Australia Post Put Their Prices Up a LOT Lets Talk About What that Means for Resellers and Customer

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Ай бұрын

This will have major consequence for resellers if you don't become aware of it! Australia Post have put their prices up substantially. How does it affect you or your customers.

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@geelong-flipper Ай бұрын

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@paullawrie Ай бұрын

Great video! For books that can't go as a large letter, but are still under 500g I'd recommend using your own generic satchel and printing a label from AusPost MyPost Business. Even on Band 0 it will cost $10.60 at the worst, and as low as $6.36 on Band 5 in zone 1. Over 500g you can use the flat rate small satchels that cost $18 for 100, and then the same rates I've mentioned here for up to 5kg.

@daledrake7870 Ай бұрын

me again, small time seller , full time delivery at post, , yes prices have gone up they always announce letter increase but not parcel increase, and i can tell you all, they are cracking down on all the people who just put a stamp or two or three on a small parcel and then put it into a street clearance box ( red box) as a postie i see around 60bucks daily in underpaid postage and thats just one person, its a huge problem for Austpost, but great video, my only worry with books in the green document envelope is the level of care for delivery, ie be being bent or folded into letter box. so there u go , a view from the other side, :)

@geelong-flipper Ай бұрын

I really appreciate that! Always interesting to get more information! Yes another KZbinr suggests the stamp thing, i strongly disagree. Not fair on our customers

@daledrake7870 Ай бұрын

@@geelong-flipper and i personally wont buy from anyone using Sendle, i see how cheap they are but the service isnt there at all , so were kinda stuck with Post,

@Adam-Adamson Ай бұрын

Don't forget ebay also take fees from shipping so add 15% to your shipping cost or you are out of pocket

@alistairmarshall6775 Ай бұрын

NZPost is the same. Prices have been hiked hugely at least 3 times in the last couple of years. Makes it really tough for resellers.

@geelong-flipper Ай бұрын

I agree it’s kind of like do you take the hit or do you pass it onto the customer?

@lukesimpson3080 Ай бұрын

Aus post’s answer is to always hike prices up. Their business model is unsustainable, and we’re in desperate need of a major competitor like a USPS style carrier.

@Lea_1113 Ай бұрын

I knew they were going up and only bought an extra pack of each - silly me! Great for t-shirts too - just sent 2 pairs of socks in one yesterday. Ties also would fit in here.

@wanderingsandmusings9255 Ай бұрын

You gotta remember ebay fees apply to postage charges. Aus post is a disgrace, but this is what corporate business model creates.

@merridybenton7028 Ай бұрын

I buy the envelopes (both medium and large) 50 at a time as i use them abit but i am a full time book seller with over 10,000 listings. I am trying to get away from selling single books that fit in those envelopes though and this price hike certainly confirms thats the change i need to do.

@twgstwgs Ай бұрын

I can’t stand Australia Post. These envelopes now cost about as much as I pay for small parcel post (with a Band 5 discount). Explain that one…

@geelong-flipper Ай бұрын

Its a tough one I'm on band three. I prefer prepaid stuff where I can. Crazy times arent they

@stevirobbo Ай бұрын

I looked at mario kart on the wii and on ebay it was £10 the postage to get it was £20 so £30 for a £10 game it's hard enough trying to fund the games without the postal service taking advantage of the collectables market plus usually it's a kids toy they are slamming which is disgaceful. I'm not buying much at the moment from Japan & Austrailia because the shipping costs are just ridiculous and unless it's something really special that I can't do without I am holding out till a UK seller puts it up 😊

@Thruxton66 Ай бұрын

I haven’t looked into it but have heard Sendle have a cheaper tracked envelope rate

@snoopfobz Ай бұрын

Off track here I can't understand ebay sellers on one item that's really sort after sell through rate is high and other sellers really knock down the prices to quickly get a sale before you know it profit margins are low and not even worth it or just lost 50% profit 🤯👀 anyone experience this ?

@geelong-flipper Ай бұрын

Absolutely. Great point too. I don’t follow the low pricing strategy. I find my customers don’t trust a price that is too low and I pride myself upon honest descriptions and fault clarification. I’d rather sell something for $20 when the rest of the market is at $10 knowing that my customer is getting total transparency about the condition of their item.

@snoopfobz Ай бұрын

@geelong-flipper 100% the followers will know unfortunately the others only about chesp and nasty and then complain later lol 😆

@Resellocity Ай бұрын

It’s crazy how much more you guys pay compared to me here in the USA. Canadian resellers pay a ton as well.

@geelong-flipper Ай бұрын

I know it’s actually crazy. They can gouge us because we have less choice.

@colcol23 Ай бұрын

New subscriber 👌 Love seeing new ideas. Keep it up👍

@geelong-flipper Ай бұрын

Thank you!!!!!

@MikeGoodwin773 Ай бұрын

Informative video. Thanks. I'd have given it a like just for the t-shirt. 😀

@geelong-flipper Ай бұрын

lol appreciate you Mike!

@majorlurker8306 Ай бұрын

I bought 250 before the price rise, but that's a lot tied up in storage. Should see me through till the end of the year though. If you are doing a lot of posting get an Australia Post business account, the more you send the more you save (I use the Aus Post plastic envelopes that cost about 18c each in bulk). I agree with the cardboard but I also use clear envelopes (about 10c each) to protect the book in the cardboard as well.

@geelong-flipper Ай бұрын

I must admit I'm a bit annoyed at my local. I'm there every day and buy in bulk and they didn't give me the heads up lol

@majorlurker8306 Ай бұрын

@@geelong-flipper Mine actually did and had stocked up on them. I had already sussed it out when I saw the price of stamps was going up (which is a complete other story!). I do "free shipping" so it's a little more awkward for me to change things, but I am not trying to become a millionaire, it's just fun really.

@geelong-flipper Ай бұрын

@@majorlurker8306 I just try to support my writing.

@geelong-flipper Ай бұрын

@@majorlurker8306 I sold my first copy of my second book today

@majorlurker8306 Ай бұрын

@@geelong-flipper I just try to add some value to my retirement :)

@Suburbanfarmerdownunder Ай бұрын

Do you print out your address labels?

@geelong-flipper Ай бұрын

No I haven’t started doing that yet, but I plan to in the future. At the moment it’s a few parcels a day as I’ve said so I don’t mind handwriting them. I was considering getting a stamp but printing out labels makes a lot more sense. Thanks for the question and I really appreciate you watching.

@theaussienurseflipper.8113 Ай бұрын

Within auspost business account you can print and pay for them at home on your home printer and just sticky tape them on