Just moved from the US to the Adelaide area and I've been working on getting my resale business up and running. Learning about Aus postage, especially international postage and how to set it up in eBay, has been the most confusing part of it all. This video was extremely(!!!) helpful. Thank you so much. Hope to run into you guys out thrifting one of these days, though I'm south of the CBD so not sure we'll cross paths 🙂
This is awesome! Thanks so much for putting that out, I could definitely give that a crack from having seen your vid :) I've just been using Pack and Send, they're even cheaper - but means sitting down with some one in their office and going through it that way. Bit of a drainer.... Thanks again
No worries Matt, I didn’t realise pack and send did international, definitely worth a look at the Aus post option even just for convenience, thanks for watching 🙏
Aussie post has crazy prices, for me to ship ie 20kg from China to Vic is cheaper than using Aussie post from QLD to Vic. I never used Aussie post as its the most expensive shipping worldwide.... 20kg from China to Vic cost me $60 b4 covid, now close to $100.
If you opt in business policies - you can separate the listing with the postage - thus you set up first the postage policies - which then you 'link' the listing to that particular postage policy - this way you don't have to change the postage cost from listing to listings when the rates change. Note whatever postage amount specified by Auspost you need to add your eBay/PayPal fees - normally 12% is a good number. Combining region that has similar rates is also good - in your video - China and REst of Asia can be used with one 'region', US/Can/Europe/UK you can combined into one 'region' - of course you will use the higher rates. Note as well - on eBay, not sure if it change since, 'Asia' will include those countries in Russia and Middle East which is usually falls in to 'Rest of the world', if you do the mistake - buyer pays you less for the actual amount.
An added note, you can still get the Australia Post Business discount when lodging one of those handwritten forms over the counter. In your Australia Post Business account, there is a tab that says 'Send & Save', if you click that, a page will load with a QR code. If you present that code when lodging and paying over the counter you will get the Australia Post Business Account discount based off what band you are on.
For people in 2022, you can just access the MyPost Business page on your phone (in the web browser), and add the QR code as a card to your phone's wallet.
Thanks Brad. Actually had someone request an item in South America last week and I thought 'too hard basket' but that wasn't too bad if you're doing it online. Cheers!
No worries hope it helps a few people take the step, some regions you will need to fill out tariffs to get it through the online part, on that case it can be easier to take the item in and use on if the standard satchels
Yea that’s what we used to do also. We had a few issues with it along the way. I thought I would show the most accurate way and people can adapt it to what suits them, thanks for watching 🙏❤️
Sue Blue we used to use calculated however it doesn’t always calculate right. We had a few that were incorrect even with correct weight and size. So I think it’s worth setting it up once and then you don’t need to worry about it ongoing 🙏
Kellie Hudson yea once you get into it, it makes sense the only issue is tariff codes if you send by my business post for some regions but there is a link in there when you need it
Hey Guys!! Love your channel!! I made my first international sale, but clueless as whether a DVD in a typical aus padded mailer would survive the journey. Am I overthinking? Or is there a better option? Thanks🌻
Hey thanks for the support. I’d probably atleast make sure there is a layer of bubble wrap around it and a smaller piece between the case to avoid crushing. You could probably use a small box as it should cost about the same.
Helpful Video! Just have one question, I sold a DVD which I need to send to the US (My first international sale!) Do I select "Yes" under "Do the contents have commercial value?". Must I select "yes" for that question with every item sold internationally? Thank you for your time! Hope to hear from you :)
Thanks for that - really well done. Have saved this for future reference. I was just wondering why I can’t find Europe or much of the world on the oz post price guide document (I think I downloaded the same one as you). Would you know how to find parcel prices for these places?
How do you attach the form? Is it in a plastic stick on slip or taped straight onto the parcel? Also there was another few forms that printed out for me when i did my first international order to Spain. What are those forms for and what do i do with them? Last time my local auspost did it for me because i was so confused but if i have quite a few international orders i want to know what to do.
