9 Sep
2008
9 Sep
'08
5:49 a.m.
On Mon, Sep 08, 2008 at 10:20:00PM -0500, Jim Battle wrote:
About three weeks ago I asked whether a shipping quote
I received was
reasonable or not. The item arrived today, so I figured I'd tell how
the story turned out.
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So Craters and Freighters it was. They picked it up
two Fridays ago,
within 24 hours of me giving them the business. The following Tuesday
they said it was crated and ready for shipment. Last Friday I got a
call from the subcontracted shipper that they were in Texas and would
deliver it today, Monday. They gave me a 3 hour window and delivered it
in that window. The box was in good shape.
Once I opened it I could see that the shipping container was well made
and I had gotten my money's worth...
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It cost $495 for the pick up, boxing, and delivery.
While it has been
rare for me to spend that much on any vintage equipment, I am happy with
the way it worked out.
Thanks for the report of your experience. I have some PDP-8 gear at a
friend's house in Denver and we were considering using C&F to drop-ship
it to me in Ohio. Most fortunately for me, their hub in Central Ohio
is about 2 miles from my farm (where I have the bulk of my large gear),
so I was thinking about depot-to-depot service, not door-to-door, but it's
good to know what one would be getting to have them pack as well as ship.
-ethan
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Ethan Dicks, A-333-S Current South Pole Weather at 9-Sep-2008 at 09:40 Z
South Pole Station
PSC 468 Box 400 Temp -81.0 F (-62.8 C) Windchill -112.9 F (-80.5 C)
APO AP 96598 Wind 7.0 kts Grid 117 Barometer 673.2 mb (10886 ft)
Ethan.Dicks at usap.gov http://penguincentral.com/penguincentral.html