HI,

Sorry lane-ends I don't know what you mean, how do you offer free postage?

In regards to your question ivgotallthegoodbits- I sell clothing items mostly and have found sending light pieces of clothing items (eg tshirts, light dresses, thin pants, gym clothes) that I can flatted to an A4 size can be sent as letters - I buy airtight plastic sleeves (like the glad bags but a4 sized) then put the garment in that, squeeze all the air out then put it in an A4 evelope which usually means I only pay the cost of a large letter- with registered mail this is usually $5 which buyers are more than happy to pay considering the cost of prepaid satchels. Of course if you post bulky items then unfortunately it's sometimes almost not worth selling items- especially when they sell for less than $10. After ebay and paypal take their fees and you factor the time to list and package then send off- I cant see the point.

I've been questioning whether to stay with click and send or go back to aust post satchels:

If I chose Click and Send as my postage method and dont select signature on delivery to avoid extra costs for the buyer then should the parcel go missing/get stolen then I have to refund the buyer and lose the cost of the item and postage - from what I understand in this scenario i may be able to claim a refund from austpost on postage but as signature on delivery was not selected they arent obliged to pay.

In the old days (ok not that long ago, but before click and send) if an item that was sent as regular mail (without insurance or registered mail) went missing in the mail aust post used to refund the postage (as long as proof was provided) and the item cost of up to $100. I was wondering, does anyone know if this still applies? If it does then surely sending items that sell for less that $100 are worth sending via regular mail (the red austpost satchels) than a click and send satchel should it go missing. This is presuming aust post still offers this.

Anyway I think the postage costs are putting pressure on ebay.. I've stopped selling as much as I used to purely because buyers dont want to pay high postage costs.... 

If anyone has some great tips on lowering postage costs etc please share!! =D