Need Your Help Please To Buy And Ship A Tyre

[Sean Dezart]

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/leederville/cars-vans-utes/new-bridgestone-original-spare-tire-/1151111731

 

New! Bridgestone original spare tire! $150.00 in the Mount Hawthorn area.

Needs buying and shipping to a friend with a stock 260Z in the UK.

 

Please help, reward offered.

 

[260DET]

Probably cost the sender more than the cost of the tyre to do that. Small items that can be posted are OK to export, large items that have to be collected, packed, processed through Customs, shipped etc involve a lengthy expensive process.

[gav240z]

It's in Perth, if you can get the seller to ship to me, I could try and help ship to the UK. Although my experience with shipping such things is usually import, not export.

[AndBir]

You are looking at around $270 AUS to ship it to the UK from Perth.

If your friend is happy with this then I may be able to help.

What payment method is proposed?

Edited September 13, 2017 by AndBir

[Sean Dezart]

Hi guys and thanks.

 

The price is ok - pay how you wish but perhaps paypal as a gift the easiest and quickest ?

 

The problem is that the seller won't talk to anyone non-Australian and certainly therefore won't ship direct.

 

We need a third party to pay it, get it shipped to them and they ship it to the UK - please.

 

Money can be paid in advance and I'm sure Gavin will speak for me - I'm good for it !

[PeterAllen]

This mob might help.

 

https://www.packsend.com.au/

 

You might need another courier to collect from the seller (assuming the item exist) and deliver to Pack and Send.

[gav240z]

Money can be paid in advance and I'm sure Gavin will speak for me - I'm good for it !

 

Yeah yeah... I guess.

[Sean Dezart]

Well....please would one fine gentleman organise this for me ?

 

In the same spirit that if you saw something for sale over here, you'd appreciate it all being sorted locally.

[gav240z]

Are you and your friend absolutely sure it's the correct tyre for an original 260z? I only ask because I'm still not sure every market got the same tyres fitted from new on these cars. I believe early 240z's here got Dunlop Aquajets - but not 100% sure of that and I'm even less sure if this is the right wheel for a 260z's original spare?

 

If you're absolutely 100% certain I can try and call this guy and have the wheel sent to me in Sydney unless someone else is willing to help out in Perth?

[AndBir]

I am currently in Perth and can call him to arrange to go and look at the tyre to get the size(s) and post this info (with maybe some extra photos).

If suitable I propose using the packandsend service which I used to get a shipping estimate.

 

EDIT: Sean, do you want to go ahead with this?

Edited September 15, 2017 by AndBir

[Sean Dezart]

Sorry guys - I'm not getting mails informing me of replies !

 

Yes please,  AndBir - that would be very much appreicated. Otherwise, yes Gavin - he needs this tyre please.

[AndBir]

OK, I have called Alec (the seller) and will arrange to go and see the tyre and post some more photos of it. You can then confirm if it is suitable.

[Sean Dezart]

Brilliant - thanks.

[AndBir]

OK, saw the tyre and yes it looks to be in great condition even appears to have the "talcy" type coating you get on rubber parts on certain areas of the sidewall.

He indicated it was fitted on his spare mag wheel not a steel rim, he sold the mags and the purchaser did not want the tyre on the spare.

 

Here is a link to the pictures : https://www.dropbox.com/sh/riaq4nozkjo3izf/AAAzTcx8DJ57ZaTPWsRKG2Tqa?dl=0

[Sean Dezart]

Hiya.

 

Yes, this is a tyre that my friend wants and already appreciated that you've made the effort. Please can you arrange for the purchase and shipping to the UK ?

 

May I advance you some money via paypal ,

[AndBir]

Hi Sean, I will PM you some details.

[AndBir]

As an update to this thread:

 

The tyre has been collected and is on its way to the UK.

 

The tyre weighed around 10.2 kgs and with the required packing (must be shipped in a cardboard box) came to a total weight of 11.4 kgs. The tyre fitted exactly into a “reshaped” removalist cardboard box with new dimensions of 63 x 63 x 22 cms.

 

I visited the local pack&send store and got a quote that was higher than that estimated on their website so decided to look at other options.

 

After a bit of Googling, I found a website that quoted rates from a number of freight companies : https://au.interparcel.com/quote/parcel

The cheapest was with UPS (~$200 cheaper than pack&send) who offered a door to door pickup/drop off service with tracking and delivery in 2-3 days. Strangely no one offered a “slow” non-priority air freight rate.

 

Once you make payment they email you the proposed collection time details (I booked at 11am and they collected at 3pm the same day.) as well as all the required labels and customs documentation which you print out and attach to the parcel. You need to leave the parcel open for the pickup courier to inspect when it is collected.

[gav240z]

Is UPS sending via Air or Sea Freight?

[AndBir]

Air freight, parcel picked up at 3pm yesterday and is currently transiting through Hong Kong.

[gav240z]

Just wondering as I'm looking to ship a NOS passenger rear 1/4 panel for a 240z from Europe back to Australia. But Air Freight would be too expensive.