I often buy games from a reasonable distance but no hard set timeline for pick up of the game.
I also often take long road trips with an open space in my vehicle for a game and hence can offer transport.

Maybe I am the only one, but I see it as a very nice possibility to link up a game buyer/seller and a traveler.

It can be a WIN/WIN for all parties. The driver can get a little gas money and turn a boring road trip into the ability to meet a fellow pinhead or 2 along the way.

Teh buyer/seller can get Great shipping at typically around 50% of what NAVL charges and also gets to meet a fellow pinhead along the way.

I have made individual thread before and always start them out as "Route 66: Traveling form X to Y around..."

I think a specific subsection may be a useful tool from people to levergae when hunting for pins or looking for transport.

Am I crazy? Am I the only one that takes a couple long road trips each year and able to assist with transport???

For a quick example, I will be making the follwing road trips in the next year and have the ability to pick up or transport along the way:

Madison, WI to Boulder, CO area and back sometime in Jan or Feb 2016. I will have room for 1 on the way out and 2 on the way back.
Madison, WI to TPF and back in min-March 2016; room for 1 going each way at this point.
Madison, WI to Dory Hill around Labor Day 2016; room for 2 going each way.

To me I would be happy to help out other pinheads along with earning a little gas money if picking up or dropping off on route.

bump for mod/ Robin thoughts...

nobody else likes this ideas?

Am I the only fool that seems to be constantly making road trips not for pins and also have pins I need picked up from other places?

Worth mention I could currently use transport from STL area up to MSN area.

Offering $200 gas money for transport.

Well obviously it would need the trust of all parties.

I am hoping most people would be more than happy to trust a reputable member to do the pin tranport.

Shit Kim, I am hoping you would be more than comfortable having me pickup and tranport a pin for you from MSN to denver on one of my trips with no questions asked and no need to photocopy my licesnse or give me a prostate exam

This is not going to work all that often but I still think it is a great opportunity to help people with moving games across the country for cheaper and safer than the commercial alternatives.

This will also help people that have planned road trips to posibly offset fuel expense. For example, I am often open to the idea of a road trip to many places where I have friends and if I were to see a tread in the 'route 66' sub forum looking for pin transport from Chicago to Boston on X date for $250 then I just may say F it and decide to go visit a buddy.

I love this idea. How much to rent a room when we come to CO next Hell, I will just toss a sleeping bag under the pins...

IN most instances I would ask $200-250 if a game is along the route and not much time out of the way for pickup or drop off.

I think that is a pretty good deal and the sweet spot for all parties involved.

I figure NAVL is around $450 in many cases, pinhead assited transport is much safer since the game is in a single vehicle and they know how to properly care for it, and the added benefit of being able to plan in advance for a possible game purchase.

For example if I were to see someone say they could 'route 66' from FL to Chicagoland then you can be sure I would start scouring Clist down in FL

any thoughts of a road trip through STL and towards the north? I got $200 on it if you need some incentive?

Pick up the game in STL and tell me how far north you can make it... maybe we can work something out.

I will shoot you a PM. Thanks!

Just wanted to say this worked nicely already and I still think we should get a subsection for "route 66". Better yet would be a great mapping feature where people could plot their planned routes and dates of travel on the map. Others could plot their desired pickup and drop off points. Things may not always work but when they do, it is GREAT!

Wanted to also say a HUGE thanks to Stu, Silverballer, whom assisted with transport from STL, MO to Peoria, IL this past weekend.
I had previously purchased a game form dougphiranna (Kurt) and the 2 of them we able to lync up for the hand off. I then drove to BloNo to visit some friends and family and then meet up w/ Stu in Peoria.

This worked flawlessly. A little bit of trust and some pay for the pin hauler and we all had a great weekend, met some new pinhead family, and made a smooth transport.

Thanks again to both Kurt and STu!