Sending a Playfield to Australia from the USA

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#1 5 years ago

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metahugh

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I have a buyer in Australia that is interested in a playfield I have for sale. UPS, DHL, and Fedex are all yielding $800+ shipping quotes. USPS says the package is too large. I have been pricing the cheapest options I can find.

Anyone have any suggestions on how to get a playfield to the buyer more economically? Here are the two potential boxes I am working with:

CPR Box
17 lbs
Dimensions - 22x47x3 (in inches)

Planetary Pinball Box
15 lbs
Dimensions - 26x51x4 (in inches)

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#2 5 years ago

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alleycat-pinball

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Open a shipping account with fed-ex. I did the same thing a few years back and it cost about $125 to ship (if i remember correctly)

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#3 5 years ago

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rotordave

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Get him to find someone shipping a pinball back to Aussie. Send it to the USA pin seller. Get him to put it between the headbox and glass.

Bammmm free shipping.

rd

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#4 5 years ago

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ForceFlow

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Try looking into fedex freight economy.

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#5 5 years ago

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Tommy-dog

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I sold a playfield to someone there and i believe it was closer to $250 for shipping.

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#6 5 years ago

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pinzrfun

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I paid $400 and that was years ago. Fedex

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#7 5 years ago

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rotordave

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If CPR can ship them for $249 ex Canada, then you know you can get that price from someone ex the USA.

But my free option is still better.

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#8 5 years ago

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metahugh

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Quoted from rotordave:
If CPR can ship them for $249 ex Canada, then you know you can get that price from someone ex the USA.
But my free option is still better.
rd

That's exactly what I was thinking! They ship via UPS. Here is what I get via UPS using a CPR box:

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Unfortunately to Raleigh UPS doesn't offer UPS Standard, only Worldwide Saver and Expedited. I can't choose freight because freight is used for shipments weighing more than 150lbs. UPS standard is the service CPR uses but it just isn't an option.

Quoted from alleycat-pinball:
Open a shipping account with fed-ex. I did the same thing a few years back and it cost about $125 to ship (if i remember correctly)

I have an account open with FedEx and the rate is definitely better at $436 USD but still not cheap enough.

Quoted from ForceFlow:
Try looking into fedex freight economy.

I am not seeing an option for freight with FedEx. Here is what FedEx shows:

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Could it just be the area of Australia that is causing this to be more expensive?

I appreciate all of the assistance!!

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#9 5 years ago

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Pinballer73

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It's possible the location is causing extra expenses. Try changing the delivery address to Sydney 2000 and see how much difference it makes to the quote.