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"Is this threadworthy?" wasn't intended to be negative. In hindsight, I should've let him explain himself... I just couldn't get past the wood snow shoes. Now I'm gonna go see if I won the straps...
I'd be happy to ship stuff for you guys. But... you'd have to ship your stuff to me so I could ship it. Makes sense, right?
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BTW. I have shipped 3 boxes in 2 days there. And each time he whipped out his trusty tape measure. Here's the rub. Anything over 3 cubic feet gets a surcharge. So my 18x18x18 inch box did. If it was a 17X17x17 it wouldn't. Just try and find a box with those measurments Size does matter.
BTW - I just shipped a Vetta combo, that I had them box, and it cost $83 - without insurance! That would have been $13 more.
So I think their prices suck - and they are going up starting December 31!
"Would have been?" So you shipped an expensive fragile computerized amplifier WITHOUT insurance? I have a bad feeling for you about that decision....
I would think that a 212 combo would cost about $60-$70 to ship these days via UPS even with your own packaging. So while $96 insured would be pricey it's not that out of line. But if that amp gets damaged in shipping and you didn't insure it, you're SOL. So for $13 you probably screwed yourself, if in fact you did ship it uninsured.
When I saw the thread title, I wondered if you had hit it with your car or something.
Doesn't UPS ship by weight? Or is an 18" x 18" x 18" box the same no matter the weight?
They use a combination of weight and dimensions. So a typical guitar boxed in a hardshell case pays a 70-lb. rate even though it's actually about 25-30 lbs. A lot of people on Ebay underestimate on the shipping calculator because they only go by weight and not dimensional size.
Underestimating shipping can cause you to take a hit on an Ebay sale. Overcharging for shipping can keep[ people from bidding on your auction. So knowing what's appropriate - which is always changing due to the cost of oil - is important.
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