Postage & Packing
Our charges are based Royal Mail stamp prices with no packing or handling fees for virtually all UK orders*.
If purchasing multiple items from us please don't forget to ask for a combined invoice before paying as the eBay system is not capable of correctly calculating the discounts you will be due. Only combined invoices benefit from postage discounts when purchasing multiple items.
Royal Mail have some great advantages and are our preferred delivery agent.
- Covers the entire UK.
- No surcharges, great news for residents of NI, Highlands & Islands and Channel Islands.
- Choise of 1st Class for speed or 2nd Class for economy.
- Redelivery can be arranged if you were out, just contact local delivery office.
- Large network of collection offices if you need to pick up.
- Reliable delivery (very few problems experienced regardless of what you read in the papers).
The following is based on Royal Mail standard stamp prices for packet sized items (i.e. anything that is not thin and light) which covers a majority of the products we sell. For small and light items we will charge less if we can, the following table shows the maximum you can expect to pay.
| Weight Band | 1st Class | 2nd Class |
| 0-100g | £1.14 | £0.95 |
| 101-250g | £1.45 | £1.24 |
| 251-500g | £1.94 | £1.63 |
| 501-750g | £2.51 | £2.08 |
| 751-1,000g | £3.08 | £2.49 |
| 1,001-1,250g | £4.30 | £2.84 |
| 1,251-1,500g | £5.00 | £3.30 |
| 1,501-1,750g | £5.70 | £3.76 |
| 1,751-2,000g | £6.40 | £4.24 |
| 2,001-4,000g | £8.22 | n/a |
| 4,001-6,000g | £11.02 | n/a |
| 6,001-8,000g | £13.82 | n/a |
| 8,001-10,000g | £16.62 | n/a |
Most items are available for shipment within the EU. Prices for these are based on Airmail (small packet) rates with a small handling fee added of around 50-80p per consignment.
* Exceptions include auctions, special offers, free P&P items and international deliveries. Prices for 2nd class over 1kg are not directly available through the Post Office. Orders over 2kg may be sent first class or split into multiple smaller parcels. Certain off shore destinations have a 2kg per parcel limit. Postage discounts based do not apply across separate invoices, a combined invoice must be issued. |
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