Sending large eBay item

Dan29

Would be grateful if anyone has any tips for send a long item - I've already asked on another board here.

chillipepper_3

how long?
Ive used DaleExpress for large items before, check your yellow pages to see if you have one near by. Typical cost £25 to ship a 23lb mountain bike from London to Southampton. All items must be boxed and secure though.

Dan29

chillipepper wrote:

how long?
Ive used DaleExpress for large items before, check your yellow pages to see if you have one near by. Typical cost £25 to ship a 23lb mountain bike from London to Southampton. All items must be boxed and secure though.

Thanks for your reply. Please see this thread.

atotori

Check out Staples.

They have a range of prices depending on where it's going.

Something that can cost £20-25 to post with parcelforce can cost as little as £8 with staples.co.uk services.

Best to pop into a branch and have a chat with their customer service people .

Dan29

atotori wrote:

Check out Staples.

They have a range of prices depending on where it's going.

Something that can cost £20-25 to post with parcelforce can cost as little as £8 with staples.co.uk services.

Best to pop into a branch and have a chat with their customer service people .

Maximum length 4ft they said, but thanks for your reply

m00nie

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Dan29

I am tempted!!!

atotori

You probably already have ... but if you haven't, it would be worth your while posting the same question on ebay's postal related community boards. I'm sure there are loads of ebay sellers who have had to find apropriate shipping services for overly long items.

They can't be that hard to find either because a newbie ebay seller posted me a full on big studio easel only a few mths ago... I'll send her an e-mail and ask her which service she used. If she replies I'll post it here for you Dan29.

Dan29

Thanks atotori