Shipping costs

Your best bet is FedEx - they're charging you $ 57.58 for 3 day ground service.

That's for a 1 inch cube, he'll need to get a quote that includes the cube of the transported item because the rates are based both on dimensions and weight.

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FedEx and other couriers may be the best bet, but you may also want to ask a freight forwarder for a quote on other ways to do it.

Consider Greyhound, too. I hear many Ebay sellers do large items that way.

Yes, since I didn't know the measurements, I left it entirely off, and I guess
the default mode is 1 inch cube. I still think FedEx is cheaper than UPS or
other freight carriers.

You might look at an outfit called Unishippers.

They pool deliveries and get a better freight rate than an individual. Have dealt with them in various parts of the country.

I'm not sure if it's still the case, but when I worked in logistics they were usually one of the more expensive way to ship freight, and unless it's a small piece of furniture you'd need to go to a separate FedEx form for a freight quote and a skid with them would probably be over $600.

I would have looked elsewhere first (the kind of site Rock recommended would be my first bet). But the parcel couriers have been doing a lot to push into logistics services since I worked with them so this may have changed, and they may be better at this kind of shipping now.

You are right, for larger items, FedEx is not competitive. So I looked around
and found this www.freightcenter.com - they'll give you quotes of several
carriers. I had chosen 100 lb. and measurements of 48x48x48 (not knowing
what piece of furniture it is). and here are some quotes - not bad!