Consider a possible sale?

I’ve moved about 18 times. I recommend putting anything of value in a car and driving it with you. Keep it in the frame and just wrap it in blankets.

i have various problems with these scenarios for one reason or another. for one thing, i'm moving 3000 miles and can't drive that far myself. i am mostly disabled. which brings up flying w the darn thing. this time, it's me, a wheelchair, my service dog, a carry-on full of stuff I can't fly without. adding the banksy in a tube to the equation is possible, but even if i could find a way to feel comfortable with it, my big fear is this: what if TSA wants to see what's inside the tube? it's not impossible. and removing it from the tube under those circumstances is a prescription for disaster.

you say, why would they do that? i say, from personal experience, they can do that because they can do anything they damn well want to do. no matter what the gov regs say, ultimate authority always remains with the tsa guy i charge.


i've pretty much decided on what i originally posited. I'm going to get the piece deframed and put in the original tube. going to take the tube to UPS and have them package the tube to their liking. then i'll ensure it for 50k and send it overnight. it'll cost me a little over $1k and the guy said it'd get white glove treatment. don't know about that. but i do know it'd arrive the next day and i'll either be very very happy or very very sad.

btw / i'd sell it in a heartbeat but i just don't have the time to do it right now. once i get to san diego, assuming the piece is still intact, then i will sell it.

anyway, wish me luck. and i will post back w/ how it went.

I'd also suggest bringing it on the plane. What airline are you using? I've done this many many times on Southwest - I've brought 4'x 6" tubes as a carry-on (in addition to my actual carry-on). TSA may ask you to open one end (if they even do that), but 99 times out of 100 they don't even, just send it through the xray. One time someone gave me s**t and I told them it was going in the coat closet and that I had already arranged it with customer service (oops I may have lied) otherwise it just goes up top with my back pack or roller. Packages get lost sometimes. Insurance may pay out... But not likely for the arbitrary value you insure, they pay out what you bought it for when you show them the receipt. I wouldn't let that tube leave my sight.

Feel free to dm if you want specifics, like I said, I've done this probably 40 times at this point and on a few different airlines.

Dear All,

I am looking for a reliable & affordable crating & shipping company based in London who can crate & ship works overseas (Canada). The only one I got in touch with is called Flight Logistics Group Ltd – ShipArt™ and they are nowhere near cheap. I am waiting return from another shipper and I cross my fingers it's not as expensive. Otherwise I might have to fly over there to do the work myself. 

I'd appreciate your wisdom,

Thank you!

HMC fine art shipping in London was great for me (to North America as well):

www.hmcpacking.com

I shipped a very large print, flat. Best crating I have ever seen.

Hope it helps.

I’ve also heard that these guys are good!

You bet. Let us know how it goes.

flight logistics or similar. any local framer can foam pack the piece in a custom box for you. lots of tape and bond on the glass to catch it if it cracks in transit.

of its bomb proof then any major delivery company will take it ~ bombproof packaging is heavy, so is glass, expect to pay big, or your buyer needs to expect to pay big for it

Which country are you shipping it to?
If your HM, it would be safer to have it professionally removed and packed. The money saved in shipping and crating will pay towards the new owner getting it reframed.

Thanks for the advice.

Kevin

My experience is that it usually works out cheaper and less risky to unframe and let the buyer frame to their taste, recent example was the packaging and shipping from US to UK was 400usd framed and 80usd unframed.

That seems like a lot of money, have you tried just taking it to the local postie?
Ask for the cheapest possible version of what you want (tracked, signed, 24 hours etc) I got quoted £23 for something then they checked again after I asked if it was the cheapest possible and managed to get it sent for £14.
Worth asking

Anything above 70cm is regarded as big parcel so they’ll probably do it by weight.

Hi all, i found a framed print being sold from a gallery currently that I wanted to buy. They won't ship to the US, nor will they remove a framed print.  I would need to have a proxy send this overseas for me.  Does anyone have any experience with this. Specifically the print will be sent from Paris to Florida. Any idea how best to package and what company to ship with?  Trying to decide if it's worth it or too risky. Thanks in advance.