Frame and Wheel FedEx Inbound Shipping Portal
You are experienced at packing bikes and smaller items (components, seats, clothing, etc) and you have the boxes and materials to get it done, but you don’t have access to a shipping account. No problem! Pack up what you have and use the Frame and Wheel FedEx Inbound Shipping Portal. But before you go to the portal link at the bottom of this page, please learn how it works by reading a few paragraphs below. Or please call me Fred Thomas on 207 415 3746 for a step by step explanation.
Once you are in the portal, follow these three easy steps: 1) Enter your contact information and the number packages you are shipping and hit submit. You will receive an email with a label and a QR code. 2) Print out the label (s), attach them to your boxes and bring your boxes to any FedEx Office location. You can also bring the QR code that is in the email and present that to the representative. That's it. FedEx has all the information it needs to get your shipment on its way to us. You don’t have to pay any cash up front. We will deduct the inbound shipping expenses from the sale proceeds of your items.
Please be aware that any bike box larger than 54 x 8 x 28 inches or with a dimensional weight * of more than 102 cubic square inches will be charged oversized rates which will more than triple the shipping cost and materially reduce the size of your payout or eliminate it altogether. it is in your best financial interest to ship your items in the smallest box possible.
The smaller the box, the greater your payout
Rules of thumb: 1) Take your bike apart as much as you can. We are going to take it apart anyway. 2) Ship in the smallest box you can. Shorten the length or height of your box with a box cutter if it is too big for the item you are shipping. Don't pay to ship air! 3) You know junk when you see it (For example, low value wheels). Don't send it! 4) Questions? Please call me on 207 415 3746.
Standing by to help
I am standing by to answer any questions you have about the process. You can learn more about the service on the Frame and Wheel You Tube Channel, the Frame and Wheel Facebook Page, the Frame and Wheel Instagram feed, and on the Frame and Wheel website.
* How to calculate dimensional weight
Dimensional weight is the amount of space your package occupies relative to its actual weight. It is how FedEx and UPS calculate their rates and it rewards efficient packing. This is how you calculate it: multiply the length times the width times the height of your box and divide by 139 which is the fixed denominator FedEx assigns to all domestic and international shipments. That will produce the total cubic square inches your box occupies in a truck or a plane. For example:
Dimensional weight calculations
Standard bike box: 54 inches long 8 inches wide and 28 inches high:
54 x 8 x 28 = 12,096
12,096 / 139 = 87 cubic square inches.
Large bike box: 56 inches long 9 inches wide and 28 inches high:
56 x 9 x 28 = 14,112
14,112 = 102 cubic square inches
Non standard bike box: 50 inches long 9 inches wide 31 inches high
50 x 9 x 31 = 13,950
13,950 / 139 = 100 cubic square inches
Extra large bike box: 56 inches long x 9 inches wide x 31 inches high
56 x 9 x 31 = 15,624
15,624 / 139 = 112 cubic square inches
The extra large bike box is oversize because its dimensional weight is greater than 102 cubic square inches. It is more than three times more expensive to ship than a standard bike box!
You should know that you can buy a standard 54 x 8 x 28 bike box from FedEx Office for about $20 and not have to worry about any of this sizing stuff!
Please find the link to the portal below:
You are experienced at packing bikes and smaller items (components, seats, clothing, etc) and you have the boxes and materials to get it done, but you don’t have access to a shipping account. No problem! Pack up what you have and use the Frame and Wheel FedEx Inbound Shipping Portal. But before you go to the portal link at the bottom of this page, please learn how it works by reading a few paragraphs below. Or please call me Fred Thomas on 207 415 3746 for a step by step explanation.
Once you are in the portal, follow these three easy steps: 1) Enter your contact information and the number packages you are shipping and hit submit. You will receive an email with a label and a QR code. 2) Print out the label (s), attach them to your boxes and bring your boxes to any FedEx Office location. You can also bring the QR code that is in the email and present that to the representative. That's it. FedEx has all the information it needs to get your shipment on its way to us. You don’t have to pay any cash up front. We will deduct the inbound shipping expenses from the sale proceeds of your items.
Please be aware that any bike box larger than 54 x 8 x 28 inches or with a dimensional weight * of more than 102 cubic square inches will be charged oversized rates which will more than triple the shipping cost and materially reduce the size of your payout or eliminate it altogether. it is in your best financial interest to ship your items in the smallest box possible.
The smaller the box, the greater your payout
Rules of thumb: 1) Take your bike apart as much as you can. We are going to take it apart anyway. 2) Ship in the smallest box you can. Shorten the length or height of your box with a box cutter if it is too big for the item you are shipping. Don't pay to ship air! 3) You know junk when you see it (For example, low value wheels). Don't send it! 4) Questions? Please call me on 207 415 3746.
Standing by to help
I am standing by to answer any questions you have about the process. You can learn more about the service on the Frame and Wheel You Tube Channel, the Frame and Wheel Facebook Page, the Frame and Wheel Instagram feed, and on the Frame and Wheel website.
* How to calculate dimensional weight
Dimensional weight is the amount of space your package occupies relative to its actual weight. It is how FedEx and UPS calculate their rates and it rewards efficient packing. This is how you calculate it: multiply the length times the width times the height of your box and divide by 139 which is the fixed denominator FedEx assigns to all domestic and international shipments. That will produce the total cubic square inches your box occupies in a truck or a plane. For example:
Dimensional weight calculations
Standard bike box: 54 inches long 8 inches wide and 28 inches high:
54 x 8 x 28 = 12,096
12,096 / 139 = 87 cubic square inches.
Large bike box: 56 inches long 9 inches wide and 28 inches high:
56 x 9 x 28 = 14,112
14,112 = 102 cubic square inches
Non standard bike box: 50 inches long 9 inches wide 31 inches high
50 x 9 x 31 = 13,950
13,950 / 139 = 100 cubic square inches
Extra large bike box: 56 inches long x 9 inches wide x 31 inches high
56 x 9 x 31 = 15,624
15,624 / 139 = 112 cubic square inches
The extra large bike box is oversize because its dimensional weight is greater than 102 cubic square inches. It is more than three times more expensive to ship than a standard bike box!
You should know that you can buy a standard 54 x 8 x 28 bike box from FedEx Office for about $20 and not have to worry about any of this sizing stuff!
Please find the link to the portal below:
