Four little B&W's

[madlabs]

Tom. you must have posted while I was typing. Never shipped a TV, so to get an approximate shipping cost I just weigh it and go to ups/usps and get a quote I'm guessing. I'll try to get that done in the next few days and let you know.

I'll look for the cord where I got the set and see if it happens to be laying around. If not I'll fudge one up like you said.

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by madlabs

Tom. you must have posted while I was typing. Never shipped a TV, so to get an approximate shipping cost I just weigh it and go to ups/usps and get a quote I'm guessing. I'll try to get that done in the next few days and let you know.

I'll look for the cord where I got the set and see if it happens to be laying around. If not I'll fudge one up like you said.

Pretty much. It is also a good idea to know about how big the box(es) will be since there is a thing called 'dimensional weight' that shippers like to charge on large-ish boxes. The few times I've sent things by mail I've packed them as good as I've felt necessary to survive being drop-kicked by the automated sorting machines, and then brought them to the post office for a quote (if buyer likes it I ship, if buyer passes I unpack). I'm in no hurry to get them (if shipping cost don't scare me off ) so ask for the cheapest option no matter how slow it is. Tracking is nice to have on packages if available.

Good luck on the cord quest.

[madlabs]

Well, I went and estimated shipping based on a 18X18X18 box and 10 pounds. Yikes! UPS wants $75 and USPS wants $55. I haven't actually weighed or measured anything.

[madlabs]

Tom, I dunno if you saw my post above, using a 18"X18"X18" box and guessing 10 pounds, $75 UPS and $55 USPS. Scary enough for ya? :-) I'm sure that is light on the weight too.

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by madlabs

Tom, I dunno if you saw my post above, using a 18"X18"X18" box and guessing 10 pounds, $75 UPS and $55 USPS. Scary enough for ya? :-) I'm sure that is light on the weight too.

I just saw it now (blasted page rollover). Is that box going to safely fit both sets at once? If so I'm good with $55 USPS for getting both here (it'd probably cost me about that much for the pair at a swapmeet). 75, is a bit too scary...

[madlabs]

Well, I figured an 18"X18"X18" box would fit one with enough room for packing to at least give it a chance of arriving intact. So that would be one and I think it may weigh more than 10 pounds.

Are there alternatives like Greyhound? I can get it as far as the SF Bay Area in the not too distant future. Because it looks like they aren't worth the cost of shipping. :-(

[Electronic M]

Greyhound is a good possibility. Don't tell them it is a TV since they stopped shipping TVs due to excessive claims on fragile flat panel sets. The Milwaukee Grayhound terminal is not hard for me to get to.

[madlabs]

I'll look into Greyhound shipping. Nearest station for me is in the Bay Area, three hour drive. I should be going down there in the next couple of months.

[Electronic M]

Ok, please let me know how it goes.

[madlabs]

Tom, Greyhound quotes $37 for one set. A little better anyway.