Jack said > Good points all and I appreciate the input. > > The $700 freight is what the eBay seller near DC quoted by e-mail.
Having it palletised definately sounds the safest option, but for "cheap and cheerful" I have found removalists wanting a backload to be pretty good. However that's here in Oz where we don't have the same extensive choice of logistics. I had an IBM 3420 tape unit shipped interstate 2000km (about 1250 miles) for $200 AUD ($150 USD). Since they had absolutely no idea what a 3420 was, or its weight, I told them it was exactly the size of a fridge but about twice as heavy. It turned out to be heavier than that but they did earn themselves a beer after unloading it at my mother's house, in the dark, in the hot summer :) With backloaders I've also had to wait for a while until a loaded truck is going in the right direction, I had two empty H960's moved from 2000km interstate for $200 but they took about a month to arrive. Steve.
