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I am in the midst of clearing out a stockpile of mostly 911 items before I move (see my ads if interested). It seems that the shipping quotes I can get from UPS and FedEx for ground service are ludicrously high due to dimensional weight charges.

For example, I need to ship a couple of ducktail decklids from IL 60115 to one end of the country or another. The items only weigh about 13 or 14 lbs and measure say 44 x 30 x 18. The quotes on these ducktails are running over $150.

One fellow who is interested in my fiberglass doors claims a package including two of them can be shipped most of the way across the country by UPS for $40. I am unsure how he obtained such a rate.

For these reasons, I am recommending folks use Greyhound, from which I have received good, cheap service for years. But, is there a secret formula by which an average guy, not a business location, can get good rates from FedEx and UPS lately?