New ebay / AP postage labels

[pnc75]

Has anyone actually used, or try to use one of these new ebay AP labels? And if so, was it successful? Any other comments?

[curraone]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

Prepaid are not zoned.

Postpaid are zoned.

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I don't know what that means

Flat rate postage is not zoned.    

[davewil1964]

If you use prepaid satchels, they are a flat rate Australia wide.

If you use AP MyPost Business, they are zoned.

Discounts don't apply to prepaid, except for quantity discounts

[brickworksmarket]

Just looked at purchasing a label and the dimensions on a small parcel no longer change the price so it appears this is now fixed.

[curraone]

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@curraone wrote:

My best guess is that you are using calculated postage in your listings instead of flat rate postage?

If you were using flat rate postage,  i.e. the Aust Post satchels - extra small, small, large, etc, you would know the exact price to charge.    The below sample is what ebay will charge you for using their labels, you just add a small amount for the purchase of satchels, like 25c

Flat Rate Satchels	Parcel post	Express Post
Extra Small	$7.28	$9.53
Small	$8.36	$10.99
Medium	$11.44	$14.44
Large	$14.48	$17.85
Extra Large	$17.48	$23.85

 EBAY POSTAGE AS AT 15 NOVEMBER 2025

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I see now that this information is incorrect.    It should say Zone 1.   I apologise if I misled anyone.😟

Flat Rate Satchels	Parcel post	Express Post
Extra Small	$7.28	$9.53
Small	$8.36	$10.99
Medium	$11.44	$14.44
Large	$14.48	$17.85
Extra Large	$17.48	$23.85

ZONE 1:   EBAY POSTAGE AS AT 15 NOVEMBER 2025

Flat Rate Satchels	Parcel post	Express Post
Extra Small	$8.54	$11.18
Small	$9.81	$12.89
Medium	$13.42	$16.94
Large	$16.98	$20.94
Extra Large	$20.50	$27.98

ZONE 2:   EBAY POSTAGE AS AT 15 NOVEMBER 2025

Flat Rate Satchels	Parcel post	Express Post
Extra Small	$9.51	$12.45
Small	$10.93	$14.36
Medium	$14.95	$18.87
Large	$18.91	$23.32
Extra Large	$22.83	$31.16

ZONE 3:   EBAY POSTAGE AS AT 15 NOVEMBER 2025

[pnc75]

Yes, and it makes a difference. For extra small to zone 3 for example, not worth it for the sake of 19 cents. better to have it added to your mypost business transaction count. 

[bridiestreasures4680]

I was just charged $9.53 for an x small satchel using eBay postage.

[pnc75]

Particularly frustrating when X small is a set $9.70 on AP (without MYPost Business), but not so on ebay. And yes, I know their excuse is zones. 

[donkeybrothers]

This change is such a joke. I'm now losing money on sales to the US because eBay don't charge sufficient postage costs. Of course, there is currently no way to print labels to the US even if I did want to use the Ebay system. 

[lezned-toycollector]

Huh???

I've made more than a dozen sales to US over the past week. I've lost no money on any transaction - in fact my profit margin across all of those sales averages around 250%.

I've experienced zero problems with printing labels, and my handling fee covers all costs incurred by buyers being undercharged for postage - and some.

To be honest, I can't see how anyone would be adversely affected by the current setup - unless of course they actually allow it to happen.

Here's a genuine piece of advice for you... if your business model can't handle a very basic postage increase (which is effectively what this is), then perhaps it's time for a change - just saying