LBMEFM
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| posted on 1/6/14 at 01:05 PM |
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Couriers
I have bought some parts off e-bay. The seller tells me that I can have them collected by courier, I have had a look at the prices and they seem good,
certainly better that I could collect them for. But how does it work, does the courier company drop off a pallet for the seller to load and then
collect it at a later date? Also can anyone recommend a good courier company. Cheers Barry
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 1/6/14 at 01:25 PM |
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No the seller must prep it for collection.
So if it needs to be palletised they must do that and have a way of loading too sometimes.
All the courier will do is collect and drop off.
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Eltel
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| posted on 1/6/14 at 01:26 PM |
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I use a site called collectmyparcel.com , who work with all the courier company's ,just put in the details of what needs collecting and where
from and it will give you a list of company's and prices and you then decide which one to go with and book it.if it's a pallet you need
collecting then the seller will have to supply the pallet and the courier will send a truck capable of collecting a pallet,I've used them a few
times now and the service and prices have been excellent.
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robinj66
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| posted on 1/6/14 at 01:53 PM |
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I've been using My Hermes for a little while - so far so good.
With all couriers you have to anticipate your items being handled by poorly paid neanderthals so wrap/protect them well
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chesney321
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| posted on 1/6/14 at 02:13 PM |
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I work for a courier company and I know how the parcels are handled,very roughly.parcels are thrown ,chucked on floor,squashed,thoroughly
mistreated.you are lucky to get it in one piece...
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ReMan
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| posted on 1/6/14 at 02:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by robinj66
I've been using My Hermes for a little while - so far so good.
With all couriers you have to anticipate your items being handled by poorly paid neanderthals so wrap/protect them well
Ditto, so far so good. .Easy to book and I like the option to leave at a local shop garage etc
www.plusnine.co.uk
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Matt21
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| posted on 1/6/14 at 03:47 PM |
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parcelmonkey and interparcel are who i use
but yer, they wont package it for you, if the seller has offered for a courier to pick them up then i assume he knows he needs to package them
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LBMEFM
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| posted on 1/6/14 at 06:09 PM |
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Thanks everyone, maybe I will just go and collect them.
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