RIght now---there is a 21FJP on Ebay for sale in california. This tube has BAD cataracts--BUT shows on a tester (I THINK a Beltron), VERY good emission on all 3 guns. Cracked base--missing a section--like many nowdays--but good otherwise. Only 50 CENTS so far. WAAAAYYYYYY too far away from me to consider.



http://www.ebay.com/itm/400867947968?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

As bad as that cataract is that would be an easy removal. And price isn't really bad either.

So has anyone know if the ebay shipping calculator is dynamic, as in different
rates as per distance.... To me that shipping says $165.68 Do you guys
closer see a different number....? I'm not going to bid on it, just
took notice of the shipping, and wondered if that's why it's still at $1/2 buck.

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So has anyone know if the ebay shipping calculator is dynamic, as in different
rates as per distance.... To me that shipping says $165.68 Do you guys
closer see a different number....? I'm not going to bid on it, just
took notice of the shipping, and wondered if that's why it's still at $1/2 buck.

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I live in L.A. and the shipping was $135.03 from Menlo Park, Ca. 360 miles from me.

-Steve D.

John Folsom had me put one on a Greyhound bus....The kine arrived just fine and it was not that expensive!

Indeed. This is how Ingrid and I got many a Roundie CRT to Hawkeye for rebuilds. Never had one which didn't survive the trip. And cheap too.

Price isn't bad, but $162.49 Standard Shipping

Shipping to Florida is quoted at: $162.49. So, good price for the tube but totally out of line for the shipping. Too Bad...

The calculator quoted me $131 to ship a mere 80 miles from the sellers location to me. I suspect the seller put in an astronomical weight and box dimensions or possibly very high insurance or both to get ebay to quote it that high.

edit: The seller wrote this in the description:
"Shipping: UPS Ground. Shipping calculator is an estimate, only and is not an accurate reflection of the shipping cost. Please wait for an invoice before payment.

Requires an oversize (27X27X34) box for safe shipping. Will be double boxed. Has a shipping weight of approximately. 60# "

So he isn't even going to go with the ebay/UPS estimate. Sounds like shipping might be negotiable.

Some shippers really ding you for an oversize box. Last year I shipped a big empty box to NY to have a CRT shipped back in it. (Well, nearly empty; it contained the padding to safely ship a CRT.) I choked a little when I saw the cost to ship the empty box. The counter guy told me, "It's all in the size -- you could put another 75 pounds of stuff in this box and ship it for the same price."

Phil Nelson

Some shippers really ding you for an oversize box. Last year I shipped a big empty box to NY to have a CRT shipped back in it. (Well, nearly empty; it contained the padding to safely ship a CRT.) I choked a little when I saw the cost to ship the empty box. The counter guy told me, "It's all in the size -- you could put another 75 pounds of stuff in this box and ship it for the same price."

Phil Nelson

Ah, the catchphrase in the shipping business "dimensional weight" - the shipper determines what weight they could possibly ship in a certain dimension. When your large, lightweight box fills up that dimension, you get "dinged" for lost revenue they could have earned with 2 -5 smaller, but heavier parcels. UPS had a nice slideshow explaining that - heck it may even be a YouTube video now, but they explain quite well how they ding you. I used to receive laptop carrying cases via UPS, three or four to a 24x24x24" package, and with very little fill, they still shipped UPS oversize. The company was paying 34 dollars to ship less than 4 pounds from Raleigh, NC to our place in Virginia - and this was in 2002/2003!

I guess the shippers want their "Fair Share" for the volume you are taking up in their trucks and aircraft. Oh well ...

i shipped a 25 inch crt to kansas,approx 500 miles for 31.00.from here to louisiana was 44.00.that price seems a little on the high side.also 60 lbs is almost double the weight.i have a hi lite crt that was never installed in a set.i jigged it up and it is beautiful!willing to sell if the price is right.i am watching this auction closely

Well, in that case I bet he high-balled it for those who would just pay as soon as the
auction ends, without reading the - wait for a total - part of the ad, and then
complain if the cost were higher than a true ebay shipping estimate....
I believe there was a story on VK about a tv part with a scenario like that a while back....

Interesting..... Wait for a true total, or not read the directions and pay more....
Smart seller...???

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This CRT went to a local collector, so the shipping cost was avoided.

This CRT went to a local collector, so the shipping cost was avoided.

and the risk of shipping damage is avoided as well :thmbsp:

I did toss a bid into the ring since I could have locally picked up but I was highly outbidded. I hope we will all get to see this tube light up eventually with whoever now has it.