paul, the

aww that's cute.

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120160861245"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=120160861245[/url] Selling on behalf of my father. My apologies for any cheesy sales patter. And it's not the car at fault, it's the gear box in the boat. I didn't want to seem too cheesy talking about daddy's yacht (it's only a small yacht given to him by his dead friend) Anyway, guitar's up - feel free to buy it, that's why it's there. Paul.

Cheers kjb, added.

[size=2]Insurance notes are taken from BC members' experiences with courier firms. Instrument specific T&Cs may not have been confirmed. [/size] [color="#2E8B57"]It is highly recommend that the Terms and Conditions as well as [b]claims policies[/b] are inquired about [b]specific to the item you're sending[/b] before placing an order with any courier firm regardless of reputation or existing known information.[/color] [i]Added 00:54 19/10/07[/i] Basses/Cabs etc. may well not be covered. Inquire into [b]official information[/b], don't just accept a "yeah, sure" from the girl on the phone. Best of luck to you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [indent][url="http://www.apc-overnight.com/"]APC Overnight[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 10 [*]- 1 [b][color="#FF0000"][u]Confirmed:[/u]*NO insurance for non-account holders[/color][/b] -- [b][color="#2E8B57"]*Insurance accepted in some instances[/color][/b] -- ([url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=72928"]no insurance link[/url]) -- [b][color="#2E8B57"]*[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=36625&view=findpost&p=371495"]Kev's insurance woes[/url][/color][/b] *[url="http://www.apc-overnight.com/information.php"]Charging & Volumetric Weight[/url] *[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=283006"]Accont advice[/url] *[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=59873"]Online tracking=Paypal Sellers' protection[/url] [b][color="#A0522D"]*eg. 20kg cab: £22[/color] | [color="#A0522D"]*eg 40kg combo: £30[/color] | [color="#A0522D"]*eg. (under 10kg) Acoustic guitar: £16[/color][/b] | [color="#A0522D"]*eg. 40kg Ashdown cab from Glasgow to Keighley: £45[/color][/b] [/list]-[indent][url="http://www.interparcel.co.uk"]Interparcel[/url][/indent][list]Interparcel are a forwarding company. If you know the specific 'party used (DHL, UPS etc.), please do mention it. There is no doubt a better way of doing this re. complications surrounding the independence of a company, claims etc. [*]+ 14 [*]- 3 [b][color="#2E8B57"]*Provide Insurance[/color][/b] *[color="#2E8B57"][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=36625&view=findpost&p=323352"]*Example insurance claim[/url][/color] * [b][color="#A0522D"]*eg. hardcased bass, 11.5kg (insured to £750): £40[/color][/b] | [b][color="#A0522D"]*eg. £9 for a 20kg[/color][/b] | [b][color="#A0522D"]*eg. Insured Dolphin UK-Canada: £130[/color][/b] *[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=60988"]Fast, Cheap (tracked) international delivery[/url] *[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=6411&hl=interparcel"]BC thread 1[/url] *[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=6163&hl=interparcel"]BC thread 2[/url] *[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5415&hl=interparcel"]BC thread 3[/url] *[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=282088"]Three positive examples, and good customer service[/url] *[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=60988"]Efficient, flexible website[/url] *[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=308094"]Fast international delivery (UKtoCanada)[/url] *[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=36625&view=findpost&p=376530"]UK-France[/url] *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=74030"]Suspect insurance T&Cs[/url] *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=238254"]Gear damage[/url] *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=247540"]Gear damage[/url] [/list]-[indent][url="http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=L&ai=BrRgGfZnlRr2IO4KqwgHPtMzTDJPlmCbvqaa8A5etp-oIkE4IABABGAEgtlQ4AFCRqKvV-_____8BYLu-roPQCqoBIHMrb3JnLm1vemlsbGE6ZW4tVVM6b2ZmaWNpYWwrc2ZzyAEBqQLE_J1sUQbBPsgCp5qlAtkD26AxV84SFKg&q=http://clk.atdmt.com/ISP/go/gglkxpar0040000836isp/direct/01/&usg=AFQjCNGipuJ4se5ycZK4dE6h8R5FcFA_ZQ"]ParcelForce[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 9 [*]- 1 *[url="http://www.parcelforce.com/portal/pw/content1?catId=25800694&mediaId=load105018"]Insurance/packing information link[/url] [b][color="#FF0000"][u]Confirmed:[/u]*Don't insure instruments[/color][/b] [b][color="#FF0000"]*Max claim £150 hard-cased[/color][/b] *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=716&hl=parcelforce"]PF thread[/url] *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=60639"]Poor e-comms&information[/url] *[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=60639"]Good telephone comms[/url] [b][color="#A0522D"]*eg. to Denmark 9kg £42[/color][/b] [/list]-[indent][url="http://www.ups-scs.co.uk/"]UPS[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 9 [*]- 7 [b][color="#2E8B57"]*Provide Insurance - high