Courier

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:46 pm

Some guy down south is interested in my Moms Boxster Hardtop.
Thing is, it weighs a tonne and is massive.

Any idea what's the best way to get it sent and how much is it likely to cost? I was thinking ball park figure of £100?

Post by **simon** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:51 pm

Speak to Iain Thomas, I think he has a few contacts who might be able to help.

Post by ed » Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:51 pm

I think tut should be able to help you with this one.

IIRC he had several clams delivered via courier!

Post by **simon** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:53 pm

via Iain IIRC

jj · Post by jj » Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:53 pm

Moms

dude

We use a removal firm who do regular up-down journeys for single pieces of furniture. Best bet would be to find one of them who would do it. AndyG sorted out posting my elise hardtop but that was flatter than a box hardtop and lighter. I would think £100 at a minimum.

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 2:03 pm

yep - think ££s. I tried to get my downhill bike couriered down south and it was far more trouble than it was worth! Get the buyer to organise a pick-up

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:35 pm

what weight is it?

Might not run you to £100, but sounds a good ball park guestimate.

timmsky · Post by **timmsky** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:44 pm

G - PM me if you want me to get a good quote. Clams are usually around £15-20, can't see a hardtop being much more as long as it's well wrapped. It will depend on weight though.

Cheers,
Iain

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:25 pm

As you can see, it's an awkward size.
Pretty darn heavy too.

hendeg · Post by **hendeg** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:55 pm

Hi Gareth,

You can get a full pallet delivered from Aberdeen for £53+VAT, which might be the best method for something of that size weight. PM me if you want some pointers.

Gary.

timmsky · Post by **timmsky** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:20 pm

G - did you get that list of dimensions?

You're going to be cutting it fine to get it done this side of the festivities if we don't get our skates on.. My guys need about 2 days notice and a day shipping, so it would be next week now anyway. Any later and it may be too close....

Cheers,

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:01 pm

In the end, the guy who bought it organised courier.
Just called me to say that's it arrived with a bloody big dent. Sent me pics and it's a right mess.

Where do we stand for this?
Guy is trying to get the courier to stump up the cash. How likely is that going to happen?

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:53 pm

Gareth wrote: Guy is trying to get the courier to stump up the cash.

If he organised the courier and the courier accepted the goods, not making a note of them being damaged when they were handed over then you are fine.

If he (the purchaser) signed for it without noticing it was damaged then he may have some issues. However, this is why you use couriers to ensure that you are insured against such things.

robin · Post by **robin** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:25 pm

Only so long as you actually pay the courier's insurance fees!

I recently shipped about 500 quid's worth of stuff - 25kg worth - cost 10 quid for the courier and another 10 to buy 500 pounds worth of insurance.

I figured that was fair enough, but when you start shipping stuff worth 5,000 it's not going to be quite so easy to cough up the insurance

Cheers
Robin

Scottd · Post by **Scottd** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:40 am

Tried parcel2go.com ? They do pallet sized stuff. It's run by eBay to corner the market that the royal mail ignores. I've used it a lot, never sent anything that large but they been excellent, it was UPS they used with me each time.