International Shipping

[ase_one23]

Hi all, i've just agreed to sell my t-40 to a french member from here and was just looking for some advice regarding international shipping? i've imported before but never exported and am a bit wary about insurance, chances of it going awol etc. i've got a few quotes from parcelforce, fedex and ups all round about the £100 mark which we've both agreed is fine, but the quotes dont really mention whether these are tracked, and have a 'signed-for' requirement and also dont mention insurance. obviously i'm going to make some phone calls tomorrow but just wondering on general advice from folk who've done it here before? i did a wee search but couldnt find much, a sticky on this might be quite handy if somone fancied putting it together?

thanks!

Edited January 10, 2010 by ase_one23

[JackLondon]

you might want to check out the sticky in this forum section!

[spinynorman]

Generally I find www.interparcel.com is the easiest way to arrange shipping. You have a choice of couriers, usually including UPS, DHL etc, at better prices than you'll get direct and it's very clear about tracking and insurance. Most courier services are tracked with insurance to £50, but you can increase that. The couriers they use collect and deliver reliably and I've never had a problem in the UK or overseas.

The sticky is [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=36625"]Courier Points System and Issues[/url], in case you couldn't find it.

[ase_one23]

thanks guys it wasnt very clear in there. and what about, absolute worst case scenario (and this is no offence to you pascal!) he recieves the package, then reverses his payment on paypal so i'm left minus a bass and with no money. do i go to paypal then?