Random Irish Postal Question

Does anyone know how much roughly it would cost to send something small (i.e. cycling cap) from Dublin to London, via regular post or recorded?

I can only find from London to Dublin in my googling so if any natives can give me a ballpark figure I would appreciate it.

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It only cost me about €5 to send a registered letter to Manchester last week... Shouldn't cost more than that as it's light

hmm, do you reckon £7 to send a cycling cap from Dublin to London is extortionate..seems a little pricey to me (especially as its more than half the caps worth - but I know thats no relation really)

Is this them caps on ebay?

Nice winter ones they have, but indeed pricey with postage.

Northern Ireland counts as UK in the eyes of Royal Mail, that would cost the same as Birmingham or Manchester etc..

But Belfast is Republic of Ireland right? and is so counted as international, had to send a camera insured for £500 recently cost a fortune!!!

£7 isnt a lot if its being insured, honestly.

Yeh its one of the winter ones - need something nice to keep my ears warm

Dublin is EIRE, Belfast is NI - so yeh it does mean is International, I've sent him a polite email asking him those exact questions - but I may just have to get over it.

he can charge what he wants etc etc, typical ebay postal rip off.

fact is, stuffing that into a jiffy bag and posting it ( no insurance, that's just a waste of money) won't cost more than about £2, i would have thought.

Yeh I know, the postage cost was also on the listing (but at the bottom), that'll teach me to buy stuff when I'm half asleep, oh well its a nice hat.

If he'll post it in Ireland for free you can have him send it to me and I'll post it to you, won't be more than a fiver...I could pick it up for you either...

thanks for the offer, but I've just swallowed it anyway - the price was there on the listing even though it wasnt obvious, if I didnt want to pay the postage I shouldnt have bought it. I hate it when fleabayers do that to me, so I wont do it to someone else.
live and learn!

update: I got a nice reply from him, explaining the costs (after I had already paid), then a paypal refund for a couple of quid with a message that he'd managed to get it a bit cheaper. Pleasantly suprised.

Nice one Clefty.
I was going to add that with the euro being so strong we are paying everything at +30%.

I generally wack £5 postage on ebay stuff even though it's probably £2, since other times it'll be £7 and I get stung. Plus there's the cost of packets, tape, bubble wrap and the time it takes to wait in the line at the stupid PO is the biggest killer. If you're earning £10/hr, say, that 30mins in the line is probably worth more than the postage anyway.

I generally wack £5 postage on ebay stuff even though it's probably £2, since other times it'll be £7 and I get stung. Plus there's the cost of packets, tape, bubble wrap and the time it takes to wait in the line at the stupid PO is the biggest killer. If you're earning £10/hr, say, that 30mins in the line is probably worth more than the postage anyway.

Wheres tommy when you need him!

5+(packet+tape-tape length remaining+bubble wrap²)+(10/60*length in line)= postage!

I generally wack £5 postage on ebay stuff even though it's probably £2, since other times it'll be £7 and I get stung. Plus there's the cost of packets, tape, bubble wrap and the time it takes to wait in the line at the stupid PO is the biggest killer. If you're earning £10/hr, say, that 30mins in the line is probably worth more than the postage anyway.

Fair enough if the postage materials are new. I do object to paying for "and packaging" when it's an old minging Jiffy tied up with string (or something).

What is the going rate for waiting in line at the PO?

Fair enough if the postage materials are new. I do object to paying for "and packaging" when it's an old minging Jiffy tied up with string (or something).

What is the going rate for waiting in line at the PO?

And I thought cyclists were supposed to be enviro - mentalists?

I always pack with used materials, however these materials are a lot better than I would ever afford at eh post office etc. I buy a lot of stuff online, and end up with piles of decent wiggle boxes and load of bubblewrap. I also take loads of time packing things carefully.

Its hardly ever economically worthwhile selling things on online, but I treat as a way of recycling and enjoying a hobby that sort of funds itself.

Fair enough if the postage materials are new. I do object to paying for "and packaging" when it's an old minging Jiffy tied up with string (or something).
What is the going rate for waiting in line at the PO?

So? That's the point of listing postage costs beforehand, so there's no unexpected fee. Your objection is your absence of bids. (and what DFP said)

I get paid by the hour. 30min in line at the post office costs me a lot more than the postage, packaging and probably the item.