Simple Delivery - Inflated Postage on Large Letter

[lilwat_91]

Hi,

This is prob just the same stuff that everyone else has been posting here, but thought I would ask.

Item has relisted with Simple Delivery, as this is now mandatory.

Free postage has been removed and is levied at the buyer (yes I can toggle back).

Item dimension is a large letter, which is normally £1.80.

This has jumped to £2.70.

I know this effects everyone, but this is crazy.   I do not sell many low price items, as I am clearing out the odd blu ray or Wii game.

[edwardian-dreams · Accepted solution]

even if   your items are in the exempt category

unfortunately Only those under £10 qualify for custom postage 

[lilwat_91]

Thank you, this is over the line at £10 and that makes sense

[lilwat_91]

What are the exempt cats?

[edwardian-dreams]

They’re in the help pages on simple delivery,but here’s one I made earlier 

NB it’s the sub category examples that are exempt not the whole category (well perhaps for things like stamps coins etc where there’s no sub cats)

[jokers_toybox]

£2.70 is the cost for tracked 48 so I'm guessing they upgraded the service rather than the cost, it also covers up to 750g 

[solentcityguy]

It’s £2.80 for tracked 48. Send one yesterday.

[megan1512]

Hi
ou state " books " under £10 are exempt
This morning i had m first   item  which after editing was forced to use simple deliver
" simple deliver " 
it was for a bu it now £3.99 book no custom postage option
i would think wheight would be a factor and the majorit of " exemptions " therfore wouldnt qualif

[papso22]

There are size restrictions as well as price.

[lilwat_91]

All auctions have free postage switched to seller pays, so I will have to change them all again.  I did not ask ebay to do this, nor did I want that done.

for fox sake eeebae

[edwardian-dreams]

When they originally announced the exemptions they said under 100g under £10 and also letter sized 

it was unclear whether this was letter only or letter and large letter ***

A lot of those sub categories can’t be posted in a normal envelope so logically large letter should be allowed 

now there’s no mention in the help pages of the 100g that I can see but I’m  guessing it probably still stands 

*** having said that when i just dummy listed a book ,custom postage came up underneath SD, with 1.55 postage , which is for up to 100g large letter

hope that helps a  bit

[jokers_toybox]

Should have added I use Click & Drop so it's cheaper