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froste1979
froste1979
2 posts
2 posts
19 Jan 2010 11:54am
Hi Everyone
I am new to windsurfing/sailboarding and am trying to find a courier or something similar that would pick up a board from an ebay seller and deliver it. Any ideas? My searching has been fruitless due to all the courier companies I have found want the item packed (which most of the ebay sellers are not interested in).

Any ideas or help would be great. I am looking at 2 boards/sails/masts etc, one in Sydney and one in Adelaide.

Thanksfor any suggestions or help
Frosty
Pugwash
Pugwash
WA
7733 posts
WA, 7733 posts
19 Jan 2010 11:56am
Some background reading

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=60363

Try buy and sell on seabreeze... should be able to filter for the local stuff...

Whenever I have sent stuff interstate it was by busfreight, and I had to pack it and take it to depot etc etc...
froste1979
froste1979
2 posts
2 posts
20 Jan 2010 4:00pm
Thanks for that. The only problem for me is getting setup, I basically just want to buy something that will get me on the water. Most of the sales on here are seperated items and I have no idea exactly what I need!!

Thanks though, I will see what else I can find
raggy
raggy
VIC
564 posts
VIC, 564 posts
24 Jan 2010 4:50pm
hay i had issues with shipping about 12 months ago its hard i know as aoon as thay find out its a board thats it so i now only get local or grayhound will do it at a good rate door to door too just takes about 10 days but works well worth a look interstate was no issues at all
FormulaNova
FormulaNova
WA
15104 posts
WA, 15104 posts
24 Jan 2010 7:26pm
froste1979 said...

Hi Everyone
I am new to windsurfing/sailboarding and am trying to find a courier or something similar that would pick up a board from an ebay seller and deliver it. Any ideas? My searching has been fruitless due to all the courier companies I have found want the item packed (which most of the ebay sellers are not interested in).

Any ideas or help would be great. I am looking at 2 boards/sails/masts etc, one in Sydney and one in Adelaide.

Thanksfor any suggestions or help
Frosty


Frosty, if you haven't got anyone that you know that already windsurfs, try and get an opinion on what you are trying to buy before you do, if you can. Some of the boards on ebay are ancient and expensive for what you get.

If you got the right advice, you might save yourself some hard work and get relatively good gear.

I am assuming that you don't know what you need. Sometimes the gear on ebay is modern, sometimes it is way too old and difficult to use.

Feel free to ask questions on the forum about what you want to buy, that's one of the reasons its here.

One of the good things about the forum is that most people here would package a board well, so your chance of damage should be less. Even buying stuff here though it is always good to ask advice to see if what you are buying is good for what you want to do.
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