Re: OT (sort of): Shipping tires/wheels question
 

Hey Eric, here is another idea. This is what I did. I went to a local
trucking outfit and they put five tires on a pallet and shrink-wrapped the
tires/wheels. They shipped this to one of their depots near the buyer. He
went and picked it up. I did this on eBay too. I don't remember what he
paid but I did have to do some talking to get the best price possible.

Andy
2001 TJ

"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
news:1ThLd.81617$_56.13864@fe2.texas.rr.com...
>I have stock rims/tires from a TJ for sale up on eBay. I specifically state
>that I won't ship them. However, they didn't sell last time, and I had
>questions about shipping. This time, after re-listing them, I have another
>interested party -- but they want me to ship them. They are willing to pay
>for the shipping, but I said it wasn't worth the hassle.
>
> So, does anyone know what it takes to ship tires mounted on wheels? These
> are the stockers, so they aren't huge. Where do you get the boxes? How
> much is it per tire/wheel?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
>

Re: OT (sort of): Shipping tires/wheels question
 

I recently sent an entire set, 5, of tires/rims from my BMW via UPS. They
weighed in at roughly 30 pounds each. My local America's Tire outlet had
received a set of really nice tires/rims for something, and these were
wrapped with a sheet or two of carboard and plastic banding. They gave me
the carboard sheets (round) free. I suppose I could have lifted them from
the dumpster, but the guy cut them off and gave them to me. The local UPS
Store cut loose with some small boxes to put the lug bolts in, and I picked
up some shipping tape from Lowes. The tape I used is the clear variety, like
tape in the dipsensor on your desk, but 2.5" to 3" wide.

I wrapped each tire/rim assembly (technically called a wheel) with carboard
on each side, and copiousw amounts of packing tape. I carried them to the
UPS Store, where the clerk affixed packing slips and threw them on the back
of the waiting truck.

When I listed my wheels on eBay, there was a Shipping Calculator. All that
is needed is the dimensions and weight of the wheel, and the Zip Code will
determine the shipping cost. It really was very easy. Easier than telling
you about how easy it was ...

Total shipping was, in my case, just under $150. The Buyer paid shipping
costs, and it was calculated right in the eBay Experience. Had I done it
right, the shipping costs would have been separated from my item, and I
could have arranged the shipping from my house. I maed it more difficult
than it needed to be, kind of similar to what you are doing, and I had to
write UPS a check. I could have used PayPal to collect the total sale plus
shipping, then used PayPal again to pay the shipping. I screwed up and
collected all from PayPal, but then had to pay from my chceking account
instead from PayPal.

Your aversion ot shipping is unfounded. It is easy to do, all you need to
know that you do not know right now, is the weight of the wheels. Everything
else you can find easily, or you can let the UPS Store do it all.




"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
news:1ThLd.81617$_56.13864@fe2.texas.rr.com...
> I have stock rims/tires from a TJ for sale up on eBay. I specifically
state
> that I won't ship them. However, they didn't sell last time, and I had
> questions about shipping. This time, after re-listing them, I have another
> interested party -- but they want me to ship them. They are willing to pay
> for the shipping, but I said it wasn't worth the hassle.
>
> So, does anyone know what it takes to ship tires mounted on wheels? These
> are the stockers, so they aren't huge. Where do you get the boxes? How
much
> is it per tire/wheel?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
>
>

Re: OT (sort of): Shipping tires/wheels question
 

I recently sent an entire set, 5, of tires/rims from my BMW via UPS. They
weighed in at roughly 30 pounds each. My local America's Tire outlet had
received a set of really nice tires/rims for something, and these were
wrapped with a sheet or two of carboard and plastic banding. They gave me
the carboard sheets (round) free. I suppose I could have lifted them from
the dumpster, but the guy cut them off and gave them to me. The local UPS
Store cut loose with some small boxes to put the lug bolts in, and I picked
up some shipping tape from Lowes. The tape I used is the clear variety, like
tape in the dipsensor on your desk, but 2.5" to 3" wide.

I wrapped each tire/rim assembly (technically called a wheel) with carboard
on each side, and copiousw amounts of packing tape. I carried them to the
UPS Store, where the clerk affixed packing slips and threw them on the back
of the waiting truck.

When I listed my wheels on eBay, there was a Shipping Calculator. All that
is needed is the dimensions and weight of the wheel, and the Zip Code will
determine the shipping cost. It really was very easy. Easier than telling
you about how easy it was ...

