Postage costs on ebay..

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I decided to add a couple more bridles to our collection and found some exactly what I wanted, the postage however is £7 a bridle .(different sellers)
Am I being dense or surely you can post a bridle (no bit) for less than that within the UK?
I agree the packaging will cost a bit but I re-use padded enevelopes for anything that size.
Is this how people make their money on ebay , as £3 added to every sale would add up I suppose..
What do you think, is £7 cheeky or not?
 
Yep it seems common practice to charge a fortune for postage these days, I think sellers do it to cover their listing fees.

If the seller is sending the bridle special delivery, then it WILL be £5-£6, however if they are posting it 1st or 2nd class recorded, it shouldnt be more than £3 !

I would 'ask seller a question' and ask if they offer any other postage options and how will it be coming.

Thats what I tend to do, sometimes it embarasses them into posting it cheaper!
 
I sold a couple of bridles on Ebay recently - padded envelope was 75 p and recorded delivery postage was just over £3... so yes, its taking the mickey... I refuse to buy stuff with extortionate postage costs.
 
<font color="peru">I posted a saddlecloth not long ago, but even though it was light, the size of it (even when folded) meant it ended up costing me £5 plus the cost of the envelope.

They're no doubt adding a bit more onto P&amp;P to cover listing fees/get a bit more profit, but if the overall cost is still good, I'd still be happy to buy it.

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i email the seller prior to bidding if i think the postage is too high. It so frustrates me. I am so glad we now rate the seller on the postage fees as well as a few other things.
 
No rugs are about £8.45 i think
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Are you all muppets??? Postage is high so the start price is lower. Overall cost is generally the same.

Why sellers do this: you don't have to pay eBay fees on the postage!

Why buyers complain: too thick to work out that if something is £4.99 + £5.01 P&amp;P its the same as £8.99 and £1.01 P&amp;P

Please stop whingeing like numerically challenged grannies.........
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If the value of the item is much above £27 (P.O. max payout for loss) the seller will probably want to cover themselves for the full value by sending it Special Delivery. If they are offering Paypal they have to send it trackable as their obligation is to provide proof it arrived in the event of a dispute. They would also be obliged to refund and make a postal claim themselves if it got lost (someone please tell this to the seller of my jodhpurs that haven't arrived).

With the post the way it is at the moment if I was selling any high value item on ebay and offering Paypal I would only send by Special Delivery.

I factor in the postage cost when deciding my maximum bid.
 
Have a look on thier ratings - if they sell enough you can see separate ratings for postage and packaging costs. Most big sellers don't get as many stars here so I think overcharging for postage is common. I just add the postage price on to the selling price and won't buy if the total is unacceptable.
 
I posted a heavyweight Val Viking turnout yesterday and it cost me £9.35 as a standard parcel. By the time you buy the box, drive to the post office etc it does add up.
 
Unfortunately, Royal Mail's new pricing system has made it difficult to calculate the exact cost.
Also, paypal and ebay make charges, so I don't mind sellers adding a bit on to cover that. However I agree some costs are high, but these are usually listed and should be taken into account. If you don't want to pay the postage quoted, don't bid!
 
I won a brand new tottie coat on ebay last week. The postage was £10 but couldn't really complain because they had that many coats for sale I got mine for 99p!
I have an Ebay shop and try and charge fair p&amp;p sometimes it hard to get it right when they merge between large letter and parcel. There is a courier service on Ebay that charge around £6 for anything upto 30kgs so they are worth bearing in mind for larger objects.
 
I've got a lightweight rug on sale just now I took it to the post office yesterday to see how much It would cost to post and it's going to cost £8.24. I would'nt want to rip anyone off but the rug is brand new and looks like it's only going to make a £10 so the buyer is getting a bargain and a cheap rug. I have just bought a greenguard muzzle it arrived yesterday I had to pay £3 postage and it came 2nd class and I bet it did'nt cost half that to post.
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