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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Just wondering if anyone is near Elmhurst, Chicago. Very close to Oakbrook Mall. |
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Location: Chicago | Hey, Dweez: we are not that far. Any chance you could swing by Katerina's this Wednesday to see the band and meet a coupla fellow OFC-ers? It would be a blast! You may be the closest member to Jeff Burns and myself, geographically.
www.katerinas.com 1620 Irving Park Chicago 7pm |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | dobro,
I'm in Brighton, England! The reason I ask is I have bought a 2000 Collector from a guy in Elmhurst and was wonderingg if anyone would be willing to pick it up and despatch to me. I'm still trying to get the seller to do it so let's see.... |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | dweez,
If yours is like mine, that lacewood is sharp. The pic on the Ovation site doesn't do it justice. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | The seller says he has quote from USPS to ship and it's $400. Thats crazy, I've had USPS ship to me for less than $100 in the past. Wondering now what to do!!! |
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Location: Chicago | Dweez, inquire from the seller if he could drop the axe off at my house (I am on 6749 N. Caldwell a mile south of Touhy, a mile north of Devon). I can provide him with a written receipt etc. and then have my local guitar-shop buddy help expedite the shipping for (I hope) far less than 400. Let me know what to do. Your seller can call me on my cell 773 467 0756. My academic gig is on the north shore at Loyola University Chicago, so he can also meet me there if it's convenient. Let me know if this might help you out. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Hi dobro,
nice one - I really appreciate the gesture. I've asked him to double check the USPS quote, the thing is I have had many an Ovation sent to me from the US with USPS and it was always < $150. I've just checked with the USPS site and it comes out as < $100. So He is checking again. I've had this sort of thing before, i.e. USPS quoting silly amounts, I had to send them previous quotes and then they reluctantly reduced it. So I'll keep you posted. Thanks!!! |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
dweez,
If yours is like mine, that lacewood is sharp. The pic on the Ovation site doesn't do it justice. Glad you still like yours Iffy. ;) |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | dobro,
I wonder could you get a quote from USPS, it really should be less than $150. There is little point getting it to you to find that they are going to charge the same. It makes no sense, I've had at least 5 Ovations shipped to me from the US via USPS in OHSC and boxes etc for less than $150, one time it was even $65! |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Why is the right pond so much cheaper to fly over than the left pond? |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | It's smaller. |
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Location: Chicago | No problem, Dweezil. Do we have a rough idea of the wieght? I am assuming your Elmhurst purchase is a guitar in an Ovation Hardshell Case?
With the current economic turbulence, you may be a victim of a price surge.. dunno.
Anyway, the weight... lbs. oz.? |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | The weight should be about 13 lbs |
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Location: Chicago | Just to be precise: Elmhurst IL to Brighton, England? Yes?
I'll check it out... |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Thanks! I've just had a quote for a 97C in OHSC for $30 from the US to UK! |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | + $8 |
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Location: NJ | Somehow, I just don't "see" a guitar in a case (and packaging) weighing only 13lbs . . . |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | I weighed my 07C in case, came out at under 10 lbs, unless my scales are well out of whack. |
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Location: Chicago | Are you set then, Dweezil? |
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Location: closely held secret | Under 10 lbs?? I don't think so....
The acoustics, case and box usually come out around 20-25. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Full sized A/E acoustic Ovation with Case, 46" x 20" x 9", Large Package, 22lbs.
Total girth is 104".
WA 98366 to FL 34209
$43
The look on someone's face when they open the case... Priceless! |
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Anyone near Elmhurst, Chicago?
