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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 01:28 AM
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Anyone know, the cheapest way to ship wheels I sold on ebay, it is seeming like it is going to cost me most of what I made on them.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 09:51 AM
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you didn't have it in the wording of the auction that winning bidder pays actual shipping charges?
 
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 10:25 AM
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no I charged 100 for shipping cause i looked at other wheel auctions and that is around where they charge. I am getting quoted like 300 from frieght companies
 
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by orionife
no I charged 100 for shipping cause i looked at other wheel auctions and that is around where they charge. I am getting quoted like 300 from frieght companies
Sounds high to me. I have been wheel shopping for a project and most shipping quotes for a set of 15" steel/aluminum wheels (boxed separately in cardboard boxes) are about $80.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 12:08 PM
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That is how I was going to box them, I wonder who they are shipping with or if it because of a volumne account
 
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 12:56 PM
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Corporate accounts have preferential pricing to begin with and the cost to ship to a residence is always higher than to a business. Find a friend with a commerical account and ask your buyer for a commercial address you can ship to. Rates should be better this way.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 04:16 PM
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How much do the wheels weigh, and what size wheels are we talking about here? I usually just ship wheels through Fedex Ground at about $16-$20 a wheel.

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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 05:20 PM
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Two to a box at the UPS 60 pound weight.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 07:51 PM
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I'd check into greyhound. Really cheap, but they take it only if they have the room, and it's terminal to terminal only...

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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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they are the stock rims off my F-350 Lariat 18"
 
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by orionife
they are the stock rims off my F-350 Lariat 18"
They don't have tires on them, right? It really shouldn't be more than $100 to ship the set to anywhere in the lower 48 through Fedex Ground.

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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 08:36 PM
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I will check with them monday thanks alot, Love this site!
 
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 04:40 AM
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It maybe cheaper to deliever them yourself, how far awy is it?
 
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 10:29 AM
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Yeah ship em in two boxes...that's the cheapest way to do it.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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> I'd check into greyhound

No, if you do not have on-line verification of the shipping, if the buyer files a claim, the seller loses. Which is why you never accept PayPal for a local pickup.

17" monitor boxes (which I used 24w x 24d x 20t) worked great for me. Heavy enough not to have the wheels pop through with the stapled bottoms and sides.
 
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