So, I've sold a set of Krauser panniers only to find the buyer is in
Sicily.

What's the cheapest way to send them to Italy?

Parcelforce seem to want IRO 50 quid.  Surely there's a cheaper way?
Anyone?

Oh, and if I end up flogging them to someone in the UK instead, what
would be the cheapest way of sending them within the UK?

Thanks...
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deadmail@burnt.org.uk wrote:

> Parcelforce seem to want IRO 50 quid.  Surely there's a cheaper way?
> Anyone?

I'm assuming these are hard panniers, in which case <sucks teeth> 
anything that involves an aircraft is going to be expensive.

You could try TNT and see how much they would charge you - I have no 
idea what their consumer rates are these days.


> Oh, and if I end up flogging them to someone in the UK instead, what
> would be the cheapest way of sending them within the UK?

Underground railway. You could look at Target who always did me well on 
service and price.


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deadmail@burnt.org.uk writes:

> So, I've sold a set of Krauser panniers only to find the buyer is in
> Sicily.
>
> What's the cheapest way to send them to Italy?
>
> Parcelforce seem to want IRO 50 quid.  Surely there's a cheaper way?
> Anyone?

Apart from taking a <spit> Ryanair flight or similar, probably not. You
may get lucky with people like interparcel or parcels2go but changes are
that they'll charge volumetric weight. Ie, lots.


> Oh, and if I end up flogging them to someone in the UK instead, what
> would be the cheapest way of sending them within the UK?

Probably parcelfarts again due to the above.

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wrote:

> So, I've sold a set of Krauser panniers only to find the buyer is in
> Sicily.
> 
> What's the cheapest way to send them to Italy?
> 
> Parcelforce seem to want IRO 50 quid.  Surely there's a cheaper way?
> Anyone?

Big items are expensive to send to Europe. And anything over the 2.5kg
(I think) weight limit is expensive too.
> 
> Oh, and if I end up flogging them to someone in the UK instead, what
> would be the cheapest way of sending them within the UK?

www.parcel2go.com  I've used them frequently. Their prices start around
six or seven quid. There is an upper weight/size limit: when I had to
send someone a pair of wheels it was cheaper to send them as two
separate items.


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deadmail@burnt.org.uk gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

> So, I've sold a set of Krauser panniers only to find the buyer is in
> Sicily.
> 
> What's the cheapest way to send them to Italy?
> 
> Parcelforce seem to want IRO 50 quid.  Surely there's a cheaper way?

To a certain extent, does it matter? It's not as if it's you that's going 
to be paying for 'em, and surely he had a vague clue that postage wasn't 
going to be cheap before bidding...?

It's worth trying Royal Fail. I posted a pair of car front seats to 
California a couple of years ago, and was fairly surprised to find it 
"only" cost (IIRC) about £70. Sure, that was surface rather than air, and 
they took about four months to arrive, but...

deadmail@burnt.org.uk wrote:

> Parcelforce seem to want IRO 50 quid.  Surely there's a cheaper way?
> Anyone?

I recently sent a Guzzi seat to Greece by Royal Mail, it was about ?40
and that was the cheapest.

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sweller wrote:
> deadmail@burnt.org.uk wrote:
> 
>> Parcelforce seem to want IRO 50 quid.  Surely there's a cheaper way?
>> Anyone?
> 
> I recently sent a Guzzi seat to Greece by Royal Mail, it was about ?40
> and that was the cheapest.

Staples has a courier desk (DHL?) in most shops.
I haven't tried it but I intend to check the prices one of these days.

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The Older Gentleman wrote:
> 
> www.parcel2go.com  I've used them frequently. Their prices start around
> six or seven quid. There is an upper weight/size limit: when I had to
> send someone a pair of wheels it was cheaper to send them as two
> separate items.

Must depend how you pack them: I sent a pair of wheels (including 
tyres)[0] recently, and it cost less than 8 quid. Bargain, I thought.



[0]
Package dimensions:
Weight: 23.5kg
Length: 68 cm
Width: 68 cm
Height: 29 cm
Volume: 4.73 cubic feet

Love the mix of imperial and metric measurements.

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On 3 Oct, 09:09, Eddie  wrote:
> The Older Gentleman wrote:
>
> >www.parcel2go.com I've used them frequently. Their prices start around
> > six or seven quid. There is an upper weight/size limit: when I had to
> > send someone a pair of wheels it was cheaper to send them as two
> > separate items.
>
> Must depend how you pack them: I sent a pair of wheels (including
> tyres)[0] recently, and it cost less than 8 quid. Bargain, I thought.

Mine included tyres, both discs on the front, and disc and sprocket on
the rear. Z650 wheels, as it happened, and together they were over the
25kg limit.

>
> [0]
> Package dimensions:
> Weight: 23.5kg
> Length: 68 cm
> Width: 68 cm
> Height: 29 cm
> Volume: 4.73 cubic feet
>
> Love the mix of imperial and metric measurements.
>
Heh. Indeed.

deadmail@burnt.org.uk wrote:

> So, I've sold a set of Krauser panniers only to find the buyer is in
> Sicily.
> 
> What's the cheapest way to send them to Italy?

http://www.parcel2go.com/

Eiron wrote:
>>> Parcelforce seem to want IRO 50 quid.  Surely there's a cheaper way?
>>> Anyone?
>> 
>> I recently sent a Guzzi seat to Greece by Royal Mail, it was about ?40
>> and that was the cheapest.
>
>Staples has a courier desk (DHL?) in most shops.
>I haven't tried it but I intend to check the prices one of these days.

They used to be pretty unbeatable on account of them operating a fixed price
policy, but that was a while ago and they've changed pricing. I didn't find
their new pricing cheap enough to drive across town instead of lugging stuff
across the road to the Post Office.

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