courier services for rods

[leesdad]

i have 2 rods for sale on ebay at the moment and i am having trouble finding a courier to deliver the rods. im sure some have had similar problems in the past and would like to know of any reliable and honest courier you know of that could deliver them. names and phone no. appreciated of anyone youve used in the past. keith.

[ANDREW JAMES]

got caught out myself last month selling on ebay. unless you have a account with a courior then costs are sky high, as anything over qne and a half metres in length is classed as oversized. the ceepest i could find was £28. lucky for me someone local purchased mine and i could drop it off. otherwise a costly error(i only charged £12 after seeing what others were charging)

[tilly]

Try Uk Mail(Business Post).

[codseeker]

UPS united parcel services around £8 in a tube and tracking number etc when delivered

[endurothumpers]

www.interparcel.com i've always used these they pick up from your home or work and normally deliver next day.ully trackable.

[tonyfromalnwick]

Interparcel every time. Only time you'll have problems is when you want to send a rod off the mainland, or to the highlands.

[Stewart 1971]

Another vote for interparcel.

Oh and FWIW for a rod tube pop along to your local carpet dealer, if you smile sweetly at them they will often let you have a solid cardboard tube for nowt, perfect for posting rods in.

[BAZACODBASHA]

Hi Leesdad,
Don't know if this is any help, but I recently posted a couple of fishing rods myself, and for packing purposes I went to a local carpet shop where they let me have free of charge one of their discarded cardboard tubes what they roll the carpets onto. Just the job for packing your rods into (cut them down to any size you want) and whilst I wouldn't reccomend the courier service I used, I hope this is of some help tp you.

[lingking]

courier

what ever you do dont dont use fastway they are absolutely rubbishfailed the company i work for on numerous occasions and i have no reason to believe they treat others differently

[BAZACODBASHA]

Sorry Malcolm...........hadn't read all of your post, didn't mean t repeat what you said about the carpet tubes !

[stewvie]

aye aye mate,i've just got a courier to pick my rod i just sold,it is INTERPARCEL,went online & 2 mins they said pick up tomoz,thats quick and easy,just over £16.00,will use again.

[leesdad]

someone on another forum has recommended a firm called paisley freight. anybody no anything about them. had dealings etc .

[treeboa]

after trying a fair few i find interparcel takes some beating

[leesdad]

thanks for all the replys lads. i think im sorted now. as a matter of interest the rods are a zziplex v max f1 and an old n.e . classic daiwa whisker kevlar tournament. the brown one. go on have a look.