[Elecraft] Shipping a K3

[k6xt]

I can think of two other scenarios that lower shipping expense via UPS.

--Buy the shipping online, print and affix the label yourself, creating 
a prepaid. Just drop it off at any UPS outlet or hand it to any driver. 
Out here in flyover we have an Office Depot dropoff that works fine.

--Use UPS ground. 2nd day is very costly for one or two days saved.

Still, USPS beats em all on pricing. I just sold a K3 to a buyer who 
wanted USPS. No problema. I prepaid via internet, just dropped the box 
off at the nearest PO, got there OK.

Weighing can be an issue. I haven't had any problems using the 
difference between me on a bath scale with and without the box. Any 
question, I just round up.

73 Art K6XT~~
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.
ARRL, GMCC, CW OPS, SDDXC, NAQCC
ARRL TA

On 2013-12-31 09:30, elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
> Subject:
> Re: [Elecraft] Shipping a K3
> From:
> John_N1JM <johnn1jm at gmail.com>
> Date:
> 2013-12-31 09:30
>
> To:
> elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>
>
> Fedex in my town at least is usually slightly cheaper than USPS. You can take
> it to a Kinkos/Fedex store and pay the same that is quoted online (unlike
> UPS).
>
> 73,
> John N1JM
>
>
> Joe Subich, W4TV-4 wrote
>>> >>The price is a little higher if you take it to the Post Office but it
>>> >>is the same if you take it to the UPS store.
>> >
>> >Unfortunately, this is incorrect with regards to the UPS store.
>> >
>> >UPS Stores are franchised.  They can (and many do) charge their own
>> >rte that often exceed what is quoted on the UPS web site - unless one
>> >has a commercial account directly with UPS and merely uses the UPS
>> >Store as a drop off point.
>> >
>> >For most individuals in the US, US Postal Service Priority Mail is
>> >by far the least expensive shipping method.  For example, shipping
>> >a K3-100/KRX3 from Florida to Aptos insured for $3000 is about $80
>> >(at the Post Office, less if done on-line) with USPS while UPS 2nd
>> >Day Air is at least $113 (possibly more at a US Store).
>> >
>> >Note: UPS prices may be substantially less if one has a commercial
>> >account with volume discounts.
>> >
>> >73,
>> >
>> >     ... Joe, W4TV