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Shipping turntables abroad

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  • 22-08-2012 12:38am
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    beely
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭


    Does anyone have any experience of shipping decks to another country? I'm moving to Qatar shortly and i want to get my 1210s and mixer sent over. Any advice on how to pack em, what company to use, costs, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
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    carnie
    Registered Users Posts: 674 ✭✭✭carnie


    Put them in flight cases for one..

    I reckon once you do that check the weight and just ring around the various companies like ups, fedex, dhl, etc and even give an post a shout..


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    ironclaw
    Registered Users Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭ironclaw


    Will probably be cheaper to check them in as a bag. Pack well in a decent, snug flight case and then further pack with foam / bubble wrap. They'll get the same treatment as if you posted them, if not marginally better with airline handlers.


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    beely
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭beely


    OK, thanks.
    I have flight cases for the 1210s but I will need to pick one up for the mixer. I'm just very paranoid that they will still somehow get damaged by being thrown around the place by handlers!


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    cravings
    Registered Users Posts: 141 ✭✭cravings


    have you looked into buying a set over there?


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    djhaxman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,351 ✭✭✭djhaxman


    I shipped my 1210's to a friend in Canada last year. I just used An Post's delivery service (cheapest) and had no problems. Just make sure to pack everything properly, tie wrap all the loose parts, tape down the tone arm so it can't swing about and it should be fine.


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