Shipping a bumper
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Shipping a bumper
Hey all I am hoping you can help me out. I sold a bumper on ebay and I am having some trouble getting it shipped for a reasonable amount of money. I have been told it will cost over 200.00 to pack and ship it. Does anyone have any ideas as to how I can get this thing shipped without spending a fortune?
Burning Brakes
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Havent used em but I hear its the way to go when shipping large items...
http://www.shipgreyhound.com/
http://www.shipgreyhound.com/
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It came UPS, not sure the exact amount, but I was quoted $40 for shipping. I'm sure it could get bent a lot easier than a box.
However, back when I worked at UPS, we would put things like this into a spot all buy itself with other odd shaped boxes and bags of small items and such. Its not packed as tight. but it's not normally packed with normal boxes. So I'm torn on if it would be better in this packaging vs a bigger oversize box.
However, back when I worked at UPS, we would put things like this into a spot all buy itself with other odd shaped boxes and bags of small items and such. Its not packed as tight. but it's not normally packed with normal boxes. So I'm torn on if it would be better in this packaging vs a bigger oversize box.
Last edited by Nvts; Oct 2, 2007 at 12:53 AM. Reason: I r gud speller.
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From: Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of the women TX
Havent used em but I hear its the way to go when shipping large items...
http://www.shipgreyhound.com/
http://www.shipgreyhound.com/
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When my neighbor sold their front and rear C4 plastic bumpers, they just wrapped them in shrink wrap and handed them to the UPS guy. I think it was pretty cheap to ship them that way. I guess it just depends on their current condition.
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Burning Brakes
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UPS is the way to go... Just wap very well... WWW.ups.com
Dunno bout that.
2 years ago I had to ship an exhaust back..exhaust pipe was only wrapped in plastic. Went to UPS, they wanted $60 or so. Went to FedEx and they only charged $16 !!!
Burning Brakes
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From: B'ham Alabama
Ju st wrap it very well in large size bubble wrap. Then, stick your shipping label right onto the bubble wrapped bumper. You can then ship it via US Postal Service,
They will base your rate on delivery location, weight, and overall deminsions. You can go to their website and get the exact price.
www.usps.com
They will base your rate on delivery location, weight, and overall deminsions. You can go to their website and get the exact price.
www.usps.com
