Re: 50 Variacs 7.8 KW each SHIPPING

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Original poster: "D.C. Cox" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxx>


I sent the check out in the mail this morning --- to your address.


Dr. Resonance
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Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 1:29 PM
Subject: 50 Variacs 7.8 KW each SHIPPING


> Original poster: gary350@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I already have people wanting me to send variacs by UPS or FEDx.
>
> These things are very time comsuming and a lot of work to deal with 
> that is why I would rather people come and pick them up.    I know 
> it is not practical for people that live far away to come and get one.
>
> I forgot to mention in the other post that some of the variacs are 
> driven my an electric motor.
>
> It will take me an hour and a half work just to get a variac to the 
> work bench, remove all the relays, coils, wiring, times, motor, 
> switches, and all the other stuff off.   I stripped the one in the 
> picture clean so you could see it.   I will charge $30.00 for 
> that.   I trashed all the stuff I removed you can have it all if you want.
>
> Packaging will be harder.  I do not have packaging material so I 
> will have to buy something.   That will take time and money.   The 
> best thing to do is to take the variacs to packaging unlimited a 
> business that will package them and mail them by UPS or FEDX.   I am 
> guessing they will want $100.00 for each variac plus UPS shipping 
> costs.  A 2 variac stack will have to be taken apart and shipped as 
> 2 packages probably $100. per package plus shipping.
>
> There is one other think I can do.   I can hire a carpenter to build 
> a plywood box for shipping.  Plywood is about $30. a sheet plus his 
> labor. This is still going to cost you $100. or more plus UPS shipping.
>
> Sorry but I just don't have time to strip, dissasemble, package and 
> ship all these variacs one by one that would take me 2 months to do 
> in my spare time.
>
> Before I do anything I need a deposit.   Sorry I have to ask for a 
> deposit but in the post I have sold things like this, got it all 
> packaged and ready to go and the buyer said, I changed my mind I 
> don't want it.   I don't want to do a lot of work and spend a lot of 
> money for nothing. Anyone that changes their mine after a variac is 
> stripped and package all expences will be deducted from your deposit 
> before being refunded.
>
> My paypal ID is gary_350@xxxxxxxxxxx if you make a deposit tonight I 
> will start working on this tomorrow.
>
> Gary Weaver