I recently purchased a pinball ball machine (300+ lbs.) located near
LA.  I live in Seattle Wa.  The owner is unable to help me move the
machine in any way.  I need to find a dependable, resonable service
who can go to this persons house, pick up the machine, safely pack and
palletize it and either deliver it to a freight company such as Pilot
Air or ship themselves.  I know these people are out there.  Where can
they be and how do I get a hold of one?

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Request for Question Clarification by sublime1-ga on 13 Jun 2003 17:11 PDT

prescriptions...

Have we addressed your needs here, or are you still seeking
an answer to this question? If your query has not been satisfied,
it would help to know what is lacking. If it has been answered,
just post a clarification indicating who should post a formal
answer and be paid the fee.

prescriptions-ga,

You might want to ask on Usenet, at the rec.games.pinball newsgroup. A
friend of mine who sells and buys a lot of pinball machines didn't
know of a service that would pick up and pack your machine, but she
did suggest that the people at rec.games.pinball might be able to
help. It's a very active and helpful newsgroup.

I'm sorry that I couldn't find a packing service for you, though. Good
luck!
-vorfeed_ga

Hi...

Call American Games and ask them, they *might* know. They have a store
in Bellevue now, in addition to their store in Belltown...

~~Cynthia

prescriptions...

Con-Way Trucking:
https://www.con-way.com/default.asp?bhcp=1

...has a Western states company, Con-Way Western Express (CWX):
http://www.con-way.com/aboutcts/cwx.html

...which is highly recommended by members of the rec.games.pinball
newsgroup:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=off&frame=right&th=4fff4cdeb7d78c3b&seekm=%25Cdu6.112%247b.102181%40nnrp2.sbc.net#s

...for shipping pinball machines. From browsing the Con-Way
website, I was unable to determine if they include the service
of going to your seller's home and packing the machine from
scratch, so I'm posting this as a comment, pending your approval
as an answer. You will need to contact them for a specific quote,
anyway.

CWX contact info:

CWX Western Headquarters
Con-Way Western Express
6301 Beach Blvd., Suite 300
Buena Park, Calif. 90621
Phone: (714) 562-0110

E-mail:
mailto:info@con-way.com
1-800 number:
1 (800) 755-2728

Downtown Los Angeles California (CWX)   
1955 E Washington Blvd  
Los Angeles, CA 90021
Phone: (213) 744-0664  
Fax: (213) 744-1069  
Toll-free: (800) 221-6084
https://www.con-way.com/webapp/servicecenter_app/ServiceCenterInfo/ServiceCenterDetail.jsp?SIC=ULX&dest=fastmap2000display

Los Angeles California (CWX)   
12903 Lakeland Road  
Santa Fe Spring, CA 90670
Phone: (562) 946-8331  
Fax: (562) 946-0086  
Toll-free: (800) 545-9680
https://www.con-way.com/webapp/servicecenter_app/ServiceCenterInfo/ServiceCenterDetail.jsp?SIC=ULA&dest=fastmap2000display

Let me know if this satisfies your needs.

sublime1-ga