I shipped one in its original box from Michigan to AZ a few years back and I uses USPS. It was under 30.00 with insurance. My experience with UPS is weight and distance for pricing. Best to call around....but I shipped a package a week ago from Michigan to California and it was 43.00....USPS and they were still 10.00 cheaper than UPS. Hope it helped....my rambling that is
Don't go for the cheapest way, go for the best way to get it there without it being destroyed. I only use FedEx from now on, period! Insuring it is only useful if it is lost, not destroyed during shipping.