03-05-2025 8:05 AM
I have a collection to sell that will have multiple packages to deliver/collect - how do put this into ebay so that their system does the fees calculation - I have weights and dimensions - but costs would be huge between UK and overseas delivery?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
03-05-2025 8:25 AM
Ebay's calculations for postage are often way out.
Are you selling the collection all together or splitting it up?
If it is really so big, you might be better approaching a 'bricks and mortar' auction house.
If you could give more information - what are you selling, how many etc. - that would help us give useful advice.
03-05-2025 11:13 AM
Thanks for replying - it's collectable The Simpsons product that I collected from 1990 to 2005 only 314 units but being still in their boxes makes for more packing space required...
TOTAL WEIGHT 48.5KG (heaviest box 14.6 kg) - 5 BOXES 49cm x 45cm x 34 cm - heavy duty boxes (designed for wine export safety)
I hadn't considered an offline auction, using eBay is far more convenient for me. I could do the auction with free shipping and add to the initial start price for the auction - but could not venture into doing overseas option due to brexit and the current climate of tariffs and the unpredictability
Thanks in advance for any further ideas - considering selling through FB collectors groups, but eBay has better protection options for both buyer and seller.
03-05-2025 11:14 AM
Forgot to add, I am UK based
03-05-2025 11:15 AM
Forgot to add, I am UK based
03-05-2025 11:52 AM
Personally, I would only sell within the UK and would look at Parcelforce for postage.
Parcelforce do a 'consignment rate'.
You can send up to 15 parcels to the same address and the price is less than sending each parcel as a single item. No individual parcel can weigh more than 30kg.
The weight is over the maximum for Ebay's Simple Delivery and you do not have to buy postage through Ebay - you can take your parcels to the Post Office and pay there.