Thanks Dave K. The buyer is a Quad and I want to be sure that they don't feel pushed or shoved into anything. They sound desperate, so it must be important. But I agree. I'm letting them chose the trucking company for the best price and package service. Its too big for UPS or FeDex. Best Wishes In a message dated 12/17/2010 1:02:29 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
If I were you, I would ship it F.O.B. origin. You give them a price for the unit as it is, sitting in your driveway. They pay the cost of shipping. They bear the risk of damage in transit. They make all the arrangements. They select the shipper. They pay the shipper. It sounds to me like you are doing the buyer a big favor. There are thousands and thousands of shipping companies in the United States. They make money by solving these sorts of problems everyday. That is their business. I wouldn't worry about it or sweat the details. Take care, Dave Krehbiel From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 8:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [QUAD-L] Trans-Aid Personal Lift with Manual Crank Handle Question Greetings, It is now time to ask of you a question that has recently confronted me. Years ago, I purchased a Trans-Aid Personal Lift with Manual Crank handle. I suspect because of recent that many or most may not know what I am talking about because, Trans-Aid was not popular compared to the Hoyer Lift in the private and public sector. The Trans-Aid Lift was chromed, with a C base, an almost vertical boom with an extending arm that was lowered or raised as you cranked the handle. Attached to the arm was a 4 point hitch, chains and the netted carrier. For traveling purposes the boom came out for easy travel and made the lift portable. This lift has sat in our basement for 10 years without being used. Trans-Aid, was sold to Guardian Medical and then sold to Sunrise Medical and finally a couple of years ago to Medline Medical. This lift was probably 1st or 2nd generation of personal lifts back then. Who would want such a lift today? I mean, the design of this lift went hydraulic a decade ago before the battery operated lifts of today. About 3 weeks ago, someone frantic using the internet wanted such a lift, by Name, Model and Style. They had been trying for several months to get one of these lifts, for their personal lifts and none were to be found. This party did have one of their own, but after time.. it was failing and they didn't want any fancy hydraulic or motorized personal lift. Upon reading the plea, I realized that I had exactly what the person needed, so I contact them. Another Quad. I don't believe anyone from this list, but a Quad. They wanted me to package this 75 pound lift to them without disassembling the two pieces and ship it to them. They wanted me to protect this lift at any cost as I have discovered, this is apparently the last one or the only one on the planet and if it is damaged or broken during shipment, the carrier would not be able to obtain another one. My first issue is shipping this "one of a kind" lift in two pieces, safely. Trk-Freight would cost around 500 dollars. And then what should I charge for a "one of a kind" personal lift. Sorry for the book, but I thought I'd ask of the experts first. Best Wishes
