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Topic: Cost of shipping a PSG |
Colby Tipton
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Crosby, Texas, USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2007 8:29 am |
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I shipped a big body steel guitar to a guy and the price has sky rocketed sense January.
I guess because of fuel cost.
$120.22 from Texas to New York.
I must be packing with to much padding, either that or I need to switch to dulcimers or juice harps.
Anyone else got any gripes about the shipping cost of a steel guitar. |
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Mike Wheeler
From:
Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2007 9:05 am
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I just shipped a plain old volume pedal yesterday and it cost $8.90. Yeah, shipping is gettin' outa hand...especially when wages have been crappy for so long!!
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Nathan Golub
From:
Durham, NC
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Posted 20 Jul 2007 10:05 am
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| Yesterday I shipped a Carter Starter from NC to CT via FedEx ground, and the total was $15. I thought it was going to be much higher, based on what the USPS prices have been lately. I'm not sure if the difference is that much on smaller items, but on heavier things I'd definitely check out FedEx prices first. |
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Colby Tipton
From:
Crosby, Texas, USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2007 10:18 am
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It must be all of the padding I put in the package.
I have been known to go overboard sometimes.
Just ask my old lady, she said if I built a house I would go broke buying nails. |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 20 Jul 2007 10:28 am
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From what I remember ship my Desert Rose D-10 from Arizona to Anchorage Alaska was about $260.00 0ne way.
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Colby Tipton
From:
Crosby, Texas, USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2007 10:37 am
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Stu,
That is about par for your neck of the woods I would think. Man that's almost 20 miles.
It is a shame to have to live in a beautiful place like Alaska and have to be punished for it by having to pay for it. |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2007 10:56 am
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I ship small items from my local hardware store who uses a Package Express setup, as we have no UPS terminal in my town. They charge an extra handling fee and more than the standard $0.35 per $100 for insurance. For small packages they are about 30% higher than the online UPS calculator estimates.
I ship large items like guitars and amps from work. These rates are dirt cheap, much less than the online UPS or ebay shipping estimators. I shipped my Sho-Bud Pro II in a heavy road case surrounded by construction foam and 2 layers of cardboard from PA to CA for $72 with $2400 of insurance.
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Colby Tipton
From:
Crosby, Texas, USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2007 11:53 am
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That is what the deal is.
If you go to one of the mail box places they kill ya'.
I don't have any place else to go.
I spent $70.00 getting the stuff to pack it with.
It looks like a 6 year old kid packed it, because of all of the padding I did.
Like I was saying, maybe I go overboard. |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 20 Jul 2007 11:59 am
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Colby,Thanks for the sympathy...they kill us up here on shipping,and food,you should see the prices on fresh fruit!Oh well it's a nice view..Regards,Stu
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2007 12:03 pm
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I just received a Fender 1000 from Massachusetts, in two heavy boxes via UPS Ground. Cost was $60. I thought that was pretty reasonable.
On the other hand, the recent USPS increase for small First Class packages has been killing us. On one CD or a set of strings, the price jumped by more than 50%. It doesn't seem like much, but it adds up.
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Damir Besic
From:
Nashville,TN.
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Posted 20 Jul 2007 12:40 pm
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try to ship a D-10 Promat from Europe to Nashville, you are looking at $600.00-$800.00
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Al Udeen
From:
Hendersonville Tn
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Posted 20 Jul 2007 2:19 pm
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| The Post Office has really done a number, we ship small, very light weight packages of hearing aids from our hearing aid repair company, The cost went from 63cents to $1.47 also if you ship a small envelope thats thicker than 1/4 inch, It went from 39cents to $1.30, I haven't shipped any steels or amps lately, but found that Fedex Ground was by far the cheapest! Usually between $20 & $30 including insurance, Good Luck to all! except the Post Office! au |
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Colby Tipton
From:
Crosby, Texas, USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2007 4:48 pm
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Like b0b said,
the forum is getting hurt on mail and shipping charges lately.
We need to pitch in an donate.
Colby |
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Ron Whitworth
From:
Yuma,Ariz.USA Yeah they say it's a DRY heat !!
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Posted 20 Jul 2007 6:19 pm
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Here is a little tip i have learned from shipping gear all over the US ( yea i trade gear a lot! )
but if you ship from one business ( my local Mom & Pop shippers ) to another business ( another Mom & Pop shipper ) on the other end it is quite a bit cheaper than shipping from 1 residence to another for what that is worth..Ron
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Larry Strawn
From:
Golden Valley, Arizona, R.I.P.
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Posted 20 Jul 2007 7:21 pm shipping cost
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Colby,
When I shipped that 12 Uni to you last Jan. the UPS charge was around $120.00. 
Larry
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2007 6:22 am
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| I take the guitars that I ship to a local UPost for one reason only- insurance. They wrap the guitar cases in bubble wrap surrounded by the dreaded foam "peanuts"- (what a mess to unpack)- and then handle the insurance. While there are times that the package arrives pretty banged up I have never once had a problem with the guitar being damaged. The last guitar I shipped to the East coast was $163.00 (ouch). While I could have done it myself for 1/2 of that, if there was a problem it would have been due to my packing (one of the questions that is asked on the UPS form is - "Who packed the shipment?")- regardless of the true reason (ie.- UPS throwing it from the truck to the ground). This way it is between the shipper and the carrier- not me. |
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