RE: The desk has arrived - WAS: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

> I don't remember which model mine is, but here are some links: > > http://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-3345sl-cordless-phone-with-caller-id- > call-waiting/specs/ > > http://www.cnet.com/products/ibm-3460-cordless-phone-with-caller-id- > call-waiting/ > >

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* Ali [150921 17:24]: > Well, > > In case anyone is still interested the desk arrived on Friday. The seller > did a very good job of packing it and it arrived in tact. Thanks to everyone > for their input, tips, and bits of wisdom. BTW: If anyone is interested you > can check

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> Don't you need an IBM phone to go with it? Mike, Please do explain...

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On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 5:12 PM, Mike Stein wrote: > I've also still got my original THINK sign but > you'd have to pry that from my cold dead fingers; > has anyone ever made a replica? Shouldn't be too > hard. (What I assume are) NOS ones appear on ebay pretty regularly.

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ever made a replica? Shouldn't be too hard. m - Original Message - From: "Ali" <cct...@fahimi.net> To: "'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 5:22 PM Subject: RE: The desk has arrive

Re: The desk has arrived - WAS: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items

day, September 22, 2015 11:16 PM Subject: RE: The desk has arrived - WAS: Somewhat OT: Freighting Items As mentioned previously IBM made (or put their name on) all sorts of things, including several telephones; I've got one somewhere but like much of my junk no idea where at the moment. Mike

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Ah, sorry, I misspoke; CBX 8000, not a CBX II :O Best, Sean On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 5:52 PM, Sean Caron wrote: > I got a ROLM CBX II but I suppose that's pre-IBM-acquisition :O > > Best, > > Sean > > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 5:22 PM, Ali wrote: > >> >

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LOL ... poor woman ... I could only imagine getting all excited that I was gonna get a Sun workstation (especially back in the day when that counted for something a bit above the pale...) and then opening the box and it's just furniture!! Oh no!! Best, Sean On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 11:45 AM,

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I've also still got my original THINK sign but you'd have to pry that from my cold dead fingers; has anyone ever made a replica? Shouldn't be too hard. Since these desks did not have one originally, there is no need for authenticitiy. Any engraving shop should be able to make you a small

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> I gave three of those to the college for use as classroom machines. > > I had gotten them for next to nothing, Fred, They are a bit harder to find but still relatively cheap. This is the third or fourth one I've run across. One, in Orange county, got trashed before I could get to it. Of the

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> Huh, interesting ... I bet that thing is built like an old Steelcase! > Looks heavy :O Sean, It is built pretty well. Think late 1970s early 1980s furniture. It has heavy metal supports w/ casters built in but the "wood" is plywood - mind you not the cheap light stuff from today but

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On Tue, 22 Sep 2015, Ali wrote: http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/878/retro-scan-of-the-week-the-official-ibm-pc-desk I likde those. I gave three of those to the college for use as classroom machines. I had gotten them for next to nothing, because they were sized for 5150,

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Huh, interesting ... I bet that thing is built like an old Steelcase! Looks heavy :O Best, Sean On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 5:24 PM, Ali wrote: > Well, > > In case anyone is still interested the desk arrived on Friday. The seller > did a very good job of packing it and it

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> Thanks for sharing the pictures, and I'm glad that the freighting > worked out! Freight shipment is a bit weird at first, until you get > used to it. Mark, I am excited to get it home! The seller sent me the keys separately and unfortunately they just arrived today. So it may be a week or two

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> On Sep 21, 2015, at 18:55, Ali wrote: > I am excited to get it home! The seller sent me the keys separately and > unfortunately they just arrived today. So it may be a week or two until I > can open it up and see how the inside did I would have picked the locks, but

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> On Sep 21, 2015, at 14:24 , Ali wrote: > > Well, > > In case anyone is still interested the desk arrived on Friday. The seller > did a very good job of packing it and it arrived in tact. Thanks to everyone > for their input, tips, and bits of wisdom. BTW: If anyone is

