110_USA Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I've been turned on to eBay.UK by a number of people from this site. However few sellers offer international shipping. I was also surprised by the number of pick up only items. My conundrum is this, for smaller bits the shipping is prohibitive and sometimes simply not available. Would anyone be willing to hold some items for me, maybe a month or two at a time, and then ship them all together? Assuming it doesn't take up too much of your garage space. I'm not needing anything right now, I just would like to already know of someone to go to when the time comes. Aside from shipping and the actual parts cost I'd be willing to pay someone 5 or 10% of the parts value for your trouble. But all that can be hashed over with whoever is willing to help out. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draper40 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Hey, What sort of amount of items are you talking about? Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110_USA Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Excellent question. Sorry I neglected to mention. First on the list are small bits; seat covers or seats, cubby box, parts of the dash. Don't really know what else might come up, probably parts of the suspension and drive train, a half shaft or prop shaft might be in order. At the most a fuel tank, door, or glass. I bought it "restored" but it is becoming evident I was at least partially deceived. It isn't so expensive that I want to give it up, and I'm having entirely too much fun, so I'd like to fix it up over the next year or two. I will start seriously looking early next month once I get this swivel pin issue sorted. Thanks for asking, Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draper40 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Andrew, I should be avaliable- would it involve collection as well? Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110_USA Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Thank you for the excellent questions and generosity Peter, As for collection I really don't know. I know where London, Cambridge, and Doncaster are but thats about it. Whoever it may be I would have to ask how far the item might be from where they are and other than fuel what sort of compensation for leg work would be appropriate. If they were willing and it would take a whole day to pick up a cubby box, it probably wouldn't be worth it. If it were something very expensive or impossible to find in the US, then it might be. I imagine there would be a bit of "playing it by ear" so to speak. I might add, to whoever is willing to help, you are doing me a huge favor, and if you can't pick something up for a couple weeks, for whatever reason, or you don't have time to ship something; or you have to say "listen here mate, the misses is driving me crazy, I need you get your kit out of the garage," I'm not going to be upset. I want to impose as little as possible. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draper40 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 How often would you want the stuff shipping? i.e. how large would the accumalation be? Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110_USA Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 If it were a couple of little things then not much more than you could fit into a foot locker. If I needed a fuel tank or door then probably that item alone + or - the foot locker. If for some reason I needed a roof, body panel, prop shaft, and springs, all in a relatively short amount of time, thats up to you, weather you can wait to ship everything all together or if you need to send it off as it comes in. I would always let you know what I was thinking about and ask if you had the space for it and could accept it at that time. If I had to guess, it would be some bits and pieces for one or two shipments, then maybe something big or a few more bits every couple months. Also if it were just an envelope of gaskets or something of that nature, just whenever is convenient for you to froward it along. Thanks again, Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I've got space too, so count me in. not sure if you know anyone from the old yahoo D-90 list, or from D-90.com, but i've done the same thing for Craig Reece and Cliff Durrett. sent a whole pallet of LHD defender stuff to Craig, was loads of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
110_USA Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Thank you very much diesel_jim, I'm at work but when I get the chance I'll froward contact info to everyone that can chip in. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 i have a big garage so count me in i have sent alot of series parts over and vehicles before to rob baird in oconomowoc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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