whats the best way to ship a tv?
my husband and i have a 42″ projection screen tv with an entertainment center. we need it shipped from beverly,ma to waverly,oh. packaged it would be about 50″ long,30″wide and 48″tall. it also weighs about 60 lbs.(im guessing) we also are planning on getting insurance for it. we value the tv at about $2000 but it may be less
what would be the best and cheapest way to ship it?
we do not want to get rid of the tv.our plan is to ship the tv here and get rid of the tv we have now since we pay on it through rent to own which would also lower our payments on everything else we’re paying on
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You probably will need to get a freight company to pack it and ship it. Not Fedex or UPS, but a company that specializes in large bulky stuff.
There are a lot of freight companies and I don’t really know which ones are good – you should probably start by looking in the phone book or online for Freight or Shippers, then check with the better business bureau when you find some places that look promising.
But here’s a totally different idea – your projection TV may be obsolete considering all the new LCD and Plasma HDTVs that are available now.
If so, then it may be more cost effective to dump your old TV and just get a new one when you get to Ohio – you can get a good LCD or Plasma 42″ TV for less than $1000. Even if shipping turns out to be cheaper, the cost of a new TV might still be worth it, if it’s a better TV.
(You also need to consider the possibility that your projection TV could get damaged or get out of alignment during shipping; once again, that’s an argument for just replacing it).