Total shipping was, in my case, just under $150. The Buyer paid shipping
costs, and it was calculated right in the eBay Experience. Had I done it
right, the shipping costs would have been separated from my item, and I
could have arranged the shipping from my house. I maed it more difficult
than it needed to be, kind of similar to what you are doing, and I had to
write UPS a check. I could have used PayPal to collect the total sale plus
shipping, then used PayPal again to pay the shipping. I screwed up and
collected all from PayPal, but then had to pay from my chceking account
instead from PayPal.

Your aversion ot shipping is unfounded. It is easy to do, all you need to
know that you do not know right now, is the weight of the wheels. Everything
else you can find easily, or you can let the UPS Store do it all.




"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
news:1ThLd.81617$_56.13864@fe2.texas.rr.com...
> I have stock rims/tires from a TJ for sale up on eBay. I specifically
state
> that I won't ship them. However, they didn't sell last time, and I had
> questions about shipping. This time, after re-listing them, I have another
> interested party -- but they want me to ship them. They are willing to pay
> for the shipping, but I said it wasn't worth the hassle.
>
> So, does anyone know what it takes to ship tires mounted on wheels? These
> are the stockers, so they aren't huge. Where do you get the boxes? How
much
> is it per tire/wheel?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
>
>

Re: OT (sort of): Shipping tires/wheels question
 

I recently sent an entire set, 5, of tires/rims from my BMW via UPS. They
weighed in at roughly 30 pounds each. My local America's Tire outlet had
received a set of really nice tires/rims for something, and these were
wrapped with a sheet or two of carboard and plastic banding. They gave me
the carboard sheets (round) free. I suppose I could have lifted them from
the dumpster, but the guy cut them off and gave them to me. The local UPS
Store cut loose with some small boxes to put the lug bolts in, and I picked
up some shipping tape from Lowes. The tape I used is the clear variety, like
tape in the dipsensor on your desk, but 2.5" to 3" wide.

I wrapped each tire/rim assembly (technically called a wheel) with carboard
on each side, and copiousw amounts of packing tape. I carried them to the
UPS Store, where the clerk affixed packing slips and threw them on the back
of the waiting truck.

When I listed my wheels on eBay, there was a Shipping Calculator. All that
is needed is the dimensions and weight of the wheel, and the Zip Code will
determine the shipping cost. It really was very easy. Easier than telling
you about how easy it was ...

Total shipping was, in my case, just under $150. The Buyer paid shipping
costs, and it was calculated right in the eBay Experience. Had I done it
right, the shipping costs would have been separated from my item, and I
could have arranged the shipping from my house. I maed it more difficult
than it needed to be, kind of similar to what you are doing, and I had to
write UPS a check. I could have used PayPal to collect the total sale plus
shipping, then used PayPal again to pay the shipping. I screwed up and
collected all from PayPal, but then had to pay from my chceking account
instead from PayPal.

Your aversion ot shipping is unfounded. It is easy to do, all you need to
know that you do not know right now, is the weight of the wheels. Everything
else you can find easily, or you can let the UPS Store do it all.




"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
news:1ThLd.81617$_56.13864@fe2.texas.rr.com...
> I have stock rims/tires from a TJ for sale up on eBay. I specifically
state
> that I won't ship them. However, they didn't sell last time, and I had
> questions about shipping. This time, after re-listing them, I have another
> interested party -- but they want me to ship them. They are willing to pay
> for the shipping, but I said it wasn't worth the hassle.
>
> So, does anyone know what it takes to ship tires mounted on wheels? These
> are the stockers, so they aren't huge. Where do you get the boxes? How
much
> is it per tire/wheel?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
>
>

Re: OT (sort of): Shipping tires/wheels question
 

I don't have an aversion to shipping -- just don't want to do it. That's
why I said "local pickup only". It's a PITA to get them from my house to
anywhere without getting everything dirty (I do wear a uniform to work
everyday and can't get it covered in tire grime). Anyhow, I went to UPS and
asked -- I can roll them in, as is, and they'll do the rest. For the guy in
Indiana it would be $52 a wheel to ship. That's just nuts -- I wouldn't pay
that! That's why I wanted to sell them to someone local... looks like I'll
just be taking them to a local used tire shop and selling them for next to
nothing.