You could’ve probably whacked “vintage” next to Adelaide crows premiership t-shirt. Won’t see another one of those for a while 😂. Great video as always mate. Very helpful 👍👍👍
Auspost seem to increase their prices every year, so how do you deal with all your listings that are quoting a cheaper international price? Also, as eBay charges their fee based on total price, aren't you being hit with higher eBay fees?
Yea they do adjust them yearly. We are pretty lucky that we are tier 5 my post so are still saving compared to general rates even with the increase. My understanding is they are charging fees on post which ever way you do it free post or charge, they brought this in a while ago as people where offering low prices plus high shipping cost to avoid fees
Hi I am a little confused. Do you need to fill out Clearance Export Number and HS Tariff Number on the Customs Declaration Form? And have you ever had any issues just sending it as ''Other''? Just trying to work it all out so I can open up Internationally too!
Thanks heaps Brad! Just to confirm, if I’m sending through my post business, do they just give you a printed version of that customs form that you hand wrote on the vid? Or do you need to get a form separately? Like, is the process fill out all the my post biz stuff, then it creates the pdf label like normal (with everything international post requires) and you whack it on a normal flat rate satchel?
sophoshea1 yea it will print a label that is a little different to the one you fill out by hand, you just sign it and pop that on the satchel and hand in over the counter job done🙏
Pretty much I’d recommend printing on a standard printer rather than a label printer so it is readable although they apparently make it even on smaller versions
Hi guys. I haven't watched this yet, but it looks extremely useful. I do have a question though and maybe you can help me. This morning I sold two boxes of the promotional glasses that Coles were offering over Christmas. My method of postage was Australia Post registered, but the buyer opted for Sendle, a method of delivery I had not offered. It came through with a form and everything. Is this normal? I don't have a Sendle account. Am I obliged to send the parcel this way? I offered freepost and it looks like Sendle is around the same price with signature on delivery, but should I be sus?
Cherrytree Blossom that is an interesting question. To be honest I have never had a situation like this before. I would probably contact the buyer and let them know that you usually use Aus post as you don’t have a sendle account. If the insist on sendle then you could look into it I don’t think it is overly difficult to use. Hope this is helpful
@@2AussieThrifters Thanks for your reply. I wrote to them asking them how they were able to choose that option considering I did not offer it. I also pointed out that Sendle picks up from the sender and that I am not always at home to wait for a van to pick up a parcel. As an aside, I guess if I end up posting hundreds per day (yeah right!) I would appreciate someone coming to the door to pick up, but just the odd parcel here and there at the moment? Ain't nobody got time for that!
@@2AussieThrifters Guess what? The buyer does not remember choosing any particular method of posting, so I guess Sendle was somehow touting for business through eBay. That's really weird.
so how do i make money on ebay if the post is costing more then the items i wanna sell like for example RC lights that would fit in a normal letter do i still have to pay post im not seeing any money in ebay now i wanna do free postage but only keep my products small
There are letter options for overseas aswell which are cheaper but smaller items are always going to be hard, with international we charge for postage as it is always reasonable high cost
i just started doing international shipping. i want to know if im doing it right because im getting no international views. i do everything on my phone. all i do is create listing, seleccted international postage and standard australia post, select ship worldwide, and it says that its calculated shipping depending on location of buyer once bought and then done i save listing. but ive done this for over 30 items and no one from over seas is viewing. is this the way to do it? or should i do it your way in the video. just my way how i did it is a lot quicker. have i done it correctly?
