postage question

[griffin]

Same from me - if you are buying materials, it's part of the 'shipping' cost (postage is just part of the shipping cost), because boxes at the post office can be a few dollars.
Profit/money from the item itself should really cover time and perpheral extras, and I'd never charge extra for reused items like boxes & bubble-wrap.

[jaydisc]

I charge material cost, not time or effort. That being said, I have enough packages coming in, that I've never had to purchase packing materials to send stuff out. I just recycle.

[JuzMel]

Selling here, I only charge however much AusPost charges me for shipping! I also have quite alot of boxes and bubble wraps that I can re-use from previous buys, and of course I don't charge for the scotch tape or paper to write your address and neither do I charge for the labour!

But when selling on eBay, I usually add 1-2cm more on the box dimensions just to cover me in case for any extra charges due to actual shipping weight of item.

[Autocon]

ah k ill charge for shipping and box if new.

then i pay the couple of dollars postage for registered myself