I have some seats that a guy in CO wants to buy. I have heard of people using Greyhound to ship larger stuff, who here has done it? What is involved? Also if anyone is headed that way that has room to take stuff with them it might be a chance for a little $$$ to help pay for the trip. I am in NW OH and he is in the Denver area.
Yup, works well. Freight MAY get bumped but I never had it happen. I shipped a 32 cowl to the West Coast and 32 Fenders to Georgia, both made the trip in under 24 hours for around $50
How do they calculate the cost? I am guessing it would have to be paid for when it is shipped and not picked up? Thanks
I did for a rear model a crossmember. In view of gas and how far the bus station was from me, it was no bargin. If you leave real close, it may be worth. Nothing like having FedEx or UPS drop that box on your porch. No fuss, no muss.
I have had stuff shipped to me by Greyhound, a local A/C shop was the pick-up point. Weird, I would have never guessed, but it worked well, I have done it a few times. Look up your closest bus terminal, there may be one closer than you think, and give them a call.
I've used Greyhound a handful of times now...they're great for the really big stuff that USPS won't take and UPS, DHL, and FedEx **** their customers to ship. Case in point, I have two bumpers I'm sending to IL for a HAMBer...$120 via Greyhound, $300 and up for the other carriers. I'm not sure if it's required, but I just wrap the parts in cardboard or bubble-wrap and drop 'em off at the depot. Stuff usually arrives in less than a week, even across the country. One word of caution...be very accurate when you use the shipping calculator...a couple pounds over 25 can double the price. And watch out when quoting multiple items, I've seen the calculator combine the price of two items and quote them individually. http://www.shipgreyhound.com/ Bryan
There was a guy on here who was making that run regularly and posted something about it in the cl***ifieds if I'm not mistaken. He was running across the northern half of the US from around Ohio to most points west I believe.
There is a guy from Dayton and then another guy that was wanting to rent a trailer to go to Bonneville and hit up an auction in CO on the way back. I can't remember who either are.
Look at the shipping threads in this search http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/search.php?searchid=4147700
It really depends on size as to whether or not to ship by Greyhound. I've shipped Buick drums and rear radius rods by mail as it was the cheapest way. But for large things go Greyhound. I shipped a pair of 40 Merc frt fenders that way and also a Model T bed
I shipped a tailgate for a 67-72 Chevy pickup to New England.....sold it for $40. The guy wanted it shipped Greyhound. He paid for the shipping when he picked it up, was 60.00. He called me 3 days later, pleased as could be!
I poked around the site and it said that you had to pay in advance. It is a set of bucket seats and the rear seat from a Corvair that he wants. I wanted to see if I could find a HAMBer to do it rather than the money going to a big company.
I shipped a NOS trunk lid for a Chevy II to a guy in Texas. It arrived in just a few days undamaged. It was to big to ship UPS or Fed Ex. I believe it cost around $75.00 from TN to TX.
I received a fender this way. The shipping costs were minimal but the fender came with a dent in it, which it got in transit. They just threw it under the bus with the luggage and they don't tie anything down accept the doors.
As noted, it's cheap, it's easy but it's not for things easily damaged. I would think seats would be O.K.
If you have a terminal close to you Grayhound rocks!!! It is cheap and easy...you don't have to box or wrap...just put a label on it where you want it to go. Never had an item lost...not all that slow...and you get to see all the weirdos that hang out at the bus terminal when you are there. A+, from Zilla.
Well, you can probably take those seats apart and figure $40-$50 per section to ship FedEx based on the playing around I did the other night. I didn't do the math but once you cross a certain total dimension the rate doubles.
I used to have my Marsh Racing Tires shipped to my place by Greyhound... I was real happy with the price and service... Until sometime in the 70's Greyhound used to run "freighters" on certain routes. These were the "ScenicCruisers" with only a few rows of seats and the rest was for freight. If you ever go by a set of truck scales in Missouri you'll still see signs that say "busses weigh"... this is a thowback to those days...
Used to be in the tuxedo business and we relied on Greyhound a lot. Never failed us and was cheaper than UPS overnight. Couldn't let the groom down, so we'd run down to the bus station and send the tux on to whoever needed it. We often traded with other tux shops across the country and in a real emergency Greyhound was a good resource except when the distance was just too far. Jack
I used Greyhound last summer and am not sure I would use it again unless absolutely necessary. I had the lower 18" of a 39 plymouth coupe sent from WA to NY. It was put into three packages. One had the floor and firewall. One had a fender and the 1/4's. The last had the rockers and the metal before and after from the cowl to the wheel well. Shipping wasn't very expensive considering they were the only ones who would take the items. It took 2 weeks to get the first packages and 2 months to get the last one with the rockers. The worst part was the customer service as I spent many hours on hold and many more attempting to track my package. If you ever have a package lost with Greyhound, take the following: I think the main operator number is (214)849-2000 and I spoke to the ***istant to the vp of field operations. Richard
I bought a 59 Impala dash from Harrison, I believe he is in Tenn. He wrapped it nice in plastic and cardboard and shipped it off to me via Greyhound. All I remember about the price was that it was way cheaper than anyone else. It got here real quick with no problems at all...Washington state
I had a core support and inner fenders shipped in for my 66 f250 and what makes it nice for me is I work 3 blocks from the terminal. Jeff
Try UShip.com and see if it works out for you. I have used that site to send a motor from S.D. to Texas ($100) and some other hard to ship stuff. This site is used a lot by people moving around the country. A lot of military transferring, etc., and they can use the extra money for hauling our stuff. You may need to be patient, I had to wait a couple weeks and drive a ways to meet the guy on the I-90 but it was well worth it. I also use Greyhound a lot and they are a good deal, just make sure you get the info off the ticket for tracking.
My only suggestion is that if Greyhound gives you a reasonable price, send it immediately. they gave me a price to ship a radiator. I called the buyer, gave him the price, but when I took it back to ship it, I got a different ticket agent, and he screwed it up, quoted a much higher price. They straightened it out, but it was a pain.
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