hey im selling a bunch of stuff off my FX4, the OE wheels and skidplate, and lift blocks, ive gotten much interest (im selling at rock bottom prices) but now i dont wanna let down my potential buyers and i wanna ship asap, has anyone shipped wheels? maybe even have an estimate of how much it cost to ship 18" fx4 wheels (no tires) or skidplate, if not does anyone know which company to use, speed is not a concern, sorry for the run on sentence thanks for any help.

 

You are looking at about $75 to $125... I've shipped a friend's wheels before and all I did was wrap them in brown paper and I wrote my return address physically on the rim (where the tire mounts) with a permanent marker (it will come off with rubbing alcohol or rim cleaner), just in case the rims get lost in the mail.

 

I just shipped some FX4 rims from PA to AZ. Each box weighs 33 pounds. It cost me $105 for all 4 using my friend's Fedex business account. Using the UPS Store (old Mailboxes etc. store), it would have cost me $150 based on using their online shipping cost calculator. www.theupsstore.com

The further you ship, the more it costs. Best bet is to find a friend that has a business account through UPS or Fedex.

 

I bought some 18" FX4 wheels and tires from the classifieds on this forum.I paid $250 for the wheels and tires and about $250 for shipping. Each wheel and tire weighed around 75lbs.Over all it was still a good deal.If either me or the shipper had an account it would have been much cheaper for shipping.

 

There has got to be a better and cheaper way to ship these than UPS/Fedex stores. I'm on a first name basis with the UPS store here because I do so much ebay selling, however I'm always raped by underestimated calculations online. I just shipped 5" blocks + Ubolts to Dave's house and it cost me $35, he lives about an hour away. It also cost me $94 to ship running boards and coilovers are also about $100 iirc. Shipping is not cheap.

 

thanks for the info, thats kinda high, i wanna give someone a good deal, they are taking these things that are sitting taking up space, but shipping at 100+ bucks kinda sucks... what about frieght? like truck frieght or something you think they will be cheaper?

 

costed 88 bucks to ship my running boards, and UPS somehow snapped one of them in half. Total BS i was furious.

maybe try craigslist/local pickup?

 

I also used to do small shipping with my truck back in high school to pick up a few bucks here and there... do like local shipping of stuff... like boxes and such. Just give me an address, I punch it into Mapquest, and from the total miles from the location of the origin to the destination included with how many mpg I was getting with my truck, I would give them fair price on shipping. On top of that, I would add $5 a flat fee. I can admit, it was a lot cheaper shipping with me, than going with UPS, Fedex, or an independent courier. However, my only thing was that I had them sign on the invoice that I am not liable if something breaks during transit. But I never had a problem with it... but I'm sure if I kept doing it for enough time I would have ran into that situation... but they couldn't do anything about it because they signed on the dotted line. But still, I didn't need to hear it from any one.

Why did I stop?! Well... short and sweet.. I traded the '99 F150.

Will I do it again? I might... and possibly make long haul delievery of special goods and items for a cheap price in the future... but I'm not sure yet.

I transited a lot of items, from simple boxes around the corner... to furniture, refrigerators from Lowes or HD, to TVs... you name it, I've hauled it for people. I've even done moving for people. A lot of people commented on how fast, efficient, polite, courteous, and careful I was with their packages. So that was all nothing but plusses for me.

 

For what you might get for the parts, you might try to sell locally first or have a potential buyer meet you halfway if it is not too far from where you live. Shipping is expensive unless using freight services such as Yellow Freight. Even then, you might spend more on shipping than you will benefit from the sale. Of course unless you have the buyer pay for it and give them the option of shipping. Wheel shops usually can sell wheels or tires on consignment since they can charge for the mounting and balancing or might give you a credit if and when you decide to purchase new wheels and tires. JMO

 

I had a local Ford parts junkyard purchase the parts off my truck. Front and rear bumpers and tow bar. It would have cost me more to ship and leave in storage than the $300+ dollars I got for the parts. My loss is someones gain. But I did not spend money on shipping. And I did not have parts that I no longer needed taking up space.

 

well you should know that you always have the buyer pay for the shipping. Why should you pay for it?