Comments on: Royal Mail announce price increases for April 2010

By: Elvis

Elvis — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:08:15 +0000

On a positive note, anyone who sends a lot of packets via packetpost that weigh 751-1000g per item will have a price decrease of 4.9p per item 1st class and 3.9p 2nd class. Sadly this isn’t me but may be useful to someone

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:20:00 +0000

It’s tempting.

By: Sue Bailey

Sue Bailey — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:43:37 +0000

do it do it, goodness knows we need a laugh.
Let us know if you get a response.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:41:41 +0000

Still can’t find the special eBay Free P&P tariff, think I’ll email support at eBay just for the hell of it….. well it Christmas.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:29:48 +0000

I needed this. More or the same please.
Oh my sides are hurting !

By: Bigpoppa

Bigpoppa — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:27:40 +0000

Forced?…I’m not aware of any forcing going on.

Do you mean that because you haven’t thought to cost the occassional lost item into your business model that you feel you have no other choice other than to charge ALL your buyers an extra LARGE fee on top of their shipping?

…Is that what you mean by force?

By: Sue Bailey

Sue Bailey — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:20:55 +0000

Kevin, chin up, old chap Are buyers really going to get upset over a 10p increase? Or, you know, a 11.75p increase if you’re VAT-reg. I’m going to suggest they won’t even notice.

By: Kevin A

Kevin A — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:47:55 +0000

So, if you up your postal charges to account for RM increases, I expect that means you’ll get a few more 1′s and 2′s for postage & packing and kiss goodbye to any chance of getting that nice shiny TRS badge?

By: Sue Bailey

Sue Bailey — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:25:02 +0000

I like Norf’s previous comment on ISF – “it’s a tax on paranoia”.

Also I have to tell any worried sellers that in the last four years, I’ve only ONCE been asked to sign for an ISF.

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:06:34 +0000

ISF protects you from bugger all,
once it leaves the UK it could fall off the end of the world.
Royal mail would not know, and unless its signed for paypal would refund the buyer regardless

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:31:56 +0000

“Sue Bailey obviously doesn’t sell much on ebay”

Made my day that one.

By: Chris Dawson

Chris Dawson — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:16:55 +0000

Would that be the same Sue with over 60,000 feedback or is it a different Sue Bailey you’re talking about?

By: Sue Bailey

Sue Bailey — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:06:14 +0000

Thanks Jason, but I’ll continue to direct my not-purchasing at unprofessional sellers who can’t see a bigger picture, who don’t self-insure and who treat every transaction on their business like it’s the only one. Anger? Meh, no.

By: jason wedge

jason wedge — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:01:41 +0000

Sue Bailey obviously doesn’t sell much on ebay, or she would realise the reason sellers are charging for ISF is that Paypal now make it a REQUIREMENT to use it if you want seller protection, otherwise sellers are not covered in the event of loss, and paypal will remove “compensation” funds from the sellers account if the seller can’t prove it was sent ISF and produce paperwork. Kindly direct your anger at Paypal, not the sellers who are forced into this ridiculous situation.

By: Sue Bailey

Sue Bailey — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:39:05 +0000

And ISF up 55p. I will no longer be patronising eBay UK sellers who tell me I have to pay for signed for for every £3 item.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:36:04 +0000

Recorded Delivery reduced by 1p to 74p eh? It may as well be FREE because 1 in 3 are not signed for by the lazy postmen – and yes I do always claim for every one that doesn’t get a signature – but it doesn’t stop dishonest buyers using the opportunity to make a false INR claim when the postman just pushed it through the letterbox. If everyone claimed for RDs that were unsigned for, RM would get their act together. As it is so few people bother to check let alone claim that they can afford to pay out to the few who can be bothered to pursue them.

By: DEL

DEL — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:14:27 +0000

Some good news, account prices for letters and large letters are unchanged, but packets up slightly.

By: Hereford United Fan

Hereford United Fan — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:53:45 +0000

What will happen to tracked prices? They are negotiated with a one price fits all fee.

I have just sold something at 3:30 on 22nd of December to someone from Spain. I have a note on my listings saying the next posting date is 29th. He has said ,in Spanish, please make sure I get it for Christmas as it is for a present.

Do you think he is very optimistic or is he shopping early for next year?

By: Sue Bailey

Sue Bailey — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:56:48 +0000

No, I couldn’t find that either Richard. Must be in a Speshul Sekrit Squirrl place, ehh.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:50:34 +0000

Thanks for this one Sue.

Desperatly looking for the special eBay Free P&P tariff.