High Value Couriers? Anyone know one

breanach78

Have to send a watch to London but any of the mainstream couriers either won't take it or has a limit of 1k dollars on jewellery and even at that they are looking for crazy money to deliver it.

I am not will to sent uninsured or underinsured.

Any one have any details or experience on a company willing to deliver it fully insured for me.

spyderski

How much are you looking at? Will your specified item/house insurance not cover it?

893bet

I don't think there are any in Ireland couriers in Ireland that do so.

Parcelpro can do insurance I understand but not sure how they work to be honest.

Nonoperational

A cheap Ryanair flight could end up being cheaper.

breanach78

spyderski wrote: »

How much are you looking at? Will your specified item/house insurance not cover it?

I think it's the one watch I have not specified on my house insurance. Value cira 2.5k

breanach78

Nonoperational wrote: »

A cheap Ryanair flight could end up being cheaper.

Tho of that but have neither time or interest in flying over.

blue5000

Jeweler friend of mine used to just use the ordinary post, no one ever paid any heed to it, AFAIK it always worked for him. Now I'm not suggesting you do this....Bit like the old story of money getting lost in a birthday card envelope, but was grand in a brown envelope.

breanach78

blue5000 wrote: »

Jeweler friend of mine used to just use the ordinary post, no one ever paid any heed to it, AFAIK it always worked for him. Now I'm not suggesting you do this....Bit the like the old story of money getting lost in a birthday card envelope, but was grand in a brown envelope.

Like that I sent plenty of watches tracked tro an post but not up to that value. For buyer and seller I'd like it fully insured.

Mitch Buchannon

Where are you located Breanach ? If Dublin , a quick spin up the M1 to Newry and you could send it Royal Mail special delivery. You can get coverage upto GBP2500.

breanach78

Mitch Buchannon wrote: »

Where are you located Breanach ? If Dublin , a quick spin up the M1 to Newry and you could send it Royal Mail special delivery. You can get coverage upto GBP2500.

Sounds perfect but I am based in galway

blindsider

Are you ever North of Galway? Quick stopover in Enniskillen?

Cyrus

Open a parcelpro account

Dozer Dave

Dpd will insure you for that amount no problem, very reliable courier also.

fulladapipes

I use DHL here in Spain and no problem insuring for at least up to 5k. Parcel always lands next day in Europe. Works out at €118 from Spain to Germany, for example.

FdP

blue5000

fulladapipes wrote: »

I use DHL here in Spain and no problem insuring for at least up to 5k. Parcel always lands next day in Europe. Works out at €118 from Spain to Germany, for example.

FdP

That does make the ryanair option look more tempting. Fly early in the morning, drop off the watch at 9am. Spend the day in museums/galleries or whatever floats your boat, pick up watch at 5 pm and fly home again.

Cyrus

breanach78 wrote: »

I think it's the one watch I have not specified on my house insurance. Value cira 2.5k

or why not just add it to the house insurance for a month and take it back off

who the fug

blue5000 wrote: »

That does make the ryanair option look more tempting. Fly early in the morning, drop off the watch at 9am. Spend the day in museums/galleries or whatever floats your boat, pick up watch at 5 pm and fly home again.

One day service of a watch in Central London :rolleyes:


Has a quick scan of DHL Express terms and conditions and the relevant terms on the UK website is with regards to prohibited.

Jewellery, costume jewellery, watches and objects constructed of precious metal and/or stones with a value in excess of £4,000 per waybill.


Would suggest using DHL as I have never lost anything with them, (20 plus years) and anything that was misdirected was found and sent to the correct address.

893bet

Dozer Dave wrote: »

Dpd will insure you for that amount no problem, very reliable courier also.

No they won't.

There is no Irish courier that cover watches or jewellery.

893bet

who the fug wrote: »

One day service of a watch in Central London :rolleyes:


Has a quick scan of DHL Express terms and conditions and the relevant terms on the UK website is with regards to prohibited.

Jewellery, costume jewellery, watches and objects constructed of precious metal and/or stones with a value in excess of £4,000 per waybill.


Would suggest using DHL as I have never lost anything with them, (20 plus years) and anything that was misdirected was found and sent to the correct address.

DHL Ireland have different terms and conditions.

893bet

Cyrus wrote: »

or why not just add it to the house insurance for a month and take it back off

Would hpuse insurance cover this type of transit? I suspect not.

Given Dhl or dpd have watches on their prohibited list then I suspect you have violated the terms and conditions of your insurance and it may be voided in the event you need it.

