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post Mar 13 2004, 08:14 AM
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UPS is telling me over $100 to ship 1 seat.

Anyone else have experience shipping seats?

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post Mar 13 2004, 08:15 AM
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post Mar 13 2004, 08:16 AM
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post Mar 13 2004, 08:21 AM
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If the girth of the box is over 108" it gets expensive, and if it is more than 130" you're spending big bucks.
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post Mar 13 2004, 09:22 AM
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I've shipped a Recaro seat to LA frm San Jose for $30-50 (don't quite remember) via FedX ground. Distance also determines cost. I packed it in a cut down clothes box you can buy at packing stores.
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post Mar 13 2004, 09:31 AM
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measure your box before you take it in and make sure you're under the magic "108" if you can. creative trimming with a utility knife. take a tape measure, and measure for the the shipper so you can show them the box is 107 3/4". i've had them round up the numbers. i had a heated discussion with one young man. eventually told him it wasn't my fault if he could'nt read a tape measure. the 1/4" can equal $50 if you're not careful. ups is my least favorite shipper.

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post Mar 13 2004, 10:09 AM
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Jim Chambers just got a seat from Renegade, maybe he will jump in here.
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post Mar 13 2004, 10:31 AM
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Had to ship a targa top through UPS, before posting i took it into Staples UPS and they quoted me $95. Sold the targa on e-bay went to ship it and UPS said it would cost over $200. WTF!!! When they measured it the second time it was an inch larger. The diffrence between that inch was over $100. Had to go home and cut the packaging down an inch, and then since it was going Puerto Rico, and UPS failed to inform me of the documenting I needed, They shipped it back, TWICE!!!! Finally got it to its destination, after hauling this targa top to UPS several diffrent times. Not to mention UPS rates change daily.
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post Mar 13 2004, 10:45 AM
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i've seen all kinds of "tricks". not starting the tape on what would be the 0 mark(one guy held his thumb over the zero mark). not running the tape squarely around the girth. not pulling the tape tight... the list goes on. must be part of the training for " how to screw the customer". if you use a small drop ship they will add their hidden fee to the total. next time you use one ask what the shipper charges and then ask what's their cut. for small/light weight stuff priority mail is the only way to go!

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post Mar 13 2004, 10:53 AM
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Sent a 914 stock seat from UPS Store in Portland to Las Vegas for $40. Would have been $30 if I had boxed it. I sent it "naked" with a label taped to the seat. Would have been a little cheaper if I had taken it to the local UPS terminal.
Seat came back from Renegade Hybrids in a box to my door for $26. I think UPS gives businesses a discount.
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post Mar 13 2004, 10:54 AM
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I just did a check on Greyhounds site. I guessed the weight at 50LB and the size of a box that 2 seats would fit in. The price was $51.40 for shipping from Atlanta to LA,Ca. and would only take 3 days. But must be picked up at the Bus station.

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post Mar 13 2004, 12:04 PM
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One way to get around UPS measurements and weights is to call for a pickup. Once the driver picks it up, it's in the system, and nobody ever measures or weighs it.

This tip is from my buddy who is a UPS driver. He frequently picks up stuff that he knows weighs way more than it says on the tag but he doesn't have a scale in the truck and as far as he knows it never gets sent back. He's only pissed when the package in question is breaking his back!
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post Mar 13 2004, 01:15 PM
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Another Tip: Go to a Staples store with a UPS if there is one in your area, the Prices are 10% cheaper than a UPS Store which raises the price 10% for profit.
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post Mar 13 2004, 01:38 PM
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Yes... I got screwed via airborne on seats by the dimensions.
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post Mar 13 2004, 03:18 PM
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For bulky items Greyhound. Shipped a front hood from North Dakota to Tennessee for $30. Greyhound doesn't seem to play the games that UPS does.
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post Mar 14 2004, 04:08 AM
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UPS does measure/weigh them somewhere along the line. I have the UPS bill to prove it. I mis-weighed something by 4 lbs and they billed me later for it. I also mis measured something and they billed me for it later.

The hot ticket on sending seats (nice ones).. go to a U-haul store and buy a clothes closet like mentioned above. Our seats fit perfect in them and you can eaisly cut them down if need be or stuff two seats in them on top of each other.

Oh.. Jim.. I wish you wuld have said something on the BBS about purchasing some Renegade seats.. I know of 3 for sale local to me.



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post Mar 14 2004, 10:26 AM
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fedex is cheaper than UPS for large items.
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post Mar 14 2004, 10:37 AM
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UPS does measure/weigh them somewhere along the line. I have the UPS bill to prove it. I mis-weighed something by 4 lbs and they billed me later for it. I also mis measured something and they billed me for it later.



Maybe that's because you have a UPS account?
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post Mar 14 2004, 10:44 AM
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UPS. No account? No pickup!
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post Mar 14 2004, 10:48 AM
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Any individual can call for a pickup at their house. They charge you a few extra $$.
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