Shipping firearms

[Zeake]

why no cashiers checks?

Easily faked. USPS money order is almost as good as cash. Post office will cash them.

 

[Zeake]

This. I can't tell you how many times I've passed on GB items because shipping was stupid high ($25 for something that could be sent via $3 first class, $50 for a handgun).

Why not just sell on the ODT.....j/k You probably got tired of people trying to trade you knives and beanie babies

Shipping is through the roof right now

 

[mcdougmd]

why no cashiers checks?

Cashiers checks can be forged just like any piece of paper. The safest transfer of funds is USPS postal money order. Least forged money transaction there is. There is a $1000 limit so just get multiples if over that.

 

[mcdougmd]

Shipping and packaging is going to cost you $25 on handgun and $35 on long gun using ups. FedEx may be a tick cheaper.

 

[Scorpius]

This. I can't tell you how many times I've passed on GB items because shipping was stupid high ($25 for something that could be sent via $3 first class, $50 for a handgun).

Why not just sell on the ODT.....j/k You probably got tired of people trying to trade you knives and beanie babies

That’d be a step up over the stippled glocks :-) lol


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[24on48hunting]

I’ve bought/sold a couple of long guns on GB. I go to a local sporting goods store/FFL and I ship/receive firearms through them. They have always treated me like family.

 

[gh1950]

why no cashiers checks?

You can accept cashiers checks if you make it clear that there is a 10 business day hold on shipping. PM if you want some information of steps you can take to protect yourself.

Long guns can go through the UPS. I go by the local gun store and get a spare box, and package the gun in it. Most shotguns can be broken down into two parts, makes shipping easier, have a heck of a time explaining this to people.

You can ship a handgun through USPS through your local gun store. The LGS shouldn't charge you for a transfer. it doesn't have to put the gun "on its books". You are just using them for a shipping depot. You do all the work -package it, prepare it for mailing, pay the postage. A small service charge might be in order, my LGS doesn't require me to pay anything.

 

[summer44]

You aren’t telling a lie. Just don’t tell the counter person. I’m an FFL holder. Trust me. I’ve been at it 21 years.

It is a federal crime to ship a firearm through a common carrier without notifying them that it's a firearm. Read the federal statute

 

[summer44]

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May a nonlicensee ship a firearm by common or contract carrier?


A nonlicensee may ship a firearm by a common or contract carrier to a resident of his or her or her own State or to a licensee in any State. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun. In addition, Federal law requires that the carrier be notified that the shipment contains a firearm or ammunition, prohibits common or contract carriers from requiring or causing any label to be placed on any package indicating that it contains a firearm and requires obtaining written acknowledgement of receipt.

[18 U.S.C. 922(a)(2)(A), 922(a)(5), 922(e) and (f); 27 CFR 478.30 and 478.31]

 

[TheGman]

I shipped a rifle last week to a buyer in OK
Shipped USPS to his FFL