1 Sep
2015
1 Sep
'15
6:23 a.m.
What Todd is suggesting sounds a lot like youcrate.com. They were an
economical alternative for a while (friends have used them several times)
but in the last 24 months their prices escalated beyond reason. They pick
up the pallet and they drop off the pallet but it's up to you to handle the
rest.
I've had two experiences with uship, both positive. One as a seller of a
roundie color TV, and one as a buyer of a 1961 washer/dryer combination
machine. In both cases the transport was by pickup truck cross-country.
With collector car shipping reaching ridiculous prices, guys with duallies
and car trailers are finding an untapped market and their truck beds are
usually empty.... -C
On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 8:13 AM, Peter Cetinski <pete at pski.net> wrote:
Have you looked at https://www.uship.com?
<https://www.uship.com/?> It?s
kind of like crowdsourced shipping. The quality of service can vary but
shippers are encouraged to offer good service due to a ratings system. If
you?re lucky you?ll find a shipper already taking your route for another
shipment and you can get a good deal.
On Sep 1, 2015, at 1:23 AM, Ali <cctalk at
fahimi.net> wrote:
I know this is a topic that comes up quite often and I have archived a
number of threads. However, I am still not finding what I need. The back
story is that I need to have a desk shipped across the country to me. The
desk measures 28" long, 27" wide, 35" tall and is ~125 pounds unpacked.
While it is possible to disassemble the desk I rather not.
I've gotten quotes form a number of outfits as follows:
1. UPS: $1200 to pack/crate the desk and ship it.
2. Craters and Freighters: $895 to wrap in PE Foam, Styrofoam, bubble
wrap,
and box shipped door to door (i.e. not real
freight).
3. Freightquote: $475 if I palletize it/pack it myself (have to clarify
if
this is door to door or do I have to drop off and
pickup).
Anybody else have other suggestions/recommendations? From what I
understand
this desk is not that heavy (in the freighting
scheme of things) and
would
easily fit on one pallet and maybe even a half
pallet. But I've never
shipped something via freight so maybe these are all accurate prices. Any
help/guidance is very much appreciated.
Thanks.
-Ali