How do you send off a package (ebay) when you go to the post office?

Question

What is the procedure and how much would I have to pay. the item weighs less than 500g and i want to send it 2nd class standard.

Answer 1

Just hand it over to be weighted (hopefully you worked out the cost before you listed it!!) and they will either stamp it or sticker it, you pay - finished.

Don't forget shapes matter now - anything sllightly fat costs more.  Its not so much geared to weights.

Answer 2

I suspect you may not be writing from the U.S.  I don't think we have 2nd class standard and the powers that be here are doing their best not to use grams and kilos.  If you really are n the U.S., you'd be doing better not to use the automatic machine but to stand in line (the Russian revolution began in the bread line, ours will begin in the post office line), and get proof of delivery.

Answer 3

An item to be sent by Royal Mail Second class post, assuming that it goes as a packet, will cost £1.63 for up to 500gm.  It will be insured for up to £36 and you must request a certificate of posting. Simply pack the item securely, put your senders name and address on the back, take it to the Post Office and state (1) second class post to the UK mainland (2) request a certificate of posting.  Of course if the item is worth more than £36, you need to either record delivery or special delivery, assuming that you have built that into the cost to the buyer.  Good luck ...

Answer 4

RECORDED DELIVERY IS THE BEST WAY ITS TRACEABLE

Answer 5

royalmail.com has a price checker on there that will tell you how much it will cost. Special delivery, recorded delivery etc will cost more. Get proof of postage - the cashier will write the post code on the receipt that way if the item goes missing you can claim money back off royal mail and refund your buyer.

Answer 6

http://www.RoyalMail.com - They do a price checker on there.

I think you're looking at about 2 - 4 quid sending 500g second class.

Answer 7

You need to send it from the post office, in a way that the parcel can be trackable.

This way you will be covered if the recipient of the parcel claims they have not received it.

I would consider it special delivery, as you then would also be covered, should the parcel get lost or dameged whilst in Royal Mail's posession.