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08/20/2013 08:11:04 PM · #1 |
So, my wife sold a large item on ebay and got a great price for it ($175 for an item we couldn't get $50 at a garage sale for), however, she forgot to specify local pickup only so someone in New Jersey bought it. My wife did not know how much shipping would cost and I just checked and it is going to cost $215 to ship UPS Ground. The package is 24"x24"x42" and is about 35lbs.
Does anyone know of a cheap shipping alternative? If she can't ship it for under $100, she'll have to rescind the sale. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. |
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08/20/2013 08:16:16 PM · #2 |
Have you checked the post office rates? sometimes they're actually cheaper... (I tried to look it up for you, but it needs an address)
You could try checking with a moving company and see if anyone's already going out there? |
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08/20/2013 08:16:42 PM · #3 |
| Try the bus lines if they still do shipping. Used to be real cheap. |
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08/20/2013 09:17:26 PM · #4 |
| Ken's bus line suggestion is probably the only "commercial" way to get it done that cheaply. It's too big for USPS, and UPS and FedEx are going to be very expensive as you've found. Other than the bus lines, I'm drawing a blank. |
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08/20/2013 09:28:56 PM · #5 |
| Thanks folks. My wife is checking on Greyhound. Much appreciated. |
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08/20/2013 09:49:05 PM · #6 |
| Craigslist for people moving cars etc. Find someone going that way and offer them gas money to drop 'er off... |
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08/20/2013 09:50:22 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Thanks folks. My wife is checking on Greyhound. Much appreciated. |
You might also check with Amtrak -- rail is traditionally one of the least expensive freight options. |
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08/20/2013 09:53:10 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Thanks folks. My wife is checking on Greyhound. Much appreciated. |
You might also check with Amtrak -- rail is traditionally one of the least expensive freight options. |
Good idea - it's run by the government, so they're used to goal is losing money. :) |
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08/20/2013 10:21:34 PM · #9 |
| Our guess from here in Colorado. It's not oversized. Is it overweight? (that would be a lot, like an iron statue.) Our FedEx wholesale account would be a charge of about $48 from Seattle to NJ. If you don't have a FedEx account, try to find someone local who does. |
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08/20/2013 10:25:05 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Good idea - it's run by the government, so they're used to goal is losing money. :) |
You would think but I catch the train a bit to NYC on business and I would CERTAINLY not do it if I was paying :-/ It's just over 7 times the cost of a bus to the same place (bus drops off 200 yards from train station).
I have used buses a lot in the past for moving things around but not sure if that's all taboo now days because of "security" or some similar excuse. |
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08/20/2013 10:38:11 PM · #11 |
Ok -- I'm really behind in things... Have you heard of the Chinese bus services? My husband says check them out, much cheaper than greyhound. They'd have to meet it at the bus. He doesn't know if they do it or not.
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08/20/2013 10:46:39 PM · #12 |
Hey art.... Hire a horse drawn stage coach... Does Western Union still do that??? Well it was popular in the 1800's
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08/20/2013 11:11:47 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by cowboy221977:
Hey art.... Hire a horse drawn stage coach... Does Western Union still do that??? Well it was popular in the 1800's |
I think you mean Wells Fargo ...  |
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08/20/2013 11:33:54 PM · #14 |
| Know any truckies personally? It used to be a great way to cart (what seems to me to be) a smallish sized carton for me. I used to send and receive stuff over 1000kms - the truckie would just put in it the sleeper and it never existed. :) |
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08/21/2013 12:23:20 AM · #15 |
| Thanks again, everyone. I have a call into Andrew Basiago to see if he knows of a Jumproom in my area. |
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08/21/2013 12:28:37 AM · #16 |
Edit: Wrong thread... hihi
Message edited by author 2013-08-21 00:29:43. |
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08/21/2013 12:29:21 AM · #17 |
Originally posted by hahn23:
Our guess from here in Colorado. It's not oversized. Is it overweight? (that would be a lot, like an iron statue.) Our FedEx wholesale account would be a charge of about $48 from Seattle to NJ. If you don't have a FedEx account, try to find someone local who does. |
Bingo! "Fedex Home Delivery" looks like it's around $50 (non-wholesale even). I guess I just assumed Fedex would be more expensive than any others. Doh! Thanks Richard - much appreciated. |
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08/21/2013 12:30:34 AM · #18 |
Originally posted by Tiberius:
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It may seem low, but you still got a really good shot at ribboning in the "Shipping a large box across the country" challenge, Tiberius. ;-) |
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08/21/2013 07:46:41 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Originally posted by Tiberius:
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It may seem low, but you still got a really good shot at ribboning in the "Shipping a large box across the country" challenge, Tiberius. ;-) |
Man you are fast!
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08/21/2013 09:34:14 AM · #20 |
I would call a freight broker.
It's expensive if you have them pick up and deliver to a residential address, but if you ship terminal to terminal, the cost might be more reasonable. You'll have to deliver your box to the freight terminal and they'll have to pick it up at one. |
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08/24/2013 08:51:52 PM · #21 |
Although it looks like Ken's issue is solved. I have personally used uship dot com to ship large and odd sized stuff in the past.
Not associated... Yada yada yada. Just leaving it here for reference if someone else might need it. |
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08/24/2013 09:00:23 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
So, my wife sold a large item on ebay and got a great price for it ($175 for an item we couldn't get $50 at a garage sale for), however, she forgot to specify local pickup only so someone in New Jersey bought it. My wife did not know how much shipping would cost and I just checked and it is going to cost $215 to ship UPS Ground. The package is 24"x24"x42" and is about 35lbs.
Does anyone know of a cheap shipping alternative? If she can't ship it for under $100, she'll have to rescind the sale. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. |
So, Ken, what did you decide to do? |
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08/24/2013 09:01:52 PM · #23 |
| Thanks Alex - actually my issue - or my wife's issue, rather - is not resolved. I think the Fedex website was wrong or did not ask enough info before showing a $50 cost. I went to the Fedex drop off and they quoted me $189. Greyhound looks like the cheapest option - around $60, but from bus station to bus station. I started to post on UShip (I remembered them from "Shipping Wars"), but I just thought nobody in their right mind would take that big of a box across the country for $100 or less. |
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08/24/2013 09:17:52 PM · #24 |
| If Greyhound is available in both cities, it likely is. We don't have a terminal where we live now. When we lived in Sacramento, I bought a bicycle built for two, and shipping was crazy low on Greyhound. Had to go pick it up, but the savings made it worth it. I've seen Greyhound ship an article as big as a motorcycle. Was a Honda 450, but still a whole freaking motorcycle. Was years ago, but they did it. |
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08/24/2013 09:18:38 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Thanks Alex - actually my issue - or my wife's issue, rather - is not resolved. I think the Fedex website was wrong or did not ask enough info before showing a $50 cost. I went to the Fedex drop off and they quoted me $189. Greyhound looks like the cheapest option - around $60, but from bus station to bus station. I started to post on UShip (I remembered them from "Shipping Wars"), but I just thought nobody in their right mind would take that big of a box across the country for $100 or less. |
The FedEx difference is wholesale vs. retail. Find someone with a Fedex account and ask them to get a quote. We ship much bigger (oversized) boxes to anyplace in the continental US for $95. And, I don't think your box is "oversized". But, then, what do I know.
Message edited by author 2013-08-24 21:20:01. |
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