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Shipping. K3

I had a similar experience. I sent my K3 back to the factory a couple of weeks ago. When I took it to the UPS shipper here, he had to call UPS for special instructions since the declared valued was so high. I had it packed in the box Elecraft sent it back to me the last time I sent it in. UPS made me take it home and double box it. The cost to ship it UpS ground from TX was $78. It's on its way back to me now, I am sure in the single box with foam padding from Elecraft and the cost is in the mid $30 range. I'm not sure if it's the insurance or what but it's a big difference in both packaging and cost.

John KE4D

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W1KSZ

Re: Shipping. K3

I expect, that like YAESU, Elecraft self-insures, ergo the lower
shipping cost.
Insurance is quite profitable to most carriers, especially since they will
fight you for every dollar !!

73, Dick, W1KSZ

On 12/31/2013 11:20 AM, John's email wrote:

> I had a similar experience. I sent my K3 back to the factory a couple of weeks ago. When I took it to the UPS shipper here, he had to call UPS for special instructions since the declared valued was so high. I had it packed in the box Elecraft sent it back to me the last time I sent it in. UPS made me take it home and double box it. The cost to ship it UpS ground from TX was $78. It's on its way back to me now, I am sure in the single box with foam padding from Elecraft and the cost is in the mid $30 range. I'm not sure if it's the insurance or what but it's a big difference in both packaging and cost.
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Phil Kane-2

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On 12/31/2013 10:20 AM, John's email wrote:

> I sent my K3 back to the factory a couple of weeks ago. When I took
> it to the UPS shipper here, he had to call UPS for special
> instructions since the declared valued was so high. I had it packed
> in the box Elecraft sent it back to me the last time I sent it in.
> UPS made me take it home and double box it.

Strange. I have shipped electronic equipment valued at $1500 in the
manufacturer's carton at the FedEx counter with no questions. One time
someone came in with one of those commercial fiberglass shipping
containers, declared it as electronic equipment with valuation in the
five figures, and was not asked to open or have it checked. I suppose
that this would also be the case if the ham equipment was packed in a
Pelican case.

73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402

From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon
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David Bunte

Re: Shipping. K3

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I have used FedEx locally when shipping a variety of items, including some
pretty pricey ham gear, as well as some pretty pricey pieces of art.

When I have gone to the local KINKOS, they REQUIRE that they box it, and
double box it if the value is above some specific amount. I recently
needed to ship an FT1000D. They would not accept the box it was in, even
as the interior box... and the box sizes they had available would have
resulted in a HUGE final package, at a cost of over $60 for packaging, and
another $80 to ship it to Burghardt for repair. They would not cut down
any of their boxes to make the size more reasonable.

Instead I took it directly to the local FedEx office, which is actually
closer to my home, but not as easy to find. They had no problem with the
my box as an interior box, but agreed that it was not in good enough
condition to ship as it was. They cut down a box they had to end up with a
double box of reasonable size. They did not charge for that, and the
shipping was FAR less than what I would have paid if I went with the KINKOS
option. I am fortunate to have that choice locally.

Dave - K9FN

On Tue, Dec 31, 2013 at 1:20 PM, John's email <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> I had a similar experience. I sent my K3 back to the factory a couple of
> weeks ago. When I took it to the UPS shipper here, he had to call UPS for
> special instructions since the declared valued was so high. I had it packed
> in the box Elecraft sent it back to me the last time I sent it in. UPS made
> me take it home and double box it. The cost to ship it UpS ground from TX
> was $78. It's on its way back to me now, I am sure in the single box with
> foam padding from Elecraft and the cost is in the mid $30 range. I'm not
> sure if it's the insurance or what but it's a big difference in both
> packaging and cost.
>
>
> John KE4D
>
> Sent from my iPad
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