Simple Delivery

[longfirm]

This   great ideal   by  ebay  " Simple  delivery  is  not Simple "    unless you are !  because  when they  send you the  label that they charge you  for is  well over the  cost that an item  will cost if you posted  it  your self  seems  yet a  way to  charge the private  sellers   money ( ebay  forgot that  was it   not  private  sellers  that  first got them up  and running ? ) 

put a item   up  for  sale which  is  750grams   under  1 lks   you  could  send it Yodel   for £2.69   or evri for £2.94   but  ha   ebay   charge you £3.38   you  put in your   postage   cost  at £2.95      so  you  are out  pocket on the  post by .43 pence

does that   make  sense ?????

[roger_roger_over_and_nowt]

The only work around seems to be to add the difference to the start or buy it now price.

[thepillenwerfer]

You aren't comparing like with like as e-Bay's £3.38 covers tracked carriage of larger things weighing up to 2kg.

I can't find a price of £2.94 anywhere on Evri's current price-list.  A "Postable" item, ie  a very small one, costs £2.70 but will go untracked and un-insured.   Up to 1kg is £2.89, so slightly cheaper, but the at same 2kg limit that e-Bay apply they charge £4.79. 

Besides that Simple Delivery includes protection up to £750 which Evri, Yodel &c charge extra for and the cover has far more holes than that offered by e-Bay.  If your item is lost or damaged en route e-Bay refund the Buyer and you keep the money.  You can also have your parcels collected by Royal Mail for free — you can't have Evri ones collected at all, which I agree is a problem, but when dealing direct Evri they add around a pound to the cost and, in my experience, fail to turn-up.