 Poster: A snowHead
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Can anyone suggest a courier for sending a pair of skis I've sold on Ebay???
Tried Parcel Farce and they don't do anything longer than 1.3m, and DHL wanted over 40 quid.
Cheers, oh informative ones 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Charlatanefc, Last year, I used the local agent of APC Overnight to send 170cm skis. I think the cost was about £18 but this varies with weight and the overall size of the package. Insurance wasn't included in that price but they did get a signature as proof of delivery.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Charlatanefc, I just shipped two pairs using a local courier. cost was £10 per pair for next day. No problems whatsoever. would never use parcelfarce for anything.
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Try http://www.parcel2go.com/ Although I've not used them for skis I did get a response from the Customer Service department that they were happy to take packages up to 2m in length provided you had checked with them before placing your order for a delivery.
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thanks chaps
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yep, parcel 2 go are the boys, sent loads of stuff with them!
A
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parcel2go were an absolute nightmare for me.
First delivery went OK, second was 2 days late on collection but the 3rd was an absolute nightmare.
Of the 3 parcels they collected, they put the wrong barcodes on 2 of them, box A went to supplier B, box B went to supplier A  That took some sorting out. The 3rd package vanished for 3 weeks and was eventually returned as 'delivery address doesn't exist', this despite me sending stuff there on a regular basis with no problems with Royal Mail Special Delivery before. Maybe it's just the local DHL guy who's hopeless rather than the entire company.
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I bought a pair from an ebay seller in Austria and they sent them normal mail for 15€
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Has anyone any experience of sending skis to or from Northern Ireland? I'm trying to send a pair to a fellow snowhead and UPS quoted me £45!
Any help would be great, cheers:)
ryan
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Thanks guys, ended up using Parcel2go who subcontracted it to DHL. DHL wanted £45, P2go did it for £20.
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Charlatanefc, which one's did you sell?
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Kramer, they were my pals, a pair of Head C115 Carvers. He has bought the Hot Rod Eliminators from me that I won at the eosb.
I myself bought a pair of Elan Magfire 08s a few months ago.
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You know it makes sense.
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Blimey. I use Global express. Shipped a pair of movement Flames with bindings yesterday. Client will have them today. Cost me £11.00
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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That's the last time a scouser wins a pair of our skis. Ungrateful, I call it...
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Poster: A snowHead
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Its just not the done thing. Oh the shame
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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fallliner, are you kidding???? I wasn't aware that winning them made me obligated to use them????
I had no intention of changing my skis after buying a pair of RX8's last December, I tried the Eliminators at the Castleford ski test in August, and must admit, I quite liked them, but when I tried the Elan's, they just "felt right", even better than my own RX8's.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I'm sure fallliner is kidding.
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kiwi1, so was I until I saw the lack of a smilie 
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Charlatanefc, I just shipped two pairs using a local courier. cost was £10 per pair for next day. No problems whatsoever. would never use parcelfarce for anything.
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Blimey. I use Global express. Shipped a pair of movement Flames with bindings yesterday. Client will have them today. Cost me £11.00
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So let me think - cheaper to mail my stuff to the resort than easyjet it... and a damn sight less bother. Hmmm 
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JimW, as long as you're skiing in the UK!!
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Last time I shipped to the main land (from the UK- Germany) it was £25.00 for a next day service.
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| Last time I shipped to the main land (from the UK- Germany) it was £25.00 for a next day service. |
Well, FenlandSkier, that's not far off Easyjetting it! and for the £10 extra, not faffing about whilst travelling to / from airports etc. AND whilst carrying gawd knows how much "other stuff" as required, apparently, by a discerning traveller (as my SO continues to tell me ) , - AND as long as you have a reputable receiving end, it could well be worth a consideration.
Just a thought
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yes JimW, but I assume you'd want your skis back at the end of the holiday, so that's another £25....and then you'd have to be there or persuade your TO to be around for the "pickup" & delivery at your destination.
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I know it's an old thread, but I just wanted to say www.paisleyfreight.co.uk charge £12.99 for next day ski courier within the UK. I've used them twice now and can't fault them!
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