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A record costs £1.40 second class within the uk and £1.70 first class approx, mate i have almost 800 feedback on ebay, i know how much the post office charge and most people generally have record mailers lying around the house as most djs buy online therefore this is why i don't mention this. Obviously i'm not saying you should sell it for the exact £1.40, but £3.75 to the uk or $14 per vinyl would put anyone off, regardless of whether you're selling the record at £5, 50p or even 1p. A fair price for me would be for a record to the USA about £4 ish (i sell mine for £4.20)
It costs the same as far as i know to usa/canada/japan anywhere else. Im 99% sure that posting to japan is the exact same price as posting to america as to australia. On royalmail's website i have just checked pricing and sending a small packet airmail etc is the same for both worldwide zone 1+2 so it's the exact same price regardless of whether it's jamaica japan or usa.
There is no point in my opinion sending vinyl recorded as you are covered up to £32 on regular mail. For instance a book went missing in the post which cost 20 odd quid and i got it all back plus my postage and this was with no insurance whatsoever.
| quote: | | Fragile Labels,Printer ink etc.- £ .35 |
no pens in your house?
| quote: | Ebay listing and FVF fees app - £ .45
Paypal Fees - £ .37 |
This is what i'm saying postage is postage not ebay fees otherwise under postage rates it would say postage, ebay/paypal fees.
I'm not trying to have an argument but merely pointing out that i feel like the other 2 posters that your shipping charges are excessive and the things you mention like tape for instance everyone has stuff like tape in the house for general stuff, i mean if it really does cost this amount then people like me who sell a 12" for £2.20 postage would be in effect literally losing money, which we clearly aren't.
| quote: | | Then I have to go to the post office post the damn things. |
Good exercise mate 
If you have a look you will see that the majority of ebayer vinyl sellers do not put postage at the rates you do, so clearly the majority would not agree with you.
Right now i have in front of me a proof of postage which i kept for returning 2 records to chemicalrecords.co.uk (for a mess up on their part), with 2 cardboard stiffeners inserted at 0.586kg which cost me £2.20 to send(if you really think i am lying or living in cuckoo land i can easily upload my POP).
I really don't want to get into a debate on postage pricing but the facts speak for themselves http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/content1?mediaId=400347&catId=400036 and the fact that as i say most people do not charge postage like you do, so clearly that tells you something.
Last edited by kpjf on Apr-04-2007 at 16:52
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