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    Postage RM vs Myhermes

    yea i sort of agree, had no problems up to yesterday with Myhermes. However a guy emailed me saying he hasn't received his parcel after 3 weeks! Checked on myhermes and it said delivered to porch last Wednesday. The buyer is claiming the porch always locked and not received it, and myhermes...
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    Postage RM vs Myhermes

    Thanks Andy, IS RM OBA priced differently to a normal RM post office? Or is it based on volume? Can you give me an idea of discount against volume Thanks, any help appreciated Alex
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    Postage RM vs Myhermes

    Hi thanks, yes this helps. I hear you can also get a discount at myhermes for volume parcels, i know someone who pays £3.89 instead of the £4.20. I can't see this published anywhere though? Thanks Alex
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    Postage RM vs Myhermes

    Hi All, We have started a small business and have been posting 2kg parcels through myhermes as they are the cheapest. Very happy with service so far. Question, top sellers on ebay selling the same product are posting 2kg items through Royal Mail.....How? The cost is around £5.60, this is far...
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    Sending parcel to Russia

    Thanks, can you confirm the Uk web address? i don't seem to be able to find it?
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    Sending parcel to Russia

    Kevin, thanks for advice, can you tell me who you use?
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    Sending parcel to Russia

    Hi all, Does anyone have Experience sending parcels to Russia. I have a 17 kg parcel to send to Russia and not sure the best way to do this. I have read some scary stories that most companies wont deliver to domestic addresses and may need customs declaration, also they need an import license...
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    ebay books through ltd company

    Caspar, Thanks for your reply, a little confused as to what you mean to be honest. If my ebay shop uses paypal business account and the paypal account uses our ltd company name, does this work? Alex
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    ebay books through ltd company

    Hi, Appreciate anyone's input here. We have a ltd company importing and selling goods. We also have a ebay account which we have turned into a ebay shop. Question is, can we run this ebay shop through our ltd company books? Alex
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    Paypal Name - Smokescreen

    Thanks both for your comments........... Ok, re-thinking this a little. If both ebay outlets shared the same paypal business account (which i believe is possible). Can we simply call the paypal business account an erroneous name which didnt match our ltd company? Thanks Alex
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    Paypal Name - Smokescreen

    Hi All, Your advice would be appreciated. My colleague and i have set up a ltd company designing and importing/exporting goods and selling mainly on ebay but also to small businesses. We have both set up individual ebay shops selling our products and intend to share one paypal account which all...
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    Company name

    Hi All, Some advice would be appreciated. What should you do if when registering your ltd company the name is not available, i.e the domain name is available but the company name is not, due to being a similar name already taken. Can you brand/market and trade as one name with your company...
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    Register a company, or not?

    Hi all, We have imported some stock from China, which is leaving very shortly. The intention is to sell on ebay via paypal, and any profits made re-invest back into more stock and re-sell e.t.c. Question is, as long as we do a self assessment and TAX return and all above board regarding paying...
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    US exchange rates and Transpact

    Can anyone help, where do check xchange rates
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    US exchange rates and Transpact

    Hi everyone, My colleague and i are importing some goods from China, we have calculated all the duty/VAT/Freight/exchange rates/margins e.t.c e.t.c and we are looking at making a acceptable return on our investment. So we are ready to place our order, our intension is to use Transpact, even...