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Best way to ship computer?
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Silicon Valley
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As background: I recently moved to a new city across the country. I had my G5 shipped out here with UPS. I payed them to pack it and got tons of insurance on it. Sure enough, it turned up totaled (I finally got the money after a 4 month debate).
Anyway, I would like to ship my old G5 733 out here, and granted it isn't worth much, I probably won't insure it and will pack it myself and wish for the best. Any packing suggestions or a cheap carrier to use?
Thanks,
Chuck
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Moderator  Join Date: Jan 2001
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USPS is really good with their priority/next-day stuff. I shipped a large glass fruit bowl 10,000 miles once with them, wrapped in nothing but stock postal paper, and it arrived perfectly.
But still get it insured. FedEx is also ok.
UPS sucks bad.
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I only use ups and so far (fingers crossed) they've never failed me. I just sold my MacPro last month and used ups. They got it there no problem, though I did use insurance but still I've never had a problem with them.
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Join Date: Mar 2001
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I've been using UPS for over a decade, and I never have problems. Why? Because I pack everything like a motherscratcher.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Well, not when a forklift goes through the package into the side of the G5 
I'll give USPS a try this time.
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Anyone who would letterspace blackletter would steal sheep. - Frederic Goudy
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Moderator  Join Date: Feb 2006
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Try for USPS. In my experience with shipping (ran a company shipping large volume but individual pieces), USPS had the least breakage, then FedEX, then UPS.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Jun 2001
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Before I even read the OP, I decided that my answer was gonna be "Not with UPS".
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Clinically Insane
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USPS 100% of the time, unless you have to ship world wide, which goes FedEx no matter what. Not only is it backed by the government whom can pay the insurance with no problem, but there's less incentive for a thief to steal from USPS because it's a Federal offense and a felony.
USPS also does FREE weekend delivery.
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