Looking to sell some skis on eBay, they are around 180cm long so the package will come in at around 190cm.
The problem is that all the carriers that I have tried will only take packages up to 150cm. There are many seller of long skis on eBay with reasonable carriage costs so does anyone have any experience of shipping this type of item and what courier / costs were involved.
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Mark
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Started by Jonesmski in Ski Chatter 18-Feb-2009 - 9 Replies
Jonesmski posted Feb-2009
Smirnoff_skier
reply to 'Ski carriage' posted Feb-2009
Hi Mark,
It is well annoying that the post office dont take skis. I was also quoted £45 by DHL to ship them in england.
I have sold 4 sets of skis over the years on 'the bay' and now just use local couriers. They have all charged around £15 and most have online forms you just fill in. These local firms have always collected and delivered on time and have pretty good customer service (ring if they are late etc). Just google 'courier + ......' to find your nearest ones.
Tom
It is well annoying that the post office dont take skis. I was also quoted £45 by DHL to ship them in england.
I have sold 4 sets of skis over the years on 'the bay' and now just use local couriers. They have all charged around £15 and most have online forms you just fill in. These local firms have always collected and delivered on time and have pretty good customer service (ring if they are late etc). Just google 'courier + ......' to find your nearest ones.
Tom
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Snowb4ndit
reply to 'Ski carriage' posted Feb-2009
I shipped skis to Canada for £56 with Transglobal express. You could give them a try they were the cheapest I could find. :D
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Tony_H
reply to 'Ski carriage' posted Feb-2009
My 178cm skis arrived with a courier company, I cant remember who now, think it was a local one probably business post. £10 from Brighton.
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Jonesmski
reply to 'Ski carriage' posted Feb-2009
Thanks guys, will post my findings if I find somone to ship at a reasonable rate
Bandit
reply to 'Ski carriage' posted Feb-2009
I have sold a few pairs of skis on ebay. The main issue for me was that the big courier companies won't deal with you (unless you have a business account with them). Yellow Pages and google to the rescue. I found a little courier co. who ordered a pickup from one of the big companies to collect my sale. Quite a good price too, and no messing around with size limits.
Ian Wickham
reply to 'Ski carriage' posted Feb-2009
bandit wrote:I have sold a few pairs of skis on ebay. The main issue for me was that the big courier companies won't deal with you (unless you have a business account with them). Yellow Pages and google to the rescue. I found a little courier co. who ordered a pickup from one of the big companies to collect my sale. Quite a good price too, and no messing around with size limits.
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Mark203
reply to 'Ski carriage' posted Feb-2009
Try parcels 2 go
Topic last updated on 21-February-2009 at 13:05