Shipping to europe. Help! [Archive]

ollaimh

Nov-22-2016, 8:58pm

I have a potential buyer for a lute in Greece. I got shipping quotes from a couple of companies, fed ex $4500 $ Purolator $1150 ups $4800. I was stunned. Does any one out there have experience with European shipping and is there any one who does this at a decent rate? Or maybe it's just not going to happen. Help

Demetrius

Nov-23-2016, 1:26am

USPS
I just shipped mandolin 3-5 day to Aus for around $241.00

ollaimh

Nov-23-2016, 10:58am

I think it's too big for usps, but I could try. I am in Canada so I'd have to drive to Maine to ship.

Nevin

Nov-23-2016, 11:07am

Do you have DHL? they used to have decent rates from Europe to the US.

Denman John

Nov-23-2016, 11:19am

Canada Post has been good to me ...

Hendrik Ahrend

Nov-23-2016, 11:29am

DHL usually takes longer than UPS, but is way cheaper.

Jim Garber

Nov-23-2016, 3:46pm

I have a potential buyer for a lute in Greece. I got shipping quotes from a couple of companies, fed ex $4500 $ Purolator $1150 ups $4800. I was stunned. Does any one out there have experience with European shipping and is there any one who does this at a decent rate? Or maybe it's just not going to happen. Help

For less than those prices, you could hire someone to bring it over or fly over yourself and have a nice vacation, I would think.