Topic: Favour wanted

[mjr]

Anyone close to Colchester?.  I have a couple of badge weights at Reeman Dansies. Unlike most other auction houses who are happy to parcel up and post paperweights and small items, they are refusing, and pointing me at Mailboxes who are indicating £35-£40.     It would be wonderful if it someone could pick them up and post them to me.  Otherwise, if someone knows of a cheaper alternative to Mailboxes that covers that area.   
Thanks

[tropdevin]

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Hi  Martin.  I have not found anyone cheaper, I'm sorry to say...

Alan

[Nick77]

Something I've done before, although not with this auction house, is to offer to send them a  self addressed box with packaging and stamps on and see if they will just put the paperweights in and repost it.

It's always best to check the auction house terms and conditions before bidding as I find that many will not pack and send. Mail Boxes franchises also vary, some do not charge to collect if they make quite a few regular collections from an auction but most do. One this week wanted £8+VAT to collect on top of the packaging and post charges, from an auction house just under 2 miles away from them, despite telling me thay already had  about 30 other lots to collect from there. I declined to pay and will be collecting myself!

And Yes 1 paperweight from Reeman Dansie cost me £30 with Mail Boxes.

[mjr]

fyi .   
I did persuade Reeman Dansie to pack it for me - I sent them a flat box in the post, and then ordered parcelforce on-line to pick it up from them. Total cost about £12

[chopin-liszt]

Glad to hear you got sorted in the end.
Have we no glassies in Colchester?