How do sellers ship for so cheap in Australia ???

[99office]

How do so many Australian sellers ship for so cheap? They sell items that will not fit in a letter (thicker than 20mm) for way cheaper than the cheapest Australia post contract parcel rates.

For example, search ebay for "USB car charger", select "Australia Only" in location, and there are heaps of people selling chargers (including shipping) between $2.50 and $4.00. HOW DO THEY DO IT?? Do they just sent it in a letter, and hope no one checks it is thicker than 20mm? All those items are way thicker than 20mm

[*tippy*toes*]

Oooohhh yeah, I like how you think! Very good idea. I think a special effect would be far better than the regular smooth finish of the paint.

[davidc4430]

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@padi*0409 wrote:

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@*tippy*toes* wrote:

 Actually, a rainbow roller could be better. Maybe something like the Renovator Paint Pro. They rate really highly on Product Review.  

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Tippy, maybe you could use a Rainbow Lorikeet instead of a Rainbow Roller, that would give you a nice flutter effect to your painting.

                                                                              

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who woulda thought a thread about cheap postage would lead us to using a bird as a paintbrush....oh magoo youve done it again LOL

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@davidc4430 wrote:

who woulda thought a thread about cheap postage would lead us to using a bird as a paintbrush....oh magoo youve done it again LOL

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but david, it has taken four years for this thread to evolve into this . . . . . even before paint references became a thing of folly.

[*tippy*toes*]

Mmmmm, I love paint, especially with added sugar.

[padi*0409]

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@davidc4430 wrote:

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who woulda thought a thread about cheap postage would lead us to using a bird as a paintbrush....oh magoo youve done it again LOL

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At a pinch David, Batgirl the Brave Painter can be utilised instead of a Lorikeet or two, she's proven her astounding ability over the last week here...............sigh.

                                               Seen here prior to painting...........................

[*tippy*toes*]

I want to see her AFTER she's been painted.

[padi*0409]

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@*tippy*toes* wrote:

I want to see her AFTER she's been painted. she's done the painting.

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She becomes "A Colourful Identity" at that point Tippy........................I'll try to get pics, but she tends to present her rear end for inspection when I do that  .............................

[ourphonecase]

What if they own a small post office on the side and skip paying postage by just applying the "paid" stamp on the letter.

Or maybe they are delivering the item themselves

[davidc4430]

wouldnt the selfy craze have a whole different look if we were dogs and cats

so many piccys of rear ends 

[beakychew]

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@the_p_nut1975 wrote:
Because they are lying about the item location, its coming from China... There are more and more sellers like this on ebay, saying they are located in Australia.. Apparently heaps of Chinese sellers are registering accounts at Darwin address's....

And why so Cheap for them to post? its all handle by Auspost once it arrives here.... According to Auspost, our post is so expencive because we are subsidizing these guys.. So, its a double whammy for us........ We cant compete seller wise because we are paying their post... How screwed up is that?

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I know this is the case in one of my main categories.

The sellers list items as located in Darwin, the sellers (and most of their other items) are in China (or hong Kong or Malaysia).

So they buy in very high quantities and get good wholesale price.

List and sell in high quantities and get Ebay and PP discounts.

And post from China with cheap (subsidised) postage.

These sellers even have feedback saying that the items were posted from China, though stated as in Darwin.

I've complained to Ebay, and they DO NOTHING.

This is happening in more and more categories. Very hard to compete.

---I know this is an oooooold thread, but there are also new things to say about it. Sorry if you prefered the OT conversation 😉