Javacentric Art and Craft

We shall break it up into Domestic postage rates, and International shipping rates. We have tried to do the best deals for all our customers, and you shall see that we are really trying to keep these costs down and also offer good combined shipping discounts.

We are happy to combine items from both our auction and store listings for a period of 1-2 weeks (max 14 days). When combining items, please do not pay for them until you have finished shopping, so we can do a single final combined invoice ready for payment. This means we can do the correct shipping/postage discounts for you, and one item does not get sent off without the others, as we are very quick to post after payment...

Most of our smaller and thinner items, eg, hair forks/sticks, bookmarks etc, can go as large letter mail, and we charge $2.50 for one item, and for one additional similar item it costs an extra $1.00 (excepting the thicker hair accessories, eg with shells or wide tops). Note that we can only fit two of these type of pins into large letter mail packaging, and any more than 2 has to go in a box as parcel post. This deal we have kept the same for you, even though the Post Offices charges have increased.

If you have bought a larger hair accessory eg with a shell or a barrette which needs to go in a box, then the minimum parcel rate we have to charge for is the up to 500g packed weight - this is the minimum weight available at Aust Post from May 2012! So we have to now charge $7.20. This covers the cost of the actual postage and the box and packing materials, not the labour of packing them! If you get a mixture of larger sized hair accessories and smaller thinner ones, then we have to start with the box price, and now you can fit in up to 16 hair accessories for the same postage cost (except for some heavier items, eg the large combs).

For our larger and heavier batik wood carvings and horn items, we will charge according to the packed weight, and if you buy additional heavy items, we take the heaviest item’s postage as the base rate, and then any other purchases with be an additional $2.50 each (or $1.00 each if the item is a hair accessory, or zero for a bookmark).

If you want insurance for your purchase, its best to register it, (which gives up to $100 in insurance), for the additional sum of $3.05. This is the actual Aust Post cost. For amounts over $100, there is an additional extra cover payment system ( $1.45 for each extra $100 or part thereof). Under the value of AUD$50.00 insurance is optional, but for purchases over this value eBay and PayPal require insurance/tracking.

Most of our smaller and thinner items, eg, most of our hair forks/sticks, bookmarks etc, can go as large letter mail, and we charge AUD$5.55 for one item, and we are happy to combine 2 of these type of items for the same rate of AUD$5.55 (excepting the thicker hair accessories, eg with shells or wide tops). This cheaper rate cannot be insured.

If you have bought a larger hair accessory eg with a shell or a barrette which needs to go in a box., then the parcel rate we have to charge for up to 250g packed weight is AUD$11.20 to the US and Canada, and AUD$13.20 to the UK & Europe. This covers the cost of the actual postage and the box and packing materials, not the labour of packing them! As we realize that international shipping is expensive, we offer the special discount deal of 8 hair accessories for this same rate (except for some heavier items, eg the large combs)! So if you buy a few items, the shipping can be much more economical. If you're unsure about shipping, just contact us and we will quote you...

For our larger and heavier batik wood carvings and horn items, we will charge according to the packed weight (which can usually be found on the bottom of the listing in the Seller’s payment instructions box), and if you buy additional heavy items we can give you a quote prior to buying for the shipping costs. Again, we do not try to make money or cover labour costs on the shipping, but charge according to the official packed weight rate at Australia Post plus the cost of packing materials.

If you want insurance, the Australia Post rate costs AUD$9.60 for the first $100 or part thereof, plus $2.50 for every additional $100 or part thereof. For purchases over the value of AUD$50.00, PayPal requires tracking and this is the cheapest way to get it as the cost of international courier service is too expensive usually. Under the value of AUD$50.00 insurance is optional. NB: some countries will not accept insurance for airmail packets under 2 kilogram weight, eg Canada and Germany!