7 Nov
2022
7 Nov
'22
5:37 a.m.
So, I screwed up and in my excitement to find a DEC BA123 chassis (and MVII parts) I bid
on an Ebay auction where there is no shipping and it's "Local Pickup Only".
The problem is that I'm near Fort Worth TX and the MVII/BA123 is in Brunswick, GA and
I don't really have the time to make the 2000+ mile round trip drive to pick it up.
Does anyone here know of a reliable shipping service in Brunswick, GA? Or suggestions for
outfits to check out? Google hasn't shown me much other that UPS and FedEx stores.
Failing that, is there anyone near enough willing to pick it up in Brunswick that might
want it for themselves?
Ebay listing https://www.ebay.com/itm/334615827742?
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John H. Reinhardt
7 Nov
7 Nov
6:04 a.m.
Back in the day, Forward Air was a good option with good rates ==>
https://www.forwardair.com/
I haven't used them in years though. And someone will still have to
prepare it for freight shipment (i.e. palletize it).
Or, maybe visit your nearest truck stop and talk to some truckers and ask
how you could find someone who might want to bring the machine back to
Texas on a return trip for some agreed upon amount.
Or, you might try contacting the VCF Southeast folks for assistance.
Sellam
On Sun, Nov 6, 2022 at 8:46 PM John H. Reinhardt via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
So, I screwed up and in my excitement to find a DEC
BA123 chassis (and
MVII parts) I bid on an Ebay auction where there is no shipping and it's
"Local Pickup Only". The problem is that I'm near Fort Worth TX and the
MVII/BA123 is in Brunswick, GA and I don't really have the time to make the
2000+ mile round trip drive to pick it up.
Does anyone here know of a reliable shipping service in Brunswick, GA? Or
suggestions for outfits to check out? Google hasn't shown me much other
that UPS and FedEx stores.
Failing that, is there anyone near enough willing to pick it up in
Brunswick that might want it for themselves?
Ebay listing https://www.ebay.com/itm/334615827742?
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John H. Reinhardt
7:04 a.m.
On 2022/11/06 8:37 p.m., John H. Reinhardt via cctalk wrote:
So, I screwed up and in my excitement to find a DEC
BA123 chassis (and
MVII parts) I bid on an Ebay auction where there is no shipping and
it's "Local Pickup Only". The problem is that I'm near Fort Worth TX
and the MVII/BA123 is in Brunswick, GA and I don't really have the
time to make the 2000+ mile round trip drive to pick it up.
Does anyone here know of a reliable shipping service in Brunswick,
GA? Or suggestions for outfits to check out? Google hasn't shown me
much other that UPS and FedEx stores.
Failing that, is there anyone near enough willing to pick it up in
Brunswick that might want it for themselves?
Ebay listing https://www.ebay.com/itm/334615827742?
If they can put it on a pallet then you can find a Freight Forwarder in
the area that can arrange a pickup...
Or contact North American Van Lines (NAVL-Beltman) Michele Bianchi
(630-344-3093) there arranges pickups of equipment (like arcade games
for home owners) in similar situations. This service isn't as cheap as
trucking would be from a Freight Forwarder.
Good luck!
John :-#)#
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