AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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Anyone done it before.... any idea on costs?
UK mainland, recorded or whatever
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Yea, I have bought a few bikes through the post before. You need to go to Halfords or a bike shop and get a bike box with some of the plastic spacers for the dropouts, take the wheels and pedals off, take the stem off and fit the spacers in the dropouts. Then put a load of bubble wrap in to protect the frame and pop the wheels and handle bars in. It's a good idea to remove the skewers and put them in a box with any other bolts and the pedals so they dont rattle about and drop out the bottom of the box...
It will cost about £25 depending on the weight and size of the bike - Initial Citylink were the company that delivered my bikes 
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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cool.... popped my bike on ebay with £20 postage
dont like it very much, too heavy
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Ah cool. My bikes were both downhill race bikes and weigh a fucking tonne 
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AK
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7117753078&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT
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glasgow_corsa_c
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Registered: 13th Jan 03
Location: Ecosse
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sumpost offices will let u post them by parcel post... depends how big the parcel is really...
iv posted a lot of frames, suspension and wheels before as i used to work in a cycle shop and we sold stuff mail order.
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Joff
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9 day auctions are crap.
By the time you remember about it, the auction's ended.
Go for quick turnaround 3-day auctions and you'll get less exposure time, but more impulsive buyers likely to spend more.
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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hmmm, never thought about it like that
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glasgow_corsa_c
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Registered: 13th Jan 03
Location: Ecosse
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam Kindness
hmmm, never thought about it like that
me neither lol.
just put up 2 auctions there at 7days a piece.
Balls
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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joff is an ebay guru. he knows the buyers mind, proved me wrong recently!
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