Shipping Problems

[Larry the Gun Guy]

Okay, here we go again on the SHIPPING THING!

Buddy, just go online and create an account at UPS and FedEx; anybody can do it. And you need an account to get the best rates and be able to print out your own labels. Just print it out on regular paper, cut it down to size with some scissors and tape it on with some clear 3M packing tape and you're done. When you get ready to ship a gun you have to get the dimensions and the weight of the box and enter all that data in the form. I open both of the shippers in different tabs to see which is going to be cheapest. But, like someone else said, UPS has been adjusting my bill upwardly after the fact with no explanation or recourse for me, so I don't us them anymore. But, if you feel compelled to use UPS any UPS brown truck will take your pre-paid labeled box and give you a receipt with no questions asked.

Insurance is a whole different animal. Never use the shipper's insurance, it's a waste of a lot of money. I use Collectibles Insurance and there is NO CHARGE if you are insured with them. I have had a few claims, and they pay like a slot machine. Good luck with your shipping.

[GeorgeMerrill]

I Just used ShipMyGun.com (which uses UPS) and had no problems as long as you are shipping to a FFL on the receiving end, AND was cheaper than if I had paid for UPS directly. Not sure how it works for repair shipping.

[Phil Yearout]

I’ve had just as much trouble with FedEx and UPS as I’ve had with USPS.

[edgarspencer]

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[Buddy Marson]

SOOO FUNNY!

[Reggie B]

[John Bastiani]

I used to like Fedx but after winning a browning barrel on ebay-the gentleman shipped the barrel and I got a notice on my email that the barrel was to be delivered on Wednesday. It didn't show up and I received another notice that it would be delivered on Thursday but it didn't show up again. The barrel was only in the next town -so I called and the lady assured me that it would be delivered on Friday. It didn't show so I called again on Saturday morning and they promised it would be delivered between 10:00 and 4:00 pm. Well-no barrel. On Sunday morning I called again and luckily a man answered and wanted to know the tracking number and said that the tracking number didn't exist and then said the name on the tracking number wasn't mine. I was so damn mad that I called him a liar and reinterated that you just said the tracking number didn't exist. He didn't know what to say and said I would have to get the sender to solve the problem and I hung up. Anyway-the barrel was laying by my mailbox that afternoon(Sunday) on a major highway instead of putting it on my porch like they always do. Good thing it wasn't stolen!

[GH-16]

I've just experienced another USPS oddity.

I've been buying reloading shot online with the 50lb shipping deals in the priority mail "If it fit's-it ships" boxes for years. In the past these have always been delivered to my door, until yesterday. My post office now has a policy that if a package is deemed too heavy, they won't home deliver it and will simply tack a pick-up notice on your door that you have a package at the post office.

What a PIA it is having to lug 50lbs of lead out of the post office & across the parking lot, when it should have been dropped at my front door.

[B. Dudley]

Pack to the topic of using Pirate Ship for USPS and UPS label processing. I am working on doing my paperwork for 2025 and I ran my Pirateship report and I spent $1,850 with them on shipping labels in 2025. And my savings over retail for the year was $950!

And I spent $2,200 on shipping through Ebay. And they give big discounts on labels off retail.

[Mills]

Dealing with FedEx now and it will be a while before I willingly use them again