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[Ken T]

Just thinking, a couple of soldering machines on fleabay, look as  if they might go for cheap money. Trouble is they are in Berlin, Germany. Anybody know of a cheapish way of getting them shiped over here ?. They probably weigh between 100 and 200 lbs each.
Its about 700miles both ways, so driving over is a possibility, even better if I was running on LPG !!!!

Ken

[CaptainZok]

Perhaps a pm to Gaffers or Crazydad for advice Ken as theyre both located in Germany.

[hotel21]

Always available for the occassional driving job...

What you offerring???    

[Gaffers]

I can have a look for some courriers if you wish.  I am 3 hours from Berlin but not due to drive over to the UK for another few months!

[Ken T]

OK, I get a bit carried away at times, what I'm talking about is :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270249019388&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=017
and http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270249017966&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=017

The second one is prob of most use to me, the second is a space filler, if organising a trip I may as well pick up 2 items instead of one !.

Now I don't know how heavy they are, prob as I reconed about 150 lbs each, so maybe not suited to a Miggy boot, but if you have a 3tonner handy, then .....
Any thoughts ?.
Cheers Ken

[Gaffers]

'fraid not!  

[Mr Skrunts]

They would surly fit in an escort van or an estate car.

[hotel21]

Sorry Ken, means approximately the square root of not a lot to me, as far as quoted...

Happy to drive there and back to uplift, with your knowledge and expense, for the cost of a couple of bottles of malt.....  Cheap date, I know, but it passes the time....  

[Ken T]

OK, thanks anyway. Sometimes you find stuff cheap in all parts of the world. I bought some books from the US recently;  to buy here was about £21 ea, from the US it worked out at £5 ea, including shipping!.

Ken

[Ken T]

They would surly fit in an escort van or an estate car.

Aye, trouble is when you add at least 1500miles onto it, at todays fuel cost it gets silly. you end up paying more for shipping than it cost to buy in the first place.

Mind you, my recent trip to Glasgow, I managed just about 500miles on a tank. Times 3 is about £220, which is not too bad.
Ken

[Mr Skrunts]

Contact DHL and ask about pickup

[Ken T]

ken

Contact DHL and ask about pickup

Nice idea, will give them a buzz in the morning.  

[Mr Skrunts]

I have a mate who works for DHL and he says they drive to Germany etc on a daily basis.  Am also trying to think og the company that wears the brown uniforms, they are worth contacting.


Also, just email the sellers, if they are a business they may just be able to give you the weight, dimentions and a price delivered by cross channel courier.

Remember, cheek sometimes gets you everywhere

[Vamps]

I have a mate who works for DHL and he says they drive to Germany etc on a daily basis. Am also trying to think og the company that wears the brown uniforms, they are worth contacting.
Also, just email the sellers, if they are a business they may just be able to give you the weight, dimentions and a price delivered by cross channel courier.

Remember, cheek sometimes gets you everywhere

UPS    

Was  thinking about going myself for £660.00 and take the Citroen; 50mpg.

[Mr Skrunts]

UPS, thats the one one


You would come back with a citroen full of booze and fags aswell.