 need advice, help shipping rims cheaply, from CA to NJ |
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| sean_v8_914 |
 Mar 24 2010, 10:19 AM
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Chingon 601  Group: Members Posts: 4,011 Joined: 1-February 05 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,541  |
a club member wants to buy my Rivieras but the shipping quotes from UPS and USPS were stupid high. what am I missing here. please advise me of teh cheapest way to ship 4 bare rims. wheels weigh 16lbs. box is about 20x20x7. $100 bucks to ship all four seems hihg to me.
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| bandjoey |
Mar 24 2010, 10:23 AM
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bandjoey Group: Members Posts: 4,926 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Fedex ground or greyhound
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| tat2dphreak |
Mar 24 2010, 10:31 AM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
QUOTE Fedex ground (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) I shipped some phone dials by FedEx and the total was 100 less than UPS. something like $40 per 2 |
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| sean_v8_914 |
Mar 24 2010, 10:42 AM
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Chingon 601 Group: Members Posts: 4,011 Joined: 1-February 05 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,541 |
grey hound 69.79
fed ex 88.00 UPS 98.00 is that right? |
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| tat2dphreak |
Mar 24 2010, 10:43 AM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
sounds close.. mine was 90 for all 4
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| ArtechnikA |
Mar 24 2010, 10:53 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
the 'one big box' will kill you on dimensional weight.
shipping them in pairs may bring the total down. fuel is expensive and not going down - the cheap shipping days are over... |
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| 7TPorsh |
Mar 24 2010, 02:08 PM
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7T Porsh Group: Members Posts: 2,691 Joined: 27-March 06 From: Glendale Ca Member No.: 5,782 Region Association: Southern California 
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last year...2 boxes...16"x16"x12"
$34 each box, michigan to california US Postal |
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| tat2dphreak |
Mar 24 2010, 02:54 PM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE last year...2 boxes...16"x16"x12" $34 each box, michigan to california US Postal box size matters, mine were 18x18x18, and thus oversized for USPS |
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