SimonD

Hi,

I need to sell some bike parts in the next month or so (putting bike back to std before selling) and Ebay seems the obvious route to go.
I'm a bit daunted by the prospect of packing and posting bulky items.
I presumably need to get them packed + an estimate of postage before I put them for sale.
Any advice on where to get packing materials and the best place to handle postage/postage quotes?

Thanks for any help.

Simon

StickyMicky

search online for packing stuff

StickyMicky

or buy the packing stuff from ebay LOL

Tiggs

i use my local halfords...get the boxes that cycles get delivered in. (ask and they will let you have them for free- they only chuck them)

i have used those for loads of stuff...even sent some alloys to NY in them!

Warwick-hunt

yep, same as tiggs, i ask at shops for boxes, sometimes i even get a nice used bit of bubble wrap, with heavy stuff i take them to the post office and put them on the scales and get the postage prices from there,

ScoobywagonGl

failing taking them to post office if you have some posh bathroom scales that can do KG then get a rough estimate off them then just quote using royal mails website as below Im guessing if they are bike bits them they will be quite heavy so parcel post is the best way to go

http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/j...1&catId=400028

scoobyjimbo

Yep I agree with scoobywagon, I have been selling on Ebay and QXL for quite a few years now and a set of scales and the book from the post office telling you postage prices per weight (or their website), is great. Generally your chepaest option is the parcelforce standard parcel option which generally takes 2-5 days, in my experience this is the chepest and best way to send as you can also cheaply insure your items you sell , i.e £200 of insurance is as little as 50p extra.
Go for it..
J

scoobyjimbo

In all honesty Ebay is actually the cheapest place to buy jiff bags and bubble wrap etc, i buy all mine in bulk from a guy on there, an example of the price difference. I bought 50metres of buddle wrap on ebay for £11.99 + postage, where as in staples for example that would cost you well over £30.
J

Buckrogers

I buy bubble wrap, pay £14 ish for 100metres + free delivery. Maybe, "buddles" are more expensive...

ScoobywagonGl

PML must be the tesco economy brand?

Apparition

Buddle wrap is Freindly bubble wrap...don't you guys know anything ????

ScoobywagonGl

Clearly not

does it give you hours of enjoyment like bubble wrap?

*pop**pop*