And how Davewil do you fit a 100 metre roll of bubblewrap into a satchel ?? - or the myriad of other goods sent by sellers ??

Dunno. But my last 100m of bubblewrap will last me 12 months, so I'll deal with it then.

My point was/is that there are other avenues.

lol davewil- what are they ?? and are they cost effective ?? I suppose drop shipping may start to look more and more attractive

there will be some sellers that are going to go out of business through this change, and click and send satchels and boxes ain't going to save the day

change and adapt - for sure, but if there is a significant increase in our consumer dollars being spent internationally to purchase and import goods, then that ain't good for any Australian as it has a detrimental effect on our economy

The other avenues are not necessarily eBay ones. As USPS prices have gone through the roof/become realistic and Royal Mail is set to follow in a fortnight, I expect that Australian sellers will get an edge.

Not just from those who consider supporting their country's economy to be a good thing, but from those whose only criterion is the lowest price, regardless.

not all items can fit into satchels or even box,if that box was a bit wide also satchels(

its possible to post chip,but you need to have eParcel ,but to have that you need sell 20 item a day(((

I'm 100% sure what you posted made sense to you. For the rest of us, care to elucidate in words of five syllables or less?

Not just from those who consider supporting their country's economy to be a good thing, but from those whose only criterion is the lowest price, regardless.

So, based on the example in post 7, the seller of bubble wrap should absorb the increased post price and reduce the bubble wrap price from $25 and sell the roll for $1.

Or alternatively, the consumer will be preparred to pay a post cost that has increased from $11 to $35 for the same product ?

Lets not also forget the ordinary everyday people who want to send a parcel to someone.

For example I have a lightweight cushion I sell which is under 500g and which currently would cost around $6.60 to post Australia Wide.

With the new cubing rule coming into effect the cost to send it from Perth to Melbourne will be $17.70.

This move by Australia Post is not only going to affect sellers but it is going to affect everybody who sends parcels through Australia Post.

Indeed Jen.

I reckon its going to effect more than those who send and receive parcels. If you dampen demand domestically as this increase will do, then it will have a negative flow on effect on jobs big time and our economy generally.