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Bill R.
09-12-2005, 03:11 PM
quotes i got for shipping one to washington is 19.47 from UPS and 23.69 each to ship 2 to CT..... Thanks.
632 Regal
09-12-2005, 03:17 PM
stack em and tape them together so it is one package and you will save big time Bill.
Tiger
09-12-2005, 03:47 PM
Put a pair into a box and separate it with two pieces of cardboard. Use Fedex Ground... they are so much cheaper than UPS.
Kalevera
09-12-2005, 04:20 PM
Shipped 4 Borbet 16" about 9 months ago. Each got its own box (no tires) and it cost me $12/box -- $50 for the whole thing. They were traveling from NC to CT or NH (somewhere up there).

Let me be the first to say that UPS sucks at shipping wheels, not to mention anything else that's heavy and/or bulky, if they aren't properly packaged. Those pretty style 5s will be destroyed or lost if they're strapped together. Plus, UPS will likely charge an additional $5 handling fee on anything that isn't surrounded by cardboard.

best, whit
Robin-535im
09-12-2005, 04:35 PM
quotes i got for shipping one to washington is 19.47 from UPS and 23.69 each to ship 2 to CT..... Thanks.
FedEx is often much cheaper... did you price them? I've got a friend who runs and ebay business and he uses FedEx and Forward Air exclusively... and he is a penny pincher to the extreme!
shragon
09-12-2005, 04:39 PM
yea, i'd try fedex ground.
gtopaul
09-12-2005, 05:06 PM
FedEx is often much cheaper... did you price them? I've got a friend who runs and ebay business and he uses FedEx and Forward Air exclusively... and he is a penny pincher to the extreme!

Fedex Ground is the way to go. I just sent a 57 pound wheel w/tire from Alabama to Atlanta for $12.

Paul
Bill R.
09-15-2005, 09:27 AM
with greydog... Fedex is the best price it seems and instead of 7 to 9 day ups ground its 3 to 4 day fedex... Jeff, i priced it with 2 wheel boxes taped together and separately, separate was cheaper Here's some price comparisons

Arizona to Washington 1 wheel UPS 19.47 Fedex 13.93 The stock wheel and box weighs about 19 lbs.

Arizona to CT. UPS 23.69 each for 2 wheels... Fedex 16.10 Each, if i taped 2 wheel boxes together and shipped them fedex it was 35.61 versus 32.20 if shipped in boxes not taped together...




stack em and tape them together so it is one package and you will save big time Bill.
632 Regal
09-15-2005, 10:10 AM
* notes to self...must check this Fedex thing as I ship tons of stuff from here at work.


with greydog... Fedex is the best price it seems and instead of 7 to 9 day ups ground its 3 to 4 day fedex... Jeff, i priced it with 2 wheel boxes taped together and separately, separate was cheaper Here's some price comparisons

Arizona to Washington 1 wheel UPS 19.47 Fedex 13.93 The stock wheel and box weighs about 19 lbs.

Arizona to CT. UPS 23.69 each for 2 wheels... Fedex 16.10 Each, if i taped 2 wheel boxes together and shipped them fedex it was 35.61 versus 32.20 if shipped in boxes not taped together...