Urban Art Association

I recently received a HM print ( so big mother of a tube 8" diameter ) fully insured and that cost me £240. Not sure if that helps seeing I am in Sydney but just like to chat

Thank you everyone

I sent something with them once, some art and they lost track of it. When I phoned their head office, I got an arrogant young man who replied. You should have had the package insured and it's your responsibility.

 In other words the guy was not interested in explaining why the tracking number went off the radar and why it was taking so long for delivery. In the end the package arrived altho a quick service took over ten working days.

I would make sure with any of these shipping services that they actually insure the art or if one has to take out seperate insurance.

 With another more expensive shipper. Sounds like oups. I packaged two framed paintings securely in a 6mm plywood box. Took it to their depot and paid. Walked back to my car and heard a loud bang where the moron who works at the depot just threw the box on the floor. It arrived with both frames broken.

Once with Fedex, the tracking number said delivered to Morocco, instead of USA. The package got to USA ok. It seems some tracking numbers were doubled up during printing?

Plus got a delivery from the US a while back, sent with Fedex and I wasn't in. The package was left in a public hallway and online it said delivered signed for. The Fedex guy signed it himself.

There again i'm in France.

Plus the service by all these shippers is expensive and could be a lot better.
  

I had a piece shipped to me recently from the UK that was double tubed. Customs opened it up and removed the print from the interior tube. They didn't repackage it properly and the print came to me in a single oversized tube loose enough to bounce around during transit

Maybe it was bad luck for me, but you may want to go with PVC and box it up.