Oh, you mean the ebay branded satchels and boxes that you have to purchase?  Just another example of how Australians get ripped off:  http://ebaysupplies.usps.com/usps Yep, in the US ebay and the USPS offer free boxes, delivered to your house for free, and you can choose to use flat rate or not.  Also, saying that flat rate is "cheaper" is of course relative.  Today I shipped a parcel weighing 350g for $6.95 in my own box.  None of the flat rate options is cheaper.  And further to your last point - yes, I may as well just print the address label by hand or use Word to make a shipping label and then go stand in line at the post office (that was my point exactly)....there's no advantage going through the agony of clickandsend.  Typically, doing things online should make my life easier, not waste more time.  What would be the point of online banking if you had to select which statement to view and then go to the bank to pick it up?