good couriers

[what..the?]

hello there I am looking at couriers to quote to picking up an ebay item and delivering to me (I've not bid on item yet). I have asked the seller for the boxes dimensions but they already say the box is heavy and I can't see they wanting to weight the box for me.

Are there any couriers people would recommend and is price based on distance/size/weight or a mixture of these points?

Thanks

The item is not valuable so it doesn't need to be insured (worth perhaps £30)

[ladybirder]

DPD Brilliant.

[boxtops]

It's very poor eBay selling practice not to tell potential buyers how much the item weighs - I always list if the item is large or heavy.

Why don't you look in your local paper for a man with a van, that might be cheaper than a national carrier?

[what..the?]

by the way I don't recommend ACP, they have made a complete cock up of a number of deliveries to us

[what..the?]

well the item is in Rochester and I'm in Cornwall so I thought a national would cope better with that distance and be in fact more cost effective??

[ladybirder]

DPD is a national. Give them a try. You get a signature as well.

[boxtops]

all you can do is get some quotes - I guess you could estimate the size/weight of the box by whatever is in it (e.g. if it's an exercise bike, the carrying weight is often listed on a site like Argos).

[what..the?]

thanks everyone

[SeaJayPea]

Somebody did this to me a few months ago. I listed something, collection only, and they insisted on sending one of these cheap couriers to collect it. I could have shipped it to them by either Royal Mail or DHL for about £20. He got it done for £9. But the point is, I had to sit indoors for four days waiting for these disasters to get round to collecting it. They do things when they want, not when you want.

[sinderella]

what size is it?have they given you an estimate?lots of couriers on ebay
http://www.collectplus.co.uk are good for items up to 10kg
or shiply.you put in the item and various companies will bid for a price

[chas2008]

i have used 'collect my parcel', can be arranged on-line and fairly cheap around £10.00 for an average sort of parcel, they use DHL/City link

http://www.collectmyparcel.com/

[wildwood]

I agree boxtop. Going by my own experience, I would bypass a seller that refuses to give the dimensions/weight when asked. In fact, I prefer the ones that have taken the time to give that in the listing.

When selling heavier items, I put it on the bathroom scales and say so in the listing, they are bound to be out a few pounds but gives a close approx..

[EDDIE51]

I use CollectPlus for a lot of the larger ebay items now, you just drop the parcel off at the nearest CollectPlus store so no waiting for collection, £7.99 for up to 10Kg. My collectPlus drop off is just 50yds from my front door .

[what..the?]

thanks everyone

[Feeyd]

Try Pony Express