19 Aug
2008
19 Aug
'08
5:04 p.m.
I obtained the Wang 1200 word processor that was mentioned few weeks
from list member Bradley Slavik (thanks!). it is
sitting in my sister's
garage in Berwyn IL (just west of Chicago). I need to
ship it to
Austin, tx.
My hand wave on the item, not having seen it, but having a picture of
one in a brochure. 4" wide, 2.5" deep, 3.5" high, 100 lbs or so. It
turns out 100 lbs is a price boundary, but up to 200 lbs is only about
$50 more.
Based on my hand wave of dimensions and weight, craters & freighters
quoted $500 to pick it up in berwyn (60402), crate it, and ship it to
austin (78737). Certainly you couldn't pay me $500 to do it myself, so
on that basis they are the best option I have so far.
I know various people on this list have had better or worse experience
with shippers, and I don't mean to get into that discussion again. I
was just wondering if this quote is reasonable.
Thanks
19 Aug
19 Aug
5:11 p.m.
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Jim Battle <frustum at pacbell.net> wrote:
My hand wave on the item, not having seen it, but
having a picture of one in
a brochure. 4" wide, 2.5" deep, 3.5" high, 100 lbs or so. It turns out
100
lbs is a price boundary, but up to 200 lbs is only about $50 more.
Having seen this machine, I'd say your dimensions are about right (in
feet, of course ;) but the weight was at least double that, if not
triple. It's basically a desk with a lot of boards and a tape drive
inside, and a Selectric 1 on it.
5:21 p.m.
Jason T wrote:
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Jim Battle
<frustum at pacbell.net> wrote:
Oof, an unintended spinal tap moment. Indeed, 4' x 2.5' x 3.5' is what
I meant.
Thanks for the clarification.
My hand wave on the item, not having seen it, but
having a picture of one in
a brochure. 4" wide, 2.5" deep, 3.5" high, 100 lbs or so. It turns out
100
lbs is a price boundary, but up to 200 lbs is only about $50 more.
Having seen this machine, I'd say your dimensions are about right (in
feet, of course ;) but the weight was at least double that, if not
triple. It's basically a desk with a lot of boards and a tape drive
inside, and a Selectric 1 on it. 
5:21 p.m.
I obtained the Wang 1200 word processor that was
mentioned few weeks from
list member Bradley Slavik (thanks!). it is sitting in my sister's garage
in Berwyn
BER-wyn!
IL. My hand wave on the item, not having seen it, but
having a picture of one
in a brochure. 4" wide, 2.5" deep, 3.5" high, 100 lbs or so. It turns
out
100 lbs is a price boundary, but up to 200 lbs is only about $50 more.
I assume you mean feet, and not inches. Careful, Nigel.
I would think this mould be more than 100 pounds or so. Wang stuff is
pretty lightly made, but 4 feet wide is pretty big.
Based on my hand wave of dimensions and weight,
craters & freighters quoted
$500 to pick it up in berwyn
BER-wyn!
(60402), crate it, and ship it to austin
(78737). Certainly you couldn't pay me $500 to do it myself, so on that
basis they are the best option I have so far.
It seems steep, but all freight quotes these days are. I doubt you
will do much better, except if you ask that the machine not be crated
(risky!).
--
Will
5821
days inactive
5821
days old
3 comments
3 participants
participants (3)
-
frustum＠pacbell.net -
silent700＠gmail.com -
wdonzelli＠gmail.com