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This is my first time Shiply and overall it was a very good experience. To save time I find myself lifting phrases from Lisa-Jane C's review on this page who explains the system rather well I think! It seems to be a useful tool for finding an individual or company to collect goods and deliver them at a reasonable cost. The site sends your request out - presumably to a panel of registered members, who appear to be vetted (I know nothing about how they are vetted) - and you then receive 'offers' of service with quotes from a number of candidates. I was slightly overwhelmed by the number of messages I received and while I was contemplating and trying to read feedback to help me make the right decision, you'll find that the 'offers' continue coming in, and some tenders send through revised offers, possibly they can see the other prices you've been sent and are trying to undercut them, or possibly they have done their research and decided they can afford to do the job for less than initially suggested, again I'm not sure. However, my instincts also told me I should read the messages carefully - and effectively read between the lines - as perhaps there are some companies or individuals who would put forward a very low bid and then charge more on the day, or let you down on the day. So reading between the lines I chose someone who had suggested what I thought was a reasonable price for the job, by no means the cheapest although not the most expensive either... but he asked the right questions (e.g. Telling me clearly that he was a one-man team and would need someone to help him load on at collection and off at deliver points) and waiting to hear from me about relevant times for collection. I think I chose well as I was delighted with the service I received from this individual. So my advice would be do read the message you're sent carefully and try to deduce the kind of person/company you'll be dealing with, then read the introductions and feedback from other users rather than just picking the cheapest bid - think about what time the job will take and what is really a reasonable cost.
I will definitely use Shipley again - and will be careful in my selection to try to make sure I get a similarly impressive service.

Shiply is mostly an excellent app to use to find a company for transportation of goods collected and delivered at very good reasonable prices. I find by being patient and waiting for about 5 bids from different transportation companies, reading their introductions to determine and fully checking their feedback from other users is the real determining factor for me, rather than just blindly choosing the cheapest bid. The last transportation company I chose were great, professional throughout by first asking me the right questions so they could determine both situations at collection point then at delivery point which told them how many stairs to climb etc, and if they needed 1 person or more.
I only rated Shiply 4 instead of 5 because there are a few unscrupulous people who will bid for a job and state £225 for payment. I can only conclude that these bidders do not have any other background commercial or domestic deliveries to make and purely rely on just bidding for jobs on Shiply, which isn't what Shiply is designed for, it's designed to keep costs of transportation down. So please be aware. However, as long as you can recognise the pitfalls one should be fine. As I can't drive, Shiply enables me to buy certain items even if they're halfway up/down/sideways across the country and gets them delivered to my door.
Thanks Shiply :)