Kat yes that will also work, i have found calculated to not always show the price correctly for the shipping which is why we either use a set rate or set up a template like shown. International sales don’t make up a huge amount of our sales so I wouldn’t expect international sales straight away. Thanks for your questions
Yes, you would either purchase the relevant sized satchel from the Post office or enter the details via my pst business... provided that you have included this region in places you ship to
Just moved from the US to the Adelaide area and I've been working on getting my resale business up and running. Learning about Aus postage, especially international postage and how to set it up in eBay, has been the most confusing part of it all. This video was extremely(!!!) helpful. Thank you so much. Hope to run into you guys out thrifting one of these days, though I'm south of the CBD so not sure we'll cross paths 🙂
Haha welcome to Adelaide, glad the video was helpful it’s so different to
US shipping
This is so fab for a newbie reseller, thank you!!! Ive got a few great items that I have wanted to have worldwide shipping but have avoided listing!!!
thrifty mumma of 4 no worries at all glad it can help a few people out and hopefully open up the international sales 🙏
Thank you soooooooo much. I been trying tounderstand this for over a week now. Now i see how.
No worries at all glad it was useful
You guys are awesome 😎
Thanks so much for putting up this post.
I can finally send internationally now.
You rock! 😃🥑
No worries at all hope it helps a few people take the leap. Definitely can be worthwhile 🙏
This is awesome! Thanks so much for putting that out, I could definitely give that a crack from having seen your vid :) I've just been using Pack and Send, they're even cheaper - but means sitting down with some one in their office and going through it that way. Bit of a drainer.... Thanks again
No worries Matt, I didn’t realise pack and send did international, definitely worth a look at the Aus post option even just for convenience, thanks for watching 🙏
Thanks for this informative video. Very scared of international selling but going to give it a go.
Yea it does take a bit to get used off but is definitely worth looking into
Aussie post has crazy prices, for me to ship ie 20kg from China to Vic is cheaper than using Aussie post from QLD to Vic. I never used Aussie post as its the most expensive shipping worldwide.... 20kg from China to Vic cost me $60 b4 covid, now close to $100.
If you opt in business policies - you can separate the listing with the postage - thus you set up first the postage policies - which then you 'link' the listing to that particular postage policy - this way you don't have to change the postage cost from listing to listings when the rates change. Note whatever postage amount specified by Auspost you need to add your eBay/PayPal fees - normally 12% is a good number.
Combining region that has similar rates is also good - in your video - China and REst of Asia can be used with one 'region', US/Can/Europe/UK you can combined into one 'region' - of course you will use the higher rates.
Note as well - on eBay, not sure if it change since, 'Asia' will include those countries in Russia and Middle East which is usually falls in to 'Rest of the world', if you do the mistake - buyer pays you less for the actual amount.
Yea definitely, have recently set up some policies and has made it easier to adjust
An added note, you can still get the Australia Post Business discount when lodging one of those handwritten forms over the counter. In your Australia Post Business account, there is a tab that says 'Send & Save', if you click that, a page will load with a QR code. If you present that code when lodging and paying over the counter you will get the Australia Post Business Account discount based off what band you are on.
Absolutely great advice, forgot to mention this. Thanks for adding it. 🙏❤️
Game On Couple I REALLY need to remember to use that!
For people in 2022, you can just access the MyPost Business page on your phone (in the web browser), and add the QR code as a card to your phone's wallet.
Thank you so much for this. Fantastic "How To" for international shipping.
No worries at all hopefully it can help a a few people take the leap 🙏
This has helped so much, thanks for taking the time to make these videos! you guys are great !
No worries at all, glad you found it helpful. Thanks for the support
Thanks Brad. Actually had someone request an item in South America last week and I thought 'too hard basket' but that wasn't too bad if you're doing it online. Cheers!
No worries hope it helps a few people take the step, some regions you will need to fill out tariffs to get it through the online part, on that case it can be easier to take the item in and use on if the standard satchels
I've only ever used calculated worldwide shipping & it's usually correct charge
I bump up the weight for a little extra insurance 👍
Yea that’s what we used to do also.
We had a few issues with it along the way. I thought I would show the most accurate way and people can adapt it to what suits them, thanks for watching 🙏❤️
Sue Blue we used to use calculated however it doesn’t always calculate right. We had a few that were incorrect even with correct weight and size.
