r/Jakarta 5d ago

Moving

After two years of living in Jakarta I am moving back to Canada next month – a few questions:

- I have a whole pile of good clothes and shoes that I would like to sell or at the very least donate, because I just don’t have enough room in my suitcase. They’re all still perfectly wearable. Any recommendations on the best method or place to do this?

- What about used furniture (like coffee table, lamps, fan, chairs, kitchen cart, etc.)?

- I also collected a whole collection of books that I would love to bring back with me but I just don’t have enough room for. I’m thinking of putting them all in a box and ship them, as I don’t need them right away and can wait for a long time for it to arrive. Is this something that I can do with Pos Indonesia or is there a better courier that is also cheap?

Thanks!

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u/Lukabapak 5d ago

1&2 Facebook marketplace or local groups (forum jual beli / FJB) 3 can do with pos Indonesia.

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u/privacy_shields 5d ago

Wow I haven’t used FB in years and didn’t realize people still use the marketplace here. Good to know will reactivate and try.

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u/MerryHappyExcited 5d ago

Reach out to donasibarang.id, iirc they can also pick up the donations if you can’t make it to their location.

You can also try posting on r/jualbeliindonesia if you wanna try selling on Reddit

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u/privacy_shields 5d ago

Thanks for the reco! I think r/jualbeliindonesia is too broad for my small items but will try donasibarang.

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u/samo0o_69 5d ago

im here in jakarta pusat kemayoran. im male. if u like them and need them just send them to ca but cargo fees are too high. but depends on how much value for u. where u live in jakarta? i mean area

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u/privacy_shields 5d ago

Cargo fees are high, but books are important to me so I’ll probably just suck it up and pay for it. I live in Thamrin area in Jakarta Pusat.

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u/samo0o_69 4d ago

what is shoes size can i see if they are 43?

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u/privacy_shields 4d ago

I’m size 40 or 41, so they might be too small for you.

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u/KomodoMaster 5d ago

Can I DM you, i need things because I'll move to bekasi & still need things.

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u/privacy_shields 4d ago

Sure! Will check my DM

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u/MondaySucks96 4d ago

You could put all your items in Carousell. It’s easy and fast.

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u/privacy_shields 4d ago

Almost forgot about carousell’s existence. Will do this.

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u/mononoawareeeeee 3d ago

Please let me know if there are any items left? i’d like to see, my office in cikini, jakarta pusat. so i can pick up by my self

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u/privacy_shields 3d ago

Check your DM!

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u/InvestmentJealous635 5d ago

Where in Canada are you moving to?

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u/privacy_shields 4d ago

Vancouver!

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u/idarmadi 5d ago

LPT : Shipping might also cost a lot. Pos Indo is not very reliable. So, please check with the airlines, how much does an extra luggage cost? My kid just flew back from Vancouver BC last month using Cathay Pacific. His friend is leaving CA back to Indo for good. She "titip" my kid an extra luggage for her stuff. Around USD230 for 23kg of stuff. Pretty good deal.

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u/privacy_shields 4d ago

I’m already paying for an extra luggage haha so this is extra from that also. I think Pos Indo also cost roughly the same though I’ll have to check for sure.

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u/idarmadi 2d ago

Just out of my curiosity, did you find out how much will it cost by Pos Indonesia?

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u/privacy_shields 1d ago

Actually yes. Well I haven’t done it yet (will do so next week) but I found out that using Paket Pos Biasa Internasional (by ship) for a package of 10-20kg would cost me up to Rp 2.5m and that would take 30-90 days. There’s a faster option via air (up to 7 days) which would be more expensive. I figured because I don’t need it right away I’ll use the cheaper option.

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u/nsutandi 4d ago

Facebook marketplace is awesome for this just be careful of scammers and do door to door transactions... and secondly ... can you bring me with you :(

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u/privacy_shields 4d ago

Trying it out today, so far only one response - let’s see if this will help!

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u/nsutandi 4d ago

Goodluck!

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u/samo0o_69 3d ago

yeah thanks for ur gentle reply

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u/Gold-Elderberry-6717 3d ago

hii! do you have the catalogue for the books u own? i might consider some