Please tell me I'm new to this shipping thing I have crammed a bunch of boards into a flat rate box but I don't know if this the best way
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Please tell me I'm new to this shipping thing I have crammed a bunch of boards into a flat rate box but I don't know if this the best way
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Normally not the best way. Compact items are good shipped that way. If you are shipping RAM or CPUs that may be the way to go, bit otherwise you will want to use a different shipping method.
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In fact, if anyone has a large quantity of compact stuff, they can fill a $10 or $15 flat rate box, lets get some numbers. This could be a great thread. I have been wondering how many pounds of connecters people may be able to fit in a flat rate box.
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I am shipping some telecom boards as a trial run...First time I have used one of the buyers on this forum and i could only fit around 12lbs of these boards in a large flat rate box
Doesn't seem that great to me but I want to give it a try
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Just wondering what other method u suggest parrot?
How many pounds are you shipping? That will make a big difference of what you will use. I sell to one of the forum memebers and he arranges pick up with fedex.
I currently have one box filled with mother boards and weighs 100lbs. Its too heavy for me to pick up and put in my truck and take to a shipping office so pick up at the house is great. Mike.
"Profit begins when you buy NOT when you sell." {quote passed down to me from a wise man}
Now go beat the copper out of something, Miked
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I have about 25 lbs of boards but they would not all fit in this flat rate box
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You should be able to ship it via ups for about 1 per pound if you don't insure it. Just don't get the box at the UPS store.
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Best thing to decide about shipping is go to the 3 major shippers websites. They all have rate calculators on them. If you dont care if it takes a week to get there. Then USPS parcel post is the way to go. Averages out to be about 75 cents a pound to ship with them insured. For ruffly 90 cents a pound you can get it shipped threw fedex or ups. Only ship flatrate box for ram and small stuff is what I have found for us small timers. But since I started using ewasted for my boards I just let him send me a FEDEX label
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I imagine your paying the shipping, you just don't know it. If their profit margin is as tight as all the buyers say then they cannot afford to eat the shipping, it's coming out of your end. But I'm no expert.But since I started using ewasted for my boards I just let him send me a FEDEX label
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I shipped a gaylord through YRC a couple of weeks ago and it costs about $200 for the first 500lb and then about $100 for the next 100lb. that comes out to about .40/lb and .20/lb.
I think it averaged about .33 cent per pound. Does that seem typical?
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You can get around 22 pounds of memory in a medium USPS flat rate box and around 30 pounds in in large USPS flat rate box. I just sent some to Ewasted and had a great experience with him. Very Fast.
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That is correct he does take it out of end profi but his prices negotiated prices with fedex are better then I can get myself. They could be better and I hope he is negotiating more with them. But the box gets there in 3 days instead of 7 with parcel post for about the same price.Originally Posted by Mechanic688
And yes ewasted has never hid the fact that he takes it out of final price. Stand up guy and company.
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I fit this into a small flat rate box......
$5.00 to ship it, weighed 3lbs
scoundrel
freightquote.com has been good to me for large crates/pallet loads but you'll need a commercial address to pick up from - they don't do residential pickup.
Ed Booth is my sales rep over there, he's very helpful with explaining the process, getting freight class numbers, etc.
scoundrel
FYI you can setup a fedex account yourself and depending on the volume there are some discounts available. Fedex is partnered with Shiprush.com and offers a free program that automatically prints labels, etc. Its geared towards ebay but works on regular shipments as well.
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Another one to check out. A few companies I do business with use them. Their prices are good, but aren't nationwide.
http://speedeedelivery.com/rates.html
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I wasn't accusing anyone of anything shady, I was simply pointing out to the newer people on here that it is paid for by the customer and although Ewasted is a nice guy; he's not that nice as to eat the shipping.Buyers know up front the shipping is coming out of the balance due.... no tricks here. It is done a convenience.
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