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Kes
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 Posted - 06 Feb 2012 : 2:37:54 PM
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ok, odd question I know but someone here must have a better idea than I do, please! I sold a saddle on eBay last night so I need to post it tomorrow. Has anyone done this before or got any good suggestions with regard to packaging (in what? what protection?) and the best post to use please. I know I will have to insure it but what is the cheapest post please.
Thank you, Carole.
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moatside
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England
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sub
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 Feb 2012 : 2:45:43 PM
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Large cardboard box and loads of packing foam or bubble wrap.
I use parcels2go - tends to use DHL service and always gets there on time and without damage. |
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alison
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Wales
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Posted - 06 Feb 2012 : 2:51:45 PM
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Yes big box bubble wrap and newspaper, I use a local courier last time I posted one (western heavy saddle) it only cost me approx £8.00 and was ddeliverednext day. The post office wanted about £22 if I rerememberightly.
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Etoile
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Posted - 06 Feb 2012 : 2:55:07 PM
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| Having finally got rid of the last of the many saddles which I bought in the quest to find one that fit Senj properly, quite an expert at this. First a box, the large cardboard boxes that supermarkets get their crisps in were a perfect size (but all our saddles were around 17" and none were very forward cut). They're quite happy to let you have these if you ask politely (dispatched husband to do this), they're just in a broken down form so you have to re-tape the seams (you really need wide packing tape to do this). I used old dead cotton sheets/curtains to wrap the saddle and then bubble wrapped the pommel and cantle. Then I used scrunched up newspaper to layer the bottom, put the saddle in, then packed all the gaps and the top with more scrunched up newspaper (for the one that went abroad I needed to get the weight down so used scrunched up plastic aubiose bags in place of most of the newspaper). Then I taped up all the seams thoroughly. I personally used parcelforce, because they do it at the post office, it's signed for and you can add insurance as needed (always better to get ebay items signed for to protect yourself). Good luck! |
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Kes
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England
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Posted - 06 Feb 2012 : 3:02:34 PM
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| Thanks everyone :) |
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Pasha
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England
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Posted - 06 Feb 2012 : 3:33:41 PM
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... or you can ask your local saddlery! Mine gave me a purpose made box and packaging that they receive their saddles in from Albion etc and they were happy to give it to me  |
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Pop
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England
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Posted - 06 Feb 2012 : 3:55:49 PM
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| Yes, pack and post as described above, but send to me |
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Daniel
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England
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Posted - 06 Feb 2012 : 4:14:20 PM
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| I wouldnt go with yodel their 48hour service took 4 days before they picked it up then 48hours to get it there. :-( |
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Paresh
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Posted - 06 Feb 2012 : 4:22:51 PM
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| or an old quilt to wrap it in before puting in the box, I have done that in the past |
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Kes
Platinum Member
England
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Posted - 06 Feb 2012 : 5:51:55 PM
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Old quilt..how about smelly old dog blanket? Ooh I hope the buyer isn't someone from here 
Thanks Daniel :) Nice try Pop! |
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Judith S
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Wales
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Posted - 06 Feb 2012 : 6:45:30 PM
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| If you use DHL you are using Yodel who bought them last year and are not much cop at the moment. We always use Parcelforce, who cost a bit more but are usually pretty good. |
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honey
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Posted - 06 Feb 2012 : 7:40:29 PM
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| parcel force 48, is recorded sign for and insured and its about the cheapest and if you pay the postage through paypal its about £4 cheaper than as they pass company discounts onto the paypal customers |
    
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How do you pack & post a saddle?
