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i'm gonna try and sell an andrew flintoff dvd i got for xmas that i already have on ebay. however, i've never sent a dvd and i know i might look like a thick prick here but i presume it will cost more to send than a normal stamp and the the envelope might need to be reinforced with something (that bubbles stuff??). How do I do this? If i take it to the post office will they sort it out for me?

as you can see i really have no idea, so any help would be appreciated

Send it Royal Mail Special Delivery.

guaranteed next day before 1pm.

Post Office.

it will cost about 75p first class (not recorded)

dvds are safe just in brown paper, or you can splash out on a dvd-size jiffy bag which they can sell you in the post office for about 35p

But doesnt the recipient have to be there to sign for it?

don't do that, it costs loads

first class for about 75p or first class recorded (safer) for about £1.20 is all you need

I'm a postman, believe me, send it special delivery.

Their treated with alot more respect and not chucked around so much.

Also guaranteed next day before 1pm or you get compensation.

Yep. but anything expensive i would highly advise sending it special.

If normal post or recorded then you have no come back if it goes missing.

also costs about £3 so you're losing money from what you sold

its only a dvd

Your choice but i'm the expert.

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:  :roll:  :--


you've obviously never worked in distrobution, or tipped the bags, or sorted the packets etc...

I have actually leggett  :D

Specials are 'sectioned off' though and treated with abit more respect.

I'm a packet sorter at my office and know how their tossed into the drop bags and crushed unlike a special.

if your selling it on ebay the customer pays the cost of delivery so i would put it into a Jifi bag and send it special delivery.
That way the customer know he will get it and it will definitely arrive.

no point just sending first class. special delivery all the way.

you can claim up to £30 with recorded, so he'd be alright for sending a dvd


it depends on what you specified in the listing.

basically if you're paying for it, send it 1st class (75p) and maybe give them the option of upgrading if they pay extra

if they are, ask them if they want recorded or special delivery. you'll need to fill out a form

Just sent it recorded its cheaper.  :mrgreen:

its a bloody DVD!!! its not as if its going to shatter into thousands of tiny pieces is it? amazon dont wrap all their deliveries in cotton wool!!! play dont offer delivery on a velvet pillow do they?


royal mail staff dont treat any of the mail differently, it all gets the smae shite treatment  :soapy tit wank:

Hey i treat FHM magazines that come through the post with the utmost respect.  8)

Oxford fan, im a postman so listen.

Recorded is JUST normal post that requires a signature. It gets chucked into mail bags and tossed about and has alot of other packets chucked on top.

A special is guaranteed the next day before 1pm

They are segregated from all other post and are scanned into every office they arrive at and leave.

They are not sorted at a delivery office but go into whats called a locker where their sorted into different delivery rounds.

Ultra safe.

Recorded is just normal post with a signature.

mate i've posted about 200 items that i've sold off ebay via 1st class, no probs.

cds, dvds, etc

like leggett says amazon and play ship all their stuff via the same service.

if the buyer is willing to pay the extra for special, then fine but certainly don't send items via specia delivery as standard at your own expense, its silly business

Like i said, up to you but if it goes missing then your fucked.

It's a cheap DVD worth about 4 quid.

If it goes missing I can't see Boeta weeping into his pillow.

cheers boys

 I'd say put it in a a Jiffi bag that's been used before..and tape a new address over the top...go to the PO and say I'd like to send this and put it on the scale thing, on the counter....the assistanrt will then tell you the cost and provide the necessary stampage in return for the apppropriate coinage....afix the stamp or stamps to the package, and either the assistant will tale it over the counter for you, or post it in an appropriate letter box.

reg i wouldnt have graced this thread with that simple answer.

 Its an age thing.

send it via pigeon

 Klunk would surely intercept it.

 http://www.jedisparadise.co.uk/childrenstv/Dastardly%20and%20Muttley/Dastardly%20and%20Muttley3.jpg

i have a name  :x

reg you are a true gent

My dad used to sell loads of dvds every week on ebay. He would just send it normal first class but he would send it in a jiffy bag. If it gets lost you can claim back the cost anyway. Recorded/special delivery isn't a good idea, because if the recipient isn't in then they have to re-organise delivery and they often won't like that. I guess it all depends on if you care about your feedback on ebay.

Why dont you just arrange to meet in a dark corner of a car park and hand it over ala some dodgey porn deal ?

:arsekisser:

Three pages of a thread over postage of a DVD!

Bloody hell!!!! :twak:

stupid postman left my ipod under my car because no one was in....!!!

Ring up and complain that you didnt get it.

I fucking hate that when the couriers for catalogue companys leave parcels outside the front window!, why dont they just leave it out on the fucking pavement!?.  :evil:

yeah do it! free ipod

postie might get the sack though?

So he should, if the person isnt in you leave a card, you dont put it under a fucking car.

he did leave a card, saying my package was in a safe place...under my car

I would complain etc etc if the event didnt take place 14 months ago.... :|

You missed your chance there then!, he still shouldnt leave it under the car. If he's put a card through the door the lazy fuck should take it back to the delivery office.

yea, that postie is a wrong'un! give em a kick in the shins tommoro.

Most morning Posties are part time anyway  :evil:  :-))(

Say you ran over it  :shock:

Not at my office.

54 full time.

There all full time at our place but they are usually finsihed by 10am, even though they're not suppose to go out till 9am.

Well that must be just Swindon cos our rounds are alot bigger.

lies! :P

I finish every day at 1:00pm

Our rounds are all 4 hours long

thats fantastic....