Sold a large pram on EBay now can't find reasonable courier!

JWF

Hiya,

We have just sold a large pram on EBay, which measures just over 1m long. It's not particularly heavy but it is bulky.

I've looked on-line for a few quotes but so far can't find a reasonably priced courier - for example Parcels2Go would only quote pallet delivery at over £100 due to the size of the item.

Can anyone advise of a courier that can help me please.

We're in Kent and sending the parcel within the UK (to the Northwest).

Thanks in advance.

brightonman123

what about red star- 'british rail's station to station service?

i would have thought, when selling something this big, del costs would have been checked into first, so no nasty surprises!

Becles

Can you send it as two parcels?

I bought a pram from ebay, and the lady sent the folded chassis in one parcel, and then the body of the pram plus the accessories in another parcel.

firesidemaid

you could also post this question on the help forums actually on ebay - the experienced/power sellers will be happy to share their knowledge with you.

good luck x

JWF

Cheers, I'll take a look on EBay.

i did check out how much everyone else was charging for similar items but didn't realise at the time that some couriers wouldn't be interested. A lesson learned !!

soolin

There is a long list of couriers on the ebay forum (see my signature) , I'm sure someone will be able to help.

shellnkeeley

found this when i searched on the home page

• DHL: 120 x 60 x 60cm with 31.5Kg max weight
• Parcelforce: 1.5m width & 30Kg

there are discount couriers that use these two and only charge half the price don't know if you have tried them but there are
Parcels delivered in 48-62hr for £6.94 via DHL with payperparcel.com
or i found another one think it was prepaidparcel at ppwexpress.com i've used them and they were very good, hope this is some help to you

jo_b_2

Hi JWF

You should get some helpful suggestions over on the ebay and other auctions board, so I've moved the thread over there for you.

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custardy

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1190955

kerryallc71

hello ..

ive sent pushchairs via parcel force in the past .

do you still have the box for the pushchair ? ..

i sent our old maclaren twin techno at the beginning of the year through paypal - parcel force 48rs .. they are cheap .. do you have the weight for the pushchair ? ..

i posted it via parcel force / paypal - £9.99 it was cheaper than the parcel force website , which quoted almost £20.00

if your not sure of the weight , goto the website that makes your pushchair and it should say the weight of the pushchair , thats what i did .. i did add a bit extra weight just incase ..

paypal / parcel force contact your buyer with a tracking number its so easy to use ..

smaller parcels i usually take them to our local post office and they can send them as well using parcel force .. but they won't accept very big parcels ..

take a look at your paypal account to see how much it will cost , as i said before ive used it twice and ive not encounted any problems ..

see you from kerry ..

notlongnow_2

I always use parcel force for prams. 1m is not that long for a pram and ive sent bigger through parcelforce. They always cost me around £18.