stuartm1962

On 22/03/2023 at 17:48, Smanth said:

A fantastic experience with Dunc!

 

I spotted his offering of a Behringer XR-18 (plus accoutrements) and leapt at it.  He would not accept my payment until I'd had a chance to peruse the photos he sent the next day.  The gear is as he described and he even included a second wifi hub (the XR-18 internal WiFi is well know as being ... pants!).  I arranged a courier (A shoutout to overlandexpress who quote from a number of delivery companies and provide additional insurance for our precious toys).

Saturday evening I expressed my interest and by Tuesday morning the gear was with me, with greats communications throughout.

I give a S'manth rating of 11/10 and happily deal with this great BCer again!

 

S'manth x

Thank you for the thumbs up S'manth!

https://www.overlandexpress.co.uk/guitar-courier

On 22/03/2023 at 17:48, Smanth said:

A fantastic experience with Dunc!

 

I spotted his offering of a Behringer XR-18 (plus accoutrements) and leapt at it.  He would not accept my payment until I'd had a chance to peruse the photos he sent the next day.  The gear is as he described and he even included a second wifi hub (the XR-18 internal WiFi is well know as being ... pants!).  I arranged a courier (A shoutout to overlandexpress who quote from a number of delivery companies and provide additional insurance for our precious toys).

Saturday evening I expressed my interest and by Tuesday morning the gear was with me, with greats communications throughout.

I give a S'manth rating of 11/10 and happily deal with this great BCer again!

 

S'manth x

On ‎16‎/‎01‎/‎2019 at 12:32, paul_c2 said:

Did you think you'd not be paying import tax, and not factor it into the price you paid? (Similar for courier admin fees).

Import tax (duty) is always payable on any item of value brought into the UK, or exported out of the EEC.

https://www.overlandexpress.co.uk/musical-instrument-courier

21 hours ago, stuartm1962 said:

These people use DHL for guitars https://www.overlandexpress.co.uk/musical-instrument-courier They offer full insurance cover too.

I am guessing that UPS sometimes use agency drivers.

These people cover them up to £3000, but they must be in a hard case https://www.overlandexpress.co.uk/musical-instrument-courier

These people use DHL for guitars https://www.overlandexpress.co.uk/musical-instrument-courier They offer full insurance cover too.

This company covers guitars/musical instruments, up to £3000, for £10. a hard case in mandatory though https://www.overlandexpress.co.uk/musical-instrument-courier

If they are packed in a hard case, with extra bubble wrap around the case, they should be fine. Fill any voids in the case with foam peanuts, or crumpled newspaper, to stop it moving around. Put a towel or bubble wrap under the neck to support it, loosen the strings and pack any accessories seperately, to avoid them scratching the guitar. A lot of it is down to the carrier that you choose, https://www.overlandexpress.co.uk/instrumentcourier insure them up to £3000, providing they are in a hard case. The more packing the better. Consider that the parcel will go through many hands throughout it's journey, so the more effort that you put into packing, the less chance of any damage. Obviously you could advertise it as local collection, but you are severely limiting your audience.