893bet

Cyrus wrote: »

Open a parcelpro account

Is there any cost associated with this? Easy to do?

Cyrus

893bet wrote: »

Would hpuse insurance cover this type of transit? I suspect not.

Given Dhl or dpd have watches on their prohibited list then I suspect you have violated the terms and conditions of your insurance and it may be voided in the event you need it.

well its all risk,

id fight my corner on it

Cyrus

893bet wrote: »

Is there any cost associated with this? Easy to do?

no and yes

you just need 2 references

you pay per parcel

893bet

Cyrus wrote: »

well its all risk,

id fight my corner on it

It is an interesting one. I wouldn't like to be relying on it for a 5 k watch in transit from Ireland to Europe personally.

If they can get out of it they will in general.

893bet

Cyrus wrote: »

no and yes

you just need 2 references

you pay per parcel

2 references from existing members I assume.

What's the charge per parcel roughly? Let's say 5k watch to Europe? Are we talking 1% insurance value or more?

fulladapipes

Is it not the case that DHL prohibit watches with a value in excess of stg4,000? If your watch is 2.5k then it might work.

DHL (here anyway) charge by the size of the box you use. I've had to send a watch with big box(es) which meant larger DHL packet which also meant higher charge. If you can box your watch up nice and small, you'd use a small packet and it should cost less.

A quick phone call might sort it one way or the other...

FdP

893bet

fulladapipes wrote: »

Is it not the case that DHL prohibit watches with a value in excess of stg4,000? If your watch is 2.5k then it might work.

DHL (here anyway) charge by the size of the box you use. I've had to send a watch with big box(es) which meant larger DHL packet which also meant higher charge. If you can box your watch up nice and small, you'd use a small packet and it should cost less.

A quick phone call might sort it one way or the other...

FdP

I think in Ireland they don't accept watches or jewellery at all.

I rang every company two months ago to send my Railmaster to Amsterdam. Not one would accept it. There was one which offered insurance up to 1000 dollars value. Pointless given you can't under insure an item so insurance would be void in any case.

In the end I sent it dpd not telling them it was a watch so had no cover. As such I was assuming the risk myself and if it when missing tough titty to me.

flutered

Dozer Dave wrote: »

Dpd will insure you for that amount no problem, very reliable courier also.

i second that

fulladapipes

I'd love to know Irish companies rationale for doing everything different to mainland Europe. Given we are an island especially, restricting post/courier services is ridiculous.

Are we untrustworthy? We do seem to get screwed at every turn.

FdP

breanach78

flutered wrote: »

i second that

Like above I rang dhl but only covers 1k$. I'll give dpd a bell and post back here.

breanach78

fulladapipes wrote: »

I'd love to know Irish companies rationale for doing everything different to mainland Europe. Given we are an island especially, restricting post/courier services is ridiculous.

Are we untrustworthy? We do seem to get screwed at every turn.

FdP

I think so, from broadband, insurance,

893bet

flutered wrote: »

i second that

For the third time......no they won't!!!

Ring DPD this minute and ask for a quote for insured delivery of a watch to anywhere. They will refuse as they don't insure jewellery.

Ask if you can send at your own risk, again they refuse.

I just rang 5 minutes to check (incase there was a change in policy and there isn't).

breanach78

893bet wrote: »

For the third time......no they won't!!!

Ring DPD this minute and ask for a quote for insured delivery of a watch to anywhere. They will refuse as they don't insure jewellery.

Ask if you can send at your own risk, again they refuse.

I just rang 5 minutes to check (incase there was a change in policy and there isn't).

I was thinking so, so how do jewellers send items?

Wibbs

breanach78 wrote: »

I think so, from broadband, insurance,

Because we don't complain enough or effectively. Plus we're a small and captive market so the companies figure they can get away with it. And IMH anyway I would lay large bets that there operates a nod and a wink cross company dialogue to keep things this way.

breanach78

Wibbs wrote: »

Because we don't complain enough or effectively. Plus we're a small and captive market so the companies figure they can get away with it. And IMH anyway I would lay large bets that there operates a nod and a wink cross company dialogue to keep things this way.

Agreed, rang fastway and they only offer cover to 50e on jewellery!

893bet

breanach78 wrote: »

I was thinking so, so how do jewellers send items?

I assume they have separate relationships with couriors that private individuals can't avail off.

breanach78

breanach78 wrote: »

Agreed, rand fastway and they only offer cover to 50e on jewellery!

