Parcel service to collect "pallet size" item?

Makhaira · 23 May 2012 at 13:33

I'm potentially going to bid on a piece of machinery on eBay (for spares), but it's down in Essex and I'm in Lancashire. I thought it would be fairly cheap to get someone to collect it and put it on a pallet, but the quotes I've got so far are around £60. Is this to be expected, or are there cheaper ways of moving something the length of the country? Speed is not that important.

Item is roughly 80cm x 80cm x 80cm, and weights around 25kg (it's a radial arm saw).

Cheers!

Efour · 23 May 2012 at 13:39

well it is pretty big i use parcelmonkey and for that size its quoting me £49 + vat so same price more or less.

PhillyDee · 23 May 2012 at 13:50

Thats about the correct price for palletised freight on non contract rates.

Are they going to palletise it for you? As they would just come and pick it up.

sven256 · 23 May 2012 at 13:52

You could try something like http://www.uship.com/uk/ or something similar.

£60 sounds like a decent price to me.

PistolPete · 23 May 2012 at 13:53

Efour2 said:
well it is pretty big i use parcelmonkey and for that size its quoting me £49 + vat so same price more or less.

But they wont cover it for loss or damage :rolleyes: