Best company to ship a large cabinet though?

Stinsok · #1 10-21-2011, 05:45 PM

I may have to suck it up and offer shipping to the cabinet I have for sale. It's basically the size of a 4x10. Which company will inflict the least amount of damage?

dog1 · #2 10-22-2011, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Stinsok

I may have to suck it up and offer shipping to the cabinet I have for sale. It's basically the size of a 4x10. Which company will inflict the least amount of damage?

I have shipped several 410 cabs. Twice I used FedEx, twice UPS. All four arrived at their destination is good condition. One speck of advice. Leave the box cut out right where the handles are. This will give a person a means to pick the darn thing up with less chance of dropping it.

billfitzmaurice · #3 10-22-2011, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Stinsok

Which company will inflict the least amount of damage?

Greyhound Bus. It's also very inexpensive; the package rides in the luggage bay. The downside is that you have to drop it off at a Greyhound terminal, the recipient has to pick it up at one.

rodl2005 · #4 10-22-2011, 08:19 PM

+1 to the post above. There are cheaper options, but Fed Ex are pretty reliable.
I had an SVT II sent to Aus from the USA & it arrived safe & quickly. Sure this was a smaller package, but still weighed as much as a 410!
Bus is an option nationally, just pack it as BEST you can

Stinsok · #5 10-22-2011, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by billfitzmaurice

Greyhound Bus. It's also very inexpensive; the package rides in the luggage bay. The downside is that you have to drop it off at a Greyhound terminal, the recipient has to pick it up at one.

Did not think about that! Awesome idea.

michael_atw · #6 10-22-2011, 08:23 PM

The cheapest.

michael_atw · #7 10-22-2011, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dog1

I have shipped several 410 cabs. Twice I used FedEx, twice UPS. All four arrived at their destination is good condition. One speck of advice. Leave the box cut out right where the handles are. This will give a person a means to pick the darn thing up with less chance of dropping it.

YES! YES! SOMEONE KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING!

Seriously, I wish carriers would deny two things:

1.) big boxes with no handles

2.) guitars that aren't shipped in a box