Not trying to stir up controversy, but I looked at https://www.bbb.org/us/wy/jackson/profile/mailing-services/pirate-ship-1296-1000088099/complaints
My take on it is you save money, but if anything goes awry, good luck. Then again, ANY insurance claim with ANY carrier has been a hassle for me over the years. I'm not taking sides here. Just be sure you know what is involved before you commit to ship. 73, Dave, K4TO On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 9:47 AM Lou Laderman via Elecraft < [email protected]> wrote: > Semi-off topic, but I wanted to thank Dave for the referral to > pirateship.com, and echo his recommendation. I had prepared a shipment > for FedEx which, with insurance, was going to run $63. I checked > pirateship.com, and the UPS cost there was $37! Shipping UPS direct has > always been more costly than FedEx, so I rarely used it. Using pirateship > was definitely a money saver. > > 73, Lou W0FK > > Lou Laderman > Sent from my mobile device > > On Aug 1, 2022, at 4:40 PM, David Hachadorian <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you have to pay for shipping, and want to save some money, I recommend > Pirate Ship. https://www.pirateship.com/rates > > Dave Hachadorian, K6LL > Big Bear Lake, CA > > On 8/1/2022 12:50 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > I have a two month old KPA 500 that needs warranty service and I was > wondering if anyone else has been expected to pay shipping to get their > equipment repaired under warranty? I am a 78 year old on SS and don't > believe I should have to pay to have a defective unit for repair. I would > appreciate any comments. Rich KB9RP > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home:http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help:http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post:mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by:http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list:http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered [email protected] . > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
