Shipping a large box... help?

DetroitStyle

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I need to ship this to NC. It's fairly light (15lbs) but obvious bulky. It's motorcycle fairings. FedEx wants $255! Via ground !!!

Anybody have a corporate FedEx account that I can use or any way to save some money here?!


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My worry is the fairings getting damaged from shipping...

You could ship a god damn pallet for less and load that bitch up...
 
Last time I used fedex that was about the same size yet a little less weight, I was able to opt out of smart post by using End of day FedEx Home Delivery and save a few Andrew Jacksons. It was at a risk of extended the shipping time out a couple of days and it was to a residential address. $100 Insured
 
OK, checking with my buyer to see if he's willing to pick up at Greyhound... it's still about $100 via Greyhound, but hopefully he will work with me
 
x2 for Greyhound.

It is not the best service but it is pretty cheap. I had 2 front 1951 F1 truck fenders and 2 running boards shipped for a fraction of the cost from Cali to MI.

I did have a hangup in Las Vegas due to people coming back and their luggage taking priority over my parts. Tracking is a bit of a cluster because it is only as good as the last person who entered it in the system. I found myself following up with Greyhound quite a few times to get an update. Some of the shipping locations would stay stuck in place XYZ for days then all of the sudden, it would be 3 states closer. The person unloading/loading the bus would properly load it but not put it in the system.

The only big hiccup I had was when one box arrived to the Pontiac depot, no emails/calls etc. I waited a few days and called Greyhound, they said it arrived 2 days ago. I get there and the guy behind the desk told me there is some sort of storage fee after day 1 or 2 but he would waive it. Apparently, the person receiving the package is responsible for contacting them to avoid this.
 
x2 for Greyhound.

It is not the best service but it is pretty cheap. I had 2 front 1951 F1 truck fenders and 2 running boards shipped for a fraction of the cost from Cali to MI.

I did have a hangup in Las Vegas due to people coming back and their luggage taking priority over my parts. Tracking is a bit of a cluster because it is only as good as the last person who entered it in the system. I found myself following up with Greyhound quite a few times to get an update. Some of the shipping locations would stay stuck in place XYZ for days then all of the sudden, it would be 3 states closer. The person unloading/loading the bus would properly load it but not put it in the system.

The only big hiccup I had was when one box arrived to the Pontiac depot, no emails/calls etc. I waited a few days and called Greyhound, they said it arrived 2 days ago. I get there and the guy behind the desk told me there is some sort of storage fee after day 1 or 2 but he would waive it. Apparently, the person receiving the package is responsible for contacting them to avoid this.

when did you do this ?
 
Where in Nc is it going?

Hickory.

The buyer agreed to pick up at Greyhound... it's going to be about $110 to ship instead of $250. Just waiting on him to send payment now. I had refunded his initial ebay payment when I was having trouble shipping, now it's in limbo. Once he gets it back, he's going to repay me directly via PayPal then I can ship... so, Greyhound is the plan for now.

Thanks guys!
 
Hickory.

The buyer agreed to pick up at Greyhound... it's going to be about $110 to ship instead of $250. Just waiting on him to send payment now. I had refunded his initial ebay payment when I was having trouble shipping, now it's in limbo. Once he gets it back, he's going to repay me directly via PayPal then I can ship... so, Greyhound is the plan for now.

Thanks guys!

Ok. I have friends in Raleigh and one of them may be making the drive soon. But hickory is too far for them both.
 
I shipped a large heavy truck winch bumper via Greyhound to Connecticut last year. It cost me $75.00. It took 2 days to get there.
 
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