Posting or Shipping your purchase

Posting and Shipping

We post via Australia Post and Fastway Couriers within Australia, and via SkippyPost and Australia Post overseas. 

Posting within Australia

We post items through Australia Post as a standard parcel, or via Express Post. Neither option includes insurance, however Express Post is tracked. We have posted several thousand items through Australia Post over the last couple of years - most via Standard Post - and loss of anything in the mail is very very rare.

If you would like the option of having an item insured (via Registered Post) or sent by Fastway Courier - email us at judy@judyoz.com and we can give you a cost estimate. 

I prefer to send heavy, expensive books via Fastway Couriers and will do so if they are able to deliver to your location. It's the same cost as sending via Australia Post's parcel post, but gives the added benefits of online tracking and insurance.

How Much does it Cost?

It depends on the size and weight of the book, and where it is being posted to.

Thin books which weigh under 500g and are less than 2cm thick are sent as 'large letters' in Australia Post Tough Bags. They are placed in a plastic bag to protect them against water damage. Cost is $ 3.95

Regular-sized books such as paperback or hardcover books are posted as parcels. Price depends on weight. Up to 500g costs $ 5.95 ($ 8.95 Express), up to 3kg (and this can be more than one book - whatever will fit into a 3kg satchel) costs $ 8.95 via Australia Post or $ 11.95 by Express Post. For parcels over 3kg, cost depends on the packed weight of the parcel and where it's being posted to.

All postage costs include the protective materials used to ensure they reach you in the same condition as they left us. I use cellaire, bubblewrap and cardboard to protect books against damage. I love the books I sell and try as hard as I can to protect them so they're not damaged.

For parcels sent within metropolitan Adelaide, up to 20kg can be sent for just $ 6.95 via either Australia Post or Fastway Couriers. 

Giftwrapping is available for the small extra charge of $ 1.00 per order, with a choice of either Christmas or 'standard' giftwrap. We can also include a gift tag, just let us know what you'd like us to write on it. 

How to get your purchase posted to you for free within Australia

Just buy 2 items and spend over $ 100, and we'll post your order to you for free! Or if you want it fast, pay a small extra charge for Express Post 

How Long Does it Take?

I post every day and send items to their new owners as soon as I receive payment. For Paypal payments I post either the day I receive payment or the next day if payment is made after 5.30pm. Bank deposits can take up to 3 or 4 days to be processed into my account if made over the weekend, books paid for by personal cheque are posted when the cheque is cleared into my account, books paid for by bank cheque or money order are posted when I receive the bank cheque or money order.

Delivery times depend on Australia Post. Postage times to capital cities are usually 2 - 3 days, to major towns 2 - 4 days and to rural areas can be up to 2 weeks.

Shipping Worldwide

We post to New Zealand, United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Europe via Skippy Post. These are sent Economy Airmail, and postage costs are very reasonable. Normal postage transit times are:

New Zealand : 12 - 15 days

USA and Canada : 21 - 28 days

UK and Europe: 14 -21 days

Insurance is also available via SkippyPost - it varies by country. If you want insurance email us at judy@judyoz.com, and we can quote you a price.

If you want it faster we can send it Australia Post Airmail - at a higher cost. Email us at judy@judyoz.com, and we can give you a cost. Express Post International is also available, for an even faster, tracked service.