On Fri, 20 Jun 2025 at 23:59, Glen Slick via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM Frank Smith via cctalk > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > It’s not just that shipping is “too expensive”, it can be a huge hassle > depending on the items. For large and/or heavy items, the seller may not > have the time, materials, expertise, or ability to properly box or crate > the items for shipping and find a carrier that will pick it up. > > If you see an item you really want that says “local pickup only” you > can probably get the seller to agree to still sell it to you if you are > willing to arrange all packing/shipping. He likely doesn’t care whether or > not the buyer is the actual person arriving at his door to pick up the > item, as long as he doesn’t have to do anything other than point to it. > > > > Exactly. For example, I have an AlphaServer system that weighs around > 200 pounds that I posted elsewhere for local pickup only. (No takers > yet). In my opinion, the only reasonable way to ship it would be > strapped to a pallet via freight shipping. That's the way it was > originally shipped to me 13 years ago. It was expensive shipping back > then, it could only be even more expensive now. I'm in no position to > palletize something for shipping myself, and I wouldn't want to have > any responsibility for anything that went wrong during shipping, > especially if someone paid a large sum for the shipping, more than the > value of the item being shipped. > Couldn't have said it better myself. There are no more guarantees with freight shipping then there are sending something through FedEx or UPS; you're responsible for the packing job you do, and you have to assume that the truck driver is the most incompetent moron on the planet and will take 90 degree turns as fast as possible with your item not strapped down in the back of an empty truck. -Henry
