Christopher,
I am inexperienced in the ways of shipping wheels (or anything else over 2
lbs.) cross country. Can you give me an approximate weight for 5.5 x 13 and
6 x 13 wheels? Note: I'd ask Karen at Superlite, but I'm one of the 4/5
that have sent inquiries, but have not received a response. Is your
estimate of an extra $30 a *per wheel* or per 4 wheels quantity?
The logistics of getting a set of wheels shipped from LA to Minneapolis
makes me a bit nervous. Any recommendations for a shipping company or
should I begin investigating at this end?
One additional question (for now). Will the wheels as shipped from
Superlite be packaged in a way that the wheels will not have to be
repackaged prior to re-shipping to their final destination?
Brad
Christopher.Albers(at)bubbs.biola.edu (Christopher Albers) on 09/17/98
12:04:33 PM
To: Brad R. Sahr/MIPP/Imation
cc: TBeloney(at)Wyse.com, alpines(at)autox.team.net
Subject: Shipping and $$
brsahr(at)imation.com,Internet writes:
>Chris,
>This brings up a couple questions. Your note said
>that the 52.5 pounds/wheel ($84 U.S. at $1.60 per pound)
>includes shipping. Does this mean shipping to my home
>or are all wheels going to a central location?
>Another question I had was whether we make checks out
>to you or the factory? If we make checks out to the
>factory, can they be in U.S. dollars?
Shipping is to LA. Wheels will have to be shipped to individual
locations from there. They're still significantly cheaper than
Panasports, even with as much as $30 extra in shipping. I have not
worked out payment details with Superlite UK yet because I still don't
know if we have enough buyers for the minimum order of 48 wheels. I'd
imagine determining whether or not a buyer is serious or not will
require the exchange of $. I will probably end up collecting US funds
from the buyers and then purchase all the wheels on my credit card so
I'm protected on both payment and delivery from the UK. Also, I'm
still checking into whether or not it's cheaper to buy from Austrlia.
Should know in a few days.
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