After you sell...how the heck do you ship ??

[joel rapose]

I sold a radiator shell on the site....but when I went looking for a box it was terrible....I ended up going to a furniture store and getting some huge boxes and cutting them up and making a proper box...... I am selling 4 mounted 21" wheels....they are heavy and would take a huge box...and probably have to be shipped by truck..... so how do you ship ? make individual boxes for each item....or ship on a pallet ? how about a front fender ? that would take a super huge box....and no one would carry it except a truck line...expensive..

Joel

[hardtimes]

Originally Posted by joel rapose

I sold a radiator shell on the site....but when I went looking for a box it was terrible....I ended up going to a furniture store and getting some huge boxes and cutting them up and making a proper box...... I am selling 4 mounted 21" wheels....they are heavy and would take a huge box...and probably have to be shipped by truck..... so how do you ship ? make individual boxes for each item....or ship on a pallet ? how about a front fender ? that would take a super huge box....and no one would carry it except a truck line...expensive..

Joel

Hey Joel,
This is why you will see a lot of 'no shipping , pickup only' ads. Local sales limited to..also !
That being said, I've shipped big stuff like you mentioned , via Greyhound Bus. There are other such sources, i.e.- Fastenal, etc who make it a little easier/feasible to ship odd/large items. Damage to these goods...IMO, you take your chances, but no major wrapping /boxing either.

[steven a]

1 radiator , get a box from a radiator shop 2. wheels , band them to a pallet 3. fender , stop by a couple of body shops the usually have a fender box . best to have buyer send his shipper to pick up .

[ronn]

wheels I tag and they ship ups as is- no packaging.
buyer makes arrangements

just shipped a rad shell and happened to have a box that fit................

[48fordnut]

ronn I wish I had known that. I shipped 4 35 ford wheels and went thru the devil getting boxes and shipping thru ups.

[Terry, NJ]

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I almost lost a sale and got a bad name for the same reason. Solution- There was a little shipping Co. here in town so I took the item over for measurements (It was a Mod T windshield) and got a price, He agreed. Sent me a check, and I took the item with the $45 and paid the the shipper, who crated up the windshield, and shipped it. A couple of weeks later, I e-mailed the buyer and everything was fine, he was happy with the part. Alls well that ends well.
Terry

[flatford39]

I have shrink wrapped rear fenders and just put a label on it and the USPS delivered them. It was dirt cheap too.

[roll of the dices]

Wheels and tires are easy. Cut two circles of cardboard same size as wheel/tire and put a cut out on each side of the wheel/tire. Shrink wrap them individually and ship them via U-ship or FedEx.
For large boxes I usually can find those in the dumpster area of the appliance stores/mattress stores/furniture stores....and always free.
For radiators and fenders just cut down a large box to fit. Old newspapers/polydown fiber or styrofoam cut to fit is always good to protect the parts. I always find those in the same places where I find my boxes.

[msmaron]

Originally Posted by joel rapose

I sold a radiator shell on the site....but when I went looking for a box it was terrible....I ended up going to a furniture store and getting some huge boxes and cutting them up and making a proper box...... I am selling 4 mounted 21" wheels....they are heavy and would take a huge box...and probably have to be shipped by truck..... so how do you ship ? make individual boxes for each item....or ship on a pallet ? how about a front fender ? that would take a super huge box....and no one would carry it except a truck line...expensive..

Joel

Just call ULINE< largest supplier of boxes and office supplies in the world and ask for a RADIATOR BOX...done and done

[ronn]

ronn I wish I had known that. I shipped 4 35 ford wheels and went thru the devil getting boxes and shipping thru ups.

yep and they picked them up at my house as well!

[48fordnut]

That's Great. Ran my butt off getting boxes.

[figment]

For wheel boxes go to a tire store that sells custom wheels. They should have some empty boxes from previous sales of aluminum or other fancy wheels. My tire store offered me some for just hauling them away. Norm

[old car guy]

And don't forget greyhound bus lines . Have shipped many items along the way for reasonable prices. If you need to ship thru them so to thE local terminal and talk in person to the shipping clerk. They have always been very helpful and will explain their sizes and restrictions to you clearly. Follow the directions and your done. And the stuff gets there fairly quickly .

[biggieou]

Originally Posted by joel rapose

I sold a radiator shell on the site....but when I went looking for a box it was terrible....I ended up going to a furniture store and getting some huge boxes and cutting them up and making a proper box...... I am selling 4 mounted 21" wheels....they are heavy and would take a huge box...and probably have to be shipped by truck..... so how do you ship ? make individual boxes for each item....or ship on a pallet ? how about a front fender ? that would take a super huge box....and no one would carry it except a truck line...expensive..

Joel

Fastenal is dirt cheap shipping. Most don't know they ship. Heck, most of their employees don't know it. Recently shipped a 500lbs crated Model A engine from NE Ohio to Independence, MO for $150. Dropped it off on Monday and it was delivered Friday.

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[Railcarmover]

Greyhound,I shipped a complete Datsun 710 pickup dashboard by bus,cheap and no issues...I've heard Fastenal does an inter store shipping deal,you can ship from one store to another cheaply..

[joel rapose]

I guess I live in too small a town for all that stuff....we don't have Greyhound...does not even drive thru town...no Fasenal ..heck we don't even have any big box stores... we have a post office and UPS will pick up from a store downtown ....my problem..I'll live with it...

[Roadster62]

Here is a bit of a secret that nobody seams to know about, bicycle shops get bicycles shipped in BOXES, once the bicycles come out of the boxes they place the empty boxes in their dumpster. If you are over 18 years old you can buy a box cutter and cut the bicycle box to fit all kinds of Model A parts. Bob

[serf2]

Fastenal will ship the wheels without a problem. All they require is that they are strapped to a pallet. They are also by far the cheapest way to go.

[SeaSlugs]

Originally Posted by Roadster62

Here is a bit of a secret that nobody seams to know about, bicycle shops get bicycles shipped in BOXES, once the bicycles come out of the boxes they place the empty boxes in their dumpster. If you are over 18 years old you can buy a box cutter and cut the bicycle box to fit all kinds of Model A parts. Bob

yea I had to ship a stack of fenders from IL to CA. A hallmark greeting card box and a walmart box fit together just right with some packing tape and duct tape to hold it all together. I took the box for a quote before i sealed it up and used any exterior duct tape and asked UPS if i could use duct tape as i need the strength - they said yea no problem. Jammed all sorts of scrap cardboard inside and used an ungodly amount of tape BUT the buyer said it arrived just fine and is a work of packaging art!

Now I did get shipped a modern car clutch return spring in a tube and just the tube arrived.... partially usps partially seller didnt think to tape the plastic caps on...