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KerryandAndy
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Status: offline |  Posted - 20 May 2007 : 19:10:49  
| | Hi everyone, can anyone give advice on shipping belongings from the UK to florida, i seem to be getting myself confused with so many companies out there | | Report this post to a moderator |
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florida4sun
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DaveL
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esprit
 USA
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Joined: 11 Feb 2002
Status: offline | Posted - 20 May 2007 : 23:01:22
| I wouldnt agree about self packing, the remover can only do a proper shipping inventory of contents if they have packed the stuff, if you have packed it they have to open the boxes and root through to see what is in it and will charge for that as if they packed it, otherwise all they can write on the inventory is box, box and more boxes. We had all sorts of problems with this when we shipped our belongings from Florida to Portugal, we self packed and customs wouldnt accept the inventory and insisted on opening the container and inspecting the contents at great expense, plus it seriously delayed the time it spent in customs and we ended up being charged demurrage, total cost was much more than the cost of having had it packed for us. We had a whole container as well. Time again I would have had a giant garage sale and not bothered with shipping stuff at all!
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KerryandAndy
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Status: offline | Posted - 22 May 2007 : 18:31:11
| thanks guys,
i have had a quote for a 20 ft container for £2900 with delivery in 5-6 weeks, i do take the point of customs and the paperwork though. A garage sale sounds the best idea but i have collected so much rubbish i love over the years i couldnt do it. Did you have recommended companies or was it hit and miss, i have had really different quotes from a number of companies on the internet? | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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Milly
 United Kingdom
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esprit
USA
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florida4sun
United Kingdom
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Joined: 16 Feb 2002
Status: offline | Posted - 22 May 2007 : 23:53:34
| Even if the shipping company packs it they can still get held up in customs, its luck of the draw. We self packed both ways and I know Roger has just done the same. You do need a trustworthy shipping company who aret going to take any liberties.
They did require a witnessed inventory. although I know things have changed somewhat since sept 11th.
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Originally posted by esprit
I wouldnt agree about self packing, the remover can only do a proper shipping inventory of contents if they have packed the stuff, if you have packed it they have to open the boxes and root through to see what is in it and will charge for that as if they packed it, otherwise all they can write on the inventory is box, box and more boxes. We had all sorts of problems with this when we shipped our belongings from Florida to Portugal, we self packed and customs wouldnt accept the inventory and insisted on opening the container and inspecting the contents at great expense, plus it seriously delayed the time it spent in customs and we ended up being charged demurrage, total cost was much more than the cost of having had it packed for us. We had a whole container as well. Time again I would have had a giant garage sale and not bothered with shipping stuff at all!
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chrizzy100
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florida4sun
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chrizzy100
USA
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Status: offline | Posted - 23 May 2007 : 01:51:54
| | Most of our stuff we just 'had' to bring is still in the basement...I don't think my son played with one toy that came over....if going to FL none of our stuff would of looked right in the houses there...thats why we got new for the FL house...we have 200 PC games and hundreds of films that we are just throwing out now after 7 years of being in a closet..glad I never paid for it all to come over..... | | Report this post to a moderator | goto top of page |
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palmvillas
 Vietnam
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flyrr100
 USA
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Status: offline | Posted - 30 May 2007 : 01:44:56
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[i]Very large collection of PS2 games and DVDs. £3000 worth of moun tain bikes. Not mention the sledge.......
I'm sure you know..... but. Make sure you have a DVD player that'll play your region 2 DVDs here. Your DVD player is probably 240 volts, and a US player will only be for region 1 DVDs.
Hint... go on ebay and buy a multi region player. I have a JVC that was around $50. I havn't seen any HD multi region players yet. But I'm sure they're on the way!
I think the same may go for PS2 games, but not 100% sure. |
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