Frame shipping?

[Billy Golightly]

I just realised I think I majorly trailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro myself :lol:

Whats the going cost now a days to ship a full size trike frame bare just bubble wrapped without being in a box via UPS? Has anyone done one lately?

[hublake]

I don't know about a frame but I was going to bubble wrap a tire and wheel from an 85 trx 125 to PA and it was going to cost about $25.00. I was charging only $10.00 for the tire and wheel. I also let the air out of the tire so it wouldn't weigh as much. Didn't help much. lol

[x.system]

Just shipped one last week from MI to GA I believe, $35 usps ground. Two weeks before that I shipped a TRX frame to Texas by Fedex and it was around $160, UPS would have been $170.

[Louis Mielke]

Where's it going billy?

[Billy Golightly]

NJ Louis.

x.system, $35 isn't that bad...I quoted $25 to my buyer as I remember the last time I sent one thts about what it was...but then I remembered that was back before the big price hikes and trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro, so I was a bit worried.

[Bryan Raffa]

mine was $60 UPS from NY to PA .. I can drive it there cheeper,

[Orangecnty250r]

Once USPS goes from ground to air the cost skyrockets... especially priority

[Howdy]

Melt it down into a small piece of square flat stock and ship it flat rate envelope for $5. lmao

In all seriousness I quit shipping frames do to the cost.
Howdy

[SYKO]

I just realised I think I majorly trailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro myself :lol:

Whats the going cost now a days to ship a full size trike frame bare just bubble wrapped without being in a box via UPS? Has anyone done one lately?



USPS if you can keep it under the measurment requirments I think a 250R barely makes it

rougly 40-80 to lower 48

fed ex was over 100
ups was like 150

[Billy Golightly]

I'd really like to re-list the ad again, but I dont want to trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro myself over on shipping...what do you guys reccomend I start it at, like $40 or something? I want to keep it low to entice the bidding...but I dont want to shoot myself in the foot neither.

[SYKO]

billy take a frame to the usps office and have them qoate a shippin price to washington state somewhere take that and charge a flat rate shipping charge or put it into the actuall price of the frame and say free shippin!

[x.system]

Heres mine from last week, I quoted $50 in the ad but once the auction was over the buyer asked for a total and I was able to get it to him for $35 using these measurments.
47x18x12 USPS ground, bubble wrapped then shrink wrapped, weighed in just under 30 pounds so I used 30 even.

Locations will determine the final cost, I think Cali is the most expensive for me in MI so you may want to try there with my dimensions. Syko is right, the R frame just gets under the 108" price, with my measurments it comes in at 107".

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESOX:IT&item=270369737322

[Billy Golightly]

I'm probably screwed then, because I add a considerable bit of height to the frame with the lower frame rails. Like 2 inches. If I bump your 18 up to even just a 19, it goes to the oversize and its $120, trailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro.

[AutoXer]

I agree with syko put free shipping and just put it in the price

[mike from long island]

I ussually just give an estimate.I tell the buyers that I will get an exact shipping total once the auction has ended.I tell them I only charge what the shipper tells me.Never a handling fee.This way when the frame arrives from the Post Office.They see the actual price on the package.Plus anyone who is a true ebay buyer knows what shipping is like.It isnt cheap.And if you dont charge a handling fee.That makes it a little nicer in theend.Just the way I sell big parts on evil-bay!!! :beer

[Billy Golightly]

On turbo lister, it wont allow me to do that Mike...How are you making that work? It only allows me to do flat rate, calculated, local pickup. Thats it :(

[smvorndran]

I had a quote from UPS to ship a 200x frame from Indy to New York for $65. The main thing I hate about ebay is shipping.

smvorndran

[mike from long island]

On turbo lister, it wont allow me to do that Mike...How are you making that work? It only allows me to do flat rate, calculated, local pickup. Thats it :(

I am not familar with turbo lister? Is that an ebay thing or a different website?

[Billy Golightly]

Yeah. It lets you make all your ebay ads and stuff from your computer in a thing similar to a word processor, and then you upload them to ebay when your done. It lets you save the auctions, keep track of ended ones, etc. I find it a lot easier and better to use then just th ebay website to make a listing.

[mike from long island]

Never heard of it??I am not sure how you would get around the shipping calculator then???Unless you put something in the description.

[fordnut79@hotma]

47x18 x12 is jenius,weight doesnt affect it until 60+ pounds. I am going to ship a roller 250r in 3 pieces with this very footprint for half of the price of 1 shipment according to their shipping calculator!!!!!!!