Postage options for sellers

retalivity

So I've used eBay for years, mainly buying, but have a sold a couple if things that were small and sent in envelopes or packets.

I now want to sell a number of larger bulkier items (shoes mainly), allowing shipping to UK and possibly Europe, but nit sure what the best option is. How much can I realistically expext to pay to ship a shoebox to germany, for example?
Who are the best/cheapest to use?

the groutch

generally An Post will still be the best option, unless it's going to the UK and is over 2kg.

If you wanted to go the registered post route, also look at Parcel Motel's pricing, for items within Ireland they could work out cheaper.

I'd avoid sending to mainland Europe, too easy for stuff to get lost, and the UK & Ireland is a plenty big enough market.

here's the AnPost prices for standard post http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/MainContent/Personal+Customers/Sending+Mail/Standard/StandardPost.htm

and the Parcel Motel prices http://www.parcelmotel.com/prices/

sunshinereggae

I sent shoes to uk recently by an post €24.50 - mad money but I paid it