And it rolled on! Ups only cover 500 and won't accept it if I declare it as 2.5k

ANYONE. I ring don't want to know,

DPD told me they don't provide cover outside Ireland.

893bet

breanach78 wrote: »

And it rolled on! Ups only cover 500 and won't accept it if I declare it as 2.5k

ANYONE. I ring don't want to know,

DPD told me they don't provide cover outside Ireland.

There is no one! Sadly. We are too small a market to be worth the risk.

Parcel pro seems to be the only option but even then.....will dpd or dhl etc accept the watch for transport even if you have a separate insurance. They just don't want to carry them regardless.



Is this for your breitling?

breanach78

893bet wrote: »

There is no one! Sadly. We are too small a market to be worth the risk.

Parcel pro seems to be the only option but even then.....will dpd or dhl etc accept the watch for transport even if you have a separate insurance. They just don't want to carry them regardless.


Is this for your breitling?

Seems crazy as they have to carry them inward insured.

One of them

Cyrus

893bet wrote: »

2 references from existing members I assume.

What's the charge per parcel roughly? Let's say 5k watch to Europe? Are we talking 1% insurance value or more?

yes

cant remember exactly, around $20 dollars for the last panerai i posted (value £3k) something like that

I have posted 000s of euro worth of watches over the past 5 years, touch wood have never had a parcel go missing

893bet

Cyrus wrote: »

yes

cant remember exactly, around $20 dollars for the last panerai i posted (value £3k) something like that

I have posted 000s of euro worth of watches over the past 5 years, touch wood have never had a parcel go missing

Are you in Ireland?

Who do you use as the courier then?

Cyrus

893bet wrote: »

Are you in Ireland?

Who do you use as the courier then?

yes

i use an post and parcel pro for insurance

anywatch i send will also be on my all risks, only take it off after delivery.

bogmanfan

There are only 2 options that I'm aware of.

1. Mailboxes Etc who are an agent for FedEx and UPS. They will offer their own third-party insurance, and charge 2% of the value if I remember correctly. This, combined with the high cost of the shipping, makes them very pricey.

2. Try anyvan.ie. It's a service that lets you send anything to any destination. Basically you put up the item you are looking to send, the weight and dimensions, and the collection and delivery areas. Then you receive quotes from couriers and van drivers for the job. I haven't used it for watches, but have sent a few paintings to the UK with this method. In each case, the driver had insurance for up to €10k and was sending regular delivery updates via SMS. The cost for a large painting (5ft x 4ft) was €90 for 2-day delivery. And they will contact the recipient to ensure that there is somebody there to receive the package.
There is a feeback system on the site, so you can quickly see how many satisfied customers any driver has, and make your own mind up.

breanach78

Cyrus wrote: »

yes

i use an post and parcel pro for insurance

anywatch i send will also be on my all risks, only take it off after delivery.

Your not cover tho. I rang my house insurance with full discloser of what I was doing and I would not be covered, kinda makes sense as how can they cover a third party. One may think they are cover but may not be.

Anyway sick of it now and prob going to get someone to deliver from the north cover up to 2.5kgbp for 14gbp.

Crazy to think I will basicly have to go to a different country to find a simple service needed.

Cyrus

breanach78 wrote: »

Your not cover tho. I rand my house insurance with full discloser of what I was doing and I would not be covered, kinda makes sense as how can they cover a third party. One may think they are cover but may not be.

Anyway sick of it now and prob going to get someone to deliver from the north cover up to 2.5kgbp for 14gbp.

Crazy to think I will basicly have to go to a different country to find a simple service needed.

i use parcel pro

so i am covered

breanach78

Cyrus wrote: »

i use parcel pro

so i am covered

Sorry I tho you meant you have it specified on you house insurance for the duration of delivery.

Cyrus

breanach78 wrote: »

Sorry I tho you meant you have it specified on you house insurance for the duration of delivery.

i do aswell

as in its insured anyway so i just dont take it off until delivered

breanach78

Cyrus wrote: »

i do aswell

as in its insured anyway so i just dont take it off until delivered

That's where I got my wires crossed so to speak. As I say on my house policy anyway, I wouldn't be covered.

who the fug

Right have been having some correspondence with DHL on this one, and they have come back to me with the following.

I am really sorry I have just spoken to DHL Ireland, they have advised that they have a new policy in place regarding watches, they are unable to send watches unless you are an account holder.

So opening poster do you know anyone with a DHL account