Courier recommendation for Greece?

taney

Hi All,

I have sold a DVD collectors edition on ebay...I never realised that postage will be that high until I went to post office today for delivery.Its abt 5kg parcel with dimensions 32 x 28 x 7 cm.Can anyone recommend any other courier service?

I have gone through few of the forum messages...but parcel2 go,parcel force...they are evn more expensive than royal mail.any recommendation from ebay courier services?

Thanks for reply.

JohalaReewi

Always worth getting a quote from Pharos International

http://www.pharos-international.co.uk/cquote.php

taney

i have checked its too expensive...47pounds

aris

It may be cheaper if you split it all up into parcels of less than 2kg - that way it goes via regular Royal Mail parcel post instead of ParcelForce. 2kg airmail (small packet) to Greece is about 10 quid.

You can also check https://www.interparcel.co.uk - we use them alot - and i just checked - their cheapest 5kg parcel to greece is about 25 quid.

digerati

Whichever courier company use choose, make sure you don't get paid via PayPal for your DVDs as you have absolutely NO PayPal seller protection when shipping items (even via Courier with Track-n-trace and signature) to Greece. All too many times with PayPal the buyer receives the goods and complains to PayPal who promptly refunds buyer (out of your pocket). I'm not saying that your buyer is going to scam you - but by accepting PayPal you greatly increase your risks of a charge back or PayPal reversal.

Fortunately you can get real seller protection by asking for a BIC + IBAN bank transfer in the equivalent amount in Euros with shared costs to your UK bank account. BIC + IBAN details are on your bank statement, but transfers must be in Euros to qualify under EU/EEA directive 2560/2001. Costs you nothing and the money (converted to £) is in your account within a few days. You save on unnecessary PayPal fees and significantly reduce your risks.