Frank Clarici wrote:
>
> Mark Snowdon wrote:
>
> >
> > Forget that, there is a 1275 head listed elsewhere on there and the
> > current bid is $45, with valves.
>
> And if anybody is really crazy, there is a 1098 block for $75 but it has
> a broken crank! and a reserve price too!!
> I can't give away a good 948 block and I can't sell a running 1098 for
> $100.
> Maybe I should Ebay them.
I think the real show stopper is shipping an item like this. High cost
and a packaging nightmare. I think you can ship things like blocks and
transmissions without a box via UPS. Of course there can't be anything
thing to break off (i.e. a manifold) but a block with the head and valve
cover should be shipable just with a label. Of course check with the
shipper and take your chances on packaging, but how could you hurt a block?
Just a thought. The real trick is getting a label to stick to an oil
covered block.
Bill Gilroy
77 Midget
90 Shar-Pei
PS. I have had UPS smash some really tough items and my wife's crystal
candlesticks (boy was she mad :-)
PPS. This posting is not an invite to start a debate on which shipper is
the best.
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