on the facebook page reply I have this:
Postage for the flat rate boxes will be $7.15 for Bx1 box, $11.70 for Bx2 box and $15.05 for Bx4 box.
on 05-04-2013 07:04 PM
...Oh yeah, and signature on delivery is going up from an extra $1 to $2.95. 😮
So will we need to use the signature to prove an item was delivered?
At that price I expect them to actually get a signature from now on and not just leave it at the door.
on 05-04-2013 07:16 PM
You don't need to prove an item was delivered for PayPal purposes, only that it was posted. However, the $2.95 signature on delivery option is necessary if you want the parcel to be insured.
Seems to suggest to me that either they lost so many parcels so as to necessitate a tripling in cost, or they would prefer people didn't insure their packages. For $2.95, however, I would want to be able to insure the contents for more than $100.
on 05-04-2013 08:16 PM
Apparently it will be $6.95 to lodge a parcel less than 500gm with tracking at the local PO. Cheaper than C & S
on 05-04-2013 08:42 PM
curraone, I am not sure where you are looking but on the facebook page reply I have this:
Postage for the flat rate boxes will be $7.15 for Bx1 box, $11.70 for Bx2 box and $15.05 for Bx4 box.
But on the AP site the references are to B3. I'd go with a B4 and let the ombudsman sort it out.
on 05-04-2013 08:49 PM
curraone, I am not sure where you are looking but on the facebook page reply I have this:
Postage for the flat rate boxes will be $7.15 for Bx1 box, $11.70 for Bx2 box and $15.05 for Bx4 box.
I quoted directly from the Aust Post announcement
http://auspost.com.au/parcels-mail/ebay-flat-rate-satchels-and-boxes.html
on 05-04-2013 11:24 PM
Apparently it will be $6.95 to lodge a parcel less than 500gm with tracking at the local PO. Cheaper than C & S
But that will not be enough to satisfy paypal, You still need to use either registered post or click & send in the event of a dispute, the over the counter so called tracking offers no seller protection.
on 05-04-2013 11:33 PM
Ooh, ouch.
Sp is correct