UPS Rant

[Ron Smith]

Just an addition to "lew's" comment about collection agencies. All they can do is threaten and intimidate. It costs too much to file a court claim and they don't want to take the chance of losing a claim in court, because then they pay the bill. They have no power in litigation.

I don't use UPS (too expensive). I have used FedEx once at the buyer's request.

I am a retired Postal Employee, therefore a bit biased, but I know how the system works and I trust it. I always use Priority insured mail with Delivery Confirmation. For the best security, use Registered mail. It's slower (for a reason), but the most secure way to ship any valuable item. And is less expensive than Priority Insured for the most part.

Just walk in like you know what you are doing. Hand them the Form 1508( or ask for a Form 1508 if you don't have one) with the parcel. If they ask, tell them that you are federally licensed to sell and receive hand guns. As per Postal Regulations in the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM). They really don't need to know anymore than that.

ALWAYS use the terms ANTIQUE and COLLECTABLE.

ie; "It's an antique collector grade pistol."

That leads them away from the thought of it being a usable gun. Don't lie, just don't volunteer anymore information than they need to know.

Ron