I would recommend to anyone shopping for a car on ebay that's far away to get several shipping quotes as the ones I received varied significantly.  DAS, the preferred eBay shipper, quoted $799 for me to ship a sedan from Florida to New York, terminal to terminal (i.e., NOT door-door).  That included a $199 insurance premium.  ALL licensed shippers are required to have insurance, so I don't see the need for that, but someone may know a reason for it.  It was an additional $500 to have it shipped door-door.


I received about 15 quotes, most of them door-door which ranged from $600 - $1200 for an open carrier.  I choose the cheapest, DASH Auto Movers, which was $599 with everything, including $100,000 of coverage with no deductible (DAS's was $199 for insurance with a deductible).  Some other companies which offered good rates were:  A Across USA Auto Transport, Primary Auto Transport Quote, Direct Express Auto Transport, and Magic Carpet Auto Transport.  They were all around $650 - $700 for door-door from FL to NY.  I spoke to people at those companies and they were all friendly and helpful and I would have felt comfortable using any of them.  In addition to the price, I choose DASH because they assign a representative to deal with you from start to finish, have a well-developed website, are members of the BBB, and well, again, for the price.

So my advice is to shop around.  You may save a few hundred $'s, and be rewarded with door-door shipping which saved me a 120 mile drive to the nearest DAS terminal (and the shipper about a 40 mile drive).  In my case this also made the entire transaction possible as adding $1000 to the price of the car for shipping seemed ludicrous.  I'll post my experience with DASH once everything is complete.