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Old 11-22-2007, 09:05 AM
 
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Here's my quandary....

I moved out here 6 months ago and found a small place in Capital Hill. I left the vast majority of my books (about 3,000 books) in a storage locker in Northern California. The rent on the locker (225 a month) is bleeding me dry and I need to find the cheapest way to get them up here. The cheapest Uhaul is 700 bucks one way, plus the airline ticket down and gas (about 250 bucks). Plus, I'll have to pay someone to help me move the bucks up to my fourth floor walkup.

Anyone out there know of any cheaper alternatives? Its not a whole lot of cubic yardage, only about 50-60 book boxes.
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Old 11-22-2007, 10:56 AM
 
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Did you get a price for air freight?
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Old 11-24-2007, 09:36 PM
 
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Default Why not try selling the books you don't need on eBay

to pay to move the ones you want to keep.
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Old 11-25-2007, 02:57 AM
 
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3000 books? Sounds like the scenario you described is your only option as far as cheapest cost go.
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Old 11-25-2007, 08:09 AM
 
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3000 books? Sounds like the scenario you described is your only option as far as cheapest cost go.
That sucks.
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Old 11-26-2007, 09:56 AM
 
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It costs money to store and move stuff. 3000 books is an impressive library, but it is a large amount of stuff and you just need to be realistic about how much it's worth to you to keep that 3000 book library together. Are they valuable, one-of-a-kind books that you could never replace or that you could never find in a library to check out? Are they books that you are likely to read again, or are you keeping them as trophies to show what you've already read?

If it is important to you to keep the library together, then the cost of moving the books and the cost of storing them is something you're going to have to pay.
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Old 11-26-2007, 06:08 PM
 
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It costs money to store and move stuff. 3000 books is an impressive library, but it is a large amount of stuff and you just need to be realistic about how much it's worth to you to keep that 3000 book library together. Are they valuable, one-of-a-kind books that you could never replace or that you could never find in a library to check out? Are they books that you are likely to read again, or are you keeping them as trophies to show what you've already read?

If it is important to you to keep the library together, then the cost of moving the books and the cost of storing them is something you're going to have to pay.
I can SO relate to this dilemma. Read just about any self-help/housekeeping/interior decoration book and they will all tell you the same thing...limit yourself to a couple bookshelves of those books you actually reference regularly or just can't part with and donate the rest. Easier said than done when you are a bibliophile though! I have four floor to ceiling bookshelves full and even this amount is going to be a major pain to box and ship next time I move...
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Old 11-26-2007, 11:48 PM
 
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Well, PM me in about a week or two, if my van is fixed by then I might be able to take some of your books up there for gas, motel and something extra. I may not want to do it, but perhaps we could play around with the idea a bit. I live in Susanville.
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