When something comes available and I need it but the person says "pick-up
only... No shipping", I offer to send them the boxes, packing material,
pre-written address lables, a roll of tape and money to cover the cost of
shipping. Then I offer to have UPS come to them to pick up the items.
This has always worked for me.
Of course this is impractical for large items like main-frames but, for 90%
of what I collect/use, it works great. The cost of sending the boxes,
packing material, and etc. is not that bad.
You might want to note that I found that it costs less to have UPS come and
pick up the packages from your house/office than to take them to a
MailBoxes Etc. or other mailing operation.
>> I'm in the same boat, though... I wish I could get something shipped,
>> I would like one or more of the DSD drives... they are nice compact
>> units (which format 8" floppies) which go well with the 11/23s, 11/53s
>> and 11/73s in BA11-M boxes that I have...
>>
>> Ah well... If someone who *can* make it to pick anything up can grab
>> the DSDs and handle the shipping, I sure would appreciate it... (I
>> would, of course, pay for shipping)
>
>We need to get together and run a truck back and forth once every other
>month to save all this good stuff. I am not sure where I would put it
anymore.
>The word I am getting is that for every lb. I take in, two lb. must go out
the door.
>Otherwise, the door is open for me to leave by as well.
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Received on Tue Dec 21 1999 - 10:58:15 GMT