Postage option for phone cases?

[tradingaddict101]

I want to sell phone cases but need some advice on how to make the cost most affordable

I know some eBay sellers send phone cases in C5 envelopes and sometimes even in small envelopes that cost only 70c to deliver, the question is how do they do that? I thought there's rules about objects having to be flexable and under 5mm / 20mm thick

Would it be safe for me to send in that manner? And if not will the "unable to be delivered item" be returned to me by AU post?

Thanks in advance for reading my question and THANK YOU VERY MUCH in advance for answering!

[*crikey*mate*]

remember there is no tracking, so no PayPal protection for letters that aren't registered.

most phone cases would be under 20mm, wouldn't they?

If you put your return address, on the envelope, in therory, Aus Post shoud do RTS... in theory.

items don't have to be flexible. I use 16mm cardboard mailers (dont sell phone cases though), never had a problem and I lodge everything over the counter at the PO

[curraone]

from Australia Post site:

To be considered a letter, your item must:

• weigh less than 500g 
• contain flexible items* 
• have a rectangular shape 
• be no larger than a B4 envelope (260mm x 360mm x 20mm) 
• be no thicker than 20mm

* Letters should not contain stiff objects such as bottle tops, pens, items enclosed in a hard case, and so on. High-speed letter sorting equipment could damage such objects, or the objects could damage other articles.

[bruce-linn]

Been posting CD's in paper or plastic covers in Small bubble wrap envelopes for years No problems Current cost is $1.40 to Australia

[shellco2010]

Check this search -Envelope Size Die cut Mailing Box.

I am using some sort of these boxes every day instead of envelopes.

The postage cost is the same as usual envelope.

[thedeltons4]

Just wondering if anyone has had Aus Post reject lodgement of a rigid mailer if their large letter requirements are for "flexible items"?

I mail everything in either rigid envelopes or the mailing boxes that are only 16mm thick (ie within large letter sizes). I'm already breaching the "paper only" aspect but if I have to move to parcel post it will completely kill my business (lots of small ticket items that are also light and small in size).

[digital*ghost]

Large letters do not have to be flexible, and can contain anything - it's small letters (the ones that cost a single stamp maximum) that have to be flexible because of the way they are sorted. If any AP staff tell you otherwise, get them to show you in the letter guide where it says what they claim (they won't be able to 😉 ).

Also, there is no 'paper only' rule. Some types of letters can only contain documents, but Australia Post consider a document to be anything that contains or stores transferable / reproducable data, inlcuding CDs and SD / memory cards. 

[*stuff*books*]

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@digital*ghost wrote:

Large letters do not have to be flexible, and can contain anything - it's small letters (the ones that cost a single stamp maximum) that have to be flexible because of the way they are sorted. If any AP staff tell you otherwise, get them to show you in the letter guide where it says what they claim (they won't be able to 😉 ).

Also, there is no 'paper only' rule. Some types of letters can only contain documents, but Australia Post consider a document to be anything that contains or stores transferable / reproducable data, inlcuding CDs and SD / memory cards. 

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If you ever have a problem with an Australia Post employee over this then just grab one of their registered large envelopes and

point out what it says on the other side of the Lodgement receipt.

[thedeltons4]

Thanks for that. It made me go and look more thoroughly.

I'd say the word missing from the main content page at the astricks is "small" letters can not be inflexible.

http://auspost.com.au/parcels-mail/domestic-letters.html

Because when you read the actual guide (as at May 2013) it does state as per you do - large letters do not have to be flexible.

Ref; http://auspost.com.au/media/documents/letters-products-services-guide-may13.pdf

[j*oono]

That is quite right.

Most of the items I sold were not flexibible, they were small metal components.  I posted these at large letter rate, mostly overseas in a padded envelope and with the customs sticker attached stating exactly what they were. Never a problem.