How to ship and ensure High Value items from the UK?

**GermanDotMilitaria** · 11-03-2011, 12:58 AM

Could anyone give me some advice please on what options are available for shipping and ensuring a small high value item (about £7000) from and within the UK?

Cheers, Torsten.

**oradour** · 11-03-2011, 01:06 AM

Torsten...for that high value, I would use a courier firm...Royal Mail compansation only goes upto £2500 (even special next day delivery).....or for that value, I would personally pick it up..the U.K. is not that big !
Prost ! Steve.

**GermanDotMilitaria** · 11-03-2011, 01:16 AM

High Steve, yes I had checked through the Parcelforce and Royal Mail websites and both only go up to £2500 compensation. It is for me sending something ... if the buyer will be in the UK then I would hope that he would come and collect it, but otherwise, I will need to figure out how to go about insured shipping ... will try and contact couriers when I get back home at the weekend. Cheers, Torsten.

**Adrian** · 11-03-2011, 01:46 AM

I agree with Steve. If I was in the U.K. and buying something for that amount of money I would definitely be picking it up. If I could afford 7k I could probably stretch to a train fare or petrol money on top.
Try FedEx or UPS for some quotes.

**GermanDotMilitaria** · 11-03-2011, 01:52 AM

Just noticed that I was not terribly clear in my original question, but I meant insured shipping within the UK and to abroad ... so far no luck in finding an option, but I will contact the couriers at the weekend and see what they come up with. Surely, there must be a service available with high value insurance. Cheers, Torsten.

**GasMasksUK** · 11-03-2011, 12:23 PM

Don't try FedEx, some funny stuff goes on in their system..... Last year I bought several deacts from the same source, and upon reaching me the box had been mysteriously burst completely open and the foam wrapped round the deacts was gone too. Personally I wouldnt trust them with anything of high value because of that experience, I've heard a few other stories too about them inspecting packages and not packing them back up correctly.

Thanks

Danny

**talltom** · 11-03-2011, 01:24 PM

by GasMasksUK

Don't try FedEx, some funny stuff goes on in their system..... Last year I bought several deacts from the same source, and upon reaching me the box had been mysteriously burst completely open and the foam wrapped round the deacts was gone too. Personally I wouldnt trust them with anything of high value because of that experience, I've heard a few other stories too about them inspecting packages and not packing them back up correctly.

Thanks

Danny

thats happened with me too i brought my mg34 and found it had been opened and a lot of the packaging had gone as well as most of the boster cone sticking out the end of the box

tom

**GermanDotMilitaria** · 11-07-2011, 12:13 AM

I have been told that DHL is worth considering. Does anyone have experience 'good or bad' for shipping high value items with DHL from the UK? Cheers, Torsten.

**Franz1944** · 11-07-2011, 05:49 AM

When i order from all my conections in Europe they all use DHL. Funny thing.
Never had a probelm with shiping. insure i dontt know

**GermanDotMilitaria** · 12-18-2011, 02:20 PM

I shipped the item I had using next day special delivery within the UK and there was no problem. The buyer has got it and is very happy. Cheers, Torsten.