Posting an Old Tower

TobyW · 7 May 2010 at 13:13

Just posted my old system up for sale on another website. I have two concernes....

1.

It has a tuinq cooling tower, should i pack the case with anything to help stop it moving about?

2.

If i end up posting, how should i set about posting it? Should i take the Antec 1200 sized box to the post office, or can i take it into a DHL or DPD, or whoever, warehouse???

Thanks in advance.

PhillyDee · 7 May 2010 at 15:03

You can book collections with whatever courier you want. You can also take them to the nearest depot if they allow you to do that. Ask their customer services first to avoid a wasted journey. Post offices can only handle upto 10kg unless its the 'main' one which I believe is upto 20kg. Its all to do with the scales they actually have!

littlescrimbler · 7 May 2010 at 15:16

UK post offices will take up to 30kg -my own experience last month using parcel force i believe.

Sp00n · 7 May 2010 at 15:22

parcel2go

Redmint · 7 May 2010 at 16:00

Yep, P2G is probably your cheapest option. And yes it's probably a good idea to pack it well to stop it moving around and potentially getting damaged.

gamesaregood · 7 May 2010 at 16:26

Wherever you do decide to post it check out the cost of insurance as well as making sure the cover actually covers it!

andy_mk3 · 12 Jun 2010 at 00:01

I posted a case today. just put in a box with lots of padding and sent via DHL 2day service for £8.21, and they pick it up from you.

EpicCarnage · 12 Jun 2010 at 00:21

Just make sure it has plenty of padding no matter which courier you use

Rroff · 12 Jun 2010 at 00:26

Yes make sure that (A) Theres plenty of padding between the item and the sides of the box (B) Anything like a tower cooler is supported against shock/impact...

Gundog48 · 12 Jun 2010 at 10:49

It may be an idea to open it up and pack the insides with something. You have to be careful, because it needs to be static free, and not leave anything in there once you remove it (so no polystyrene!).