I would say "Be Happy!" it arrived safe and sound.

I'd probably just take my lumps, and not deal with them again.

yeah, that's the smart thing to do, and just let it burn me up inside.

did you download the little file I posted, $62 to put a gun in a box? and 10% CC convenience fee? 
Do they expect you to show up and pay them cash so they'll ship?

It's not so much the money, it's the racket they have.

It's like the scam ads on FaceBook:
!!!Make $400 an hour putting things in boxes!!

Same amount to ship a more expensive rifle with 3 extra barrels and accessories from Rock Island, and they don't use extra static peanuts.

oh well, done with rant,
Aaron

Rebel wrote on Oct 20^th, 2022 at 7:31pm:


Sorry Aaron, I didn't even see that little file until you mentioned it? But after seeing the charges the little CC fee was the least offensive. The $64 labor fee hit me bigtime! Just how much do they pay their employees to package things, and how long could it take to cost $64?
Is the $15 shipping box pretty heavy duty? 

Final update (I think) to this fiasco with USPS. After denial of my claim, and denial of two appeals, their site said my claim was approved? At the same time I got a letter stating my 2nd appeal was denied again! 
Then I checked the site on Sat. and it said "claim paid"? I figured this was impossible, since it was denied, and I didn't have a check either? Then yesterday a check arrived for almost the whole amount. Of course I expected they wouldn't give me the cost of insurance back, but they gave me the insured amount, plus shipping. But they deducted the $15 oversized package amount. 
At this point I'm glad to get what they paid, as I really thought they'd never pay anything. The check had a letter with it, but doesn't explain why they didn't pay the whole amount? It simply states it's payment for a lost package.

So apparently I have reluctantly joined this club, although my issue is with UPS. The wonderful German Martini barreled action I posted about has disappeared into a black hole. It was sent from Conway, AR on 10/27, arrived in Little Rock on 10/28, and never left there nor can it be found.

I suspect something very fishy, because here we are on 11/4 and OOPS is already processing the claim for the sender. I have never heard of a shipping company acknowledging a package as lost within 9 days before. Typically they delay things for awhile to give the package time to turn up, but nope, straight to the claims process.

D@mmit

Cbashooter wrote on Nov 5^th, 2022 at 12:14am:


I have actually wondered about that. Apparently you can still ship firearms with UPS but you have to set up a special account to do so. Makes me wonder exactly what transpired here.

marlinguy wrote on Nov 5^th, 2022 at 10:17am:


It is not just FFL dealers who can ship, it is “certain” FFL dealers. Our shop has yet to set up the necessary account to do so, but it appears that UPS only wants to ship from major distributors 

I’m fortunate in that the seller is sending a refund check before he is reimbursed. Can’t complain about that, he has true integrity. Oh, and he is a licensed FFL holder as well.