UPS new policy
So, I went to ship a handgun I sold this past week at the UPS hub. They give me a quote of $87. WHAT?? So, I took it to FedEx and they charged me $38.
The new UPS rule is: If you are shipping a handgun and you are not a dealer with an account with them, they must ship it overnight. As a dealer I supposedly get a different rate? Longarms are still too expensive to ship there and they still take four work days and a weekend to get to where you want them to go.
I used to like brown trucks. But I am sick of this monopoly thing of firearms shipping getting jacked through the roof. Me not happy with UPS right now. I'd take USPS any day of the week if I could.
The new UPS rule is: If you are shipping a handgun and you are not a dealer with an account with them, they must ship it overnight. As a dealer I supposedly get a different rate? Longarms are still too expensive to ship there and they still take four work days and a weekend to get to where you want them to go.
I used to like brown trucks. But I am sick of this monopoly thing of firearms shipping getting jacked through the roof. Me not happy with UPS right now. I'd take USPS any day of the week if I could.
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Tell them you're shipping machine parts. It's perfectly legal. 0 -
I quit UPS about 4 years ago, read a post on here about shipping USPS and have been happy ever since.
I pay my FFL $40 to transfer and ship all of my handguns, he ships them USPS Priority Mail. I charge $40 shipping on all of my handgun auctions, so it's a wash.
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not new policy it has been that way for a long time it is to prevent thefts as they say 0 -
USPS will ship handguns(for a dealer)at around $20-25 or slightly more if you need more insurance. 0 -
Must be a factor in ups stock losses and fedex gains. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Bill DeShivs
Tell them you're shipping machine parts. It's perfectly legal.
Yup. And if it gets lost/damaged when you file an insurance claim it will be denied.0 -
quote:Originally posted by llama
quote:Originally posted by Bill DeShivs
Tell them you're shipping machine parts. It's perfectly legal.
Yup. And if it gets lost/damaged when you file an insurance claim it will be denied.
And unlike what he posted, you must disclose it is a firearm.0 -
Okay, so dumb question again. Does UPS say you must 'declare' it a firearm? I was always under the impression you had to.
And I didn't know about UPS' rule change. I shipped another handgun through them a couple years ago and it was only $30 something.
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I found the answer I didn't want to know. You must declare it a firearm if it contains a receiver. No receiver, no firearm, then you just have gun parts, but don't have to ship "next day".
So, not having an account with UPS, do the FFL's that do get a discount?0 -
i went to using USPS after abuse by "brown". they should be boycotted into bankruptcy. $87.00 non-dealer + $2.00 adult sign fee. Bullbutter! ship usps or fed-ex. 0
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