I'm selling parts on here for the 1st time and how do I go about getting shipping rates?
*Bicycle Smith's Studio*
*Bicycle Smith's Studio*
Shipping parts and frames...
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Go to either Fedex.com or ups.com and there are online calculators. If you search the site there are also some good how to threads on packing and shipping bikes/parts.
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*Bicycle Smith's Studio*
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I find that the online calculators for Fedex and UPS are pretty accurate these days; unlike a few years ago when you'd get a spectacular price with the calculator and find it's triple that when you go to ship.
Weight doesn't seem to change the price much between 30 and 60 lbs, it's mostly box size. It depends on where you're sending it to as well, of course. From Michigan, I can usually send a complete bike from between 35$ across a couple state lines, to 80$ to California. Bare frames are nice because you can use a very flat box and you can ship those quite fairly if you can get a box to hug it tightly: 15-30$. Most whole bike boxes are in the vicinity of 54x9x28" and you can get them free from bike shops.
USPS is actually moving more towards the UPS/Fedex dimensional weight model and they actually gave me the best rate (by far) for the last bare frame I sent. I always check all three with the online calculators and prefer to go Fedex if they're all close.
Weight doesn't seem to change the price much between 30 and 60 lbs, it's mostly box size. It depends on where you're sending it to as well, of course. From Michigan, I can usually send a complete bike from between 35$ across a couple state lines, to 80$ to California. Bare frames are nice because you can use a very flat box and you can ship those quite fairly if you can get a box to hug it tightly: 15-30$. Most whole bike boxes are in the vicinity of 54x9x28" and you can get them free from bike shops.
USPS is actually moving more towards the UPS/Fedex dimensional weight model and they actually gave me the best rate (by far) for the last bare frame I sent. I always check all three with the online calculators and prefer to go Fedex if they're all close.
So you just drop at post office and ship?
After you alter the box?
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After you alter the box?
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Someone recommended http://www.bikeflights.com to me, so I gave it a shot with a bike I just shipped.
It was super easy to use and it gave me a total shipped price via FedEx of $30. When I compared directly with FexEx and UPS they were $40+ for the same box and weight from GA to MI. I will definitely use them again.
It was super easy to use and it gave me a total shipped price via FedEx of $30. When I compared directly with FexEx and UPS they were $40+ for the same box and weight from GA to MI. I will definitely use them again.
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I normally ship with USPS, it's also a good idea to ship with delivery confirmation so it doesn't get lost in the mail and if it's anything valuable take the insurance.
