KH freeride on ebay

Just checked their shipping cost...$111.00. RIP-OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Especially given the fact that it isn't that far from me.

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Thats probably so they don't have to give as much money to Ebay from the
sale...

Still, $300 for a KH muni is realllly good. It will probably go up a
lot by the end of next week though.

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So how much would this muni be worth, do you think? Obviously the
shipping will eat into the bargain, but still, it seems very reasonable
(so far).

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Oh, I just answered my own Q: At uni.com, the 2005 Freeride is $525 sans
shipping.

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Is that a KH rim with the machined brake surface? or did someone change
the rim? plus I dont see the noodles on the frame so what year is that

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Daytripper63 said:

Is that a KH rim with the machined brake surface? or did someone change
the rim? plus I dont see the noodles on the frame so what year is that

That's an 06 Freeride. The new rim is like that and you're right, no
'noodles' on the frame. Looks just like mine but the seat post got cut
pretty short on that one.

Maybe someone bought it thinking it would be easy?

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terrybigwheel said:

Just checked their shipping cost...$111.00. RIP-OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Especially given the fact that it isn't that far from me.

They list local pickup as an option 😉

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terrybigwheel said:

Just checked their shipping cost...$111.00. RIP-OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Especially given the fact that it isn't that far from me.

Whoa! Do they realize you can disassemble it so it will fit in a
smaller box and be cheaper to ship? That shipping calculation must be
going by dimensional weight and the idiots at iSold It are too stupid
to realize it can fit in a smaller box and save the customer a lot of
shipping cost.

There are cases of things like flash memory cards being sold for $0.99
with $60 shipping, but iSold It wouldn't stoop to those kinds of tricks
cause they'd get yanked from eBay.

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john_childs said:

Whoa! Do they realize you can disassemble it so it will fit in a
smaller box and be cheaper to ship? That shipping calculation must be
going by dimensional weight and the idiots at iSold It are too stupid
to realize it can fit in a smaller box and save the customer a lot of
shipping cost.

There are cases of things like flash memory cards being sold for $0.99
with $60 shipping, but iSold It wouldn't stoop to those kinds of tricks
cause they'd get yanked from eBay.

Quoted message said:

This unicycle will be partially disassembled prior to shipping (the seat
and the pedals will be removed). We apologize for the high shipping
cost, but unfortunately, this item falls into the Federal Express
Oversize Category.

I don't see the shipping cost; my computer case was shipped in its box
which was approx. 12"x25"x24", and the case weighs 15.7 lbs. $16.90
three day shipping on newegg.com, I believe by UPS. That weight is
more than the 24" KH Freeride as listed on unicycle.com, at 14.8 lbs.

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this has the nokian gazz.

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Spencer Hochberg said:

.This unicycle will be partially disassembled prior to shipping (the
seat and the pedals will be removed). We apologize for the high
shipping cost, but unfortunately, this item falls into the Federal
Express Oversize Category.

I ran the numbers through FedEx. A 29X29X15 box is only $39.69 to ship
cross country (home delivery, 5 business days). A 29X29X15 box is more
than big enough even if they're paranoid and overdo the padding. They
must be charging $70 to make a custom box, materials, and to
disassemble the uni. They're gouging on the shipping. Apologize for
the high shipping cost? Yeah, they're loving that extra charge. $70
to box up a uni?

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I'm confused, Terry... do you have a summer home in NC that you haven't
told us about? Or are you just saying that compared to NZ, NC is just
around the corner from Cali?

nearby in FL,
John M

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billnye said:

I'm confused, Terry... do you have a summer home in NC that you haven't
told us about? Or are you just saying that compared to NZ, NC is just
around the corner from Cali?

nearby in FL,
John M

Hmmmm, I'm equally confused by YOUR post. Please clarify. John's post
just above your says it all. They are price gouging! Btw, are you Bill
Nye, the "Science Guy?"

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terrybigwheel said:

<snip>Especially given the fact that it isn't that far from me.</snip>

billnye said:

I'm confused, Terry... do you have a summer home in NC that you haven't
told us about? Or are you just saying that compared to NZ, NC is just
around the corner from Cali?

They're definitely price gouging... it's that mysterious "and handling"
we all hear so much about, I'm sure.

The "nearby" in my signoff really warranted ironyquotes, I suppose, and
the nickname is merely a tribute. I typically tell people who ask that
question that I'm on the opposite corner of the USA for me to actually
be Bill Nye.

nay, we are but men. *rock*,
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billnye said:

They're definitely price gouging... it's that mysterious "and handling"
we all hear so much about, I'm sure.

The "nearby" in my signoff really warranted ironyquotes, I suppose, and
the nickname is merely a tribute. I typically tell people who ask that
question that I'm on the opposite corner of the USA for me to actually
be Bill Nye.

nay, we are but men. *rock*,
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P.S. Keep up the good work on the vids, terryman.

I hope the potential auction high bidder calls the seller on their
outragious shipping charge!

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I'm planning on getting a Freeride myself, I've been saving up all
summer and researching everything that I can.
This is a great deal but it just seems to good, I'm afraid the price
will pick up fast, really fast.

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looks like the dealer has de-listed the KH...also the first two bidders
retracted.

it might get listed again with less shipping, keep an eye out.

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Is a high shipping cost really gouging? They aren't hiding the cost. If
the highest price I would pay $400 total, then I would bid $400 less
the shipping cost. I don't see the problem with making the shipping as
high as you like as long as it's clealy stated. Now, the part about it
being oversized blah blah blah, that's alot of bunk.

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