eBay sans Frontiers

The winning bidder of one of my auctions is in Lithuania. The auction
specified UK only and I put a postage rate for the UK.

So, do I get in a pre-emptive "**** off, Baltic-boi" or a "it's gonna
cost you more"? The latter means a trip to the PO just to see how much
it's going to be and I can't really be doing with too much extra hassle
at the moment.

 

Is www.royalmail.co.uk not working, then?

What "extra hassle"? There's no other paperwork needed to post to the EU
- just a different postage cost. You know how much it weighs, presumably,
to have figured the UK postage cost out...

 

If you've got a set of scales, just weigh it yourself and work out the
postage, then let matey know how much it'll cost him. If he doesn't
agree, tell him to get lost and file a NPB or something.

 

It weighs more than my kitchen scales will take.
I used the same postage cost as with a couple of similar auctions. I
guess I could try and work it out or, alternatively ask if anyone knows
how much a Scorpion End Can weighs.

 

About the same as any other end can made from similar materials[0],
allow a bit extra for packaging, work it out on www.royalmail.com, then
add a bit on to cover yourself.

Since your auction specified UK-only, the buyer hasn't got a leg to
stand on if he complains about the postage being way over the odds.


[0] Stainless steel, aluminium, titanium, carbon fibre?

 

Or just back-calculate it from your assumed UK postage to get approx
weight, move up to next band and work out the postage to Lithuania.

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This is my Plan B.

 

As far as I can tell, the Small Packet Surface Mail only goes up to 2kg
and it weighs more than that. Anyone?[1]

[1] I must be being a bit thick. No change there then.

 

Oh, FFS.

The last can I sent (titanium) weighed something like 6kg when packed.

Add a bit for a different material, say 8kg.

The cheapest that gives is £51.99.

Add a bit on to that, and tell the buyer.

 

I had exactly that situation when I was breaking the 7R. I gave him two
days to accept an increased postage rate and, much to my surprise, he
came straight back with an OK and paid the extra. I popped it in the
post with international datapost or whatever it is, and the transaction
was smoother than with some UK buyers I've had.

If you want to price delivery, look on the RM web site. It's piss easy.

 

Cheers. I was having problems driving the Royal Mail website, but I've
found the relevant bit now. I'll tell him £60 and see what he says.

 

Indeed. I've only sold a couple of things on eBay before and I hadn't
thought it through.

That was the bit I was having problems with! I've got it sorted now,
though.

 

Over 2kg and the price goes up remarkably. Cost me £60 or so to post a
set of 400 Four carburettors to Japan (air mail, insured).

 

Have a look at the article on the moneysavingexpert site

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/cheap-parcel-delivery#international
http://tinyurl.com/5z5c62

It mentions Pharos International, Interparcel and Parcel2Go for Europe.

 

Any company called <something>2Go are cunts.

 

That was my assumption when I had the same happen, but it turned out to
be utterly unfounded.

Solid chaps, Lithuanians.

 

I've sent him a message saying it will be sixty quid, and asking if he
is willing to pay that much, but no reply yet.

 

Last time that happened to me I just sent back an invoice with postage
of ~ £30 ... it was paid promptly and sent off atan actual price of ~
£12. I see the profit as a 'hassle tax',

 

He baulked at the sixty quid, unsurprisingly, and he has now given me a
UK address.

Sorted.

 

generally, any company with a number as part of their name are
cunts[1]

[1] I worked for 0800freedom once[2].
[2] as their "Portal Jedi Master", which job title confirms their
cuntitude.