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Location: Gig Harbor, Washington | Anyone have any strong opinions on shipping a roundback in a hardshell overseas?
I'm outside of Seattle/Tacoma, and I'm shooting for Vienna, Austria...What's the most economical carrier to choose from?
Thanks for your frugal, wise counsel!
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Location: NJ | usps global priority but check the insurance limitations lately they have changed some of those
also check out the size limits |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by MisterGolf007:
...What's the most economical carrier to choose from? You get what you pay for. Shopped for a cheap dentist or barber lately ???
Seriously, shipping costs can vary by 300% or so. They all do a good job UNTIL something goes wrong. I'm not advocating that you have to pay top dollar, but one thing to keep in mind is that companies like UPS, FedEx and DHL are in business to make money and they only do so by providing quality service. On the other hand USPS is the GOVERNMENT. That same organization that offers such stellar services as Social Security, the IRS, Federal Disaster Relief, Homeland Security ...
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Location: Upper Left USA | I found shipping to France via the World version of USPS was easy. Australia is not. It really varies. |
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Location: Germany | Most of my guitars where shipped via USPS Global Express Mail (EMS) from US to Germany. Takes about six days. Costs are between $80 and $110 depending on the actual weight of the guitar + hardshell case and box. Insurance is optional but cheap. Tracking possibility. Never had problems. Austria is next to Germany so I think there is no noteworthy difference.
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I just shipped my 1881 to Germany viz USPS at a cost of about $110 including insurance. Got there in 5 days. |
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Location: LewistownPA | I think you will find USPS to be a deal compared to UPS or FedEx. They do have a size limit though...I believe it is 108" length + girth (add 2x width + 2x depth + length). Most guitar boxes are just under but some, like for deeper bodied guitars, are over that limit and can cost $300 to $400 to ship. As someone else said, you also have to check by country. Keep in mind there may be customs duties involved as well. |
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Location: Gig Harbor, Washington | Thanks for the great insights guys...
Say, Dave...you musta seen my haircut lately, eh!
Looks best when I part it with a diagonal zig-zag! |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | I have shipped several dozens of guitars internationally via USPS, either Air Parcel Post or Global Express depending on the size limits. I haven't had a single problem. I do pack better than average, and that makes a difference. |
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Location: Gig Harbor, Washington | Shipped out this a.m. via USPS Air Parcel Post...$82.50 for 22 lbs. to Vienna, Austria.
And I too am into thorough pack-jobs - should be !Muy Bueno!
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