CJBERRY Posted May 18, 2014 Posted May 18, 2014 I've sold a couple of minifigures recently to various parts of the world, Australia and Austria, being the most recent. Postage from the UK to Australia for 1 minifigure was £4 ! The post office insisted it was too large to be a letter - it was just one figure, in a small bubble wrap envelope Postage to austria, 1 minifigure in a small bubble wrap envelope was £3.20 !! A letter would be £0.97 So its quite a difference for the sake of a milimetre or two. Ok its the rules, fine, but I was wondering if other people know a cheaper way to post minifigures from the UK to Europe. should I use a normal envelop and not bubble wrap, thus reducing the thickness of the letter but risking damage ? There must be lots of folk on here who sell from country to country, so does anyone have advice, on the cheapest way to post, minifigures. I'm not looking to rip off the buyer, in the two examples, I ended up losing money as I only charged the buyer £2 for postage. Just hoping there is a way thats a little cheaper cheers
streifen Posted May 19, 2014 Posted May 19, 2014 Are you able to explain to the buyer about the increase in postage and getting him/them to top up? If not, I would suggest you post in a bubble envelope. It protects the minifig much more than a normal envelope. For a normal envelope, even with a bubble-wrapped minifig inside, may tear and you will lose the miniifig. In the event, you have to bear the postage on your own no choice but got to do it. Just remember to adjust your postage for future sales.
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