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« on: March 27, 2012, 02:02:47 AM »
i was looking online half the companys are charging as much as the machine Silly Me!  any suggestions out there.......
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« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2012, 02:18:08 AM »
Prices vary Staz, but the dealers get much better pricing than the once a year shippers like you and me. Having them shipped to me from Dick at Phoenix slots or Worldwide Gaming in Minnesota has never cost more than $150 to $175, but they getbulk pricing or whatever it's called and have accounts with the shippers
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« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2012, 02:23:48 AM »
hopefully i can get a rate like that......
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« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2012, 02:58:12 AM »
I'm like you staz, the couple times I've checked it was like $1k to ship a damn machine. Must be a Calgon thing
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« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2012, 03:04:34 AM »
Can't they just put it in a cardboard box and take it to the post office?   bust gut laughing

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« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2012, 05:40:47 AM »
Mine was $175 from BAX Global in (I think) 2007.
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« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2012, 10:58:07 AM »
I bought 4 machines out of California last summer and it was only $125 per machine to have them shipping to my house. With fuel cost rising I would bet it would be more now..
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« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2012, 12:42:27 PM »
Quantity shipping makes a big difference....as an example...I can ship one machine on a pallet to TX for about $160 or CA for about $250.  But using the same trucking company, when I shipped 16 to 20 machines, the price drops to about $90 a machine to TX and $130 a machine to CA.  And yes, freight has shot up quite a bit in the last 6 months.  Also consider that CHEAP is not always a good idea.  You can get caught up on saving $30 and end up with a pile of parts in the end.  There are a few companies I would not go near.  I've had the best success with companies like RL and Vitran with only 3 damaged machines out of about 100 in the past year.
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« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2012, 01:16:25 PM »
there is a website  www.bidmyfreight.net   That bids for your shipment. I can't say how there are, but if your adventurous you might wana try it.
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« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2012, 02:25:58 PM »
i got southeastern ft for delivery they wernt to bad......
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« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2012, 03:42:53 PM »
Another site to check is quote4freight.com.     We've had decent pricing with them on single machines. Saves some time since you can see everyone's rates there. It's similiar to Travelocity or Hotwire is for travel. Then if you see a good rate, try contacting the carrier direct, sometimes it's cheaper, if it's higher, then book it thru quote4freight.
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