So I’ve done some online quotes and the prices seem absolutely nuts
Ranging from 1200- 1900 for the shipment ???
Gottlieb System 1 Widebody
This would be going from USA to Chile
Very large playfield
Has anyone shipped anything like this ??
The rates are coming up higher then I have ever seen
I’ve shipped fully populated ones stateside for like 70 bucks
International shipping cost are pretty much INSANE these days. I have shipped 5 ounce packages to International customers that have cost close to $20. A 7 or 8 pound package can cost close to $100 to some locations so I have to think shipping a playfield any method would cost a ton of money. The last machine I shipped outside the US cost the buyer $1800 in shipping NOT INCLUDING customs charges and that was close to 5 years ago. INSANE!
That’s not good to hear
I know they have flat rate boxes
I’m more concerned with the giant playfield
Foreign shipping is surprisingly expensive. Shipping to Canada is a bit on the high side, but not too bad. Pretty much everywhere else I've heard about is pretty ridiculous, especially for anything large and/or heavy.
Looks like I can ship almost anything metal and heavy in a flat rate large usps box 100 bucks flat and unlimited weight. —- would not work well for big ramps etc.
As for just the wood playfield yet to be seen
Anyone know how much one of those weighs or cost to ship alone
I’m sure cpr does or people who make playfields
I paid close to 380 usd for shipping a pinball machine (ST25th) from Gothenburg in Sweden to Taipei in Taiwan last year.
6 weeks and it was at my doorstep in Taipei... I can't say I find that expensive at all... More than half of the way around the world...
Quoted from JackMorten:I paid close to 380 usd for shipping a pinball machine (ST25th) from Gothenburg in Sweden to Taipei in Taiwan last year.
6 weeks and it was at my doorstep in Taipei... I can't say I find that expensive at all... More than half of the way around the world...
What shipping company did you use???
And not really if someone wants the playfield they will pay for it and the shipping
Quoted from Only68s:I had a creature playfield shipped to me from the UK, the top of the playfield was disassembled and shipped in a box but I paid 250 for ups international and I got it in about 2 weeks.
Shipping *into* the US isn't too unreasonable. Shipping out from the US tends to be a bit more expensive.
Thanks for the info
That’s what I plan on doing all the parts in a large flat rate box
100 bucks
And crossing my fingers on the playfield and plastics shipped separate
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