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Shipping a bicycle to New Zealand

  • 28-09-2013 03:52AM
    #1
    Walnutsink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭


    Recently moved to NZ and want to ship my bike over without breaking the bank. I can send it with An Post for EUR75 but only insured for EUR100 so I'm a bit hesitant. Has anyone used on post to ship their bike or come across somewhere that isn't going to charge me EUR500. Any help appreciated...I miss my bike :(


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  • #2
    Seaneh
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 18,300 ✭✭✭✭Seaneh


    Walnutsink wrote: »
    Recently moved to NZ and want to ship my bike over without breaking the bank. I can send it with An Post for EUR75 but only insured for EUR100 so I'm a bit hesitant. Has anyone used on post to ship their bike or come across somewhere that isn't going to charge me EUR500. Any help appreciated...I miss my bike :(


    Sell bike, buy new one?


  • #3
    rigal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,032 ✭✭✭rigal


    Give these lads a shout:

    http://www.parcelzone.net

    Used them before and would recommend...


  • #4
    IM0
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,390 ✭✭✭IM0


    Walnutsink wrote: »
    Recently moved to NZ and want to ship my bike over without breaking the bank. I can send it with An Post for EUR75 but only insured for EUR100 so I'm a bit hesitant. Has anyone used on post to ship their bike or come across somewhere that isn't going to charge me EUR500. Any help appreciated...I miss my bike :(


    have to say I find that price really really hard to believe. €75 nowhere near that price I say, add an extra zero and that might b it


  • #5
    snubbleste
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,119 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    IM0 wrote: »
    have to say I find that price really really hard to believe. €75 nowhere near that price I say, add an extra zero and that might b it
    :confused:
    Why?


  • #6
    T-Maxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,477 ✭✭✭T-Maxx


    IM0 wrote: »
    have to say I find that price really really hard to believe. €75 nowhere near that price I say, add an extra zero and that might b it

    Check out An Post's website for yourself.


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  • #7
    Walnutsink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭Walnutsink


    Thanks for the replies guys. I had thought about selling it and buying here, but that would involve getting someone to sell it for me and losing a bit on the value (have it less than a year). Will give parcelzone a shout.


  • #8
    Walnutsink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭Walnutsink


    Cheers for the parcelzone recommendation, they gave me a great price, were brilliant to deal with, and bike was here in less than a week...delighted :D


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