shipping, costs, insurance, whats covered and whats not?

[schmintan]

Im sure some of you have done it so I have a few questions:

1. What company will fully insure my axe during transit?
2. Whats the general cost?
3. Have you ever had to claim back full cost of damaged guitar?
4. Whats the delivery timelines?

I have found a nice guitar online, but the owner is not too keen on shipping to Ireland, simply due to horror stories of courriers only insuring guitars up to the value of 150 quid and other such awful nefarious deeds.

All help appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[Max The Dog]

try www.interparcel.com I sent a guitar to Ireland with UPS through them
and you can insure for whatever you want.(at a price.)

 

[JohnA]

Parcelforce do impose a 150 quid limit on musical instruments, most others, DHL, DPD etc dont, but charge around ?5 for every ?250 for insurance and also insist a guitar is in a hard case.

 

[Diodibuh]

I just received a broken guitar and I'm in the process with insurance. Will post details when process is completed.