Musicman20 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Hi Just a quick one....who do you use to ship basses to buyers on basschat?! Needs to pref be online so I can get a quick quote. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer61 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I use this lot, not probs to both UK and mainland Europe [url="http://www.interparcel.com/quote/courier-quote2.php"]Interparcel[/url] Seem reasonably cheap as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauBass Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 [quote name='farmer61' post='793401' date='Apr 1 2010, 03:25 PM']I use this lot, not probs to both UK and mainland Europe [url="http://www.interparcel.com/quote/courier-quote2.php"]Interparcel[/url] Seem reasonably cheap as well.[/quote] Me too, I always use them and I've never had a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Dunno about "best", but I've used parcelforce a few times with no problems at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadders Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Just used UPS with no probs. Cost about £45 to ship from South Yorks to London (inc. insurance on a £1500 bass). Found it easier to call in at their local depo rather than on line. Most couriers have very limited cover on musical instruments and thats what swung it for me in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I've used parcel2go.com for basses and lots of other large items, usually via DHL and never had a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellothere Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 Parcelforce are pretty useless when it comes to thigns from abroad (they take over from USPS once the parcel leaves customs) they seem to mispalce stuff alot. never had a problem with them within the UK. And I don't think Interparcel is a courier service as such, they forward your parcels to other actual courier companys who do the actualy delivery. UPS seems to be the one they use most but sometimes others. I don't know if it's cheaper/more expensive throuhg them but i imagine the parcel changes hands more so has more chance of being dropped or damaged , saying that i've never received anything actually broken from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 [quote name='hellothere' post='793779' date='Apr 1 2010, 09:58 PM']And I don't think Interparcel is a courier service as such, they forward your parcels to other actual courier companys who do the actualy delivery.[/quote] Mmmm, sort of. They're more of a broker. You give them the shipment details (number of packages, weight and dimensions) and they give you a bunch of quotes. They then book the shipment on your behalf with the courier company whose quote you choose. So if you choose one of the UPS options, it gets picked up by UPS and delivered by UPS. Just like if you'd sent it yourself via UPS, but cheaper because Interparcel deal in such large volumes that they get big bulk discounts. So the parcel doesn't go through any extra hands. I use Interparcel's UPS services all the time (and note that their "own-brand" options are the UPS ones: "Interparcel Economy" is particularly good value), and I've never had a problem. But as with all courier/delivery services, the service you receive is largely dependent on the attitude of the individual doing the pick-up and the individual doing the delivery. Round our way, we've got an absolutely top-notch UPS driver, so I'm happy with that. On the opposite side of the coin, I'd never send anything from Tynedale using the APC driver. As the Bass Doc would say... what a fathead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 Cheers guys....seems fairly reasonable on Interparcel. Insurance is hefty but its worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 You could also try these guys [url="http://www.parcelmonkey.co.uk/"]http://www.parcelmonkey.co.uk/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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