BassBunny Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 (edited) A big ask by wonder if anyone can help me get a bass from Bristol. Firstly it's not an expensive one, so many and van is out. Secondly the seller doesn't have a box and doesn't drive, so a trip to PMT to try and blah a box is out. Does anyone in Bristol have a suitable box they could drop round so he can package up for a courier? It could be a guitar sized box and it can be packaged neck off. Failing that does anyone travel to Bristol from the North? I am looking to get it to South Manchester or as near as. Edited March 30, 2023 by BassBunny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos10 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 If it's of any help and you could get a Basschat relay going I would be happy to do a leg from Lichfield'ish (so close to the M42, M6 and A38) to the Holmes Chapel area around the 14th April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40hz Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 29 minutes ago, BassBunny said: A big ask by wonder if anyone can help me get a bass from Bristol. Firstly it's not an expensive one, so many and van is out. Secondly the seller doesn't have a box and doesn't drive, so a trip to PMT to try and blah a box is out. Does anyone in Bristol have a suitable box they could drop round so he can package up for a courier? It could be a guitar sized box and it can be packaged neck off. Failing that does anyone travel to Bristol from the North? I am looking to get it to South Manchester or as near as. I travel to Bristol every other week (will be there next weekend) and could get the bass up to South Birmingham/ Warwick M40 if needs be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 (edited) 44 minutes ago, BassBunny said: Secondly the seller doesn't have a box and doesn't drive, so a trip to PMT to try and blah a box is out. IMO that's a bit of a cop-out. I don't drive either, but have never had any problem walking 2 miles into town (here in Nottingham) and going to one of the Bicycle shops and picking up a bike box, sometimes I'll even walk back carrying it rather than catching the bus. Bike boxes are much better than the typical guitar box for strength and rigidity and overall protection of the contents. They do need cutting down to size, but you can use the surplus material as additional packaging and bracing. For me getting a suitable box for sending the instrument is an essential part of the selling process. Edited March 29, 2023 by BigRedX 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 18 minutes ago, 40hz said: I travel to Bristol every other week (will be there next weekend) and could get the bass up to South Birmingham/ Warwick M40 if needs be? Awesome and with an offer of Lichfield to Holmes Chapel, just need Warwick to Lichfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, BigRedX said: IMO that's a bit of a cop-out. I don't drive either, but have never had any problem walking 2 miles into town (here in Nottingham) and going to one of the Bicycle shops and picking up a bike box, sometimes I'll even walk back carrying it rather than catching the bus. Bike boxes are much better than the typical guitar box for strength and rigidity and overall protection of the contents. They do need cutting down to size, but you can use the surplus material as additional packaging and bracing. For me getting a suitable box for sending the instrument is an essential part of the selling process. I know what you are saying but it's the sellers perogative and I don't know his personal circumstances. Edited March 29, 2023 by BassBunny 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 24 minutes ago, naxos10 said: If it's of any help and you could get a Basschat relay going I would be happy to do a leg from Lichfield'ish (so close to the M42, M6 and A38) to the Holmes Chapel area around the 14th April. Awesome. If I can get Warwick to Lichfield covered it could work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrixn1 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 55 minutes ago, BassBunny said: the seller doesn't have a box You can buy boxes online and you don't even have to leave the house. E.g. https://www.sellusyourguitar.co.uk/product-page/guitar-packaging-electric-bass-guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 1 hour ago, BigRedX said: IMO that's a bit of a cop-out. I don't drive either, but have never had any problem walking 2 miles into town (here in Nottingham) and going to one of the Bicycle shops and picking up a bike box, sometimes I'll even walk back carrying it rather than catching the bus. Bike boxes are much better than the typical guitar box for strength and rigidity and overall protection of the contents. They do need cutting down to size, but you can use the surplus material as additional packaging and bracing. For me getting a suitable box for sending the instrument is an essential part of the selling process. I have two kids and run two businesses. I fully respect someone not wanting to bother with this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 BASSCHAT RELAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 16 hours ago, Burns-bass said: I have two kids and run two businesses. I fully respect someone not wanting to bother with this. And as someone who has sold basses and guitars, if I didn't want to bother with this I would either state specifically "collection only" or just sell locally and make no exceptions. If you want to reach a wider audience and have better chance of selling for a higher price, then you have to take the fact that you will need to sort out the postage and packing into account. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 51 minutes ago, BigRedX said: And as someone who has sold basses and guitars, if I didn't want to bother with this I would either state specifically "collection only" or just sell locally and make no exceptions. If you want to reach a wider audience and have better chance of selling for a higher price, then you have to take the fact that you will need to sort out the postage and packing into account. I've read the post above, and that seems to be exactly what the seller has said. All your points are valid, but I'm one of those people for whom it makes no sense to waste an hour or two of my day getting a box to send a guitar – and perhaps the original poster is too. This is compounded by the fact that not a week goes by when someone isn't on here moaning about how a courier has smashed up a bass. You may be able to spare a good few hours to trek into town (and Nottingham isn't a bad place, granted), but sometimes people don't. I've had several people send me rude emails and messages because I didn't want to send something. I've also had people on ebay buy stuff than ask me to send it when I had explicitly said I wouldn't. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 3 hours ago, stewblack said: BASSCHAT RELAY! If we can get it from Warwick to Lichfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Maybe change the thread title? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 5 minutes ago, stewblack said: Maybe change the thread title? Good idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted April 7, 2023 Author Share Posted April 7, 2023 @naxos10, @40hz, many thanks for your offers of help but the seller has vanished on me, again, so decided it isn't worth the hassle. Thanks again for the offers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos10 Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 No probs BassBunny. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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