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| Posted: Sat May 4th, 2013 00:47 |
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blackfox
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this really only concerns u.k based togs ,we all tend to sell our unwanted gear from time to time and i did that the other day selling a medium sized shoulder bag on e/bay . no problem there sold and i charged the seller what i thought was a reasonable £5 p&p ,the trouble started when i got to the post office counter and found they have upped there prices through the roof ,the parcel which weighed under 1kg would have cost just under £10 to post and there is no longer a cheaper alternative i.e parcel post or 2nd class etc .this applies right across the board apparently on anything larger than letter size .i its cheaper to post something to elsewhere in the world than to your next town . my solution was to sign up to collect plus couriers and then drop the same parcel into my local paper shop (next door to the p.o) and it gets picked up from there total cost with a tracking number and insured £3.99 . so be aware if you sell anything or post anything .
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| Posted: Sat May 4th, 2013 01:13 |
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Robert
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I read about this the other day, it depends on volume as well as weight now, was what I remember, so bulky items can be more expensive than heavy ones. What bugs me is eBays insistence that you must send some stuff for free??? That includes computer components, or did? I broke a computer for somebody once and the cost of sending some of the parts was prohibitive, they ended up in the skip. How anybody can sell stuff at the price they do like CD's an things, and not charge postage I really don't know. One of the many reasons I avoid eBay and their 'policies' like the plague.
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| Posted: Sat May 4th, 2013 03:32 |
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jk
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Well the answer as Jeff has found is to use these smaller couriers. There is also a very good verion that works for all over the world and they provide door to door service. http://www.parcel2go.com In a changing world where letters are a rarity as email can do everything a letter can I do wonder why people still use letters for everything except court summons and other legal communications that need to be signed for.
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| Posted: Sat May 4th, 2013 08:25 |
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Eric
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jk wrote:
Sending invoices? :thumbsup:
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| Posted: Sat May 4th, 2013 08:44 |
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Eric
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I have been restricted by to a monthly selling limit for a year now because of a bad rating ( not feedback ...thats100%) . It's this star rating system that buyers are encouraged to score you on. Guess what ...I was marked down on postage charges. 2 greedy woman having won small heavy yet fragile items for a fraction of their retail value were aggrieved I charged the going rate for protecting their purchases in the post. I argued with eBay, to no avail that, in the UK it's impossible to get people to give sellers 5 stars for postage charges...because even when done at cost, buyers still think the seller is the villain...not Royal Mail. Buyers also think postage is "a stamp" ...when its packaging materials and time to organise it all as well. I now put a statement on the bottom of every auction stating that people shouldn't bother bidding if they think the postage is ott. It's clear royal mail don't want to be bothered with the traditional part of their business...general public and general mail. They just want lucrative commercial work. The government should never have privatised the mail...or water....or power. >:( I haven't quite got my head round the new parcel sizing. I took a parcel down today and though it wouldn't go through their slot thingie ...it still went 1st class post for £5.20????
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| Posted: Sat May 4th, 2013 09:16 |
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jk
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Eric wrote: jk wrote:  Take cash it is easier!! I always used to send those by PDF in email.
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| Posted: Sat May 4th, 2013 09:19 |
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jk
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Eric wrote: It's clear royal mail don't want to be bothered with the traditional part of their business...general public and general mail. They just want lucrative commercial work. The government should never have privatised the mail...or water....or power. Hmmm agree. Nor Gas, trains and electricity. At least the woman who did it wont be able to repeat the exercise!!
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| Posted: Sat May 4th, 2013 09:33 |
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Eric
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jk wrote:Eric wrote:It's clear royal mail don't want to be bothered with the traditional part of their business...general public and general mail. They just want lucrative commercial work. The government should never have privatised the mail...or water....or power. Wouldn't blame her for making mistakes, when on balance she turned the country round. Can't make omelettes without breaking eggs. Sadly today's politicians haven't got the b*lls to make hard decisions...when they are needed. What's obvious to the man in the street is avoided like the plague by todays politicians. Hence what we see with this UKIP vote. Of course...they would be no different if, God Forbid, they ever got the chance in a position of power.
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| Posted: Sat May 4th, 2013 18:01 |
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richw
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jk wrote:Eric wrote:Not sure about trains, when I caught a train in England last year it was 100 times better than I remember it being under British Rail.It's clear royal mail don't want to be bothered with the traditional part of their business...general public and general mail. They just want lucrative commercial work. The government should never have privatised the mail...or water....or power.
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| Posted: Sun May 5th, 2013 11:43 |
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Eric
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richw wrote: jk wrote: I agree, the trains are better....but more expensive. Royal mail cant even claim an improvement. I still miss the old steam trains! 
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