I've got a question about shipping a package.?

The other day i went to ship this set of headers i have on here for sale. and they want $200 to ship them ... HOw you guys ship headers for a reasonable price.. Maybe it was the way i boxed them....

thanks

racinghabbit wrote:The other day i went to ship this set of headers i have on here for sale. and they want $200 to ship them ... HOw you guys ship headers for a reasonable price.. Maybe it was the way i boxed them....

thanks

What was the wieght of the box and how big was it when we bought the valve grinding machine and everything it was only $150 but it was shipped frieght line not ground.Something don't sound right on the headers when I bought my headers as a kit the shipping wasn't much I know it wasn't $200 because header kit and 2 mufflers was only around $260 with shipping.Who was you using for shipping ?

last set of kooks i shipped was an oversized box and it was about 43.00

bruno wrote:last set of kooks i shipped was an oversized box and it was about 43.00

I hope you painted them.................

IDT-572 wrote:

bruno wrote:last set of kooks i shipped was an oversized box and it was about 43.00

I hope you painted them.................

i sent a set fedex last year for less than $60. from TN to MN i think it was and they were full length heavy made chassis headers for a BBF.

I use the post office for most stuff now.

racinghabbit wrote:The other day i went to ship this set of headers i have on here for sale. and they want $200 to ship them ... HOw you guys ship headers for a reasonable price.. Maybe it was the way i boxed them....

thanks

Did you use one of those pack and ship places.. I found out last x-mas that you pay for there services which is pretty pricey. I dropped off a box for a return all wrapped up and had the return labeling on the box already and she charged me 20.85 to ship it. I thought it was a little high then when I did a check on it I could have shipped it from my home with Fedex picking it up for 10.50 , when I called and questioned it she said , well I have to get paid for being here. So her share was 10.35 for me dropping it off there. Told her I won't make that mistake again.

box was pretty big.. but the weight was 36 lbs. UPS, I am going to try to send them a different way now.

I'm a UPS driver and I can tell you.....unless you were sending them overnight by air, there is no way it would cost $200.
There must have been some miscommunication somewhere.
Did you go to a UPS store or an actual UPS center?

I really like when you pay for and ship next day air then it is three days before delivery.

I just shipped an engine block from Iowa to PA, 311# on a pallet. Shipped it with Old Dominion Freight Lines. Sent it Monday and it was delivered on Thursday. Cost a touch more than they quoted me($100 vs. $120), but not a deal breaker. Someone made a big mistake if your headers were $200...

UPS will be tough to beat on pricing. An important approach to shipping is understanding the carrier's guidelines for shipping, i.e; package size (dimensions) and of course weight and contents. Shop it around, UPS or FedEx would be your best choice as long as you can meet their shipping guidelines.

Dave.

You can save yourself some money by registering with UPS and printing your own labels at home.

Sent my headers to nitroplate last summer (OH to tenn) cost $40 bucks thru the post office...but I agree that if you register with whatever shipping company you choose will save U money...Geo

You really need to watch some of the shipping places the one that was two blocks away from me wanted $57 to ship an intakes and carb last year found another one about fifteen minutes away and was only $27 both places were gonna ship UPS.

If under 70lbs I go with usps. I sent a set of crites headers from IL to AZ last year for $65.
If over 70lbs I go with R&L. I sent my c4 from IL to MD last month for $140.
Justin