Eric
"Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
news:1PSdnUv_-Iv6ZmLcRVn-3Q@ez2.net...
>I recently sent an entire set, 5, of tires/rims from my BMW via UPS. They
> weighed in at roughly 30 pounds each. My local America's Tire outlet had
> received a set of really nice tires/rims for something, and these were
> wrapped with a sheet or two of carboard and plastic banding. They gave me
> the carboard sheets (round) free. I suppose I could have lifted them from
> the dumpster, but the guy cut them off and gave them to me. The local UPS
> Store cut loose with some small boxes to put the lug bolts in, and I
> picked
> up some shipping tape from Lowes. The tape I used is the clear variety,
> like
> tape in the dipsensor on your desk, but 2.5" to 3" wide.
>
> I wrapped each tire/rim assembly (technically called a wheel) with
> carboard
> on each side, and copiousw amounts of packing tape. I carried them to the
> UPS Store, where the clerk affixed packing slips and threw them on the
> back
> of the waiting truck.
>
> When I listed my wheels on eBay, there was a Shipping Calculator. All that
> is needed is the dimensions and weight of the wheel, and the Zip Code will
> determine the shipping cost. It really was very easy. Easier than telling
> you about how easy it was ...
>
> Total shipping was, in my case, just under $150. The Buyer paid shipping
> costs, and it was calculated right in the eBay Experience. Had I done it
> right, the shipping costs would have been separated from my item, and I
> could have arranged the shipping from my house. I maed it more difficult
> than it needed to be, kind of similar to what you are doing, and I had to
> write UPS a check. I could have used PayPal to collect the total sale plus
> shipping, then used PayPal again to pay the shipping. I screwed up and
> collected all from PayPal, but then had to pay from my chceking account
> instead from PayPal.
>
> Your aversion ot shipping is unfounded. It is easy to do, all you need to
> know that you do not know right now, is the weight of the wheels.
> Everything
> else you can find easily, or you can let the UPS Store do it all.
>
>
>
>
> "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> news:1ThLd.81617$_56.13864@fe2.texas.rr.com...
>> I have stock rims/tires from a TJ for sale up on eBay. I specifically
> state
>> that I won't ship them. However, they didn't sell last time, and I had
>> questions about shipping. This time, after re-listing them, I have
>> another
>> interested party -- but they want me to ship them. They are willing to
>> pay
>> for the shipping, but I said it wasn't worth the hassle.
>>
>> So, does anyone know what it takes to ship tires mounted on wheels? These
>> are the stockers, so they aren't huge. Where do you get the boxes? How
> much
>> is it per tire/wheel?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Eric
>> 99 TJ SE
>>
>>
>
>

Re: OT (sort of): Shipping tires/wheels question
 

I don't have an aversion to shipping -- just don't want to do it. That's
why I said "local pickup only". It's a PITA to get them from my house to
anywhere without getting everything dirty (I do wear a uniform to work
everyday and can't get it covered in tire grime). Anyhow, I went to UPS and
asked -- I can roll them in, as is, and they'll do the rest. For the guy in
Indiana it would be $52 a wheel to ship. That's just nuts -- I wouldn't pay
that! That's why I wanted to sell them to someone local... looks like I'll
just be taking them to a local used tire shop and selling them for next to
nothing.

