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03-25-11 | 03:17 PM
#3
Ride heavy metal.
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From: Teenage Wasteland, USA
Bikes: '74 Raleigh LTD-3, '76 Motobecane Grand Jubile, '83 Fuji TSIII (customized commuter), '10 Mercier Kilo WT (fixed obsession), '83 Bianchi Alloro, '92 Bridgestone MB-1 (project), '83 Specialized Expedition (project), '79 Peugeot UO-8 (sold)
Uh...that I would never pay $9,900 for any bike?
03-25-11 | 04:42 PM
#11
THE STUFFED
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From: San Francisco, CA
Bikes: R. Sachs Simplicity; EAI Bareknuckle; Madone SLR9 Gen 8
Wtf!?!?! Parcel post???? 
(I actually studied the screenshot this time)
I would only trust UPS or FEDEX for my stuff worth 1000's of $'s.... as they have tracking that actually works and they're cheaper anyway with big items.
(I actually studied the screenshot this time)I would only trust UPS or FEDEX for my stuff worth 1000's of $'s.... as they have tracking that actually works and they're cheaper anyway with big items.
03-25-11 | 05:37 PM
#13
THE STUFFED
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From: San Francisco, CA
Bikes: R. Sachs Simplicity; EAI Bareknuckle; Madone SLR9 Gen 8
Lol it was in a general sense. But yes, you would expect insured and trackable 1st class at least for something worth the upwards of $10k.... I might as well mail a stack of $10k of benjamins through parcel post, which is the last priority for you guys who didn't know.
03-25-11 | 05:39 PM
#14
Your cog is slipping.
Joined: May 2009
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
You can't ship anything over 13oz First Class. Anything bigger either goes Parcel Post (which is insurable and trackable) or Priority Mail. I ship frames Parcel Post all the time and even with insurance, it's much less expensive than UPS or FedEx. Besides, UPS has damaged way too many of my shipments. I hate them.
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03-25-11 | 05:55 PM
#15
THE STUFFED
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From: San Francisco, CA
Bikes: R. Sachs Simplicity; EAI Bareknuckle; Madone SLR9 Gen 8
You can't ship anything over 13oz First Class. Anything bigger either goes Parcel Post (which is insurable and trackable) or Priority Mail. I ship frames Parcel Post all the time and even with insurance, it's much less expensive than UPS or FedEx. Besides, UPS has damaged way too many of my shipments. I hate them.
You hear of the commercial discount UPS offers?
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03-25-11 | 07:21 PM
#18
THE STUFFED
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From: San Francisco, CA
Bikes: R. Sachs Simplicity; EAI Bareknuckle; Madone SLR9 Gen 8
03-25-11 | 08:02 PM
#19
Your cog is slipping.
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 26,053
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
FedEx wanted 52 bucks to ship a Pake frame from Massachusetts to California - bare bones ground shipping insured for $175. USPS Parcel Post - insured with delivery and signature confirmation - was 28 bucks.
03-25-11 | 11:05 PM
#24
Senior Member
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From: SF Penunsula
Bikes: 1970? Dawes Galaxy (cannibalized), 197? Bob Jackson Frankenbike, 1989 Jamis Diablo
Every sha la la laaaaa every whoa whoa whooooooa still shines..... (hey, my folks had those albums...and used to play them on the console stereo...)