DON'T ship an AC-4 still installed in an MS-4!
You will get one badly bent MS-4.
Be sure you seperate them.
Dave S.

How about sending it by bus?

Most bus companies have parcel services that take packages up to 50 pounds
or so and will get them to the destination faster than UPS Ground or FedEx
Ground or USPS, for about the same rate I think (tho' I've never compared
them)

We do that here in Montana for parts that one service tech needs and another
has. It's not cost-effective to drive 100+ miles to deliver a part, so we
put it on the bus. If you get to the station early enough, it will arrive at
the destination in only a few hours. With all of the other operations it
won't get there until the next day at the earliest.

"Al Lorona" wrote in message
...

Hi, Everybody,

I have been shocked to learn recently how expensive shipping can be.
What do you guys all do when you have to ship equipment?

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:56:10 -0700, Al Lorona
wrote:


Hi, Everybody,

I have been shocked to learn recently how expensive shipping can be.
What do you guys all do when you have to ship equipment?

I am selling a Drake station and took the AC-4 / MS-4 to the local
Mailboxes, Etc. store to get an idea of how much it would cost. They
told me that UPS Ground was $36.86 to ship from California to Michigan.
And that was not including the packing! And there would be two more
boxes to ship (for the receiver and transmitter)!

I had to give my buyer that sad news that, at these prices, I can't
afford to ship!

What is the best practice to follow when needing to ship equipment
across the country?

Thanks.

Look in the Yellow Pages for a store that sells packing and shipping
materials. In my city, that would be Office Depot, the Container
Store, and a few other places. A lot of the rental storage facilities
also sell boxes and stuff.

You can buy cardboard boxes, tape, plastic packing pellets, bubble
wrap, etcetera, yourself, and pack each piece fairly inexpensively.

Then take the boxes to UPS, yourself, and send them off. You should go
to the web site for UPS. It gives you the box sizes that are
allowable, and you can enter the shipping and receiving zip codes and
get an exact cost for shipping, beforehand.

This is a lot cheaper than going to Mailboxes Etcetera. They have to
mark everything up to make money.

Bob
k5qwg



Regards,

Al W6LX

Hi, Everybody,

I have been shocked to learn recently how expensive shipping can be.
What do you guys all do when you have to ship equipment?

I am selling a Drake station and took the AC-4 / MS-4 to the local
Mailboxes, Etc. store to get an idea of how much it would cost. They
told me that UPS Ground was $36.86 to ship from California to Michigan.
And that was not including the packing! And there would be two more
boxes to ship (for the receiver and transmitter)!

I had to give my buyer that sad news that, at these prices, I can't
afford to ship!

What is the best practice to follow when needing to ship equipment
across the country?

Thanks.


Regards,

Al W6LX



Pack it yourself. Double boxed with peanuts in between.
Take it to FedeX and ship it third day. FedeX is much
more gentle and it won't get lost. You will be shocked
at the low prices for third day.

BTW: I was in the business. I owned one of those stores.

Rocky

Al Lorona wrote in
:


Hi, Everybody,

I have been shocked to learn recently how expensive shipping can be.
What do you guys all do when you have to ship equipment?

I am selling a Drake station and took the AC-4 / MS-4 to the local
Mailboxes, Etc. store to get an idea of how much it would cost. They
told me that UPS Ground was $36.86 to ship from California to Michigan.
And that was not including the packing! And there would be two more
boxes to ship (for the receiver and transmitter)!

I had to give my buyer that sad news that, at these prices, I can't
afford to ship!

What is the best practice to follow when needing to ship equipment
across the country?

Thanks.


Regards,

Al W6LX


Buyer pays shipping.

DON'T ship an AC-4 still installed in an MS-4!
You will get one badly bent MS-4.
Be sure you seperate them.
Dave S.

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:56:10 -0700, Al Lorona
wrote:


Hi, Everybody,

I have been shocked to learn recently how expensive shipping can be.
What do you guys all do when you have to ship equipment?

I am selling a Drake station and took the AC-4 / MS-4 to the local
Mailboxes, Etc. store to get an idea of how much it would cost. They
told me that UPS Ground was $36.86 to ship from California to Michigan.
And that was not including the packing! And there would be two more
boxes to ship (for the receiver and transmitter)!

I had to give my buyer that sad news that, at these prices, I can't
afford to ship!

What is the best practice to follow when needing to ship equipment
across the country?

Thanks.

Look in the Yellow Pages for a store that sells packing and shipping
materials. In my city, that would be Office Depot, the Container
Store, and a few other places. A lot of the rental storage facilities
also sell boxes and stuff.

You can buy cardboard boxes, tape, plastic packing pellets, bubble
wrap, etcetera, yourself, and pack each piece fairly inexpensively.

Then take the boxes to UPS, yourself, and send them off. You should go
to the web site for UPS. It gives you the box sizes that are
allowable, and you can enter the shipping and receiving zip codes and
get an exact cost for shipping, beforehand.

This is a lot cheaper than going to Mailboxes Etcetera. They have to
mark everything up to make money.

Bob
k5qwg



Regards,

Al W6LX

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:56:10 -0700, Al Lorona
wrote:


Hi, Everybody,

I have been shocked to learn recently how expensive shipping can be.
What do you guys all do when you have to ship equipment?

I am selling a Drake station and took the AC-4 / MS-4 to the local
Mailboxes, Etc. store to get an idea of how much it would cost. They
told me that UPS Ground was $36.86 to ship from California to Michigan.
And that was not including the packing! And there would be two more
boxes to ship (for the receiver and transmitter)!

I had to give my buyer that sad news that, at these prices, I can't
afford to ship!

What is the best practice to follow when needing to ship equipment
across the country?

I ship FedEx Ground. a 12 pound box from west coast to east coast was
about $7.

Evan
To reply, remove TheObvious from my e-mail address.

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 14:56:10 -0700, Al Lorona
wrote:


Hi, Everybody,

I have been shocked to learn recently how expensive shipping can be.
What do you guys all do when you have to ship equipment?

I am selling a Drake station and took the AC-4 / MS-4 to the local
Mailboxes, Etc. store to get an idea of how much it would cost. They
told me that UPS Ground was $36.86 to ship from California to Michigan.
And that was not including the packing! And there would be two more
boxes to ship (for the receiver and transmitter)!

I had to give my buyer that sad news that, at these prices, I can't
afford to ship!

What is the best practice to follow when needing to ship equipment
across the country?

I ship FedEx Ground. a 12 pound box from west coast to east coast was
about $7.

Evan
To reply, remove TheObvious from my e-mail address.

For small light items (10# or less) Priority Mail can't be beat, unless you
have to insure it for a high value. Do buy the delivery confirmation,
however. Fedex Ground generally beats UPS, but check the UPS site. I have
found that my lowest costs come by scheduling a "1 time pickup" at my
residence, actually get better rates that dropping off at their customer
counter! YMMV
JohnL sends....

"Al Lorona" wrote in message
...

Hi, Everybody,

I have been shocked to learn recently how expensive shipping can be.
What do you guys all do when you have to ship equipment?

I am selling a Drake station and took the AC-4 / MS-4 to the local
Mailboxes, Etc. store to get an idea of how much it would cost. They
told me that UPS Ground was $36.86 to ship from California to Michigan.
And that was not including the packing! And there would be two more
boxes to ship (for the receiver and transmitter)!

I had to give my buyer that sad news that, at these prices, I can't
afford to ship!

What is the best practice to follow when needing to ship equipment
across the country?

Thanks.


Regards,

Al W6LX