limit '(up to $50000)'[/color][/b][color="#2E8B57"][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=36625&view=findpost&p=323352"]*Example insurance claim[/url][/color] *[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=60670"]Fast international delivery[/url] *[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color]Flexible with delivery requests [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=60670"]*[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color]take oversized parcels[/url] *[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=73831"]Professional recommendation[/url] [color="#A0522D"]*eg 32kg cab: £30 covered to £600[/color] [color="#A0522D"]*[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=36625&view=findpost&p=518822"]£36 for next day with £1K insurance[/url][/color] | [color="#A0522D"]*eg head+rc (29kg) insured for £500, inland 48hr: £37[/color] *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=110760"]Delivered to wrong address[/url] *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=19770&hl="]Charged sender and recipient. Collection errors.[/url] [/list] - [indent][url="http://www.postvan.com/"]Postvan[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 2 [*]- 0 *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color]Size and insurance restrictions (good for entry level heads). [/list]-[indent][url="http://www.interlinkexpress.com/"]Interlink[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 2 [*]- 0 [/list]-[indent][url="http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/jump1?catId=19100175&mediaId=19100176"]Royal Mail (Standard Parcels)[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 2 [*]- 0 *[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color]quick, cheap delivery [/list]-[indent][url="http://www.uksameday.co.uk/index.html"]UK SameDay[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 1 [*]- 0 [b][color="#2E8B57"]*(inclusive) insurance £13 per Kg[/color][/b] | [b][color="#2E8B57"]**extra £1000 insured value costs an extra £10[/color][/b] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=72626"]Insurance link[/url] *Provide more services than same day delivery (3 day etc.) [/list]-[indent][url="http://www.dpd.co.uk/"]DPD[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 1 [*]- 0 [/list]-[indent][url="http://www.fedex.com/"]FedEx[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 1 [*]- 0 *[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=75972"]Excellent service[/url] *[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=75972"]Punctual International delivery (US)[/url] [/list]-[indent][url="http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/jump1?catId=19100176&mediaId=19100178"]RM Special Delivery[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 1 [*]- 0 [color="#2E8B57"]*insure up to 2k[/color][/b]*[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=65589"]Dimension limits[/url] *[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=301049"]Now take a normal size bass in (cardboard) bassbox[/url] *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color]Expensive [/list]-[indent][url="http://www.usps.com/"]USPS[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 1 [*]- 1 *For transactions involving the United States *[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color]Good tracking service [/list]-[indent][url="http://www.parcel2go.com/"]Parcel2go[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 1 [*]- 1 *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=58436"]Poor customer service[/url] [b][color="#2E8B57"]*[url="http://www.parcel2go.com/shipping-items.aspx#unins"]Now insurable with hard case[/url][/color][/b] [/list]-[indent][url="http://www.tnt.com/country/en_gb.html"]TNT[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 2 [*]- 2 *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=125320"]Late collection, damaged item[/url] [/list]-[indent][url="https://www.transglobal.org.uk/Default.asp"]Transglobal[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 2 [*]- 1 *[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=36625&view=findpost&p=364997"]example of insurance[/url] *[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=36625&view=findpost&p=337568"]Forwarding company (DHL, UPS) - discount on direct[/url] (-)* [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=36625&view=findpost&p=357042"]Problems[/url] [/list]-[indent][url="http://www.senditnow.com/"]Send It Now[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 0 [*]- 1 *[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=71708"]Part of ParcelForce[/url] [b][color="#FF0000"]*Max claim £150 hard-cased[/color][/b] [/list]-[indent][url="http://www.business-post.com/"]Business Post[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 0 [*]- 1 *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=69258"]Freelance=poor, unreliable service[/url] [/list]-[indent][url="http://www.senditquick.com/"]SendItQuick[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 0 [*]- 1 [/list]-[indent][url="http://www.anc.co.uk/index.asp?bhcp=1"]ANC[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 0 [*]- 1 *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=72933"]Lost Package[/url] *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=72933"]insincere, evasive communication[/url] [/list]-[indent][url="http://www.city-link.co.uk/"]Initial Citylink[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 1 [*]- 2 [b][color="#FFA500"]*Requires business account with minimum weekly delivery limit[/color][/b] *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=282380"]A depressing discovery[/url] *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=65285"]Poor service[/url] *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=65667"]delivered to wrong address[/url] *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=72531"]RP1[/url] [/list]-[indent][url="http://www.dhl.co.uk/publish/gb/en.high.html/"]DHL[/url][/indent][list] [*]+ 2 [*]- 4 [b][color="#2E8B57"]*Insurable[/color][/b] | [b][color="#2E8B57"]*eg. £9 for £600 cover[/color][/b] *[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color]Trackable *[color="#2E8B57"](+)[/color]Good Service [b][color="#A0522D"]*eg. £62 for 20lbs package (insured)[/color][/b] *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=79244"]Failure to collect[/url] *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=6518&view=findpost&p=69263"]-Left an item unsigned[/url] *[color="#FF0000"](-)[/color][url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=117110"]Slow international delivery[/url] [/list]--- [url="http://www.p4d.co.uk/"]Parcels 4 Delivery (p4d)[/url] [url="http://www.crossflight.co.uk/index.html"]Crossflight[/url] [url="http://www.amtrak.co.uk/"]Amtrak[/url] - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5572&view=findpost&p=276782"]Potential Problems[/url]. [url="http://www.cyclogistics.com/"]CYC Logistics[/url] [url="http://www.ajr-int.com/fr_main.html"]AJR International[/url] [url="http://www.lynx.co.uk/main-CR/jsp/Login.jsp"]Lynx (UPS)[/url] [url="http://www.tuffnells.co.uk/"]Tuffnells[/url] [url="http://www.arrow-express.co.uk/"]Sprint[/url] [url="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Payperdrop"]Payperdrop (Ebay store)[/url] [url="http://www.nowparcel.com/"]NowParcel[/url] Exel Logistics Grattan Mercury Speedlink United Carriers Group Securicor Omega Express Limited --- [center][size=4]Packing a Bass[/size][/center] [b]Common Packing advice[/b] (in progress): [list] [*]Deliver in a hard-case [*]Double walling (see p4d advice link below) [*]Loosen strings [*]Use shock absorbing materials (eg.packing chips) as well as denser stabilising materials [*]Consider strength, cushioning, and durability [*]Internal packaging inside case (consider a bag to protect against weather/humidity). [*]NO loose or mobile items (including the bass itself!) [*]Use a sturdy, rigid (2-layered) box [*]Never skimp: [b]go overboard[/b] [/list] From [url="http://www.p4d.co.uk/terms.htm"]p4d[/url]. When receiving or as advice for sellers to give to buyers: [quote]The recipient must sign 'UNCHECKED' for all parcels that he/she is unable to check when the driver delivers. If the box or packaging is clearly damaged on delivery, it is of paramount importance the recipient must sign for as 'DAMAGED' otherwise any claim for damage will be refused. It is the senders responsibility to inform the recipient of these terms and conditions.[/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5341&hl=packaging"]lemoley's 'Packing a Bass?' Thread[/url] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4441&hl=packaging"]justinlalaland's 'Help! Shipping Advice Please - Packing a bass without a hardcase' Thread[/url] [color="#00BFFF"][url="http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/Shipping.htm"]Fret Not Guitar Repair Packaging Advice[/url][/color] [url="http://reviews.ebay.com/Guitar-Packing-De-Mystified_W0QQugidZ10000000000760588"]Guitar Packing De-Mystified by Ashby Allen[/url] [color="#00BFFF"][url="http://www.p4d.co.uk/packaging_advice.htm"]P4D Packaging Advice[/url][/color] [quote name='chris_b' post='65715' date='Sep 26 2007, 09:46 AM']I found that a cardboard box from a local bicycle shop is the right size for a bass in a case. You just have to trim the box and fold it over at about half height, add a sheet of expanded polystyrene, £5 from Wicks, and a lot of tape and not even ParcelForce could damage it.[/quote] [quote name='Delberthot' post='69258' date='Oct 3 2007, 09:19 PM']I am the manager of the Sony Centre in edinburgh and I find that the best boxes to use are the ones that the TVs come in. get one for a 46", fire the bass in and the cut the height down so that it is smaller. Loads of brown tape, an A4 address label stuck to the side that Mr McGoo could read and its good to go.[/quote] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please add (whether sending or receiving) when you've had good and/or bad experience(s) with a courier service and I'll add them to the list. Any company specific information I'll also add. Please allow a comprehensive list to accumulate before using it as a resource. And even then: only as a guide. Companies change terms, conditions, policies etc. If no one mentions it, it's not going to be edited here (read=information may be out of date). Cheers Paul.