Looking for info from any Montreal members.

[binbin]

I'm thinking of purchasing an item on an auction in Montreal.

Do you know of any services/companies that will pick up , package and ship (drop the item off with a shipping company) the item?

I used a service in Toronto a couple years ago. I think it was called Pak mail. They do not seem to have a Montreal location. They also required that you drop the item off.

UPS seems like a possible option, but again I believe I need to drop the item off.


I'm looking at a used Sherline mill. Similar to this....


https://www.micromark.com/5400-Deluxe-M ... y4QAvD_BwE

So approx. shipping weight over 50 pounds. As you can see some disassembly would probably make packaging easier.



Thoughts? Ideas?

Thank you

[Phaedros]

Don’t know if this is of any help. I‘ve been working with short term cargo a lot and in germany there’s a thing called „Frachtbörse“ where you can book an unused slot in a cargo van for example... you get in contact with the driver and they are pretty cooperative over here. It’s a bit like ebay. I had one pick up a large espresso machine with grinders and tools directly off a bartop on a large expo. He packed and delivered the whole deal nicely.
Maybe there’s an equivalent in Canada as well.

[binbin]

Thankyou Phaedros.

I'm researching my options.

That „Frachtbörse“ setup would probably work great over here. I did find a post on a local buy and sell site in Montreal where a gentleman would help package items for people moving. I sent an email off to him hoping he might be interested in helping me with this project.

A company called the UPS store will package and ship, but you need to drop item off at their location.

I'll figure something out.

Cheers,

[Bigwaved]

Nejad and X-treme live there.

[blueradish]

Nejad and X-treme live there.

I was going to say the same thing, both rock solid guys. I don't think X-Treme is on HF2.0. I have his contact info if you need it. He's also friends with [mention]Nejad[/mention]

[binbin]

Good info guys, thankyou.


Auction house got back to me this morning. They will package the item for me and allow a shipping company to pick up the package.

Now I'm calling around checking shipping companies.

This might work out..... I will keep you updated.

[binbin]

OK, I have a temp plan in place.

The auction site was nice enough to contact seller and they will package if I win the auction.

UPS will pick up at sellers address and deliver to me for approx. $183.00 Cad. (Can't beat this).

Now I need to win the item.. Monday I will know. If I win I will update. There is a little back story to this that might be interesting.

Cheers,

[VanSong]

OK, I have a temp plan in place.

The auction site was nice enough to contact seller and they will package if I win the auction.

UPS will pick up at sellers address and deliver to me for approx. $183.00 Cad. (Can't beat this).

Now I need to win the item.. Monday I will know. If I win I will update. There is a little back story to this that might be interesting.

Cheers,

Best of luck to you

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[blueradish]

Can't wait to hear if you win

[binbin]

Countdown is on. Just under 12 hours to go.

Thank you for the best wishes VanSong.

blueradish , I will post here the minute I lose....or win.