Hardtop Transport
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Hardtop Transport
I recently purchased a hardtop off e-bay. As with other large items, transport is always a factor. I have used freight Companies and U-ship before. There are several hardtops for sale on e-bay, and probably on this forum. The purchase was from another state. I again considered freight companies and U-ship. Since I didn't come up with any good options, I also considered flying to the location, renting a truck/van to get it myself. I searched the forum, and being new, didn't find any recent posts on options. I checked around with another Corvette collector, and he recommended Craters & Freighters. I settled on using Craters & Freighters. I called the one closest to my location. Price was very high. Then I called Craters & Freighters near the location of the pickup and got a very reasonable price, plus paid a few extra bucks for insurance. They are a franchise company with many locations in the U.S. They came highly recommended to me by someone that knew another Corvette collector, and had them previously pickup from his location; and after 50 years of my loving the Corvette, I learned something new. C&F are not the cheapest but still reasonable priced, and I have confidence in the Company. I am not a promoter for C&F, but hopefully this post will aid someone like me that may need to transport a hardtop in the future, and not be afraid to do so because of shipping costs. But, next time before I buy, I will check with C&F before I made the purchase for shipping costs. And if someone out there has a better or similar experience, I would appreciate your input. I'm still learning the forum, and am glad to have the assistance and learn from all of You Corvette lovers. Thanks to all in this forum.
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I recently purchased a hardtop off e-bay. As with other large items, transport is always a factor. I have used freight Companies and U-ship before. There are several hardtops for sale on e-bay, and probably on this forum. The purchase was from another state. I again considered freight companies and U-ship. Since I didn't come up with any good options, I also considered flying to the location, renting a truck/van to get it myself. I searched the forum, and being new, didn't find any recent posts on options. I checked around with another Corvette collector, and he recommended Craters & Freighters. I settled on using Craters & Freighters. I called the one closest to my location. Price was very high. Then I called Craters & Freighters near the location of the pickup and got a very reasonable price, plus paid a few extra bucks for insurance. They are a franchise company with many locations in the U.S. They came highly recommended to me by someone that knew another Corvette collector, and had them previously pickup from his location; and after 50 years of my loving the Corvette, I learned something new. C&F are not the cheapest but still reasonable priced, and I have confidence in the Company. I am not a promoter for C&F, but hopefully this post will aid someone like me that may need to transport a hardtop in the future, and not be afraid to do so because of shipping costs. But, next time before I buy, I will check with C&F before I made the purchase for shipping costs. And if someone out there has a better or similar experience, I would appreciate your input. I'm still learning the forum, and am glad to have the assistance and learn from all of You Corvette lovers. Thanks to all in this forum.
