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Freight Charges For Various Items, Especially Heavier Stuff.

J-Boy

By J-Boy,
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J-Boy Mentor

J-Boy

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Hi guys, i'm wondering which courier services do u all use to get stuff from other parts of australia delivered to brissy or vice versa? I need some recommendations for cheap courier services, doesnt need to be sent to the door, i can pick up from depots within 25kms of brissy. Especially for heavier items like rims, what would be cheap to use? Any recommendations and suggestions would be appreciated!

Thanx!

SMR33 Grand Master

SMR33

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A lot of people have used Pack and Send. I haven't used them, but I did have to get a quote once and their service seemed reasonably priced. :P

TNT (and others) do not appears to offer services to individuals, only to businesses.

neil_se Experienced

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I had to send a carbon bonnet to Vic last week and rang round for quotes:

TNT- wouldn't do

Toll Priority- $500

Pack Send- $330

Hunter Express- $160

Greyhound Freight- $81

You can guess who i sent it with :P

mad082 Grand Master

mad082

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i got quoted to send a bike through toll ipec and qrail about $200. from just north of brissy to sydney.

where possible i use australia post as they are darn cheap if its within their limits. to send a bike frame from qld to vic was about $30.

for stuff over that i get my mate to send it through fastway as he has an account. but i haven't had to send anything really big or heavy.

but yeah, small couriers are good. i got a front bar sent up from brissy (about 180km away), delivered same day and cost me $10. and the box it came in was huge.

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dangerous_daveo Grand Master

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Just remember a few small things. Fragile stickers mean they can break it.

Cheapest isnt always the best, neither is most expencive. Depends on who its with. Some its weight, others its space.

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