When do you have to pay shipping companies?
Feb 1st 2005, 3:13 pm
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When do you have to pay shipping companies?
Do you have to pay shipping companies up front or do you pay them after they have collected so you can use house proceeds (or is it on delivery)?
Feb 1st 2005, 3:31 pm
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Re: When do you have to pay shipping companies?
We paid a deposit to secure the shipping date when we arranged for PSS to come. We have to pay the balance to them within seven days of them coming to pack, so hubbie is sorting that out as I type, as PSS came yesterday. Not sure about other companies, but should imagine it's pretty standard?
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Originally Posted by worzel
Do you have to pay shipping companies up front or do you pay them after they have collected so you can use house proceeds (or is it on delivery)?
Feb 1st 2005, 3:43 pm
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Re: When do you have to pay shipping companies?
We only have to pay Allied Pickfords 7 days before packing commences.
Feb 1st 2005, 6:51 pm
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Re: When do you have to pay shipping companies?
Originally Posted by worzel
Do you have to pay shipping companies up front or do you pay them after they have collected so you can use house proceeds (or is it on delivery)?
Susan
Feb 1st 2005, 7:52 pm
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Re: When do you have to pay shipping companies?
Originally Posted by heading downunder 2002
We couldn't pay until our house sale had gone through so our solicitor wrote them a letter to say they would pay them from the proceeds of the sale. They were quite happy about this and it worked fine.
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with Pickfords who we are going with.
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Feb 1st 2005, 9:26 pm
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Re: When do you have to pay shipping companies?
Hi, we gave Crown the cheque at the end of the last packing day. They were very thorough and I would recommend them. It was the biggest cheque I've ever written 
They didn't cash it for a few weeks.
They didn't cash it for a few weeks.
Feb 1st 2005, 10:21 pm
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Re: When do you have to pay shipping companies?
Has anyone witheld payment untill every thing has been delivered safely in OZ. Seems a bit cheeky and I dont think the company would play ball but if something went wrong!! 
Feb 2nd 2005, 12:46 am
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Re: When do you have to pay shipping companies?
We had a part container picked up in the UK in November & due to circumstances (they sent the invoice to the wrong address, Xmas etc), we didnt pay pay them until about 2 weeks ago :scared: .
We must seem like honest people though - our stuff arrives in Brisbane in 10 days time
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That certainly wouldnt be the norm though!
We must seem like honest people though - our stuff arrives in Brisbane in 10 days time
.That certainly wouldnt be the norm though!
