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overclkr
Joined: 08 Mar 2006
Posts: 4227
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:44 pm Post subject: Best shipping company for shipping CRT? |
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Just curious what company you guys think is the best for shipping a CRT?
I have to ship that G90 I just sold not to long ago for a buddy.
Thanks
Cliffy
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oliverg
Joined: 15 May 2007
Posts: 800
Location: Melbourne, Australia
TV/Projector: Sony G90 X2 - Vidikron Vision 1
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I'm about to use Curt's for the G90 I just bought - but I'm yet to hear back from him as to who they are!
Not to mention the slackarse hasn't sent my 1209 to me yet either!!
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CZ Eddie
Joined: 23 Mar 2006
Posts: 1601
Location: Austin, TX
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Forward Air is cheapest but also a bit of hassle as they only accept payment after they have personally weighed the projector and they do not take cash, credit or checks. You have to drive to the mini-mart and buy a cashiers check. But they are the cheapest I've found and I've not had any problems with them yet. Is that what you're looking for?
For overseas, you've gotta go with BAX Global and have a friend with a business you can ship out of.
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cbe317
Joined: 14 Apr 2006
Posts: 214
Location: Thunderbolt, GA
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Try R+L Carriers. They brought my 8500 on a pallet from Wisconson to Georgia, door to door, for $205.
And, they didn't smash it up either!  
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overclkr
Joined: 08 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:37 am Post subject: |
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Thanks much guys. El Mucho appreciated.
Been a while since I shipped a CRT.......
Cliffy
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scottap
Joined: 27 Mar 2007
Posts: 177
Location: Palo Alto, CA
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I recently shipped a projector to Curt that I got for him off of Craigslist. He had me use Pilot Air.
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oliverg
Joined: 15 May 2007
Posts: 800
Location: Melbourne, Australia
TV/Projector: Sony G90 X2 - Vidikron Vision 1
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Curt just recommended EagleGL for global. I spoke to Forward Air and a few others earlier today and they all seem on par price wise
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JustGreg
Joined: 07 Mar 2006
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Location: Kenosha, WI
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ANYONE but DHL. I can still hear the driver saying to me, after he's lugged the crate up the driveway with it stood up on edge and doing the left right left right thing...and dropping it over at my feet....
"Jesus f*cking christ...what the hell is in there?! It's f*ck***' heavy!"
To which I replied..."Yeah you f*cking lugnut!...MOST expensive things are heavy!!!"
So it sits in my basement, dysfunctional and waiting to give itself up to spare parts should they been needed....the driver?... he's buried in the far corner of my property. 
Greg
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HaydnG90
Joined: 22 May 2006
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Pilot Air is great. Got my G90 shipped from CA to TX and it arrived in one piece and on time. Price was about $250 door to door with insurance. Trouble with FA is that is airport to airport so you'll need help the other end for a big 'ol CRT. May not be worth the $100 or so you might save.
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wkomassa
Joined: 21 Aug 2007
Posts: 101
Location: Brookfield, WI
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I had mine shipped via Vitran express - went to pick it up at their depot and their dock guy (who must have been about 17) forklifted it right into the back of my small, brand new SUV as I looked on nearly paralyzed with fear as the guy approached my back bumper at about 20mph with 200lbs perched 4 feet off the ground...
But he set it into the car with almost featherlike touch, and it arrived in perfect condition for $165 from Texas to Milwaukee, WI in 2 days. I believe they have depots in most major cities.
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Tim in Phoenix
Joined: 21 Oct 2006
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Location: Phoenix
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| JustGreg wrote: | ANYONE but DHL. I can still hear the driver saying to me, after he's lugged the crate up the driveway with it stood up on edge and doing the left right left right thing...and dropping it over at my feet....
"Jesus f*cking christ...what the hell is in there?! It's f*ck***' heavy!"
To which I replied..."Yeah you f*cking lugnut!...MOST expensive things are heavy!!!"
So it sits in my basement, dysfunctional and waiting to give itself up to spare parts should they been needed....the driver?... he's buried in the far corner of my property.
Greg |
DHL sucks globally.......I located several fine Cast Signed movie posters, Gladiator and some others, out of Inferis Spain (nice people at Inferis) and the coward frikkin DHL driver dumps the tube on my front porch and sneaks away (I was home) and the tube has a frikkin Tire Print along the outside and naturally my posters are frikkin Crushed; this was remedied by Inferis who went to lengths to replace my shredded posters..........it took three months but I ended up pleased.
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rod
Joined: 18 Mar 2006
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Location: Northern Ontario, Canada
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I saw in a documentary where this dude buried his wife in the backyard in a hole filled with concrete and the police dogs still sniffed it out. Best you move him to the neighbor's yard.
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