Eric
"Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
news:1PSdnUv_-Iv6ZmLcRVn-3Q@ez2.net...
>I recently sent an entire set, 5, of tires/rims from my BMW via UPS. They
> weighed in at roughly 30 pounds each. My local America's Tire outlet had
> received a set of really nice tires/rims for something, and these were
> wrapped with a sheet or two of carboard and plastic banding. They gave me
> the carboard sheets (round) free. I suppose I could have lifted them from
> the dumpster, but the guy cut them off and gave them to me. The local UPS
> Store cut loose with some small boxes to put the lug bolts in, and I
> picked
> up some shipping tape from Lowes. The tape I used is the clear variety,
> like
> tape in the dipsensor on your desk, but 2.5" to 3" wide.
>
> I wrapped each tire/rim assembly (technically called a wheel) with
> carboard
> on each side, and copiousw amounts of packing tape. I carried them to the
> UPS Store, where the clerk affixed packing slips and threw them on the
> back
> of the waiting truck.
>
> When I listed my wheels on eBay, there was a Shipping Calculator. All that
> is needed is the dimensions and weight of the wheel, and the Zip Code will
> determine the shipping cost. It really was very easy. Easier than telling
> you about how easy it was ...
>
> Total shipping was, in my case, just under $150. The Buyer paid shipping
> costs, and it was calculated right in the eBay Experience. Had I done it
> right, the shipping costs would have been separated from my item, and I
> could have arranged the shipping from my house. I maed it more difficult
> than it needed to be, kind of similar to what you are doing, and I had to
> write UPS a check. I could have used PayPal to collect the total sale plus
> shipping, then used PayPal again to pay the shipping. I screwed up and
> collected all from PayPal, but then had to pay from my chceking account
> instead from PayPal.
>
> Your aversion ot shipping is unfounded. It is easy to do, all you need to
> know that you do not know right now, is the weight of the wheels.
> Everything
> else you can find easily, or you can let the UPS Store do it all.
>
>
>
>
> "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> news:1ThLd.81617$_56.13864@fe2.texas.rr.com...
>> I have stock rims/tires from a TJ for sale up on eBay. I specifically
> state
>> that I won't ship them. However, they didn't sell last time, and I had
>> questions about shipping. This time, after re-listing them, I have
>> another
>> interested party -- but they want me to ship them. They are willing to
>> pay
>> for the shipping, but I said it wasn't worth the hassle.
>>
>> So, does anyone know what it takes to ship tires mounted on wheels? These
>> are the stockers, so they aren't huge. Where do you get the boxes? How
> much
>> is it per tire/wheel?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Eric
>> 99 TJ SE
>>
>>
>
>

Re: OT (sort of): Shipping tires/wheels question
 

I don't have an aversion to shipping -- just don't want to do it. That's
why I said "local pickup only". It's a PITA to get them from my house to
anywhere without getting everything dirty (I do wear a uniform to work
everyday and can't get it covered in tire grime). Anyhow, I went to UPS and
asked -- I can roll them in, as is, and they'll do the rest. For the guy in
Indiana it would be $52 a wheel to ship. That's just nuts -- I wouldn't pay
that! That's why I wanted to sell them to someone local... looks like I'll
just be taking them to a local used tire shop and selling them for next to
nothing.

Eric
"Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher@yahoo.net> wrote in message
news:1PSdnUv_-Iv6ZmLcRVn-3Q@ez2.net...
>I recently sent an entire set, 5, of tires/rims from my BMW via UPS. They
> weighed in at roughly 30 pounds each. My local America's Tire outlet had
> received a set of really nice tires/rims for something, and these were
> wrapped with a sheet or two of carboard and plastic banding. They gave me
> the carboard sheets (round) free. I suppose I could have lifted them from
> the dumpster, but the guy cut them off and gave them to me. The local UPS
> Store cut loose with some small boxes to put the lug bolts in, and I
> picked
> up some shipping tape from Lowes. The tape I used is the clear variety,
> like
> tape in the dipsensor on your desk, but 2.5" to 3" wide.
>
> I wrapped each tire/rim assembly (technically called a wheel) with
> carboard
> on each side, and copiousw amounts of packing tape. I carried them to the
> UPS Store, where the clerk affixed packing slips and threw them on the
> back
> of the waiting truck.
>
> When I listed my wheels on eBay, there was a Shipping Calculator. All that
> is needed is the dimensions and weight of the wheel, and the Zip Code will
> determine the shipping cost. It really was very easy. Easier than telling
> you about how easy it was ...
>
> Total shipping was, in my case, just under $150. The Buyer paid shipping
> costs, and it was calculated right in the eBay Experience. Had I done it
> right, the shipping costs would have been separated from my item, and I
> could have arranged the shipping from my house. I maed it more difficult
> than it needed to be, kind of similar to what you are doing, and I had to
> write UPS a check. I could have used PayPal to collect the total sale plus
> shipping, then used PayPal again to pay the shipping. I screwed up and
> collected all from PayPal, but then had to pay from my chceking account
> instead from PayPal.
>
> Your aversion ot shipping is unfounded. It is easy to do, all you need to
> know that you do not know right now, is the weight of the wheels.
> Everything
> else you can find easily, or you can let the UPS Store do it all.
>
>
>
>
> "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> news:1ThLd.81617$_56.13864@fe2.texas.rr.com...
>> I have stock rims/tires from a TJ for sale up on eBay. I specifically
> state
>> that I won't ship them. However, they didn't sell last time, and I had
>> questions about shipping. This time, after re-listing them, I have
>> another
>> interested party -- but they want me to ship them. They are willing to
>> pay
>> for the shipping, but I said it wasn't worth the hassle.
>>
>> So, does anyone know what it takes to ship tires mounted on wheels? These
>> are the stockers, so they aren't huge. Where do you get the boxes? How
> much
>> is it per tire/wheel?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Eric
>> 99 TJ SE
>>
>>
>
>

