Hi,

I wonder if there is someone in the group who could help me with a 
shipping from California pickle I've gotten into.  My DAQ system broke 
down last week and I've bought a National Instruments daq board from 
ebay: 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7627538876&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26satitle%3D7627538876%26fvi%3D1

The seller is insisting on using their own packing box instead of a 
standard Fedex box and this is pushing up the shipping costs to $173! 
 If they were to use a Fedex box it would only be $68.  So, I was 
wondering if anybody lived close to the seller (Folger Ave.Berkeley, CA 
94710 - if you are within walking distance, they have a pickup service), 
if I could have it shipped to you for onward shipping (USPS or 
something) and I would reimburse the costs.

Any help would be appreciated.  I've just sent one last email to the 
seller asking them to use a Fedex box but I'm not optimistic that I'll 
succeed.

TIA

Ian Smith




  


Hi,



I wonder if there is someone in the group who could help me with a shipping
from California pickle I've gotten into.  My DAQ system broke down last week
and I've bought a National Instruments daq board from ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7627538876&ru=http://search.ebay.com:80/search/search.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26satitle%3D7627538876%26fvi%3D1



The seller is insisting on using their own packing box instead of a standard
Fedex box and this is pushing up the shipping costs to $173!  If they were
to use a Fedex box it would only be $68.  So, I was wondering if anybody
lived close to the seller (Folger Ave.Berkeley, CA 94710
- if you are within walking distance, they have a pickup service), if I could
have it shipped to you for onward shipping (USPS or something) and I would
reimburse the costs.



Any help would be appreciated.  I've just sent one last email to the seller
asking them to use a Fedex box but I'm not optimistic that I'll succeed.



TIA



Ian Smith