What do bars cost to post?

[The History Man]

HI all I have two Azonic riser bars that i want to offer on here but don't know what to charge postage. Royal mail would be a large parcel? i think but not sure.

I dont live near too much else so not sure whats available as Collect+ that i use for CRC only takes 50x30x30cm

Does anybody know what i should allow when pricing? thanks

should add that ive been on RM site but med parcel only goes up to 60cm so presuming large at £6.90 which seems prohibitive!

 

[was8v]

With the new pricing that came in last week, anything over 61cm long is a large parcel will go parcelforce48 at about £12.

45 to 61cm will go royalmail 2nd class at £5.20

see: http://www.royalmail.com/price-finder

and: http://www.parcelforce.com/price-finder

With the price hikes they've also dropped the compensation levels for loss/damage

This will probably kill the market in 2nd hand wide riser bars......

 

[secret_squirrel]

If you look at the main Royal Mail price thread in this forum you will see there are some different rules for cylindrical parcels. Roughtly speaking its one parcel size down from the one you would expect.

 

[was8v]

If you look at the main Royal Mail price thread in this forum you will see there are some different rules for cylindrical parcels. Roughtly speaking its one parcel size down from the one you would expect.

I was told it would literally have to be cylindrical, i.e.. packed in one of their standard poster tubes to get this price.

 

[The History Man]

Ttheir prices are ridiculous. I was hoping to only make a get £5 for each bar but postage means I would have to sell them for silly money!!!! :facepalm:

 

[Logic.Al]

Try interparcel with Hermes or the Collect and send (I think its called) works out about £5 postage then.

 

[The History Man]

I suppose i could saw them before I post...............................

 

[tall.paul]

I received a set if cinelli road bars and stem about a month ago that cost £4.30 to post Royal Mail 1st Class and I sent a set of criteriums through the post last week that cost around £3.30 2nd class. Both were sent boxed. Hope that's of some use, unless prices have changed massively in the past few days those prices should give you a rough idea,
Cheers.

 

[was8v]

I received a set if cinelli road bars and stem about a month ago that cost £4.30 to post Royal Mail 1st Class and I sent a set of criteriums through the post last week that cost around £3.30 2nd class. Both were sent boxed. Hope that's of some use, unless prices have changed massively in the past few days those prices should give you a rough idea,
Cheers.

Yes they have changed massively literally in the last few days! Well I think it came in 2nd April.

Road bars tend to be less than 45cm, riser MTB bars can easy be over 62cm.

 

[The History Man]

Try interparcel with Hermes or the Collect and send (I think its called) works out about £5 postage then.

Thanks just looked up Myhermes and charge is £3.50-5.00 ish but i would have to drive to drop them off as i'm not in all day for collections.

So are they worth offering at a tenner???