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I'm very used to first time shippers. I hope it works out well for you. On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 7:09 PM, Ali wrote: > > I know I'm a little late on this, but for something that small why not > > wrap it in bubble or whatever, put it in a gaylord strap it to a pallet > > and

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> I know I'm a little late on this, but for something that small why not > wrap it in bubble or whatever, put it in a gaylord strap it to a pallet > and send it common carrier? > Paul, I am on the receiving end of this package so I was not shipping. The seller actually tried to ship FedEx but

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I know I'm a little late on this, but for something that small why not wrap it in bubble or whatever, put it in a gaylord strap it to a pallet and send it common carrier? On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 12:23 AM, Ali wrote: > I know this is a topic that comes up quite often and I have

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> I don't know how uptight your place of employment is (or if you're > retired) but if you're friendly with the dockmaster or mail room staff > at your office building, it can be worth having a little chat with them > to see if you can just arrange to have palletized freight shipped to > your

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> If you can get it palletized and delivered to a freight terminal at the > far end, and want to save a buck on the shipping and control that > youself, look for a "Less than load" quote from the larger lines, like > YRC and ABF and the like. At your end you will get the unit at the > nearest

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My other hobby is antique "hit and miss gas engines." Most collectors in this hobby use "Fastenal Third Party Logistics (3PL)". I recently had an engine that fit on a 4' x 4' pallet and weighed 1200 pounds shipped from Kentucky to Minnesota for $200. Fastenal has stores all over the U.S. and daily

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On 9/1/2015 8:22 AM, Ali wrote: I'm not surprised by those quotes (and Freightquote is in the ballpark for pallet loads that can't be top-loaded.) Okay, good to know I am not getting fleeced. I am actually okay with FreightQuote but the problem is the seller is very hesitant to palletize the

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Hi Ali It was just an idea - I am located in the UK - distances are shorter and rates different. We have a lot of "white (ie unmarked) van men" who are keen to do anything that can be done in a day. Rod Smallwood On 01/09/2015 16:22, Ali wrote: If its a desk then its furniture.

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If its a desk then its furniture. So go to the experts. Look for home contents movers with an empty backhaul. Rod On 01/09/2015 14:23, Cory Heisterkamp wrote: What Todd is suggesting sounds a lot like youcrate.com. They were an economical alternative for a while (friends have used them

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Have you looked at https://www.uship.com? It’s kind of like crowdsourced shipping. The quality of service can vary but shippers are encouraged to offer good service due to a ratings system. If you’re lucky you’ll find a shipper already taking your route for another

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* Ali [150901 01:24]: > I know this is a topic that comes up quite often and I have archived a > number of threads. However, I am still not finding what I need. The back > story is that I need to have a desk shipped across the country to me. The > desk measures 28" long, 27"

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What Todd is suggesting sounds a lot like youcrate.com. They were an economical alternative for a while (friends have used them several times) but in the last 24 months their prices escalated beyond reason. They pick up the pallet and they drop off the pallet but it's up to you to handle the rest.

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> If its a desk then its furniture. So go to the experts. > Look for home contents movers with an empty backhaul. Rod, Any suggestions or aggregate web sites I can look at? Or do I need to just look for house movers and go from there? -Ali

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> Have you looked at https://www.uship.com? > It’s kind of like crowdsourced shipping. The quality of service can > vary Peter, They are my last resort for that exact reason. -Ali

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I've quoted through FreightQuote a few times, and generally paid about $300-$450 for a single pallet, cross country, with will-call pickup at a local freight terminal. If you choose to pick up at the terminal, show up with a vehicle that they will be able to load with a forklift. Results may

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You could always try North American Van Lines (NAVL). They normally do household moves, but they also do a lot of "one-of" moves for the pinball hobby. They're already experienced with furniture, and no question of it being hauled outside of a closed tractor trailer. Todd Killingsworth On Tue,

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I know this is a topic that comes up quite often and I have archived a number of threads. However, I am still not finding what I need. The back story is that I need to have a desk shipped across the country to me. The desk measures 28" long, 27" wide, 35" tall and is ~125 pounds unpacked. While it