[Milsurplus] RAK RAL Shipping

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

I live in a "city" of about 23K people. There IS a UPS shipping hub in the next city over, 
about 7 miles to the west (pop. also about 30K) but they don't do packing.

The "local" UPS outlet is an indy and they don't know their asses from a hole in the ground.

The main FedEx shipping hub is in Lewiston (City of Sin), Idaho (pop. about 33K) about 35 
miles from here.

MY "shipping department" is either my basement floor, or our small patio when it isn't 
covered with snow.

All of my mil gear WILL go to the landfill when I kick, which shouldn't be all that many years 
hence. I am 75 and in poor health (RA), and none of our children give a royal damn about 
the stuff.

In my opinion, your experiences with UPS' packing is MOST unusual. I think you are just 
extremely lucky.

Ken W7EKB




On 28 Dec 2017 at 18:26, Mike Durff wrote:

> 
> Ken said:
> 
> "The only time I ever took anything to UPS (Universal Package Smashers) to pack and ship, it 
> was ruined in shipping due to the poor packing. And their "insurance" was a joke.
> 
> Ever since that incident, I've packed everything by myself that I've shipped, and not one single 
> thing has been damaged in shipping.
> 
> YMMV
> 
> Ken W7EKB "
> 
> YMMV indeed ! This year, 2017, marks my 20th year selling & buying  on ebay. Mostly selling 
> junque to audiophools and buying old military or other ham radios for my personal use. Over 
> 1000 transactions and only 2 insurance claims. The most recent one (2014) was due to customs 
> un-packing and re-packing everything both on the US side and upon arrival in Japan. ( Very 
> fragile speakers ) I went thru a shipping broker in KC, MO, on that one. (Shipped VIA rail & 
> container) The only other trouble I've had was when a case was cracked on an old radio... (UPS 
> ). Insurance paid off full tilt on both claims.
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Would I rather do the packing  myself? YES !  but, 
> the front porch of my home is not an ideal location for a  shipping department. 
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> 
> Yes, if you live in a big city with a UPS shipping hub, that would be more desirable, as far as 
> price. When I lived in Memphis, TN, I did that and yes, it was cheaper, but a PITA.  I'm now too 
> damn old to be lugging 100lb boat anchors around.
> 
> My RBA-RBB & 2X RBC + power supplies were picked up, boxed and shipped thru UPS. Was it 
> cheap? NO ( Over 100lbs each when boxed ) Did they arrive safely? YES  I recently had a 88lb 
> RCA modulator picked up, boxed and shipped to me for $114.00 @ UPS. I'm not complaining. 
> 
>  
> 
> I once shipped an ALTEC radio station console VIA Greyhound and they 
> managed to break it... and it was built like a tank. 
> 
> YMMV, Durff
> 
> 
> PS: unfortunately, I think this is the last stop for my ham related stuff, after I'm 
> gone... it will prolly go to the landfill. 



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