Heads Up that Click and Send Prices are Going Up on the 15th

[gemsweddingsupplies-online]

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.

[thecatspjs]

SP registered post is being phased out for parcels - in the new "improved" parcel system it will be letters only.

You can only use pre-paid labels with old pre-change satchel stock apparently.

[minimikimusic]

What a joke! When I spoke to the C&S representative a couple of days ago he said that there are no price changes coming soon as we will have AMPLE notice should anything change! LOL! What a joke! 

[gemsweddingsupplies-online]

curraone you are right I can see what you mean.. I am thinking somewhere is a typo.. The eBay accouncement says Bx4.. so I am really not sure.

[gemsweddingsupplies-online]

I have asked for clarification as to which box it includes over on their facebook page.

[the-kazbar]

I have emailed a number of federal ministers (both Labor and opposition) about these price increases. Small businesses are a very important part of the Australian economy and should be supported, not continually attacked

[the-kazbar]

https://www.change.org/petitions/australia-post-reconsider-the-parcel-price-increases#

[chezzy]

This doesn't just impact "business" and "families"

I toyed with getting back into ebay/posting to help me declutter and it is also a means to keep items out of landfill. The cost of packing/mailing needs to be relative. Keep bumping parcel costs and I think more items will end up in landfill as it just won't be worth the effort/expense

Back to the drawing board/brain storming for me I think!

[the-kazbar]

higher postage prices affect everyone in some way

Anything that encourages people to spend their money overseas, rather than with Australians is not good for the economy or the country.

[i-b-a-mad-loco]

https://www.change.org/petitions/australia-post-reconsider-the-parcel-price-increases#

  Don't forget every vote counts both buyers and sellers are going to be affected buy this in a big way

[phorum_junkie*]

C&S prices have remained the same since it's inception so I don't know why anyone is surprised the prices have gone up. If they had instigated a small rise each time other costs went up it would probably be more now and people wouldn't be complaining nearly as loud.