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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: oberonspacefruit on November 13, 2007, 09:43 PM
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just been quoted 190 fed ex, which seemed quite a bit.....does that sound dear? :-\
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no ive been qouted more for just a frame
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it can be very expensive fruity
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Thats a bargain! The quotes I had on my Bassett prompted me to get a flight out there and get it myself! great eason for a holiday though. :)
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My VDC f/f that I got a while back came to $80, so a whole bike would be a bit more, however the favourable exchange rate should help in your favour Phil :daumenhoch:
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I was recently quoted $90 for a sticker set!!
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fook me.
503 dollars then, for a 53 quid bike.
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if thats 190 sterling they are havin a bubble Phil
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this is the message i got..
Postage and packing via Other Int'l Postage (see description): US $397.74
Combined Postage Discount -US $ 0.00
Postal insurance:(not offered) --
Seller discounts (-) or charges (+):
Add
Seller Total: US $509.23
Fed Ex International Economy. Exact cost for a box that is 50lbs and is 53" long 8" wide 29" tall +$15 which I pay for having the bikes packaged.
Thanks!
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Ask him to use USPS Phil and see if that comes up better, that price he`s quoting takes the piss :knuppel2:
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i say between $120 to 180 dollars if lucky and depends on weight
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i recently(week ago) had a complete 20" bike shipped to me from the states and it cost me $100.....so for a cruiser , $30-40 more i reckon at the most surely :-\
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weight is 50 kg boxed allegedly.
ive sent him the message about usps, we'll see what he says but I have a feeling he aint gonna be happy.
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thanks for all the replies, by the way, i thought it was dear, but then again i am a northerner.
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50KG
is it a grifter cruiser? in an oak box?
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;D i was thinking that as well, make sure theres no imigrant tucked away inside ;D :idiot2:
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they are not confusing it with a Chrysler PT cruiser are they........ :wtf:
Like somebody has already said.....book a flight, get it yourself!
Sean.
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I think the US Post Office will be much cheaper than Fed Ex. I shipped a frame, forks and some other parts for around 90 USD recently.
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Is this a beach cruiser they are heavy but I'm sure nowhere near 50kilos. I'm sick of Americans that don't want to ship and bang the price up. Just been quoted $240 dollars for a Proline f+f with 2 pairs of bars and crankset. :wtf: The whole lot sold for £53. Its as bad here as well there was a coffin in Hull I wanted he puts on auction postage price on in the morning. Come the morning no price, I message him through Ebay no reply! :Aresehole:
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My robinson f/f landed yesterday. took exactly 5 working days.. $53
The guy charged me $59.. genuine bloke for once.
oh and no customs charges :daumenhoch: x 100
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yeah, its a beach cruiser.
my 2006 haro sport was 35 lbs, it seemed a heavy bike.
i reckon @ 35 lb = 15.8757 kg.
so.....
that bike and box is over 3 times heavier than a haro sport.....
i find i all a bit much to take in really...lol.
no reply as of yet, but we'll see.
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:LolLolLolLol:
usps defo cheapest carrier currrently.
120 dollars should cover it...value of bike 70 dollars on slip...job done..
only downside is my stuff is taking about 30=35 days to arrive at the minute...
as for the seller not being happy, not really his call...shoudlnt make any difference to him should it? your paying at the end of the day...if he is pulling his face its cos he's dry bumming you on the postage for some extra dosh..
mho of course...
good luck though!
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im not bothered about the time wait john, its a nice bike, and one i probably wont see again in a hurry and i dont want to lose it really, but i also dont want to pay 250 quid for somthing that i expected to be 150 at most.....
perhaps im being naive, but it does seem a bit like he's stuffing me a bit, on either the cost, or over estimating the weight.
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Is it a Schwinn I have a fake one burgundy and cream, springer spaniel, 1 piece cranks,chrome wheels, whitewalls, bars are Schwinn copies and I want some proper moon bars for it! Where can you get those foam grips they used on racing bikes, come in a set of four? Anyone know
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The price he's quoted you is more than likely spot on............ for a 50Kg box shipped by FedEx (fookin expensive if sent by anyone other than USPS).
The problem is that USPS will not ship that box as it's length+girth is more than 108".
Whatever happens, that box surely can't be 50kg (that's nearly 8 stone) :idiot2:
I reckon if the package is less than 32kg, the cost with FedEx should be the $397.74 as originally stated
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I paid $75 for a complete cruiser minus the wheels and chain. :daumenhoch:
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50KG
is it a grifter cruiser? in an oak box?
lol
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Whatever happens, that box surely can't be 50kg (that's nearly 8 stone) :idiot2:
thats what i thought.....
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Am I missing something here, the quote that was posted earlier from the seller says 50lbs not KG's
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50lbs is roughly 22.5 kg and sounds reasonable for a weighty complete cruiser plus box. the price however is overboard for the weight.
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Price is probably right for one of the courier companies, but I always use USPS far cheaper and (touch wood ;)) have been 100% reliable so far
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Am I missing something here, the quote that was posted earlier from the seller says 50lbs not KG's
Phil must have used his 'special powers' as that definately said 50kg's first time around :LolLolLolLol:
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Here's a suggestion, get a flight to the US, take a bike in a bike box with you. Pick up the new bike, dump the one you took; place new bike in bike box, come home and be happy :daumenhoch:
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i've had a similar problem,
i've got a bike finally on its way from Utah which is the other side of the US, it originally got sent for $120 air mail, but returned :2gunsfiring_v1:
usps then wanted $400 to do it by air, as it was repackaged into 1 big box,
trick is to split in into 2 boxs which actually make it much cheaper, rather than the 1 box :uglystupid2:
mine was so much hassle , have paid for it to be shipped to one of my works US offices, for it to be forwarded onto me, hopefully for less than the $400,
i'm nearly done with oversea's shipping as had so much hassle and keep losing stuff, gonna stick to the UK, and thats even taking the great exchange rate into consideration.