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Bruce is right. They must've been using an old rate sheet, or just
did me a favor and absorbed part of the cost. Still, $150 to ship
from Denver is highway robbery.
Bob
--- In , bruce duncan <wetreverb@y...>
wrote:
>
> If the head weighed 70 lbs, at $40.00, some of the shipping cost
was subsidized by the seller.
>
> I have an on-line account with UPS, and inputting the
information as follows, the costs of UPS Ground (cheapest) and UPS 3-
day select, you can see for yourself what UPS actually charges,
going from L.A. to Phoenix, Chicago, and New York:
>
> Weight packaged: 75 lbs
> packaging dimensions: 30"X16"X16" (To insure shipping, UPS
requires the packaging be at least 4" greater than the object being
shipped, in all 3 dimensions.)
> Amount Insured: $500.00
>
> Shipped from L.A.:
>
> To Phoenix:
> UPS Ground $55.00 UPS 3-day Select $112.00
>
> To Chicago:
> UPS Ground $63.00 UPS 3-day Select $150.00
>
> To New York:
> UPS Ground $70.00 UPS 3-day Select $165.00
>
> Also, although cheaper than bubble-wrap, "peanuts" are nowhere
near as effective for shock absorbtion, nor for keeping a 70 lb amp
head from shifting within the package. Even balled-up old newspaper
does a superior job to styrofoam "peanuts".
>
> Bruce D
>
>
> Cardboard box with packing peanuts through UPS. It wasn't a
gigantic
> box but it arrived intact.
>
> --- In , snydr@s... wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Bob, can you and others describe the method of shipping.
Like
> > was it in a cardboard box, UPS, etc?
> > On Jan 17, 2006, at 6:20 PM, Bob Steingraber wrote:
> >
> > > I paid $40.00 to have a comparable head shipped from Michigan.
> > >
> > > Bob S.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In , snydr@s... wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > >Â Â I was interested in buying an amp on ebay, it's a
vibrosonic
> > > with the
> > > > chassis installed in it's own cabinet creating a separate
head.
> > > The
> > > > seller feels he must sell local because at 70lbs, it will
cost
> > > upwards
> > > > of $150 to ship from Denver to CA. I would think that with
all the
> > > amps
> > > > that are sold, they can't be charging that much to ship. Can
> > > anyone
> > > > tell me what they've paid to ship a comparable head, like a
> > > showman?
> > > >
> > > > Danny Snyder
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