Advice on shipping boards...

[caprice150]

I shipped out one of my boards today and it ended up costing $50. Do all of you guys pay this much when you send it out? It seems to be not even worth it. The usps site said it would cost $23 to ship it, but when I got there because of the size of the box they charged an extra $30. I ended up making $12 off my board i'm pretty disappointed

[Brett Leadley]

Usually I pay $20-25 depending on the board.. $50 sounds ridiculous UPS is usually cheapest

[caprice150]

yea it was ridicilous. i think it was mostly because the box was pretty big, i couldn't find one that fit very well. it was $20 until the dude measured it, then it got hiked up to $50

it's nice as hell out! you doing anything this weekend? and did you hear that sahara sams on 73 has a flow rider?

[Brett Leadley]

I'm about to go take a set on the river

Are you down there?

I'm leaving for VT tomorrow to do a job with a friend.. it's right near Okemo so we're gonna work all day Sunday then ride Monday I'll be back sometime Tuesday.. looks like the weather pattern is finally changing so next week get ready!!

Oh is that place open yet? I'll probably kill myself on it but I would like to give it a shot

[caprice150]

nah i'm up in marlton

yea it opened last saturday. damn i want a river set

[skimboarder]

when i shipped my cassette to raven it only cost 14 dollars. i'm guessing you also supplied the box that seems really steep to just ship a board. mine weighed 8lbs.

[caprice150]

mine only weighed 8lbs too, but the box was 48 x 13 x 12 and that upped the the billable weight up to 38 lb 9.6 oz.

skimboarder, who did you ship it with?

[taku]

That sucks, next time do what you originally thought you should and don't ship it, and figure out the cheapest (safest) way to ship it without costing you money. I ship everything UPS, pretty much the best deal, especially if you take it to drop off for shipping.