Royal Mail Price rises
Does anyone think that Amazon knew about the new Royal Mail price rises from 2nd of October, hence the change in small and light?
Royal Mail Price rises
Does anyone think that Amazon knew about the new Royal Mail price rises from 2nd of October, hence the change in small and light?
24 replies
Seller_40ozsHlGqPuEL
It is approx. 10% for large letters for account who use RM48, RM24,
Looks like I will be selling more parcels sized items.
For private, occasional sellers it`s 40P large letter second class.
I think it`s time to go do fairs! or white elephants in Church halls lol
Seller_bzRkeDMMsE3Is
That's almost 35% increase on a 2nd class large letter, robbing baskets, even Betty Turpin wore a mask!
Seller_lljyzgTxr5fgI
40p on 2nd class and 35p on 1st class. We are 100% FBA here but obviously will have to make changes for Ebay. All the smaller items are post free there but we'll have to adjust prices and then add postage.
Clearly Ofcom have been as toothless as usual because this is a huge increase for small items.
Seller_zOlk6EX3ENKFK
250g Large Letter (DVDs etc) RM48 only up 5p to £1.35 with RM business account!
Seller_40ozsHlGqPuEL
Please drop a message to Royal Mail, that you will be considering DPD. If enough people did it MAYBE they would lower the increase, but don`t hold your breath.
Seller_nMvvMNiZTUmR1
Looked at the new prices but cant see price for RM48 untracked that i use alot off
Seller_zQVYrNgHhEJ9D
Also, in addition we have this....
In addition to these price changes, from 6 November 2023 we will be introducing a Green Surcharge for our Domestic Parcel Contract Products (excluding USO products), as well as introducing a Peak Surcharge which will come into effect from 20 November 2023.
Seller_d8YGbIjNqwFxn
It is a staggering increase on top of the increases that RM introduced earlier in the year.
They also introduced a 16p surcharge a while ago if you drop tracked items (except large letter tracked) off at the post office. It is free if you put it in a post/parcel box but you get no proof of postage.
I get costs are going up but all that will end up happening is that customers will pay more for cheaper goods. It is mostly cheaper items sent by LL as anything of worth would be sent by tracking.
A RM account is an answer and the rates are lower but a RM account doesn't suit everyone.
Seller_I4e8ZXRNIlQB8
I would advise everyone to check your OBA / e invoicing account, i logged in this week to see surcharges being raised for incorrect format / weight items almost daily for the past 2 weeks ( for context the last surcharge i had was March this year )
I am guessing they are back to using automated machines to check item sizes and weights which caused a huge headache last year for sellers
