gasteropod wrote:I was under the impression that parcels needed to be taken to the post office, so that they can weigh them and charge you the appropriate amount. I always pay more than 36p to send parcels off first class.
Nope. You can do but it's not compulsory. Not if you get the weight and size right. I always go to the post office if it's the odd item or I want proof of postage but not when you send loads.
Use a set of scales and this link:
www.royalmail.com/pricefinder
Sorted! I said 66p or 78p not 36p
. A DVD weighs 115-125 grams which covers it for the 100-150 gram bracket, DVDs will also fit through the letter box as "Large Letter". A "large letter" that weighs 100-150 grams is always 66p second class or 78p first class. Buy appropriate stamps to cover if you want to send it 1st or 2nd class and you don't "have" to go to the post office.
This is obviously just for DVDs, or CDs, which weigh roughly the same.
Markgway wrote:I always go to the Post Office myself to be sure as it's not worth having the recipient be forced to go and collect their parcel at the sorting office and pay for incorrect postage (it happens) just because the sender was too bloody lazy to do it the right way.
You wouldn't if you were posting as much as I do, taking 100 items to the post office takes forever. You have to when sending abroad or it's too complicated to work out the right value though or of course it's too big to fit in the post box.
Do it right and they won't have to pay extra. It's not as complicated as most thing. Follow the link above and you shouldn't go wrong. I do occasionally but the majority they work out what I expected them too.
Also remember the staff at the post office make mistakes and charge too much. I've had to correct some.
saltysam wrote:given outrageous ebay/paypal fees (you effectively get charged 3 times,listing,final valuation & paypal) £2 a dvd is bare minimum postage for me to help cover this.
Exactly!
That said eBay is still easily The Number 1 place to get rid of stuff. I rarely bother with forums any more, it's rarely worth the bother. I tried Play.com once too, they were mostly a waste of time too.
Amazon charge a fortune to list. I've not used them.
