I've done it, although not with drums, but a fairly large part of a car's sheet metal. As long as it's packed well, it will probably have a much gentler time in transit than conventional shipping methods.

I bought a set of vintage Walberg & Auge drums from a seller in the Boston suburbs. The 20-12-16 drums were nested in a single old beat up fiber bass drum case with the heads and rims on top of the drums. The drums were shipped in the cargo hold of a Greyhound bus--not via Greyhound truck freight. The shipping cost was about $65. The drums arrived at the suburban Dallas depot close to my house within two days of leaving Massachussetts. The shipping manifest listed several transfers of the package from bus to bus The seller wanted the sale to be local pickup only. A great online friend and member of this forum, DTK, acted as my agent to pick up the drums, pack them, and take them to the Greyhound station for me. Thanks again, David.

I was so pleased with the cost, the fast transit time, the convenience, and the careful handling that this is now my preferred shipping method.

Seems to work best with big,heavy drums.........

I shipped a 26" Rogers BD to a guy with them,and a 24,14,15,18 6 ply Luddy kit to another guy.............

Blair

Interesting. Scary. But, interesting. I presume they offer insurance.

B

Yep regarding insurance. I actually find this method of shipping less scary than truck freight.

I agree. If you saw some damage that trucking companies do to freight, and if you knew how much handling takes place from point A to point B with a truck you would feel much better about using Greyhound. At no point that I am aware of are there any fork lifts used when you ship Greyhound. At my job I have seen amazing damage to freight. Freight that is not exactly fragile either. In addition I once had a wood lathe shipped to my work so I wouldn't have to pay for lift gate service. The thing was in it's factory crate and had been rolled over and the motor was busted off and the faceplate was broken into two pieces.

Greyhound is ideal for large, bulky and light weight items such as drums.

They told me here (Michigan) it's roughly $1.50 per pound anywhere in US.........

I'll be selling a kit soon, so I'll consider it for shipment. You learn something new, here, every day.

Thanks.

B

I was completely against Greyhound... until I read all your posts here. Really makes sense! I'll definitely consider them for any future drum kit sales.