cheapest way to post small letters??

[nightyard]

I've just purchased a large amount of small items that I plan to sell on ebay, these items will fit into an envelope easily.

whats the cheapest way to post them? they only sell for £1.59 inc postage on ebay so I need to keep costs down.

thanks in advance

 

[kulture]

Royal Mail is best. They have a nice price finder tool on their web site.
http://www.royalmail.com/price-finder

 

[nightyard]

Royal Mail is best. They have a nice price finder tool on their web site.

yeah I know 50p for a second class stamp,1/3 the selling price of the items ha.
no cheaper option? do they offer a bulk discount?

 

[Nexolutions]

Royal Mail for smaller/lighter items is still the Uk's No 1 really for price as they don't have to charge for 'Courier' price services.

If the items fit into an envelope, what size is the envelope?
Are the items flat or 3d
And what do they weigh - crucial info
And whats the average cost of goods - also important

 

[nightyard]

the weight and size of 2 normal size simcards , flat object, items value 15p

thanks for the quick reply also.

 

[TotallySport]

if its large letter or above, look into Royal mail PPI.

 

[Nexolutions]

As long as the sim cards are less than 5mm in thickness, which unless im wrong they're about 1mm,

2nd Class: 50p
1st Class: 60p
2nd Class Signed for: £1.60 (Signed for is confirmed signature upon delivery and includes up to £50 insurance/compensation)
1st Class Signed for: £1.70
Special Delivery: £6.22 (Guaranteed next day, Inc comp up to £500)

There are no bulk buy deals sadly.

Hope this helps!

 

[Nexolutions]

Oh, and if your looking internationally,

Standard Airmail: 88p

 

[nightyard]

What about buying a franking machine??
what are the costs associated with that??
posting 2nd class using a franking machine saves 17p each item posted

 

[joshgeake]

Yeah if you're looking at 4000+ letters/parcels/packets etc per year then apply for a Royal Mail PPI. Then 50p per second class letter all of a sudden goes down by 34%!

 

[joshgeake]

If you send enough to warrent using a Franking Machine...then don't get a franking machine. The recharge fees, ink costs etc just make them horrifyingly expensive.

Instead, talk to Royal Mail.

 

[Nexolutions]

Franking machine is a good way to go if your going to be selling thousands?

The machines themselves cost £100s, average up to around £400, thats a lot of sim cards bearing in mind the stamps cost more than the porduct, to be sold to even make that back.

If your doing lot of other things aswell then possibly.

But add in the time taken to do it all, you still have to go to a post office or a local franking drop box, does it add value for you? (That can only be answered by yourself).

 

[nightyard]

Yeah if you're looking at 4000+ letters/parcels/packets etc per year then apply for a Royal Mail PPI. Then 50p per second class letter all of a sudden goes down by 34%!

what costs are associated with this?

 

[joshgeake]

none. Just make damn sure you're going to hit that volume.

I know of someone that was penalised for not hitting it. It hurt.

 

[nightyard]

none. Just make damn sure you're going to hit that volume.

I know of someone that was penalised for not hitting it. It hurt.

thanks for the advice, I guess I'll stick to the expensive 50p stamps until I can be sure I can do 4,000 plus units a year.