George
28th January 2004, 01:18 PM
There is a bit of discussion on a current buy&sell thread about high freight costs in relation to purchasing second hand tools. See:
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6845&perpage=15&pagenumber=2 (http://http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6845&perpage=15&pagenumber=2)
I recently had a second hand 12" thicknesser sent from Perth to Canberra. It weighed a bit less than 40 kg when boxed up. The cheapest freight quote I could get was from Greyhound Busfreight. They were less than half the price of the courier services I tried.
Limits apply to weight and size (max 40 kg I think) but this service may be useful if you are thinking about sending smaller items.
Cheers
George
[I have no affiliation with Greyhound. I do not even own a dog!]
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6845&perpage=15&pagenumber=2 (http://http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6845&perpage=15&pagenumber=2)
I recently had a second hand 12" thicknesser sent from Perth to Canberra. It weighed a bit less than 40 kg when boxed up. The cheapest freight quote I could get was from Greyhound Busfreight. They were less than half the price of the courier services I tried.
Limits apply to weight and size (max 40 kg I think) but this service may be useful if you are thinking about sending smaller items.
Cheers
George
[I have no affiliation with Greyhound. I do not even own a dog!]