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[spritian]

Afaik, you can't ship a gun if off roster, which most are, or in general, people don't want to deal with the headache of a transaction not FTF.


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[Garv]

What the Minion guy above said.

[Wordupmybrotha]

Afaik, you can't ship a gun if off roster, which most are, or in general, people don't want to deal with the headache of a transaction not FTF.


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Yep. +1

[WMG]

I don't ship anything I want to sell simply because I don't want to loose potential sales while awaiting the payment that never arrives , etc.
I am sure that probably costs me a sale now and then .......but it's how I prefer it.

[Bainter1212]

If I think I can sell it easily locally, then no shipping. If it is a highly desireable item that will sell quickly anywhere, I will ship. I mostly deal with C&Rs FWIW.

[CinnamonBear723]

I don't do shipping when I post stuff of guns for sale either. It's just out of pure lack of trust that everything will go smoothly. I fear the gun will either get stolen or "lost" in shipping, or the buyer will not pay up. Just seems like a lot of headache when u can usually find a local buyer.

[stillwater562]

I have shipped a lot of guns, never had a problem, just make sure funds clear BEFORE you ship and all buys are as is no refunds, and always smart to ship insured, just to protect both parties and to make this fair for both parties make sure you take as many pics as you can to make sure the buyer is happy and answer any questions he might have before he buys....should go pretty flawless after that..

[TKM]

I usually have only one of the item on hand. Giant retailers can just grab a replacement off of the shelf and ship it out if something goes wrong.

[Garv]

Thank you all.
The above is totally understandable, but say ammo, parts, and supplies????
Seems a local phenomenon?!

Still a pain for funding and shipping compared to FTF.
Less room for argument if you see it and buy it then and there.
I shipped a holster once, but I knew the CGer fairly well.

(But I hate waiting in line at Postal Express, FedEx, etc.)

[ExpendableYouth]

I will ship parts but not guns.

[baih777]

Thank you all.
The above is totally understandable, but say ammo, parts, and supplies????
Seems a local phenomenon?!

ammo is heavy. people don't want to pay shipping. retailers usually have lower rates.
as far as parts. going to UPS or post office is just a pain sometimes.

[SkyHawk]

Shipping parts is easy, you put in a request for free pickup at the USPS website and leave it on the porch.

https://www.usps.com/pickup/

You print a label with prepaid postage either on Paypal or the USPS Click and ship site.

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_ship-now

https://cns.usps.com/

Ammo is a hassle, cannot go USPS and cannot drop off at a retail FedEx or UPS location. Must be tendered directly to a driver or dropped off at a hub. And must be properly marked with ORM-D labels.

[billped]

If I were to sell a case of ammo I'd need to charge are least $50 for my time. Box up, take to UPS facility 15 miles away. No one will pay that so I won't do it.

[TKM]

Shipping parts is easy, you put in a request for free pickup at the USPS website and leave it on the porch.

https://www.usps.com/pickup/

You print a label with prepaid postage either on Paypal or the USPS Click and ship site.

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_ship-now

https://cns.usps.com/

Ammo is a hassle, cannot go USPS and cannot drop off at a retail FedEx or UPS location. Must be tendered directly to a driver or dropped off at a hub. And must be properly marked with ORM-D labels.

ORM-D is obsolete.

https://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/ship/hazardous/new_requirements.html