How to Bulk Edit postage

[michael_cullis]

I had stopped offering CDs for sale overseas (I am in Australia) due to the fact that they could no longer be posted by Economy Air ($8.30) and ony as small parcels (around $21). I have reconsidered and decided to give overseas buyers the option of paying the higher postage. I had hoped that I could edit all my CDs at the one time, however after I enter Worldwide then Australia Post Standard International I get an error message telling me to enter the carrier. Australia Post Standard International appears below the entry box with a red arrow beside it. Even if I was successful I would get another error message telling me that I had not shown the item dimension whilst not providing any means of doing this.

I eventually edited the 20+ entries individually but it took a long time. Am I missing something?

[heihachi_73]

Yeah, you're probably better off not bothering sending things overseas for the time being.

The page below indicates that economy letters containing "merchandise" is suspended, but doesn't specify what merchandise actually is; it also doesn't specify that only paper-based items can be sent as letters, unlike with certain express post categories. CDs being a form of media should be considered as regular mail (just not on paper), not something like a flattened t-shirt, a phone case or a packet of guitar strings for example which are all under 20mm thick.

However, Australia Post has apparently suspended international letters while still allowing identical parcels to go through with no difference apart from a significantly higher price. This seems like nothing but a blatant scam, with Australia Post playing the coronavirus card for maximum profit. Royal Commission anyone?

For the readers:
https://auspost.com.au/about-us/news-media/important-updates/coronavirus/coronavirus-international-u...

Note that the postage calculator has not been updated and has no indication that certain rates are suspended.
https://auspost.com.au/parcels-mail/calculate-postage-delivery-times

[curraone]

Yes, when bulk editing, international postage is something you have to do one at a time.   Don't know why.

[michael_cullis]

Whilst I suspended sales of CDs to overseas buyers on eBay I didn't do the same on Discogs. Australia Post staffers at several post officers told me that they could not scan the customs slips for large letters going overseas because the computer didn't allow them to scan the slip if they showed the contents as merchandise. I was advised to attach part of the slip to the back of the envelope and stick $8.30 worth of stamps on the front then post it in the post box outside the post office. I was assured that the letter would be delivered, although it could end up going by sea mail and take a long time. When I receive an order on Discogs for a CD from an overseas buyer I send them an invoice as well as a message warning them that delivery could take 2 months or more and asking them whether they wish to proceed.

On eBay I have now allowed International orders but set the postage calculator to quote Australia Post Standard Air Mail and eBay does the calculation. The amount eBay quotes is obviously for a parcel rather than a letter and is corrrespondingly much more expensive than a letter. I figure that this gives a potential buyer the opportunity to buy the CD if he wants it badly enough to pay the extortionate postage.