Munurmunuh Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) Parcel is 135cm × 45cm × 25cm, and weighs under 7.5kg Delivery by end of next day. All prices inc. VAT UPS: about £40 DHL: package too long Parcelfarce: £21.12 / no estimated delivery time given to recipient PDP Local: £15.59 / one hour delivery slot given to recipient Hermes: bass delivered parted out Edited July 9, 2021 by Ricky Rioli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 I’m pretty shocked that you’d risk My Hermes to deliver anything more than a pair of socks. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegs07 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Ricky Rioli said: Hermes: bass maybe delivered, probably in parts Fixed the above Edited July 9, 2021 by tegs07 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 22 minutes ago, ambient said: I’m pretty shocked that you’d risk My Hermes to deliver anything more than a pair of socks. Or Parcelforce, their T&Cs prohibit insurance on musical instruments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 Another reason for finding DPD appealing is that in my experience the parcels are treated respectfully the whole way. I've had things from shops delivered by them with nothing added to the manufacturer's packaging, just a label taped on; they've reached me with no more visible wear than if it had just been picked off the shelf and taken to the counter. So I was going to use them anyway, but when I saw that they're also cheaper than Parcelforce, I thought the good news worth sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 You haven't added insurance premium (wasted on PF as they won't honour it in T&C). I sold a £1000 bass on ebay and thought £50 would be more than enough... £80 with insurance cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: Or Parcelforce, their T&Cs prohibit insurance on musical instruments Weirdly, I find having no insurance gives peace of mind: actually getting a pay out is never a breeze, so it's nice that all that palaver isn't a possibility 🙃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy515 Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 PARCELHERO always seem to be less expensive than going straight to the courier's site. Parcelforce, neck off, never had a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Just now, Ricky Rioli said: Weirdly, I find having no insurance gives peace of mind: actually getting a pay out is never a breeze, so it's nice that all that palaver isn't a possibility 🙃 Peace of mind.... strange take on the term. If a £1000 instrument disappears or is broken, you (or the buyer) are £1000 + £20 postage out of pocket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, warwickhunt said: Peace of mind.... strange take on the term. If a £1000 instrument disappears or is broken, you (or the buyer) are £1000 + £20 postage out of pocket. The instrument I'm sending is worth a third of that; the packaging is vgd; the couriers are carefully chosen. If I still get unlucky, I get unlucky: misfortune lurks around every corner. If I had iffy packaging and a terrible courier, I would be worrying until it arrived. If it were damaged or lost I would be worrying until I got the payout. With what I'm about to do, I feel I've minimised the possibility of misfortune, and I'm not feeling at the mercy of feckless couriers or dishonourable insurance companies: that for me is peace of mind. When I once sold something I couldn't afford to lose, I paid the buyer to come and collect it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 14 minutes ago, Paddy515 said: Parcelforce ... never had a problem I've just had Parcelforce declare my USA G&L to be lost property and sell it at auction, legalised theft. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Ricky Rioli said: Another reason for finding DPD appealing is that in my experience the parcels are treated respectfully the whole way. They took great care of the 5-string Thumb sent to me from Italy, taking it back off the van, putting it on the next day's van, taking it back off, losing it, finding it, and letting me do the 50 mile round trip to pick it up from their depot as I no longer trusted them to put it on the van at their depot, drive it to my house, and deliver it. But most of us have bad experience of one courier or another, and that's the only bad DPD experience I've had. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 (edited) I seem to remember trying to get DPD to deliver a bass for me but they refused saying it was too large. Which is strange as they seem to do okay delivering basses from Andertons and Guitarguitar but then again they are giving them loads of work. I drove a truck for Hermes for 1 week. Please do not send anything with this company. You will thank me. Edited July 9, 2021 by jezzaboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 9 minutes ago, jezzaboy said: I seem to remember trying to get DPD to deliver a bass for me but they refused saying it was too large Was that recently? The website was happy with the dimensions I gave.... 😕 Oh well, forewarned, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 45 minutes ago, tauzero said: taking it back off the van, putting it on the next day's van, taking it back off, losing it, finding it, and letting me do the 50 mile round trip to pick it up How was the parcel looking after this adventure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 31 minutes ago, jezzaboy said: I seem to remember trying to get DPD to deliver a bass for me but they refused saying it was too large. Which is strange as they seem to do okay delivering basses from Andertons and Guitarguitar but then again they are giving them loads of work. I drove a truck for Hermes for 1 week. Please do not send anything with this company. You will thank me. Gerry, the guys you sent the bass to me with were excellent, what were they called again ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Ricky Rioli said: How was the parcel looking after this adventure? Intact, fortunately. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Waddo Soqable said: Gerry, the guys you sent the bass to me with were excellent, what were they called again ? The guys are called Overland Express. Someone on here put me onto them. They are a broker and give you several options but I always use APC overnight through them. Now this could be the kiss of...but they have not damaged a bass yet. The only issue I had with them was they delivered the bass a couple of days late on one occasion but apart from that all good. On the one issue, they were on the case and you can actually speak to someone. It works out about £30 for a bass with £1000 insurance: I haven`t had to use the insurance yet so can`t comment on how good it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Ricky Rioli said: Was that recently? The website was happy with the dimensions I gave.... 😕 Oh well, forewarned, thank you. About 18 months ago. They were not keen and said it was classed as an oversize parcel. It might be different now of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 The APC guys did very well for me then certainly 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 12 hours ago, Ricky Rioli said: The instrument I'm sending is worth a third of that; the packaging is vgd; the couriers are carefully chosen. If I still get unlucky, I get unlucky: misfortune lurks around every corner. If I had iffy packaging and a terrible courier, I would be worrying until it arrived. If it were damaged or lost I would be worrying until I got the payout. With what I'm about to do, I feel I've minimised the possibility of misfortune, and I'm not feeling at the mercy of feckless couriers or dishonourable insurance companies: that for me is peace of mind. When I once sold something I couldn't afford to lose, I paid the buyer to come and collect it. If you are regularly flipping 1000 pound basses, at 80 quid a throw, you are carrying your own insurance for free if you can get to 12 undamaged first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velarian Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 The bass that Gerry sent to me via ACP recently was delivered safely and efficiently (although Gerry’s bomb proof packaging contributed to that as well). The delivery driver was a nice guy too and he was intrigued to know what it was. Turns out he was a Mick Karn fan and we had a really good chat about fretless basses and other early eighties bass players. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 where I work, we have used DPD for a number of years. I don't think we've ever had a lost parcel with them.I have also shipped guitars and amps all over europe with no problem, using DPD. But since Brexit, we only use DHL, who are pretty rubbish to be honest and I won't be shipping any personal stuff now Still use DPD for uk shipping though and they are ok for that 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 On 09/07/2021 at 10:14, warwickhunt said: You haven't added insurance premium (wasted on PF as they won't honour it in T&C). I sold a £1000 bass on ebay and thought £50 would be more than enough... £80 with insurance cover. Have you seen some of the info given in this thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 On 09/07/2021 at 21:22, jezzaboy said: About 18 months ago. They were not keen and said it was classed as an oversize parcel. It might be different now of course. DPD did in fact refuse to do it Thank you for the warning. Parcelforce it is. I'm hoping this instrument is too cheap to attract the attention of Parcelforce's pixies of misfortune. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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