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nathy_87
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15th Sep 15 at 12:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sold my exhaust to someone that lives in Greece, what's the best way of wrapping it up and sending it over? Surely someone's done similar.

Awaits silly answers from the usual clowns

[Edited on 15-09-2015 by nathy_87]
DaveyLC
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15th Sep 15 at 12:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I hope you've got lots of money!
Ian
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15th Sep 15 at 12:31   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wrap it well and book a delivery, mostly.

I use Parcelmonkey and usually end up with Parcelforce which I can take to the depot so I'm not waiting in.

Check the dimensions and if it will split up you're probably better putting the parts along side instead of having one long thing.

For actual packing bubble wrap is OK but for sharp things I usually use offcuts of EVA foam sheet which I steal out of the bins of an orthopaedic shoe manufacturer.
basslinecorsa
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15th Sep 15 at 12:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ian
EVA foam sheet which I steal out of the bins of an orthopaedic shoe manufacturer.



because we all have an orthopaedic shoe manufacturer locally

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Balling
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15th Sep 15 at 12:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by basslinecorsa
because we all have an orthopaedic shoe manufacturer locally
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Balling
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15th Sep 15 at 12:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nathy, make sure you get payment up front. Like, really sure. And not PayPal or some other disputable shit.
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15th Sep 15 at 12:48   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
This has the potential to go massively belly up.
MELV14
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15th Sep 15 at 12:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tell them to politely fuck off and arrange collection themselves, once funds have cleared.
gazza808
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15th Sep 15 at 13:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sold many of a part and posted to greece,

far less messers than all the dreamers in the uk,

just wrapped it like i normally would,
as i do usually go over board then post with who ever gives me the best quote,

never had an issue, and theyve always been willing to cough up for postage,
sent steering racks/clutches/inlet manifolds/exhaust manifolds and even a gearbox,

had less hassle then selling a set of car mats over here.
nathy_87
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15th Sep 15 at 13:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by gazza808
sold many of a part and posted to greece,

far less messers than all the dreamers in the uk,

just wrapped it like i normally would,
as i do usually go over board then post with who ever gives me the best quote,

never had an issue, and theyve always been willing to cough up for postage,
sent steering racks/clutches/inlet manifolds/exhaust manifolds and even a gearbox,

had less hassle then selling a set of car mats over here.


Who did you use?
3CorsaMeal
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15th Sep 15 at 13:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
This is why greece went bust, people spending all their money on second hand car exhausts and shipping them over from the uk.
andy1868
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15th Sep 15 at 15:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
In Greece, this is the equivalent of overnight parts from Japan.
taylorboosh
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15th Sep 15 at 15:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Regularly buy parts from abroad, not sure why you would be worried to send them the other way
gazza808
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15th Sep 15 at 16:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Used Parcel2go to get quotes, used tnt alot as they pop into work daily so was easy to have them picked up.

I always tried to Google map their houses first as well lol, once one was a tiny cottage on the side of a hill with no a road going to it lol!
deano87
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15th Sep 15 at 21:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got any Muslim mates planning to go to Syria? Greece is a good route. Get them to take it

Jason x
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15th Sep 15 at 22:06   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by andy1868
In Greece, this is the equivalent of overnight parts from Japan.


LOL
RichR
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16th Sep 15 at 07:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
We use TNT for all Greek deliveries, struggle with Dangerous Goods but had no issues with standard deliveries.
nathy_87
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17th Sep 15 at 06:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well not needed any more found out the guy isn't paying the postage price, as i want X amount for the Exhaust. Thanks for your help though will bare this in mind if I need to send anything else.

[Edited on 17-09-2015 by nathy_87]

 
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