Television courier

[AidanCroft]

Hiya,

I've bought a beautifuliful 1967 set, with legs.

Can you suggest a reliable courier to deliver from Devizes to Crewe? Any suggestions on a secure to pack a TV?

Thanks in advance.

Kind regards,

Aidan.

[Murphyv310]

Hi.
The important thing is to ensure the set is properly packed, the legs need to be removed and there is proper support around the back cover and where the end of the CRT is more vulnerable. Many have no idea how to pack a TV and that's why so many arrive in pieces. My advice is to collect it yourself especially if bought from an unknown person.

[ppppenguin]

It's a difficult thing to pack so that it will withstand the likes of DHL. If you can't collect it yourself, or organise a chain of people via this or other forums to get it to you, then you're looking at a door to door courier service. I've not used one so can't recommend but one of the well known ones is Shiply: https://www.shiply.com/ The idea is that your item travels in one van all the way and is handled carefully.

Regardless, the legs probably need to be removed for ease of handling.

For a forum based courier, the next major meeting of the ways is Retrotech on 8th May. Perhaps somebody in the Devizes area could get it to Retrotech, then you come and collect it from there. It's a reasonable day trip and you get all the fun of Retrotech too. The Bring and Buy stall (which I help to run) is the usual place for stuff in transit like this.

[Murphyv310]

Shiply has a good reputation but I have also heard of problems. I receive TVs from Poland and send them with no problems, I can't stress enough it's down to properly packing the item. I've even received TVs from Poland via DHL with no issues.

[shortcircuit]

Be very careful here as i bought a tv off ebay many years ago which was some 300 miles away.
The seller was happy to post and assured me it would be well packed.
It arrived with the cabinet and crt broken , a 1950`s wooden set.
The speaker had become detached also and this had damaged things while it was rattling around inside.
The seller had done a poor job packing and it was not even in a box.
This was the first tv i`d ever had posted to me and will be the last.
As murphy v310 says people just don't know how to pack a tv set , the back can be very easily squashed in breaking the crt.

Robin

[pamphonica]

Devizes is near where Mike Barker lives. He'll be at Retrotech in May, not a million miles from Crewe. Perhaps a promise of a decent meal or drink might persuade him to stick it in the van for Retrotech!
Mike Barker is "Murphymad" on the UKVRR forum. Not sure if he lurks here.
-Jeremy