I don't have an aversion to shipping -- just don't want to do it. That's
why I said "local pickup only". It's a PITA to get them from my house to
anywhere without getting everything dirty (I do wear a uniform to work
everyday and can't get it covered in tire grime). Anyhow, I went to UPS and
asked -- I can roll them in, as is, and they'll do the rest. For the guy in
Indiana it would be $52 a wheel to ship. That's just nuts -- I wouldn't pay
that! That's why I wanted to sell them to someone local... looks like I'll
just be taking them to a local used tire shop and selling them for next to
nothing.

Eric
"Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message
...
>I recently sent an entire set, 5, of tires/rims from my BMW via UPS. They
> weighed in at roughly 30 pounds each. My local America's Tire outlet had
> received a set of really nice tires/rims for something, and these were
> wrapped with a sheet or two of carboard and plastic banding. They gave me
> the carboard sheets (round) free. I suppose I could have lifted them from
> the dumpster, but the guy cut them off and gave them to me. The local UPS
> Store cut loose with some small boxes to put the lug bolts in, and I
> picked
> up some shipping tape from Lowes. The tape I used is the clear variety,
> like
> tape in the dipsensor on your desk, but 2.5" to 3" wide.
>
> I wrapped each tire/rim assembly (technically called a wheel) with
> carboard
> on each side, and copiousw amounts of packing tape. I carried them to the
> UPS Store, where the clerk affixed packing slips and threw them on the
> back
> of the waiting truck.
>
> When I listed my wheels on eBay, there was a Shipping Calculator. All that
> is needed is the dimensions and weight of the wheel, and the Zip Code will
> determine the shipping cost. It really was very easy. Easier than telling
> you about how easy it was ...
>
> Total shipping was, in my case, just under $150. The Buyer paid shipping
> costs, and it was calculated right in the eBay Experience. Had I done it
> right, the shipping costs would have been separated from my item, and I
> could have arranged the shipping from my house. I maed it more difficult
> than it needed to be, kind of similar to what you are doing, and I had to
> write UPS a check. I could have used PayPal to collect the total sale plus
> shipping, then used PayPal again to pay the shipping. I screwed up and
> collected all from PayPal, but then had to pay from my chceking account
> instead from PayPal.
>
> Your aversion ot shipping is unfounded. It is easy to do, all you need to
> know that you do not know right now, is the weight of the wheels.
> Everything
> else you can find easily, or you can let the UPS Store do it all.
>
>
>
>
> "Eric" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I have stock rims/tires from a TJ for sale up on eBay. I specifically
> state
>> that I won't ship them. However, they didn't sell last time, and I had
>> questions about shipping. This time, after re-listing them, I have
>> another
>> interested party -- but they want me to ship them. They are willing to
>> pay
>> for the shipping, but I said it wasn't worth the hassle.
>>
>> So, does anyone know what it takes to ship tires mounted on wheels? These
>> are the stockers, so they aren't huge. Where do you get the boxes? How
> much
>> is it per tire/wheel?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Eric
>> 99 TJ SE
>>
>>
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