Reccomend a courier from Uk to Ireland

silver campaign

I'm buying a bike on ebay, but the seller wants me to organize my own collection/courier to pick it up. Thats fine by me, but I'm having trouble finding someone to collect it. DHL and TNT wanted over £350.

I tried parcel2go and courier monkey, but both said the package was too big for them. I'm waiting for fastway.ie to come back to me with a price.

Can anyone reccomend a reliable company that will do it for less than e100. Otherwise it won't be worth my while buying it. Bike is located not far from Manchester.

velo.2010

These guys http://www.shiply.com might be able to find someone to collect your bike. Couriers will bid to secure your business if they have a truck/van going that way. Should be less than E100.

IMO its a bit of a bother to arrange your own transportation. Will the guy even package or secure the bike before transport? Is it a carbon job or and old hack? If it was an expensive bike then surely its worth the sellers while to offer packing the thing if he wanted it sold on. If its just a hack then I wonder why you would go to the bother of buying it from the UK.

I bought a very nice frame from eBay UK about 2 1/2 years ago and the guy did a fantastic job in packing it. He was prepared to pack and ship it anywhere in the UK/Ireland in order to make it more attractive to potential buyers. The shipping was about £50 quid I think.

Hope the bike arrives in good order if you do go ahead with it.:)

silver campaign

Thanks for that, I'll have a look. Its a nearly new bike, done very little miles, but doesn't suit the seller to hold onto it. I'll be getting it for nearly half price of brand new one here. He has had it serviced and boxed up by local bike shop, only catch is it's collection only.

velo.2010

silver campaign wrote: »

Thanks for that, I'll have a look. Its a nearly new bike, done very little miles, but doesn't suit the seller to hold onto it. I'll be getting it for nearly half price of brand new one here. He has had it serviced and boxed up by local bike shop, only catch is it's collection only.

Ah thats cool then. Give that site a try. You'll have to sign up. Couriers will bid for your business and you don't have to accept any offer if you don't fancy it. Only other alternative is GLS but would need the seller bringing the bike to a GLS registered hub. Would be the cheapest option though!

Good luck.

banger01

Whats the ferry cost return dublin to liverpool, include picking up the bike with a romantic weekend away with your better half:) (late christmas present) ....... Ahmmmmmm must just nip up the road to pick up something love be back in an hour you go get your hair done

Alias G

banger01 wrote: »

Whats the ferry cost return dublin to liverpool, include picking up the bike with a romantic weekend away with your better half:) (late christmas present) ....... Ahmmmmmm must just nip up the road to pick up something love be back in an hour you go get your hair done

You can't bring a bicycle on the Liverpool ferry, vehicles only. Would have to be Holyhead. A 12 euro flight over and a 40 euro ferry back is well doable though. I cycled an ebay purchase back from London that way before.

silver campaign

I did consider flying over allright. I've organised a courier with that company, got two offers straight away. Hopefully the rest all goes to plan..

feck sake lads

what did you buy;)

paulieb2006

I was considdering buying a Ribble a couple of years ago and they wanted £140 to ship it to Galway, I went to DPD (was Interlink then) and gave them the dimensions and weight of the box and they were saying €50. Shop around....

Mycroft H

velo.2010 wrote: »

Ah thats cool then. Give that site a try. You'll have to sign up. Couriers will bid for your business and you don't have to accept any offer if you don't fancy it. Only other alternative is GLS but would need the seller bringing the bike to a GLS registered hub. Would be the cheapest option though!

Good luck.

I wouldn't bother with GLS, I've had too many bad experiences with them. There is a reason they are called Got Lost Somewhere

experimenter

I used a guy for my motorcycle, I'm sure they might negotiate a deal for a bicycle...or maybe not...he comes to Ireland twice a week if I remember..

His name was Cameron, MCD Motorcycle Delivery...

May or may not be of interest...but worth a try..

GTDolanator

i bought a bike in manchester earlier this year and had it sent thru normal british post,cost 55 sterling and arrived in four days,it was insured and tracked.Just ask the guy would they drop it to the post office

Mellon

I've used these guys for a frame shipment from the UK...a few friends also used them. They collect and deliver, great price of around 40GB

http://www.paisleyfreight.com/

dubmess

Also worth trying

http://www.fdsworldwide.com/

silver campaign

Hi,
It's actually paisley freight I have arranged it with. I was put in touch with them through Shiply.com £40 aswell. Good value. I'll let you know what it is when it's arrived safe and sound. Nothing special really, but Don't want to Jinx anything ...

silver campaign

Well, my bike landed this week. It's a Planet X Uncle John, with a mix of Ultegra and 105. Delighted with it, almost as good as new and delivered to my door for about €650.
I'd recommend the courier company to anyone. Paisley freight, found via Shiply.com.

buzz55

Very interesting timing on this one! I'm looking at buying a commuter bike under the bike to work scheme.
Found one in a local bricks and mortar shop for just under 800 euro. Found the identical bike online, on sale, reduced down to 315 sterling. Catch is the shop doesn't ship to Ireland

Still, for that kind of saving - I'm thinking it would be worth a call to Paisley freight to see what they could do for me.

How long did it take from when you ordered it to when it arrived at your front door silver campaign?

Anyone know if I can pay for the shipping & the bike seperately, but still under the b2w scheme? The rules do stay the 1,000 tax limit can include delivery, but not sure if the overall supplier has to be the same?