Photive

Hi there everyone,
quick question about shipping. A friend has a shipping business and we are looking at the possibility of putting all of our 'stuff' into a container and shipping it on one of his lorries to Lot et Garonne at the beginning of July. The question is, if the shipping container was left in france would there be a market to sell it on? where would one even begin to look at such a thing? We're coming from N.Ireland so a bit of a Journey to say the least. Perhaps there are ways of seeing if people are coming back and want their 'stuff' taken back to the UK? Any advice is greatly appreciated,
Peter

dmu

Hi, can't help on the container front, but glad to hear that your plans are moving forward! You've decided on the Lot & Garonne, then?
All good wishes for you and your family!

Photive

Hi DMU, thank you!! yes, all going ahead now as planned, Villeneuve de Duras, we're nervously excited but booked and taking all the steps that we can before we arrive. i'd say this will be the first of many weird and wonderful posts.

EuroTrash

You can buy and sell most anything on leboncoin.
https://www.leboncoin.fr/annonces/of...1&q=containeur

Photive

Fantastic EuroTrash! Thanks for this.

Tweedpipe

ET beat me to it.....again.
You'll note on that LBC link that they are also available to rent out.
6m long =15 m2 for 80€/month. A steady little earner, assuming there's a ready market for it.

Can't see any listed in the 47, so you could be onto a winner for anyone in your area wanting storage place for funiture, etc.

Photive

Thanks for this Tweedpipe, that's a great idea, i'm in rented accommodation though so not sure if they'd be happy if I stuck a huge container in the driveway I will look into it! still searching for the best way to transport our stuff, no matter what way it happens its soooooo expensive!!