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Parcel Deliveries; eBay Resellers & Websites
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TKPeters
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Due to the ever changing nature of eBay Courier Reseller's & their prices, I have complied a list which hopefully will be of use to all.
eBay Parcel Delivery Reseller's (Cheapest in Bold)
Updated: 18-03-2008
**Recommended**
- CouriersDirect
DHL 24hr £6.99 (MH Direct Couriers, 10am Cut Off)
- Direct Sales Europe
Parcelforce 24hr £5.50 (11:30am Cut Off)
- Balloon & Gift
Parcelforce 48hr £6.00 (12Midnight Cut Off)
- Capital Trades (11:30pm Cut Off)
DHL 48hr £6.49
- SupaParcels 5% discount when registered on their website
DHL 48hr £6.64
DHL 28hr £9.17
- BirdCagesUnlimited
DHL 48hr £7.00
DHL 24hr £8.00
eBay/Paypal
Select your item/s on eBay & Click 'Print postage Label'
or click the 'Print postage label' on Paypal overview
- Parcelforce 24: £11.99
- Parcelforce 48: £10.99
If using the PO method, ensure the PO staff scan the item & give you a receipt with the parcels tracking number on it.
Top Tip: Northern Ireland is charged the same as Mainland UK
Websites
PayPerParcel
DHL 48hr £6.39
DHL Next Day £6.89
SupaParcels
5% discount when registered
DHL 48hr £6.64
DHL 24hr £9.17
MH Direct Couriers (10am Cut Off)
UK Services Offered
DHL 48hr £6.85
DHL 24hr £6.99
DHL Extra Long £15.99
DHL 48hr £6.39
DHL Next Day £6.89
SupaParcels
5% discount when registered
DHL 48hr £6.64
DHL 24hr £9.17
MH Direct Couriers (10am Cut Off)
UK Services Offered
DHL 48hr £6.85
DHL 24hr £6.99
DHL Extra Long £15.99
Parcel 2 Go
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] DHL 48hr (£5.99 + VAT) £7.03
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif](10% Discount Code: GREASY)
[/FONT] Parcels 4 Delivery
DHL 48hr (£6.64 + VAT) £7.80
InterParcel
5% discount when registered
DHL 48hr (£6.99 + VAT) £8.21
Long Items upto 250cm & 10Kg £9.49
Pharos International
Hercules Service £9.39
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] DHL 48hr (£5.99 + VAT) £7.03
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif](10% Discount Code: GREASY)
[/FONT] Parcels 4 Delivery
DHL 48hr (£6.64 + VAT) £7.80
InterParcel
5% discount when registered
DHL 48hr (£6.99 + VAT) £8.21
Long Items upto 250cm & 10Kg £9.49
Pharos International
Hercules Service £9.39
- DHL; Maximun Weight: 31.5Kg per parcel. Maximum size is 120x60x60cm
- Parcelforce; Maximun Weight: 30Kg per parcel. Maximum size is 3 metres length and girth combined, with 1.5 metres for any single dimension.
If you wish add to list, please do so!!
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You are a legend!!! Nice one Peter!!!!!!!
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Great work TK!
I've compiled an RSS Feed of all these couriers parcel services on a web page to be able to give upto the minute info on their prices and availability, though as it has an advert or 2 on it as well I can't paste the link here. If you'd like to check out this live feed PM me and I'll send you the link.
Also, ultra_kwik_express_couriers are worth adding to this list for the international services offered, they also provide UK ones but just not as comptetively priced as those already mentioned.
Here's the RSS feed in raw for if anyone has a feed reader they would like to add it to!
http://rss.api.ebay.com/ws/rssapi?FeedName=SearchResults&siteId=3&language=en-GB&output=RSS20&catref=C5&sacqy=&sacur=0&fsop=3&fsoo=1&saslt=2&from=R6&saobfmts=exsif&sasl=Parcelwizards%20Home-textiles%20Postsure%20Parcelworks%20Send48%2079sprot%20Delacoco88%20Cartel-of-opulence%20Balloonandgift%20ultra_kwik_express_couriers&_trksid=m37&sacqyop=ge&saslc=0&floc=1&sabfmts=0&ga10244=10425&saprclo=&saprchi=&saaff=afcj&ftrv=1&fbfmt=1&ftrt=1&fcl=3&frpp=50&afcj=2561144&nojspr=y&satitle=parcel&afmp=&sacat=-1&saslop=1&fss=1Do You Twitter?
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rare_stuff wrote: »Also, ultra_kwik_express_couriers are worth adding to this list for the international services offered, they also provide UK ones but just not as comptetively priced as those already mentioned.
I cannot see any International services listed either on eBay or their websiteThe ParcelWizards webpage www.parcelwizards.co.uk has just gone down...
ERROR 404 ... just for your info.
Site all OK here, 1&1 may have had a server outage0 -
I cannot see any International services listed either on eBay or their website
Hmmm? Perhaps they have stopped offering this service or I was confusing them with World Wide Parcel Express - http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Worldwide-Parcel-Xpress-Ltd
Current cheapest on my list is home textiles at 5.99 and then parcel works at 6.49Do You Twitter?
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BalloonandGift are quite good for £6.00 DHL.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZballoonandgift
I wouldn't bother with BalloonandGift, they only have one delivery attempt which means that if the buyer is not home you have to pay extra.0 -
Tthanks i am going to order some stationary as i am allways running out, the lady in the po only gives me a few at a time...
also just a though.. this might be a usefull sticky..... as there is allways threads asking about the heapest courier etc.....Work to live= not live to work0 -
Postsure now charge £7.49.0
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just ordered my stationary.... just to let people know they will not send the special delivery bags out to private addresses.... 9 i wonder why )
so good job i am a business with business premises...Work to live= not live to work0 -
RoyaleMale wrote: »I wouldn't bother with BalloonandGift, they only have one delivery attempt which means that if the buyer is not home you have to pay extra.
RoyaleMale
It's true they haven't got it listed on their advert,but I have emailed them last night if they do three attempted deliveries and here is the reply from Sue at Ballons and Gifts......
never charged yet, 3 attempts
Sue
I did notice that she has not listed any £6 deals overnight though and await her reply to this.
Payperdrop up to a few months ago actually showed just one collection and one delivery only.I asked them through live chat why they don't change that
to three delivery attempts,like some other companies do,as it could strenghten their sales.They later did amend it to 1 coll and 3 del.
Unfortunately Payperdrop have other problems as sited on here.
(Could it have been to do with monies they received from DHL for loss/damage which wasn't passed on to claiming customers?)
My collecting driver says that he hears DHL maybe increasing their prices soon by a few POUNDS0 -
isayoldchap wrote: »RoyaleMale
It's true they haven't got it listed on their advert,but I have emailed them last night if they do three attempted deliveries and here is the reply from Sue at Ballons and Gifts......
never charged yet, 3 attempts
Sue
If BalloonandGift do offer 3 genuine attempts they should have not have the following stated in their terms and conditions. It will put buyers off, as it did me.
'One collection attempt & one delivery attempt only, Further collection/delivery attempts will result in additional charges.'
I have used Payperdrop in the past and found them to be very good, recently tried Home-Texiles who use parcel force and the service was terrible, driver did not collect on the day I booked him for and the item took over 3 days to deliver so I won't be using them again.
DHL is far more reliable in my area.0
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