R/C Airplane Shipping Charges for built model

I have a few R/C Model airplanes that I want to sell over the net. They are 40-60 size aircraft with 5 - 6 foot wingspan that are already
built. I see lot's of people selling built planes on the net and they are charging $30 - $45 for shipping. I would like to know how they are doing this? I calculated the shipping charge on USPS and also UPS and FedEx and the parsel post rate is over $100.00 for an oversize package large enough to properly ship a model. Not to mention that It should be shipped in 2 boxes. 1 for the wing and 1 for the fuselage. I don't even want to think about what it would cost to have a special box made on top of it. Any suggestions?
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| I see lot's of people selling built planes on the net and they are | charging $30 - $45 for shipping. I would like to know how they are | doing this?
You could always email them and ask ...
I've heard that Greyhound is a good way to ship oversized boxes as well.
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I've also heard that shipping built planes via Greyhound is the only good way to do it.

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Maybe they are just eating the cost of half the shipping to get the plane sold?
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I have shipped large models via Fedex ground. Great service, fast, and cheap! The cheapest of any. UPS is a ripoff and USPS won't take anything that big. I sent a huge airplane in two boxes from Florida to Michigan and the total bill was about $35!
I received an airplane via greyhound one time. They beat it up pretty bad!

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I don't believe that about Fedex. It must have a wing span of less than 60 inches. Once you go over 60 inches, they consider it "heavy" and charge the 50 lb rate which is $65.
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YOU ARE LOOKING AT REGULAR FEDEX!!! Look at FedEx GROUND! Totally different animal!

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wrote:

I sent an assembled aircraft along with some other things in the box , such as monokote , heat iron and gun , extra Quickie 500 wing, from WV to my son in Houston for $38 . It was sent by FedEx ground. Only took 4 days.
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Ken, I have had EXCELLENT results from FedEx Ground too! UPS can go take a jump!

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