Re: OT (sort of): Shipping tires/wheels question
 

When I worked for a courier company we carried almost anything, if it was
small enough to fit in a GMC 3500 van we carried it, for the larger things
like large compressors, mining equipment and even the odd Cat diesel engine
we used a trucking company, which intern gave us the smaller parcels to
carry and deliver.
One word of note on shipping wheels, let the air out of them first, 5 pounds
of air add to the shipping weight. And strange as it may sound is also
safer, one time we had to deliver ten 12'' boat wheels, nothing big, but
they were full of air, at the originating depot they placed truck axle gears
on top of the wheels in the bin, as we were removing the gears one of the
wheels decided to go bang, no real damage done other then the boss requiring
a change of shorts. :)

Snow...

"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
news:1ThLd.81617$_56.13864@fe2.texas.rr.com...
>I have stock rims/tires from a TJ for sale up on eBay. I specifically state
>that I won't ship them. However, they didn't sell last time, and I had
>questions about shipping. This time, after re-listing them, I have another
>interested party -- but they want me to ship them. They are willing to pay
>for the shipping, but I said it wasn't worth the hassle.
>
> So, does anyone know what it takes to ship tires mounted on wheels? These
> are the stockers, so they aren't huge. Where do you get the boxes? How
> much is it per tire/wheel?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
>

Re: OT (sort of): Shipping tires/wheels question
 

When I worked for a courier company we carried almost anything, if it was
small enough to fit in a GMC 3500 van we carried it, for the larger things
like large compressors, mining equipment and even the odd Cat diesel engine
we used a trucking company, which intern gave us the smaller parcels to
carry and deliver.
One word of note on shipping wheels, let the air out of them first, 5 pounds
of air add to the shipping weight. And strange as it may sound is also
safer, one time we had to deliver ten 12'' boat wheels, nothing big, but
they were full of air, at the originating depot they placed truck axle gears
on top of the wheels in the bin, as we were removing the gears one of the
wheels decided to go bang, no real damage done other then the boss requiring
a change of shorts. :)

Snow...

"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
news:1ThLd.81617$_56.13864@fe2.texas.rr.com...
>I have stock rims/tires from a TJ for sale up on eBay. I specifically state
>that I won't ship them. However, they didn't sell last time, and I had
>questions about shipping. This time, after re-listing them, I have another
>interested party -- but they want me to ship them. They are willing to pay
>for the shipping, but I said it wasn't worth the hassle.
>
> So, does anyone know what it takes to ship tires mounted on wheels? These
> are the stockers, so they aren't huge. Where do you get the boxes? How
> much is it per tire/wheel?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
>

Re: OT (sort of): Shipping tires/wheels question
 

When I worked for a courier company we carried almost anything, if it was
small enough to fit in a GMC 3500 van we carried it, for the larger things
like large compressors, mining equipment and even the odd Cat diesel engine
we used a trucking company, which intern gave us the smaller parcels to
carry and deliver.
One word of note on shipping wheels, let the air out of them first, 5 pounds
of air add to the shipping weight. And strange as it may sound is also
safer, one time we had to deliver ten 12'' boat wheels, nothing big, but
they were full of air, at the originating depot they placed truck axle gears
on top of the wheels in the bin, as we were removing the gears one of the
wheels decided to go bang, no real damage done other then the boss requiring
a change of shorts. :)

Snow...

"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
news:1ThLd.81617$_56.13864@fe2.texas.rr.com...
>I have stock rims/tires from a TJ for sale up on eBay. I specifically state
>that I won't ship them. However, they didn't sell last time, and I had
>questions about shipping. This time, after re-listing them, I have another
>interested party -- but they want me to ship them. They are willing to pay
>for the shipping, but I said it wasn't worth the hassle.
>
> So, does anyone know what it takes to ship tires mounted on wheels? These
> are the stockers, so they aren't huge. Where do you get the boxes? How
> much is it per tire/wheel?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
>