Riverview, FL call for help

[Chrisdice]

well I did it now. I shouldn't of, but I did. I threw in a last minute snipe bid and ended up winning this game.
DIGDUG SLOT MACHINE - eBay (item 200228135208 end time Jun-02-08 08:52:10 PDT)

Its a fairly rare game and not a bad price. Only thing is the seller is not really sure about shipping. he has never shipped a game before and I'm worried about #1 being charged way too much and #2 having it show up in pieces.

Is there anyone close by Riverview Fl that can pick up and ship for me. Of course your time and expenses will be paid and you will get to try out the game if you want.
Well any help would be great. Thanks
Now to figure out how to tell the wife, oh yea, and where to put it???

[Youngjedi]

Awesome looking Machine. You could tell the Wife that you planned a trip for the family to "beautiful RiverView Florida" and then pick up the machine.

[sailorpatp]

I am not too far from there (30 miles) and I have a few used boxes that I could use over, to pack it up with lots of foam inserts. I just need to wait a week to go over and do it as I am going to be gone till Next Sunday 6/7/8. Let me know if my assistance will be required.

[birdbrain]

get a zip code, there are three Riverviews in flori-duh

[Sid]

Nice Snipe Chris!!

looks like a cool machine..

[sailorpatp]

Riverview, FL 33578

[fhagar]

Thanks for the rescue of our young son. We've been looking for him everywhere. Wish I could get down to pick him up!

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[birdbrain]

there is one near the west end of the panhandle and one near Jacksonville too!

[Chrisdice]

I just asked for the zipcode. He wants to charge me over $200 for shipping. This is the email he just sent.


Chris,

I just talked with both UPS and DHL and according to them you are way off on the shipping. DHL said ground is 199.51 and they do not do packing. UPS said ground is 170.16 and packing would be 81.00. Do you know of a cheaper way to ship this?

[Youngjedi]

Hi ChrisDice. If you or your employer has a UPS collect number (account)...You can really save a lot on the shipping cost. If that is an option, ask your employer if you could use the account and then pay him/her back.

[Chrisdice]

I have shipped games by DHL lots of times. Its about $60. I can send him a call tag but the problem is the packing.

[teqkng]

get to luckydog and see if he can do it.

[Youngjedi]

Chrisdice...Do you have a box and material you can send him? The weight of the box would be low shipping to him...Then, he can pack it, and ship it back in the same box.

[luckydog]

Sorry, I wouldn't even want to try shipping one of my own babies

[Chrisdice]

OK heres the zip 33569

I hope that helps

[birdbrain]

OK !! thats right down the road from salorpatp !! contact him as he already offered and has shipping materials!

[compirate]

I would, but I can't leave control of Gibsonton, these people would revolt in a second!

[birdbrain]

not even for a few miles east?

[compirate]

not even for a few miles east?

No, those people are clawing at my castle door all the time.

Gotta go. We're just dumping hot water over the wall, the cost of oil these days...

[sailorpatp]

I'll get it.