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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: kjoel0123 on June 22, 2006, 06:33:06 pm

Title: arcade shipping, need a good cheap company
Post by: kjoel0123 on June 22, 2006, 06:33:06 pm

anyone know of a reasonable shipping company that ships arcades, i have been getting ridicilous quotes in the 400-500 range, should be in the 200 range, want to ship from zip 79409 to 11706, thanks

Title: Re: arcade shipping, need a good cheap company
Post by: Q*Bert_OP on June 22, 2006, 06:39:24 pm

Forward Air is cheaper, but u have to pick up the machine @ the Airport :-\

Title: Re: arcade shipping, need a good cheap company
Post by: kjoel0123 on June 22, 2006, 09:56:15 pm

Cant do forward air as this guy lives 400+ miles from the nearest airport, know of any other carriers?

Title: Re: arcade shipping, need a good cheap company
Post by: horseboy on June 22, 2006, 10:25:37 pm

Well, if you could find a local company that does a lot of freight shipments, they would have a massive discount with their carrier of choice. At work we use Roadway Express and AAA Cooper. We do about 4 or 5 freights a week and we get a 70% discount with both of them. Also you need to make sure that they don't charge extra for unstackable pallets (most do) and that they won't be trading carriers midway through the trip. Many times they won't even tell you they are going to do it, and they charge out the bum. Texas to NY is gonna cost you some cheese any way you go about it, though. How much does it weigh?

Title: Re: arcade shipping, need a good cheap company
Post by: kjoel0123 on June 23, 2006, 04:17:57 pm

250lbs, best quote door to door so far $372, trying to get even cheaper is like trying to get 5lbs of crap out of a 1lb bag..

Title: Re: arcade shipping, need a good cheap company
Post by: horseboy on June 23, 2006, 04:47:25 pm

Your only hope is to find a buddy that works in a shipping dept of a place that ships freight.

Title: Re: arcade shipping, need a good cheap company
Post by: CheffoJeffo on June 23, 2006, 06:30:40 pm

Quote from: kjoel0123 on June 22, 2006, 09:56:15 pm

Cant do forward air as this guy lives 400+ miles from the nearest airport, know of any other carriers?

He lives 400 miles from an airport and you really think shipping should be in the $200 range ?    ???

Cheers

Title: Re: arcade shipping, need a good cheap company
Post by: RayB on June 26, 2006, 11:10:23 pm

Call NAVL and ask for Michelle.

Title: Re: arcade shipping, need a good cheap company
Post by: divemaster127 on June 27, 2006, 04:00:24 pm

I just had a T2 shipped via pilot air & it was $315.00 for inside delivery
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