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Originally Posted by Damien
I did £4 because i didnt want to get burnt. The Packaging is £1. So first class registered for a big item?
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www.royalmail.com to get your postage prices.
You really need to have some digital kitchen scales (dead cheap) so you can work out the exact postage costs for the auction. It is less attractive to bidders when the exact P&P cost is not stated until after the auction end.
I never resent a reasonable amount added to cover the cost of bubble-Wrap, jiffy bags etc especially if it is only a small fraction of the relatively large cost of the item itself but, although I don't generally moan about it and don't think sellers should ever lose out, I don't like it when I'm charged well over the odds for obvious 2nd/3rd/4th-hand used packaging which has not cost the seller a penny but have still stuck another few quid on for it.
Some sellers say, "well, it took me 15 minutes to wrap, 20mins to walk to the post office and I had to stand in a que for 30mins". That's just tough and one should build that into the bid price if its that important.