Hi! Looking for some assistance / knowledge... I'm regularly posting small items and it seems the cheapest postage option with Australia Post is the standard parcel under 500g for $7.45 (or the recent eBay parcels for $7.15).

Is there really no other alternative for posting small parcels?

I'm confused as some parcels coming internationally, say from South East Asia - I pay a couple of dollars for these items, how are they affording postage? I have a bunch of items that are worth about $15.00 and want to list them for that much and free postage, but it does not seem worth it after the postage costs are taken out!

Am I missing anything here... it seems some sellers are making a loss on items once the postage is taken out?

Thanks