The going rate for shipping containers

[Chauchat]

Do any of you folks know what the going rate is for twenty foot shipping containers up in the Hagerstown/Frederick area? I didn't know where to post this so I put it here in Preppers.

 

[dontpanic]

About $2,000 delivered, $500 more if you want the high cube.

You can probably get them cheaper but they will likely be in bad shape.

 

[adit]

Check craigslist, they usually advertise there.

 

[traveller]

Did you ask your wife for permission ;-)

 

[CrawfishStu]

About $2,000 delivered, $500 more if you want the high cube.

You can probably get them cheaper but they will likely be in bad shape.

Do you have a particular place you dealt with that was good?

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

About $2,000 delivered, $500 more if you want the high cube.

You can probably get them cheaper but they will likely be in bad shape.

A friend in Frederick or Wash Co got a 40 foot high one recently, I think he paid something like $2665 delivered.

 

[Sundazes]

A friend in Frederick or Wash Co got a 40 foot high one recently, I think he paid something like 2400-2700 delivered.

40 foot high? Is it standing on end?

 

[Boondock Saint]

I'm surprised @teratos hasn't chimed in yet. I assumed he'd be up to date on latest trends in the shipping container market.

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

40 foot high? Is it standing on end?

OK OK, 40 foot long , high vs standard height one.

 

[JohnnyE]

Though he lives in the midwest, brother picked up six containers for about $2K each and they are in pristine condition. New containers come here full of Chinese goods and since we export far less than we bring in, they're one trip and done, then sold off.

 

[Sundazes]

OK OK, 40 foot long , high vs standard height one.

ah, the missing comma.......,......

 

[traveller]

Though he lives in the midwest, brother picked up six containers for about $2K each and they are in pristine condition. New containers come here full of Chinese goods and since we export far less than we bring in, they're one trip and done, then sold off.

Containers are sold in 'new', 'single trip' and 'wind and water resistant'. As they all come from China, even the 'new' ones have a single trip on them, the only difference is that the single trip may have scuff marks, staples and nail-holes from shoring.
The 'wind and water resistant' ones are what the shipping companies purge from their fleet.
Due to the asymmetry you describe, there is a good supply of 'single trip'.
20ft are not much cheaper than 40ft as there is less of a glut.

 

[Garet Jax]

What would you use one for?

 

[dontpanic]

Do you have a particular place you dealt with that was good?

I've just been pricing them out for myself. There are a lot of dealers in Baltimore though.

I also found out that a 20' and a 40' are very close in purchase price and delivery.

 

[traveller]

What would you use one for?

To store junk that you should have tossed a long time ago for a few additional years before you toss it now rusty and moldy.


(When I looked it was to build a fire dept training facility)

 

[John from MD]

There is one thing to be aware of if you use these for storage. If you don't install a dehumidifier, or ventilate them, they tend to sweat on the inside.

 

[mpollan1]

Can't put my finger on it but this place on CL caught my eye...

 

[Alea Jacta Est]

Can't put my finger on it but this place on CL caught my eye...

That’s your one eyed snake

 

[John from MD]

Can't put my finger on it but this place on CL caught my eye...

I'll take two!

 

[Mondial]

Is that the stripped model:-)