Postage and Packaging Advice

[Rentochops]

it's now taken me over three weeks to sort out some stuff to sell, but I am not sure what to charge for P&P - or would it be better to include this in the selling price?

I'm selling here first so you guys get the best of, well what's pretty good anyway!

thanks ROC

[kitten_with_claws]

For selling on here ROC, or on eBay do you mean?

[pyjama princess]

I'd include the p&p in the cost of the item. But that means you need to calculate what it will actually cost to post in order not to be out of pocket.

[Rentochops]

For selling on here ROC, or on eBay do you mean?

on here, don't have time for Ebay x

[kitten_with_claws]

For on here, whatever you feel happiest doing ROC, though inc. any p&p costs keeps it nice & simple?

I weigh all items (inc. any packaging) & price them up according to either the Royal Mail site or Seajay's. I only charge the absolute minimum for packaging costs (usually no more than 20-30p) on top but if I was selling on here I wouldn't bother, just cover my absolute basic p&p charges!

[Rentochops]

For on here, whatever you feel happiest doing ROC, though inc. any p&p costs keeps it nice & simple?

I weigh all items (inc. any packaging) & price them up according to either the Royal Mail site or Seajay's. I only charge the absolute minimum for packaging costs (usually no more than 20-30p) on top but if I was selling on here I wouldn't bother, just cover my absolute basic p&p charges!

It will be mainly be CD's and smaller items so I'll do that then.

[kitten_with_claws]

It will be mainly be CD's and smaller items so I'll do that then.

Don't do yourself out of any p&p but I presume CI postage is the same as here & it goes on weight increments (yes, I'm thick, I know! lol) so if most items are small/lightweight, you'll probably find they're mostly all in the same price band & many might even go as a 'large letter', if you have such a thing there?

[Rentochops]

Don't do yourself out of any p&p but I presume CI postage is the same as here & it goes on weight increments (yes, I'm thick, I know! lol) so if most items are small/lightweight, you'll probably find they're mostly all in the same price band & many might even go as a 'large letter', if you have such a thing there?

yup, postage used to be cheaper but then they introduced the large letter thing and postage to the UK is now slightly higher now.

[Little Jan]

Yes that large letter thing is a con, as not many cards are under 5mm nowdays,a cd in a palstic sleeve will just about go normal 1st or second but as soon as it goes in a plastic case or a cardbaord sleeve it goes up to large letter

[morgana123]

The large letter is such a con - I had to send a few pages of text through the post if I folded it it became a large letter cos of the deprth but If I left them flat it went in a large envelope and so became a large letter - the biddy so and so's get you either way lol.

Roc - have you thought of offering the cd's just in plastic sleeves without the boxes to save on the post and packing costs. Im sure there are many crafters out there who wouldnt be bothered about having the boxes - after all, we dont need them to craft lol. I know with the ones I have sold on ebay it really adds to the cost of post and packing.

PS - looking forward to seeing what you are going to tempt us with.

[Paul Thomason]

Speaking as someone who has sold through websites, ebay and the press I have found it best to be open and honest about postage costs but above all not to make a profit on postage, the crafting public are not daft and always see their way through to the best deal.