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Greyhound Shipping? - 12/14/2004 2:09:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		I recently placed a plane for sale in the marketplace section of this website. A modler has showed interest in the plane but wants me to ship it via Greyhound. I have never done this nor have I heard of it being done. Does anyone have any experience in this method of shipment? Costs? I am not sure whether you purchase a ticket for the plane and seatbelt it to a seat or just how it gets there. I don't want it to get picked up by someone else in another city as the bus goes along. Any help will be appreciated.
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RE: Greyhound Shipping? - 12/14/2004 2:34:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		I've never done this, but I've seen references to it on several auctions and some news groups. The bus has luggage compartments, which get opened by Greyhound staff, not the passengers. I'm sure the package would be safe. to get prices, contact your local Greyhound office and tell them the weight and dimensions of the box and the origin and destination address.

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RE: Greyhound Shipping? - 12/14/2004 4:12:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		I also have never used Greyhound for shipping but I am aware they accept packages for shipping and I have traveled via Bus often enough to offer some insight. In fact I saw an ad for a sailplane somewhere wherein the seller insisted that the plane would be shipped by Greyhound. It led me to believe that they must have reasonable rates for odd sized packages. Or perhaps by the nature of their freight business the packages don't get smashed a lot.
The buses have huge bins under the passenger compartment. the lower sides of the bus unlatch, swing up and open. There are at least 2 compartments. This is where shipping Greyhound might be an advantage. On most runs where there is not a huge amount of luggage the drivers load freight going the whole route in one bin and use the other bin for passenger luggage being on and offloaded at every stop. In that case, the freight would only be handled once and because the bins are only about 4 feet tall you can't stack much heavy stuff on top of your plane. Also, I guess because freight is not their primary business, there never seems to be much freight.
On the other hand, if its a busy run and people have a lot of luggage, you could get a lot of suitcases being thrown on top of your plane. I think the former is more likely.


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RE: Greyhound Shipping? - 12/14/2004 4:16:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have done this twice with planes - if the plane is well packaged (same attention as if you were sending it UPS of FedEx), then Greyhound is a GREAT way to ship. I sent one plane across country for $60 and it got there in 3 days. I received one plane from northern California to southern California and it arrived overnight ($30 for a HUGE box with a 60 Ultra Stick in it).

The only issue is that it needs to be dropped off and picked up from a Greyhound bus station - no door-to-door delivery. I highly recommend Greyhound for shipping - great prices and good service (so far).


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RE: Greyhound Shipping? - 12/14/2004 5:48:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		I shipped a plane this way once, and it's a great way to go. MUCH cheaper than FedEx or UPS, and the size restrictions are a loteasier to deal with, too. Look on the Greyhound website for info on size limits and costs. The only bad part is that you'll have to build a box to thold the plane. I made one from 1/4" hardboard and 1x2s. Make sure you ca neasily get into the box, because they will have to inspect the contents before they take it. I left the top off the box until I got to the bus station, then screwed it on there.

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RE: Greyhound Shipping? - 12/14/2004 6:54:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		Greyhound is a very good option.
http://www.shipgreyhound.com/

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RE: Greyhound Shipping? - 12/14/2004 11:12:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		I've also heard of shipping by bus; never done it, though, what is the advantage if there's no door to door delivery? Unless it's because they will handle an oversize package or something.


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RE: Greyhound Shipping? - 12/14/2004 11:45:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		The advantage is it's less than half the cost of regular shipping methods, it gets there faster in most cases, and the box can be a lot bigger. As long as it will fit in the luggage compartment of the bus, they'll take it. The only inconvenience is if you don't have a bus terminal close by....

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RE: Greyhound Shipping? - 12/15/2004 8:02:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		I've sent and received planes using Greyhound, it's the cheapest and sometimes the fastest way to ship.
The maximum size crate or box you can ship measures 82"long by 47" wide and 30" high.
The last crate I shipped was the maximum size and total weight was 122.9 pounds, cost $113.00 to ship it to Kansas City, Kansas from Reno, Nevada and took 4 1/2 days to get there and got there in one piece.
My advice would be NOT to build the crate to max size but to an inch less on all dimensions, they had trouble transferring to another bus in Salt Lake City because of the round -head, non counter sunk screws I used in the crates construction. Made for a real tight fit in some busses.
The only drawback is that Greyhound will only insure for a max of $300.00.

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