Traveling never going to happen??? need advice


Greetings, my question friends if you fell in love with a pair of excellent condition very heavy 130lbs. each floor loudspeakers would you drive say 1,500 or more miles to pick them up saving tons of money on shipping and also, knowing they will be perfect once you get home. The point of this forum how many audiophiles, would actually do the drive, I have been trying to sell my Andras, without success for near 6-months!! I have no shipping crates. Thanks for reading any help, or advice I would so appreciate it... anyone else have this problem??
aoltes
You don't need crates, you can pack them in cardboard boxes lined with 2" styrofoam and tightly strapped to a skid. 1500+ miles is way too far for most people to drive, myself included. We have passed on items where the seller wasn't willing to ship or help with arrangements with a shipping company but I will fly out to inspect the items prior to payment.
david
If I really wanted the speakers I would drive, yet 1500 miles is a long trip. David's comments above are good too.

Good Luck
....you probably already have, but as been mentioned here, I would see if you can't buy the crate or box from the manufacturer themselves. I had the same situation with a pair of Avalon's and they sold me a brand new crate, it was not cheap but once I got the crate, I was then able to sell the speakers. But, now at a much larger ''loss'', but they sold. As also mentioned, the buyer may eventually have the same problem and I'm sure will come up in the overall price negotiations.

I don't I would drive
Highly doubtful as many have said. Consider that at 3000 miles round trip with a vehicle that would get 20 MPG (you're not picking these up with a Prius, are you?) you would use 150 gallons of gas. Assuming gas costs an average of $2.25 a gallon you would spend $337.50 just on gas. I can't speak for others, but 750 miles a day is about my limit, then think you will do it four days in a row, talk about a sore butt! Then there is the question of where you rest, some could sleep in the car, but let's say you get a hotel each night. For a cheapo place $50 a night is possible (if you don't mind cockroaches or unsolicited proposals for "services"), so you have another $150. So you're talking $487.50 and four lost days. Would someone do it, sure, but don't count on it. I would think $500 would ship these if you did your homework, so where's the savings? Maybe you should do the footwork on packing and shipping then build it into your asking price. That might help sell them.
Pmotz- Your thoughts mirror mine. Most people who would be interested would not be up for doing the 1500 miles in one day so you have motel and gas and in some places, highway and bridge tolls, plus wear and tear on your vehicle. I also think you've left out meals, which for 4 days is gonna cost you at least another $100. I think I'd get a quote from the UPS store or Kinkos who will insure the packing job. Split the packing cost w the buyer who then pays the shipping.