Reliable Courier Needed

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Jeeper

·Dec 13, 2021

Good morning chaps.

I am in the process of selling & will require insured shipment from UK to USA, with value of £5750 GBP.

Does anyone have experience & recommendations for a reliable company.

Thanks in advance.

Jeeper

Edited: Dec 13, 2021

 

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JimInOz

·Dec 13, 2021·Melbourne Australia

UK to where?

 

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·Dec 13, 2021

JimInOz

UK to where?

Sorry JiminOz,

Enough information is key.
UK - USA

Thanks

Jeeper

 

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Jeeper

·Dec 13, 2021

JimInOz

UK to where?

Edited

 

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JimInOz

·Dec 13, 2021·Melbourne Australia

I have no recommendations as I'm in Australia, but putting more info in your original request helps a lot on an international forum.

I'm sure some of our members have had good outcomes and can give you some tips.

 

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Jeeper

·Dec 13, 2021

JimInOz

I have no recommendations as I'm in Australia, but putting more info in your original request helps a lot on an international forum.

I'm sure some of our members have had good outcomes and can give you some tips.

JiminOz,

Thx, original post was amended straigt after your first comment.

J

 

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sleepyastronaut

·Dec 13, 2021

I don't have experience with shipments from the UK in particular, but here in the US, the most well respected couriers (generally) for home and office are

- UPS
- FedEx
- DHL

 

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Dan S

·Dec 13, 2021

From my perspective in the US, I've received many watches by FedEx and they are as reliable as anyone. Of course, there will be some anecdotal bad stories for any company. If you are looking to insure the watch during shipment, however, that is going to be an issue.

 

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Larry S

·Dec 13, 2021·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

I have received packages from FedEx and DHL … both do a good job, on security and work with you on clearing smoothly, holding for pickup. You however need someone to insure the watch. That entity will use one or the other of these to ship to you. They both get weird about “ jewelry”.

 

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Larry S

·Dec 13, 2021·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Ferrari is I believe one of the brokers.

 

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Evitzee

·Dec 13, 2021

Insurance is the key, the particular carrier less so. I've had good luck with FedEx, UPS and DHL over the years, no hassles and no lost packages.

 

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Tad

·Dec 13, 2021

Use FedEx, UPS or DHL. Check out insurance via parcel pro.

 

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140dave

·Dec 13, 2021

USA based; my preference to receive from other countries, in order:
DHL
FED-EX
UPS

DHL is direct and doesnt get mixed in with local deliveries like Fedex and UPS.

 

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ChiefMark

·Dec 13, 2021

For the low, low price of airfare + hotel I would gladly courier your timepiece from the UK to the USA. 😎

 

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Larry S

·Dec 13, 2021·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

tad

Use FedEx, UPS or DHL. Check out insurance via parcel pro.

For some reason, PP is hard to use in the UK but worth exploring.

 

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Tad

·Dec 13, 2021

Larry S

For some reason, PP is hard to use in the UK but worth exploring.

If you can’t use PP then try…
https://www.secursus.com/en-gb/compare-parcel-solutions/royal-mail-insurance/

 

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AdInfinitum

·Dec 16, 2021

I also use Secursus, haven't had to file a claim but their customer service was excellent when I had to retroactively modify the coverage amount for a parcel already in transit. They state the shipper obligations quite clearly and the rate is competitive; more importantly they explicitly say they cover watches (FedEx and UPS insurance for regular consumers do not cover expensive watches for full value, as far as I know).

 

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davidswiss

·Dec 16, 2021

I suppose the obvious one is royal mail.

 

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MRC

·Dec 16, 2021

davidswiss

I suppose the obvious one is royal mail.

UK to UK with value under 2500 Cowrie Shells RM is absolutely the way to go. But, we have to ask who do they hand it to once out of the UK?

 

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ConElPueblo

·Dec 16, 2021

AdInfinitum

I also use Secursus, haven't had to file a claim but their customer service was excellent when I had to retroactively modify the coverage amount for a parcel already in transit. They state the shipper obligations quite clearly and the rate is competitive; more importantly they explicitly say they cover watches (FedEx and UPS insurance for regular consumers do not cover expensive watches for full value, as far as I know).

https://omegaforums.net/threads/anyone-ever-had-a-successful-claim-with-secursus.121761/page-10

I have read what has been posted on OF about them and I wouldn't use them.