POSTAGE
AND DELIVERY INFORMATION
Our Postage and handling
Charges
Unless stated
differently in the specific auction listing, our postage and handling
charges are as follows
| DELIVERY
TO |
FIRST
ITEM |
EACH
ADDITIONAL ITEM |
| Within
the UK |
£1.20 |
25p |
| Outside
the UK |
£2.00 |
25p |
Postage
charges should be correct on each of our Ebay auctions. However, errors
do happen, so if you cannot find the correct charge, please use the
above, or contact us for an amended invoice.
All
packages are sent fully insured - if something should happen to your
item whilst in transit, it will be replaced by us with no fuss.
Get it Fast Service
We
offer Get It Fast on orders within the UK only. If you select this
option,
items will be sent using Royal Mail Special Delivery. Orders paid for
by 2pm will be dispatched the same day, orders after 2pm will be sent
the following day. Please use the delivery date added by Ebay at the
top of the listing for delivery guidelines.
The cost for this service is
£4.00 for the first item, and 25p for each additional item.
Personal Collection of
Items
We are a strictly
mail order only business. We do not offer the facility of personal
collections.
Explanation of Shipping
and Handling Charges
Please note that in
addition to actual postage cost, and the packing costs, Ebay permits
the addition of a reasonable
handling fee,
to cover the unseen costs of posting an item. This handling fee is
allowed to include a contribution to the cost of fees associated with
payment - ie. paypal fees, banking charges, currency exchange charges,
etc.
Depending
on the structure and policies of the business you are dealing with,
handling costs can vary considerably (different businesses have
different costs). Therefore, when buying any item on Ebay, it is always
advisable to confirm the postage and handling cost prior to bidding,
then add this to your bid price and consider the price as a whole
before making your purchasing decision.
We do not
make any profit from our shipping costs, and for your peace of mind, we
are happy to provide an explanation of how we have calculated our
postage costs.
So, for
those of you who wonder why you pay £1.20 for "postage" yet
your
package "only has a first class stamp", here's a list of the costs we
incur in the postage of your item:
- the actual cost of the
postage stamp
-
a contribution towards the monthly Smart Stamp subscription fee (Royal
mail charge for the privilege of saving themselves paper and ink)
- the printing of the stamp - ink, sticky label, electricity
- a jiffy bag / mailer
- the printing of a dispatch note - ink, paper
- documents enclosed envelope, if applicable
- fragile and return address labels
- a contribution to the wages of packing staff - we are power sellers
with a lot of items to package up!
- a contribution to the cost of accepting payment, as detailed above
- a contribution to transport costs to actually post the order
Please also bear in mind
that your order is sent fully insured.
We're sure that you will
find our shipping costs to be both reasonable and competitive
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