uk_lefty Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Has anyone shipped to the US this year? I've got a bass up for sale and all interested parties seem to be either mainland Europe or in the US. I'm thinking I'll need to be posting in a hardcase for this one... Any recommended carriers, what to watch out for? I've had a nightmare with UK shipping recently but really want to move this bass on to free up cash for something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 I know that @Ricky Rioli has had a nightmare trying to get a bass from the US to here as the flights are buggered but don`t know the script re here to the US. Good luck man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, jezzaboy said: I know that @Ricky Rioli has had a nightmare trying to get a bass from the US to here as the flights are buggered but don`t know the script re here to the US. Good luck man. Yeah I was wondering if the deal was the same in the other direction if using Parcelforce/USPS. I wouldnt be tempted to find out, that's for sure. I think its 7 weeks today since my bass was mailed in Virginia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 I was looking at posting UK to NZ via NZPost's outpost who are going through DHL. It spits the dummy at the length. I got a parcel from Germany back in September via DHL which was of the order of a bass except a more regular cube. It was a bit slow but no problem. The rate was reasonable and I am quite sensitive to paying out for shipping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 10 hours ago, Downunderwonder said: ... It spits the dummy at the length... If it's only a few cms too long, could packing diagonally do the trick..? It shortens the length, at the expense of increased breadth, but can be an option, ofttimes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 22 hours ago, Ricky Rioli said: Yeah I was wondering if the deal was the same in the other direction if using Parcelforce/USPS. I wouldnt be tempted to find out, that's for sure. I think its 7 weeks today since my bass was mailed in Virginia. You have just had no luck at all with the purchase of that bass. Hope it turns up soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 3 hours ago, Dad3353 said: If it's only a few cms too long, could packing diagonally do the trick..? It shortens the length, at the expense of increased breadth, but can be an option, ofttimes... I have suffered damage to well packed bass cases so not an option for me to go caseless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 3 hours ago, jezzaboy said: You have just had no luck at all with the purchase of that bass. Just 32 weeks and 3 days since my order was placed with the factory.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 I'm going to can the idea of sending this bass by any courier. Dont be surprised if it turns up in a specialist bass shop soon. A specialist shop will have wider reach, better dealings with couriers than me, and will give a level of buyer assurance that I can't as a private individual. That's today's idea. Though I played it yesterday and it was lovely.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passinwind Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 4 hours ago, uk_lefty said: I'm going to can the idea of sending this bass by any courier. Dont be surprised if it turns up in a specialist bass shop soon. A specialist shop will have wider reach, better dealings with couriers than me, and will give a level of buyer assurance that I can't as a private individual. That's today's idea. When I needed to ship a valuable old bass to The Netherlands from the US I just took it to the most well known uptown bass shop in Seattle and had them pack it for me, for which they charged me a whopping $40. Then I went down the street to the post office that they use frequently, and those guys were completely on top of it. It made for a 12+ hour day since I had to get a CITES inspection along the way, which would no longer be necessary, but I got 'er done and everything went as smoothly as one might hope for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lo Ki Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 If you decide to ship to the US I recommend DHL. Prices are decent and the tracking updates are great without having to pay extra for 'premium' service. I'm in Hawaii and order from Gear4music quite often(some items are cheaper including shipping than I can buy here) and never have any problems. Right now I'm waiting on an item from Thomann's in Germany and they use UPS which only has 'basic' tracking unless you want to pay extra. So when tracking the update only says "On it's way". Definitely do not use Fedex! They'll pick up your shipment and won't check the weight/postage until right before it goes on the plane. If there's not enough postage they return to sender and sometimes taking 5-7 days to do so. Their customer service won't even tell you why it's being sent back much less do the common sense thing by letting you add/pay for more postage and continue on with the shipping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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