I'd like to ship a wall sculpture.
It's about 125 pounds...
7 ft long and 3 ft wide, which I can colapse into 15 in.
I prefer local pick-up only.
However, the buyer insists on paying the shiping costs via his/her Fedex account.
The buyer lives in Roanoke VA.
My art is in NJ at Dad's.
How do I facilitate this?
2007-12-14 20:38:41 · 7 answers · asked by LUCKY3 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
That is a tough one.
Economically, "ground" is the recommended form of delivery. It takes 5 business days and if you want it there by Christmas then you need to have it packes and shipped by the 19th. It is cheaper but not safer.
Best option is "express" which sends it in 3 business days by plane and offers you less opportunity for damage to the sculpture.
Both options allow you to ship in wooden crates.
As far as packing it, the best option if you can find them are foam bags. You bubble wrap the item and then you place the first bag in the crate and fill it with foam and then quickly place the item(s) on the bag to get the bag to form solidly around the item(s) You do the dame thing with the bag that goes on top of the item(s) pressing down with a smooth flat surface to allow the foam to harden. It doesn't take long but this is an option only most professional shippers and manufacturing companies have.
Otherwise you should consider sawdust or crushed shreaded newspaper to go around the bubble wrapped.
Styrofoam allows for too much movement so peanuts are not a good option with art work.
The biggest problem is weight. You will be charges for the weight of the crate and the packing as well as the artwork, so expect the 125 lbs to grow tremendously once packed.
FEDEX also recommends that you get the contents insured.
They only insure a package for 500 dollars.
They recommend that whoever is paying for this either call their own insurance company or contact Trans Global Insurance at 1 (800) 245-4852 and get the package properly insured just in case.
FEDEX's number is 1 (800) 463-3339
They will schedule a pick up at your request.
Rates vary upon the size and weight of each package you ship.
2007-12-15 04:37:27 · answer #1 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Call an art gallery in Soho Manhattan.
They can explain to you the correct
way to package the art before Fedex
picks it up.They can recommend a
local packaging company.
Happy holidays
Mohamed NYC
2007-12-15 00:57:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Call FedEx - ask them if they have a way to handle this safely, and if that have packing advice.
If they can't or won't handle it, you can tell your client that FedEx won't handle it, and you can work toward some other solution.
Art is often shipped in padded, wooden crates, by moving companies like Allied, or by companies that specialize in moving art.
2007-12-14 20:43:13 · answer #3 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe that there are a number of Art Movers that make regular trips between NYC & DC... some of these small companies are located in NYC & DC... check the yellow pages to see what they can do for you
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2016-11-03 08:26:17 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put it into a crate with woodcurls or hai, usually is the way people transport large art objects. they some times also use styrofoam (not sure how to spell).
good luck
2007-12-14 20:44:03 · answer #6 · answered by dutchcutie68 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try UPS, but shipping something like this is going to be expensive no matter whom you may choose.. Good Luck!
2007-12-15 02:20:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