Right, I'm trying to sell a couple of frames at the moment and wondering if anyone had a cheap(ish) way to post insured?
I have a box (from new frame) etc. but cheapest I can find is about £50-60 to post insured for say £800.
Is this the best I'm likely to get, or anyone have any pro-tips?
On a related note, debating ebay...worth the hassle? (paypal not giving you your cash till you get feedback etc.)
I never send anything until the payment has cleared into my account, I read somewhere that paypal hade done that, but I've no personal experience of this & I've sold literally 1000's of things on eBay.
You get decent money on ebay but there charges are quite high & apart from a few idiots I've never had any real problems.
I always use parcel2go.com for anything to large to pop to the post office with, normally cheaper than royal mail & they collect it from you to, bonus!!!
I've used Parcel2Go a lot over the last year and found their service to be excellent, although I know other people have posted about less positive experiences with them on here.
The service gives you access to B2B couriers that you would normally need a corporate account for, so you can use UPS, DHL (now called Yodel) etc.
To be honest, I've never sent anything insured, it's always been just the regular service. I've sent a titanium frame, several pairs of forks and other high value items.
I would personally not worry too much about the insurance and spend more time getting it properly packaged.
In particular, you must put a bracing strut between the rear dropouts; an old axle and QR usually do the trick but if you've just got a new frame, you should find that it came with a plastic brace itself. Bubble wrap to Nth degree and seal up the box well. UPS is pretty trustworthy and shouldn't cause you any worries with it not being insured.
I won't post anything under £40 until the money is firmly in my own bank account, not on a screen in front of me on PayPal's website.
Don't trust PayPal as far as I can throw them..
I never send anything until the payment has cleared into my account, I read somewhere that paypal hade done that, but I've no personal experience of this & I've sold literally 1000's of things on eBay.
Only over £50 IIRC? Can you state in the ebay ad you'll post once funds clear? I'd guess not, as then if it depends on their feedback how are they to post feedback without receiving the item. Hmm.
Looked at parcel2go, looking like +£40 odd to insure for £800 - guess that's just what it'll cost.
Actually prefer dropping off to collecting, as I don't need to wait in (awkward/impossible to get stuff collected from work).
Don't trust PayPal as far as I can throw them..
This is my issue with eBay...if I can't get my cash till I get feedback (i.e. post)....and do ebay not require you offer a paypal option these days?
Yes you can make anything you like (within reason) a term of the sale, mine include payment within 2 days or item won't be sold to them, I've sold plenty of things over £50 & never had payment withheld until feedback is left, what happens if the buyer doesn't leave feedback? It's my money & I want it before I send anything simple as that. You can't nip into curry's & say I'm just taking this to see if I like it & I'll pay when I feel like it.
You could just sell it cash on collection, I've done this a few times & the price has never been affected to much.
what happens if the buyer doesn't leave feedback
I believe you get it after 30 days...
I need to have a proper look into the terms, see if they say under what conditions they do this (only ever read about it, not had it happen to me, but only sold lower value stuff). I guess i could always cancel the sale and refund if needed.
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