For those of you that sell bikes on ebay/online

what's the cheapest/efficient way to do it?

i'm bidding on an old Puch online for pennies, but it's in lancashire.they said they would post, but wanted to use their local courier which will cost £50. what other options are there? anyone know how much it'll cost with royal mail if it's boxed up?

fiddy dorrar

get quotes for the couriering yourself... if it comes up less than £50 email them and ask that if you buy the bike can you arrange your own courier. If they refuse then you know they were fiddling the postage rates to make a few extra quid.

catch the train up there for less if you look for a deal, but really, is it worth it?

£50?! Tell them they're havin a bubble! Do it with Parcelforce for about £20/25

get quotes for the couriering yourself... if it comes up less than £50 email them and ask that if you buy the bike can you arrange your own courier. If they refuse then you know they were fiddling the postage rates to make a few extra quid.

yeah i called them myself that's where i got the £50 from!

whole bike are dear to transport. parcelforce should be £30 if the wheels are take off and all packed in close. £50 not unreasonable.

most bikes I see on ebay have postage rates of about £15 - £20.... £50 seems seriously excessive to me.

50 seems steep. i had an almost complete bike (minus saddle, pedals, stem+bars) shipped to me for 15quid. are they spending the extra money on packing the bike damien hirst stylee?

Planet-X couriered my bike for £15. I think £50 sounds expensive.

I sent a bike via Parcelforce using their 48 hour delivery service for £18.

£50 is adding a £20 surcharge on top for their trouble, tell them to poke it.

Costs £7 to send a bike next day via parceline on account -

+1 for parcelforce 48 - done by weight not size of parcel. I've sent 2 bikes both £15 each