Being new to e-bay, well my wife going to sell all my stuff.

How do you work out how much to charge for postage.?

Is there some sort of size and weight calculator type thingy, on a website.?

Blimey i getting modern now using E-bay, next i be trying to get on with this internet/computer thingy.

Geoff

posta rate finder

Here

just make sure you weigh the item all packaged up and ready to go, as the weight of the wrapping/tape etc often pushes the price into the next band

Ray

There is a size/weight chart on the royal mail website, then add a few quid for packaging and another couple of quid for your time and petrol getting it to the post office! In short just charge what you like!!!!

standard parcel rates
http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/content1?catId=23500714&mediaId=23500721

Try to get the price as correct as possible without going to high and overcharging, People arnt stupid and it will affect your sale if you try and proffit from P&P. just cover your costs,
Steve,

You can add a bit on for cost of the packing materials and the time and fuel to get you to the Post Office as well if you are so minded. I think some people expect this whereas others take the mickey. I always look at it as part of the cost of whatever I'm buying anyway

[Edited on 8/10/06 by Peteff]

And rememeber that the packing weighs too!!
You can double the weight of the item with packing if it's substantial!!
I've shafted myself more than once by weighing the item, then calculating postage on it and adding a small sum £ for packing, to find I'm now paying mre than i'm charging for the total weight

I find it best just to use the royal mail website to calculate based on weight (and size too!), then charge to nearest £1 higher - thi'll cover any additional costs for packaging and postage.

Better still, add the postage to your reserve price and don't charge P&P at all - might attract more bids this way.

[Edited on 8/10/06 by StevieB]

Personally I've stopped using auctions and just use the fixed price selling (and no "best offer" either!). Put a resonable price and include the P&P in that price (so it looks like free P&P). I've sold 7 items from a multi-buy since posting it yesterday already.

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Originally posted by stevec
People arnt stupid

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