iconic Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 I've been asked if I can ship my MIMP to the US, got a price from parcelforce of 100 quid, can anyone recommend another courier? Cheers guys Quote
TommyK Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 DHL are really good for transatlantic stuff in my experience. £100 is a good price though I reckon. Quote
Big_Stu Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 [quote name='iconic' timestamp='1359566642' post='1956789'] I've been asked if I can ship my MIMP to the US, got a price from parcelforce of 100 quid[/quote] It's been said many times on here that even though they'll take your money for it Parcel Force don't insure musical instruments in their small print. I sent an amp head to the USA a few years ago; it worked out vastly cheaper for the buyer to organise FedEx to come collect it. It worked very well and cost $72. Quote
warwickhunt Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Yep, watch out for Parcel Force not insuring it and I genuinely think you'd be lucky to get cheaper than that 'IF' you are shipping it as a whole/bolted together bass; you'd be able to send it MUCH cheaper if you unbolted the neck! Quote
molan Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 All the cost is in the insurance. You can get a bass to the US for under £50 but it could cost you that again, or more, on insurance. I'm not sure if they deal direct with 'ordinary' people but Parcelflight offer a good broker service. Go to their site, put in your weight and dimensions, choose economy and click to the next page where you can insure up to £3K. Quote
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