UK Royal Mail rates
printable page ...
... Saves you going to the Post Office ...
... ... Weigh using kitchen or bathroom scales ...
... ... ... Check the price ... click here: UK Rates Printable Page (2010 poster)
And PLEASE identify your item with eBay item number or printed item page - when one is waiting for 20 similar orders, it is difficult to work out which one to leave feedback for!
... ... OVER 90% of eBayers don't identify themselves or their items - this is most irritating.
International Royal Mail rates
printable page
... Saves you going to
the
Post Office ... ... ... Weigh using kitchen or bathroom scales ...
... ... ... Check the price ... click here: International Rates Printable Page
... and PLEASE identify the item in the package with your details - or if an eBay item, the item NUMBER and your SELLER ID.
Trying to work out where a parcel came from can be very time-consuming when one receives lots!
CHEAP PARCELS TO UK AND OVERSEAS
NOW ONLY £4.99 (about £6 incl. VAT) for up to 25 Kilos and up to 160 x 60 x 60 cms (5 ft x 2 ft x 2 ft) from and to any UK address (via DHL agents - but not direct)
www.Parcels2go,com
THE CHEAPEST varies but is currently HDNL (part of DHL) via this agent - I use them weekly and they are a large, well-established company.
... AND they collect and carry the parcel from your home so you don't have to carry it to the Post Ofice ...
... ... AND it is signed for and safe and insured all the way through ...
... ... ... AND it is delivered within 48 hours, guaranteed ...
... ... ... ... AND you get a tracking number and can follow its progress.
... and PLEASE identify yourself in the package.
HOW TO
PACK SHEET MUSIC
Especially for single sheets or a small number ...
... At the very least, use a board-backed envelope (15p in bulk from eBay suppliers) ...
... ... Board backed envelopes are pre-printed with "Please do not Bend". If not, WRITE IT ON.
... Best, add cardboard BOTH SIDES of the music (lightweight fluted cardboard available from supermarket boxes is fine, and cut out with a sharp carving knife is fine)..
CEREAL PACKETS are strong and light and ideal for protecting most sheet music!
NEVER use a plain envelope.without cardboard as Royal Mail will fold and screw up the music.
NEVER use a padded bag without cardboard as this screws up the music, particularly the corners every time.
BUBBLE WRAP IS NOT good packing for music.
Without cardboard, it will not stay flat.
Large piles should be boxed. Smaller boxes can be made from larger boxes with a sharp carving knife
... and PLEASE tell me what the auction title/number is. Please.
HOW
NOT TO PACK SHEET MUSIC
1. Don't bother to square up the pile.
2. Cut into it with a sharp and tight rubber band
3. Roll over the edges to make the parcel smaller to fit into the plastic bag.
4. Place in a plastic bag without cardboard reinforcements
5. Tell the customer you "thought they didn't care about the condition"
6. Not understand that there's a difference between not caring about the condition at the time of purchase ... and destroying the item after selling it!
How not to ... like these examples received recently.:
See how the rubber band cuts into the music
See how the music was not squared up so it was screwed up at the edges
See how the package was not large enough for the largest sheet, so it was screwed up at the sides, top and bottom.
And now for one that was wrapped in nothing but a sheet of paper - re-wrapped by Royal Mail
And another from 2011 - well packed in a box and bubble wrap, but not squared up!
And another from 2011 - Another picture of the same one
And another from 2011 - and another pic of the same package
