Good points all. I had forgotten the terminal.....man, I didn't want to
touch a thing and wanted to get out of there FAST.
Geoff Branch
----- Original Message -----
From "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson at thicko.com>
To: <John.Deikis@med.va.gov>; <Lotus7ed@aol.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 10:32 AM
Subject: RE: Shipping large items
> I've shipped 2 hardtops in the last year... one, a 100-6 hardtop from FL
> to
> IL, and the other, a Sprite hardtop from AL to IL.
>
> The big Healey hardtop went via "Craters and Freighters", and cost
> somewhere
> in the $350 range. That included them picking it up from the E-Bayer I
> bought it from, constructing the best shipping carton I've ever seen, and
> delivering it to my door via a freight company.
> www.cratersandfreighters.com
>
> The Sprite hardtop went in a carton that the seller had someone make up.
> It
> wasn't pretty, but effective. It shipped via Greyhound, and with the
> carton
> and shipping, it was about $120. Greyhound certainly is the most
> economical
> option... but there are a few things to be aware of. It is not a "to your
> door" delivery. The shipper must take it to the Greyhound terminal, and it
> will arrive at the Greyhound terminal nearest your home that you
> designate.
> Ever been to a Greyhound terminal lately? Usually they're not in the
> nicest
> part of town, and the people hanging around them make crack heads look
> good.
> You must babysit the shipment, as they never can give you an exact date of
> arrival, and you need to be prepared to get to the terminal to pick it up
> as
> the driver will unload it from the bus, and you'll rely on the overworked
> counter guy to get it into the building if you're not there. Most I've
> seen
>
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