e-go transport help advice

[pinball god]

Hi guys, just bought a playfield on ebay and the guy is nice enough to deliver it to one of their depots. I have never used these guys. Does anyone know what it takes to organize the delivery. Do I just tell him to take it there or do I need to send him anything to put on the parcel etc? any advice would be great.

[wiredoug]

i dont get why you wouldnt just contact e-go and ask them?

[pinball god]

i dont get why you wouldnt just contact e-go and ask them?

no phone number and kinda doesn't explain depot to door procedure if you're the receiver and initiator of the delivery. Maybe I have missed that section.

also are these guys pretty good and as careful as expected?

[Homepin]

wrap it PROPERLY - go online and fill out the forms - pay the money - drop it to the depot with the paperwork attached (that you print) - wait 2? days - receiver will get a TXT and email advising ready to collect at depot -receiver collects - all good

[pinball god]

wrap it PROPERLY - go online and fill out the forms - pay the money - drop it to the depot with the paperwork attached (that you print) - wait 2? days - receiver will get a TXT and email advising ready to collect at depot -receiver collects - all good

thanks  the guy is sending to me so I'll need to send him the paperwork to attach to the package. I'm guessing I can email it to him. thanks heaps

[Boots]

wrap it PROPERLY - go online and fill out the forms - pay the money - drop it to the depot with the paperwork attached (that you print) - wait 2? days - receiver will get a TXT and email advising ready to collect at depot -receiver collects - all good

thanks  the guy is sending to me so I'll need to send him the paperwork to attach to the package. I'm guessing I can email it to him. thanks heaps

Get yourself a $100 platinum membership, you get $250 worth of insurance with every consignment
Once you get a membership just login and follow the steps to book it
With insurance you never have trouble, without its pot luck
Always go depot to depot if you can at least you don't have to wait around for a driver

[pinball god]

hey boots thanks for the tip, the $100 platinum, is it like prepaying about $100 worth of freight and you just keep topping up?

[wiredoug]

all this top advice answered my question .. good one i see what you mean now.

[Boots]

hey boots thanks for the tip, the $100 platinum, is it like prepaying about $100 worth of freight and you just keep topping up?

Yep you link it to your paypal and when the balance reaches $10 it automatically tops ups with another $100
You also get $2.50 bonus payment to your balance from e-go with every $100 top up.

[Replay]

Don't skimp on weight or measurements, allow for packing etc and as others have said depot to depot, a lot less handling and half the price of door to door

[Toads]

Is it better to have it on a pallet and if not how is it handled at the freight co, by hand?

[Boots]

Is it better to have it on a pallet and if not how is it handled at the freight co, by hand?

If you go depot to depot a pallet is ok as they have fork trucks at the depot, but if you have to go door to door that will try to make you pay extra for a lift truck.

[Replay]

Is it better to have it on a pallet and if not how is it handled at the freight co, by hand?

If you go depot to depot a pallet is ok as they have fork trucks at the depot, but if you have to go door to door that will try to make you pay extra for a lift truck.

Playfields aren't that heavy   lol

[pinball god]

Thanks guys very much for all your advice. Cleared up a lot that the site was quite iffy about. I've never shipped anything large in a pinball sense so hope all goes well and I can start a tz thread...

not another one 

[DSB]

I have sent a playfield through these guys recently. Make sure you select the insurance option and attached the "fragile" sticker they send you with the payment receipt. I bubble wrapped the field with three layers and then wrapped it in cardboard. Mine took a while to deliver in which time the tracking number disappeared off the system. On emailing them they replied saying the tracking number is automatically deleted after 10 days but they still had the item on their system. Other than that I had no problems with them.