I am looking to sell a set of rims with no tires. I went to UPS and they quoted me 124$ per box ~500$ to ship them all with tax (fedex was more expensive than UPS). Is there a cheaper way to ship them?
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Thanks for the suggestion. Haven't heard of them before.I'd strap them to a pallet and ship them via Dohrn.
I am looking to sell a set of rims with no tires. I went to UPS and they quoted me 124$ per box ~500$ to ship them all with tax (fedex was more expensive than UPS and us postal service was more expensive than fedex). Is there a cheaper way to ship them?
are you using wheel boxes or boxes from the box supply store? did you go to an actual fedex office location? or an authorized place?
UPS stores are franchises. they have to charge the same amount that corporate quotes on their website. but they can charge whatever they want for insurance and other fees (so ive been told). from my experience in dealing with them their prices are outrageous.
fedex should be that much, which is why i ask if its from an actual fedex office store or an authorized shipper? could be the same deal with an authorized shipper.
you can also ship via Greyhound. theyre pretty cheap for large bulky items. the seller and buyer just have to be willing to go the greyhound bus stop.
Find a friend with a FedEx business account.
I just sold a set of tires, Massachusetts to Indiana, FedEx on line was $68 per tire, $272 total !
I went to my buddy’s work, they have an account because they ship so much, and it was $24 per tire, $96 total. Needless to say I paid my friend and gave him a six pack of beer.
Went to an authorized shipper for UPS and FedEx? I went to a UPS store and FedEx/Kinkos.
I used some boxes from a supply store. I tried to call around to a few wheel shops locally to see if I could bum some of their old boxes but had no luck.
I shipped a set of wheels and tires for less than 100 from Greyhound. Texas to California.
Pack it yourself and pack them well.
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