Morris Dovey wrote:


I'm taking a middle road - by letting a third party who knows their
way around do the negotiating. They take a cut, of course, but they
claim that the amount I pay will almost certainly be less than I'd pay
if I were dealing directly with the freight companies. My view is that
their cut provides me with a low-cost shipping department. :-)

If this stuff ships common carrier, then FOB, Point of Shipment,
Freight Prepaid and billed or freight collect makes a lot of sense.

Lew