Urban Art Association

Having sent prints to America I've used D.H.L and they always seem to arrive fine. I also send items to Italy daily and never had huge problems... just be aware if you need it there in a hurry they don't deliver on weekends... even if they say they will.

Waldrons International are good if it is really fragile or over size.

hope this helps.

Cheers all, any other ideas keep 'em coming1

& frank11 you could also post something about my packaging as i guess the buyer will be reading this, best packaging ever or what!!

Well what can i say i have never seen anything like it ..... It was like Fort Knox trying to get into the parcel!!! i would imagine you could have stood an elephant on the top and it would not have dented!!!!
Bubble wrap,cardboard wrap, and a strong tube. Not to mention the tissue paper in the tube..

Why are POW incapeable of doing the same............. They would never have to replace anything

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cheers will look @ interparcel, not sure about granville but could try Lynda Baron & pippin as i believe they have a small aircraft!

I used to send 300 parcels a week with Hand Delivery. I never had one complaint. They are nationwide.

I know they use a volume calculation for odd shapes, long - thin, that kinda thing, which is fair enough really... does sound very pricey, when I used them it was only internal to UK so was actually about the same as RM, and DHL even picked it up, so cheaper really. For that price you could even look at getting insurance for it while in transit, if anyone does that (or maybe just backing a horse?) and double/triple/quad pack it and give RM a go?

My suggestion from a lot of experience receiving prints (and sending 4 or 5) is to NOT use UPS.

Out of 2 original pieces, and 2 prints that I sent with them, 2 have shown up damaged (one of the originals was damaged beyond repair). It has taken me close to 9 months to receive the insurance payout on what should have been a simple claim (they packed it themselves, but initially denied the claim because it was 'packed badly'!!!).

THe catch with companies like UPS is that they underwrite their own insurance, and they're not bound by the local insurance ombusdman agreemnts... so the only way to dispute a refused claim is to take them to court.

My suggestion is to use a specialist art courier service to take care of the packing/crating and sending. They'll probably use someone like FedEx to do the actual sending, but they insure it seperately through a proper insurance company.

Intracity maybe useful but intercity seem quite hefty! I just ran a quote from Salisbury, Wilts to Canterbury, Kent... should be fairly simple (southern town to soutern town), came out at £435.00!!!

Just had a piece delivered from Amilas to Sydney and it arrived in perfect condition.
Thank you Amilas and your mule