So I think it’s worth setting it up once and then you don’t need to worry about it ongoing 🙏
Really appreciate you making this video, thanks!
No worries at all hope it helps a few people 🙏
Thanks Brad this is excellent for a new reseller :)
Kylie Knight no worries at all hope it helps some people take the leap 🙏
Well that doesn't look too hard! Thank you!
Kellie Hudson yea once you get into it, it makes sense the only issue is tariff codes if you send by my business post for some regions but there is a link in there when you need it
Thankyou very helpful for me much appreciated
You guys are amazing!
Thanks for the support ebony
Hey Guys!! Love your channel!! I made my first international sale, but clueless as whether a DVD in a typical aus padded mailer would survive the journey. Am I overthinking? Or is there a better option? Thanks🌻
Hey thanks for the support. I’d probably atleast make sure there is a layer of bubble wrap around it and a smaller piece between the case to avoid crushing. You could probably use a small box as it should cost about the same.
Thank you so much this is so helpful 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Samia Meghdir no worries at all glad you found it helpful 🙏
Helpful Video! Just have one question, I sold a DVD which I need to send to the US (My first international sale!) Do I select "Yes" under "Do the contents have commercial value?". Must I select "yes" for that question with every item sold internationally? Thank you for your time! Hope to hear from you :)
Hi Alec technically yes… a lot of people don’t but we always declare the amount
@@2AussieThrifters Thank you for the quick response!
Thanks for that - really well done. Have saved this for future reference. I was just wondering why I can’t find Europe or much of the world on the oz post price guide document (I think I downloaded the same one as you). Would you know how to find parcel prices for these places?
Thanks for the support, From memory I think it falls under the same region as the UK
Thank you so much..very helpful :)
Mrs Resell great to hear it is helpful, thanks for watching 🙏
Great video! Quick question do you need to fill out a commercial invoice everytime you send something internationally to a buyer?
Hi thanks for watching, I only send invoices if they are requested and never had a problem as yet
How do you attach the form? Is it in a plastic stick on slip or taped straight onto the parcel? Also there was another few forms that printed out for me when i did my first international order to Spain. What are those forms for and what do i do with them? Last time my local auspost did it for me because i was so confused but if i have quite a few international orders i want to know what to do.
Awesome video thanks!
You could’ve probably whacked “vintage” next to Adelaide crows premiership t-shirt. Won’t see another one of those for a while 😂. Great video as always mate. Very helpful 👍👍👍
Diary of a Flipper haha yea very true RARE also would have worked lol 😂hey got to support your team good and bad. Sheets for the support mate
2AussieThrifters haha flipper got in before me 😂😂😂
Haha true supports through the good and the bad mate.
@@vhsthrifter Haha hows that trophy cabinet looking over at freo? :P
@@DiaryofaFlipper 100% been there since the beginning dad bought me the first football at 1 when they came in the comp
Auspost seem to increase their prices every year, so how do you deal with all your listings that are quoting a cheaper international price? Also, as eBay charges their fee based on total price, aren't you being hit with higher eBay fees?
Yea they do adjust them yearly. We are pretty lucky that we are tier 5 my post so are still saving compared to general rates even with the increase. My understanding is they are charging fees on post which ever way you do it free post or charge, they brought this in a while ago as people where offering low prices plus high shipping cost to avoid fees
Hi I am a little confused. Do you need to fill out Clearance Export Number and HS Tariff Number on the Customs Declaration Form?
And have you ever had any issues just sending it as ''Other''?
Just trying to work it all out so I can open up Internationally too!
Thanks heaps Brad! Just to confirm, if I’m sending through my post business, do they just give you a printed version of that customs form that you hand wrote on the vid? Or do you need to get a form separately? Like, is the process fill out all the my post biz stuff, then it creates the pdf label like normal (with everything international post requires) and you whack it on a normal flat rate satchel?
sophoshea1 yea it will print a label that is a little different to the one you fill out by hand, you just sign it and pop that on the satchel and hand in over the counter job done🙏
printing labels works the same way as domestic?
