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Shipping a 36er
Just a heads-up to anyone who may sell or ship a 36er... I just sold my old Radial 360 on eBay. I live on the east cost of the US and the buyer (Tyler_N on this forum) lives in California. In my auction I put $50 shipping cost, but I badly underestimated. It turned out to cost $97 to ship via FEDEX Ground in two boxes, though if I stuffed everything into one box, it may have been a bit less. Since I included two pairs of cranks, I wanted to keep them separate, in case they rattled around too much, damaging the frame of the Radial. UPS and USPS both cost more. -- steveyo steveyo ...like having your own personal rollercoaster... - a few 'uni race write-ups' (http://home.nycap.rr.com/rduhan/uni_race_writeups/) - muni and kokopelli uni 't-shirts, mugs and stickers' (http://www.cafepress.com/steveyo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ steveyo's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7228 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71572 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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lpounds wrote: I cringe to think of what a bike would cost to ship. I've shipped a road bike before. It was in the $80-100 range in one box with UPS. A 36er weighs about the same and requires a similarly large box. -- phlegm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ phlegm's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8382 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71572 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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lpounds wrote: This is somewhat upsetting news. Is that really the cheapest price possible for shipping a 36er? Where did you get the box? I cringe to think of what a bike would cost to ship. I used the box my Coker Big One came in. It had such great foam and stuff, I was going to use it as is, but the shipping for that box - 42 x 42 x 13, was going to be like $130+ So I cut the box down and made one 36 x 36 x 9. That box cost about $90, and the other $20, and I got an eBay discount. -- steveyo steveyo ...like having your own personal rollercoaster... - a few 'uni race write-ups' (http://home.nycap.rr.com/rduhan/uni_race_writeups/) - muni and kokopelli uni 't-shirts, mugs and stickers' (http://www.cafepress.com/steveyo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ steveyo's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7228 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71572 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Yeah I had a similar experience. To ship a 24 dx from PA to NM it was going to cost $41 to ship. So he is bringing it to TX to cut the shipping price in half. -- qhxakg If somebody tells you your tricks are gay, ask them if they are an expert in gay trickery. -Ivan- ~o"o~'Unicycle for The Flying Spaghetti Monster' (http://www.venganza.org/)~o"o~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ qhxakg's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/15672 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71572 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Coker charges $65 for two day FedEx shipping. One big box. You are probably much better off pricewise sending one big box rather than 2 smaller ones...you could use your Coker box....tom -- tomkarches ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomkarches's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12418 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71572 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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wow did it really cost that much to ship? I bet it has something to do with gas prices. -- Tyler_N 2nd*)---, '30ft Coaster~ ')-mostpointlessthread-/--O' (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71194) 'My latest video!' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_OZvXtRlgY) vanpaun wrote: It's all for the ladies....they like the clean shaven look on your uni's lower parts UniKid2 wrote: dakoroman wrote: analize lol '*MYSPACE*' (myspace.com/munirider) Barnaby flavinhavin McButterfield ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tyler_N's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16366 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71572 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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tomkarches wrote: Coker charges $65 for two day FedEx shipping. One big box. You are probably much better off pricewise sending one big box rather than 2 smaller ones...you could use your Coker box....tom I didn't read all the posts....never mind. I guess rates are based on distance....makes sense....tom -- tomkarches ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomkarches's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12418 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71572 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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tomkarches wrote: Coker charges $65 for two day FedEx shipping. One big box. You are probably much better off pricewise sending one big box rather than 2 smaller ones...you could use your Coker box....tom I actually called Coker about this very thing, since I recently dealt with them and thought they'd tell me how they did it. They said they use FEDEX Ground, too, and that they eat a substantial amount of the shipping cost. As I said, the one big box 42x42x13 would cost $130+ for coast-to-coast. -- steveyo steveyo ...like having your own personal rollercoaster... - a few 'uni race write-ups' (http://home.nycap.rr.com/rduhan/uni_race_writeups/) - muni and kokopelli uni 't-shirts, mugs and stickers' (http://www.cafepress.com/steveyo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ steveyo's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7228 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71572 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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I shipped mine to Washington state from here via UPS, and it was about $79ish. This was about a year ago, so things may have changed. -- Rubix UniDudeDX wrote: I think some mob member is gonna hear bout this and come and kick you so hard youl cough up your scrotum sack. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rubix's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14793 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71572 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Rubix wrote: I shipped mine to Washington state from here via UPS, and it was about $79ish. This was about a year ago, so things may have changed. The shipping guy I talked to said the rates have gone up recently due to gas prices. -- steveyo steveyo ...like having your own personal rollercoaster... - a few 'uni race write-ups' (http://home.nycap.rr.com/rduhan/uni_race_writeups/) - muni and kokopelli uni 't-shirts, mugs and stickers' (http://www.cafepress.com/steveyo) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ steveyo's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7228 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/71572 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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