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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 25, 2016 13:18:30 GMT
Kidlington - just outside Oxford.
Bit of a trek
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Post by ChrisB on Feb 25, 2016 14:20:13 GMT
3 hours there from Lancaster. A doddle!
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 25, 2016 15:42:11 GMT
Collect only on Ebay (and anything else) has to be special for me to travel for an hour.
Driving is such a pain these days
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Post by pre65 on Feb 25, 2016 16:03:00 GMT
Collect only on Ebay (and anything else) has to be special for me to travel for an hour. Driving is such a pain these days Some of my best "bargains" have been collect only items.  And having a van was handy when I collected two 18" Fane speakers in huge MDF cabinets.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2016 17:14:35 GMT
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 25, 2016 17:46:45 GMT
Collect only on Ebay (and anything else) has to be special for me to travel for an hour. Driving is such a pain these days Some of my best "bargains" have been collect only items. And having a van was handy when I collected two 18" Fane speakers in huge MDF cabinets. Absolutely However my days of going to Bath, Bristol, Maidstone, Milton Keynes, Essex (!) and similar far flung places are behind me. Would have to be a staggering bargain of rocking horse dropping availability to entice me |
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Post by pre65 on Feb 25, 2016 17:49:18 GMT
I usually make a day out of it and find other places to visit in that area or on the way.
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 25, 2016 17:51:39 GMT
That's what the boss likes to do.
I want to get up early, get there, get back as quick as possibly, get on with life.
In and *out* of London before 10am on a Sunday is always good
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Post by pre65 on Feb 25, 2016 18:12:43 GMT
Ah yes, but too much "rushing around" is debilitating.
Nice to take things easy and enjoy the process.
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 25, 2016 18:36:31 GMT
Out, back rest |
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Post by MartinT on Feb 27, 2016 8:42:01 GMT
I will also make a day of it. The Gale speakers were an absolute bargain collect-only, I don't regret buying those.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 9:21:30 GMT
"Collection only" bargains are one of the few things that make me wish I could drive. Not much chance of collecting on a bicycle.
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Post by pre65 on Feb 27, 2016 9:45:09 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 9:56:31 GMT
I guess I've just been a big cissy all these years!  |
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 27, 2016 12:19:59 GMT
"Collection only" bargains are one of the few things that make me wish I could drive. Not much chance of collecting on a bicycle. I have hired man and van type outfits to pick up furniture. Cost was usually around £60 from almost anywhere in the country |
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Post by pre65 on Feb 27, 2016 12:26:27 GMT
"Collection only" bargains are one of the few things that make me wish I could drive. Not much chance of collecting on a bicycle. I have hired man and van type outfits to pick up furniture. Cost was usually around £60 from almost anywhere in the country Having a LWB high top van myself, that figure (£60) seems remarkably cheap for anything other than fairly local collections. |
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 27, 2016 12:29:15 GMT
I agree !
This was a pickup when passing and drop off when passing so you might win the auction Sunday, organise pickup for say Thursday and delivery Monday
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 13:36:51 GMT
£69 is very good.
I bought some Exposure amps in London and got two quotes. One was from a hifi courier and was about £250. I thougt this was very steep until I realised he would literally pick up and drive all the way up here. I also tried a pack and send company who would call from their nearest branch (about 10 miles away from the amps), pack the amps and take them to a UPS drop off point. That was over £300!
In the end, the seller got a friend who was travelling North to drop them off for £80. Still not cheap when he was effectively passing, but worth it to me.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2016 17:33:35 GMT
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Post by MikeMusic on Feb 28, 2016 10:40:48 GMT
Saw a couple of those when I visited Dave at Radlett Audio.
Chunky little things aren't they ?
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