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Ok I need to ship some rear 200x fenders to Cali. The problem is is that the usps website qouted me 27 bucks or something like that, I go to ship them today and 113 bucks!! Is there a cheaper place to ship these things or what? I went to UPS and it was 78 bucks so I don't know what to do. Anyhelp is great
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The trick is to make the box as small as you can. I shipped rear fenders before and they are borderline one being an oversized package. If it is oversized then the price jumps way up. I had to cut down the box I sent sme YTM200 fenders in twice before I got it under the size limit for UPS.
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What I did was took foam wrap and wrapped them all up and then shrinked wrapped them. So they said that was a "non-standard packaging" or something like that so that probably jacked the price way up and they were oversize.
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When I recieved my fenders from where I ordered them, all they had done was put some small pieces of styrofoam around the edges, and then wrapped it in a ton of seran wrap. It got to me just fine.
^He beat me to it. But the site I ordered them from only charged me like $25 dollars shipping or something like that.
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I made a box for the fenders I sent out, the YTM box ended up being a triangle, I bet they had fun packing that in the truck.
1984 Yamaha YT 60 Tri Zinger(current project)
1983 Yamaha YTM 200 (rear suspension kit)..... long term project
2004 BMW R1150R
1972 Honda CT 70
2007 Lifan 110
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There are 3 degrees of oversize. Most ATV fenders are oversize 2, but get the package slightly too big and it jumps to oversize 3 where the cost triples or quadruples. Also, youll find that UPS usually has the best domestic rates for large ground packages. Also, non standard packaging adds $5, and special handling adds another $5.
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Fox I bet it took alot of pizza boxes to make a box for fenders.
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I would try fedex ground. I use them all the time and it seems the larger the box the better deal you get besides UPS and the other groups.
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haha, I had to make sure I order some X-large pizzas for that!Originally Posted by xd 200x
I brought the swinger and a few other parts with me to college to sell or powder coat. When I said I would sell the swinger I forgot I didn't have any boxes yet but in the corner of the kitchen there are always half a dozen pizza boxes (I share a house w/ 6 other guys) so I made do.
1984 Yamaha YT 60 Tri Zinger(current project)
1983 Yamaha YTM 200 (rear suspension kit)..... long term project
2004 BMW R1150R
1972 Honda CT 70
2007 Lifan 110
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Fed ex groung all the way. I have shipped many sets, make the box as small as humanly posible Still considered oversized, but far more economical than ups. Honestly I don't see how ups is still in business, there prices are so much more higher than fed ex and DHL.
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that box was pimp
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I will give Fedex a shout tonight. When I got my Tecate fenders they just had card board taped to them and they were all right so I will just go that route. I'll find out what happens tomorrow.
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I work for a shipping company here in canada.. it goes like this:
L x W x H ( in inches ) / 1728
x 10 = Ground weight
x 15 = if shipped air.
ex:
a box measureing 24 x 36 x 12 and weighs 10 lbs.
24 x 36 x 12 = 10368
10368 / 1728 = 6
6 x 10 = 60 lbs worth of freight charge.
and if it was to be shipped air.
6 x 15 = 90 lbs. worth.
This is because.. some people like to ship light weight boxes that take alot of room on the truck and at a certain point.. it costs the shipping company too much to carry it.. so they calculate " Cubic Weight ".
sucks heh.
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go to fedex.. kinko's.. they will be the cheapest.. !
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fed ex sucks and ups sucks DHL all the way I sent fenders from ny to colarodo fed ex wanted over $100 and ups was worse DHL was $24 no problems no questions paid and sent just fine.
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