Pretty much I’d recommend printing on a standard printer rather than a label printer so it is readable although they apparently make it even on smaller versions
Thanks...!! this helps
No worries say all 🙏
do you or the buyer have to pay import tax? if so how is it paid?? Thanks !
The buyer pays import tax and it varies by region but usually it gets charged on checkout
Hi guys. I haven't watched this yet, but it looks extremely useful. I do have a question though and maybe you can help me. This morning I sold two boxes of the promotional glasses that Coles were offering over Christmas. My method of postage was Australia Post registered, but the buyer opted for Sendle, a method of delivery I had not offered. It came through with a form and everything. Is this normal? I don't have a Sendle account. Am I obliged to send the parcel this way? I offered freepost and it looks like Sendle is around the same price with signature on delivery, but should I be sus?
Cherrytree Blossom that is an interesting question. To be honest I have never had a situation like this before.
I would probably contact the buyer and let them know that you usually use Aus post as you don’t have a sendle account. If the insist on sendle then you could look into it I don’t think it is overly difficult to use. Hope this is helpful
@@2AussieThrifters Thanks for your reply. I wrote to them asking them how they were able to choose that option considering I did not offer it. I also pointed out that Sendle picks up from the sender and that I am not always at home to wait for a van to pick up a parcel.
As an aside, I guess if I end up posting hundreds per day (yeah right!) I would appreciate someone coming to the door to pick up, but just the odd parcel here and there at the moment? Ain't nobody got time for that!
Cherrytree Blossom hope it works out for you I’m sure they will be fine with you posting with Aus post especially when you are offering free post🙏
@@2AussieThrifters Guess what? The buyer does not remember choosing any particular method of posting, so I guess Sendle was somehow touting for business through eBay. That's really weird.
Cherrytree Blossom oh wow that’s interesting looks like your good to go with Aus post though. Sneaky sendle sneaky 🙏
doing the customs declaration online, it now requires the recipients phone number. Idk how they expect me to have that.
Yes that’s frustrating in the past we have reached out to the buyer to get that info otherwise it is sometime included in the eBay info on the order
Thanks
so how do i make money on ebay if the post is costing more then the items i wanna sell like for example RC lights that would fit in a normal letter do i still have to pay post im not seeing any money in ebay now i wanna do free postage but only keep my products small
There are letter options for overseas aswell which are cheaper but smaller items are always going to be hard, with international we charge for postage as it is always reasonable high cost
i just started doing international shipping. i want to know if im doing it right because im getting no international views. i do everything on my phone. all i do is create listing, seleccted international postage and standard australia post, select ship worldwide, and it says that its calculated shipping depending on location of buyer once bought and then done i save listing. but ive done this for over 30 items and no one from over seas is viewing. is this the way to do it? or should i do it your way in the video. just my way how i did it is a lot quicker. have i done it correctly?
Kat yes that will also work, i have found calculated to not always show the price correctly for the shipping which is why we either use a set rate or set up a template like shown. International sales don’t make up a huge amount of our sales so I wouldn’t expect international sales straight away. Thanks for your questions
Oh ok. Best to do it your way. Thankyou!
So if you are sending something internationally that is very light do you still need to pay $18?
Hi, I have no in my listing (International Postage), what to do, help me, please?
thank you 🍻🍻🍻
Can i ship from Australia to somewhere like Poland? How do i do this?
Yes, you would either purchase the relevant sized satchel from the Post office or enter the details via my pst business... provided that you have included this region in places you ship to
2AussieThrifters so if I were to ship to Japan, would I buy a China international sachet?
Only sendle/ dhl shipping globally
International cost makes it totally crazy and not viable! ...forget it :(
Don't use eBay shipping program
We currently use my post business for all our shipping inc international