Shipping a DSLR with insurance....

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Who & what are the best/cheapest methods of shipping a DSLR with the appropriate insurance??

Some quotes are reaching near £30!!!!
 
Is this a £100 DSLR or a £5000 DSLR?
 
The best is Royal Mail Special delivery but it will cost well over £20 if the weight goes over 2kg. And a body only can go over 2kg with box, chargers, plugs, leads etc,.
Parcelforce next day or 48 hour is cheaper but again can cover up to £1000 and I would guess would be around £18.

As long as you charge the postage that it actually costs it is up to the buyer to decide if they want to pay it, so if it costs £30 then they need to pay £30.
 
I often send the body special delivery in a separate box, then send the manuals and charger in another.
Usually works out cheaper than sending all in one go.
 
I posted a boxed 60D and boxed grip for it the other day and valued it at £500 for insurance and it weighed just under 2.5kg and it was £24.50 by RMSD. I've seen some people on ebay offering first class post on bodies and lenses at £1000+ and they have insurance value up to £47 only. Got to be worth paying the extra surely.
 
Be careful if you decide to use one of the parcel service brokers (e.g. Parcels2go) as they don't include the additional insurance level you will need. Parcel Force, for instance, only include insurance up to £100 as standard but you can get cover up to £2500 at an additional cost.
 
Bristolian said:
Be careful if you decide to use one of the parcel service brokers (e.g. Parcels2go) as they don't include the additional insurance level you will need. Parcel Force, for instance, only include insurance up to £100 as standard but you can get cover up to £2500 at an additional cost.
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I spotted that, when I added the extra insurance it came close to £50:shake:
 
TCR4x4 said:
I often send the body special delivery in a separate box, then send the manuals and charger in another.
Usually works out cheaper than sending all in one go.
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Sounds like a very good plan! Keep the insurable package weight down then send the less valuable stuff uninsured or with basic cover. I know Nikon manuals can be downloaded - I keep all mine in folders on all machines, so I have them available wherever I go, as long as I have Netty with me!
 
I got a quote from the post office for parcel 48 and it was £34 it would take 2 days and cost more than RMSD which was next day go figure
Don't forget the insurance you have to pay extra for incase the delivery guys steal it break it or loose it really annoys me that
Glass isn't covered from what I understand
 
Rebel t3i said:
I got a quote from the post office for parcel 48 and it was £34 it would take 2 days and cost more than RMSD which was next day go figure

Glass isn't covered from what I understand
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I know what you mean ... I despair sometimes at the apparently illogical way PF calculate their charges. You should check out the cost for a pre-12 o'clock next day delivery :gag:

Although it doesn't specifically say it in their T&Cs the glass they refer to are things like mirrors and glass door/window panes. An item like a lens, which has glass elements, is covered provided it's shipped in a suitable package (e.g. it's original box with all original packaging).
 
TCR4x4 said:
I often send the body special delivery in a separate box, then send the manuals and charger in another.
Usually works out cheaper than sending all in one go.
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Used your method & saved a lot of money.

Cheers.
 
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