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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 11:49 AM
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i need to move my GS3 across the country, NY to NV.

can anyone recommend a shipping company?
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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Magic carpet for sure, i've shipped with them twice nice and have been happy both times, resonable rates and timely pick up..

http://www.magiccarpetautotransport.com/

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you can google them though, I shipped a car from Long Beach, CA to me in South Carolina, and another from South Carolina to NY
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 01:51 PM
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Magic carpet for sure, i've shipped with them twice nice and have been happy both times, resonable rates and timely pick up..

http://www.magiccarpetautotransport.com/

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you can google them though, I shipped a car from Long Beach, CA to me in South Carolina, and another from South Carolina to NY
Thanks Paco

i really need a company thats recommended so this is great. I recently paid a deposit on a broker and the shipper hasnt shown..I hope i can get my deposit back thru my Card.
i will try them in a day or two once i sort out the issue.
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 03:00 PM
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Call GEORGE @ JP Logistics. They deal with exotics all day and I trust them with any of my cars.

Tell him i sent you

http://www.jplogistics.net

here is my car being transported by them....



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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 03:07 PM
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Damn!! that sum Baller shiet... i dont think i cant afford closed container. i will keep it in mind.
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 03:08 PM
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Damn!! that sum Baller shiet... i dont think i cant afford closed container. i will keep it in mind.
i have shipped over 20 of my personal cars. i will always pay more for enclosed. Too many things can happen with open car haulers and when it comes down to them paying for damage. its a nightmare. I been there and thats why I will never do it again!
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 03:11 PM
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i have shipped over 20 of my personal cars. i will always pay more for enclosed. Too many things can happen with open car haulers and when it comes down to them paying for damage. its a nightmare. I been there and thats why I will never do it again!
i see, thanks for the advice. i will price them out.

You & Paco are cool in my book
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 03:24 PM
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There are many wealthy people on here just that we dont know.
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that lambo is a tight fit lol
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ****-adkt
i see, thanks for the advice. i will price them out.

You & Paco are cool in my book
no prob man, yeah when you start pricing auto shippers, some of them will give you really low quotes, so you pay your broker fee up front, then what happens is when they post your listing to the truck drivers none of them want to take the job because it doesn't pay enough..

Magic Carpet is pretty competitive on pricing, probably not the lowest quote you will get but definetly resonable, and they will get your car picked up, i think one took 2 days, and the other one took 3 days to get picked up..


I agree, enclosed is the way to go for sure, I just couldn't justify the cost at the time, it was more then double what i was quoted for a open transport, which i know sometimes it's worth the extra cash, but i wasn't transporting a LAMBO lol
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Old Jan 29, 2011 | 07:29 PM
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I've used DAS (Dependable Auto Shippers) three times now. I will always use them. This is the company Ebay Motors recommends as wel. The best part is that you can track the car online 24/7.
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Originally Posted by fordsvtmfl
that lambo is a tight fit lol
side door of the carrier opens, plenty of room to get out of the car
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by jjbenzo
I've used DAS (Dependable Auto Shippers) three times now. I will always use them. This is the company Ebay Motors recommends as wel. The best part is that you can track the car online 24/7.

thanks but DAS has a bad rep. Not saying that it hasnt worked out for you but, a couple of local guys have had issues with them
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you can get on uship.com and have shippers compete for the job
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by benbuilt4u
you can get on uship.com and have shippers compete for the job
interesting, never seen that site before!
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