So When does UPS and FEDEX not allow you to ship paintball markers????

[insixdays777]

I am pissed. I am staying with my parents about an hour away from my house. I stopped by the local Going Postal store to ship my recently sold Phenom that I sold on here. It was boxed up in its original box and taped just like from the factory.


I needed to buy a box from them to put over the phenom box. I set the Tippmann Phenom box on the counter and requested a box. The clerk REFUSED to ship the phenom because it is a "firearm" WTF??? I am pissed. I explained that it is not a firearm, that I have been shipping paintball guns with UPS and Fedex for over 10years and always declare they are paintball markers when buying insurance and I have never been turned away or even questioned. She absolutely refused. She screwed me form getting it out today. I could not make it to another store before the afternoon pickup times. It will be shipped tomorrow from my friendly UPS store. I wanted to head butt her.


Heck I have given my local UPS store clerk loose paintball guns and had him pack and box them before in the past. I used to load Fedex trucks in college and would see tippmann 98s come through shipped in there original boxes.

Anyone else run into this? Is this a new rule? Did she just hate the fact that I looked like a right wing freedom and gun loving patriot?

Thanks for listening to my rant AO!

[Thordic]

I would say it had to be the clerk. No way it was any sort of company policy.

[xero28]

I'd ask to speak to a manager when you ship it out and ask that they pay for your shipping since there is obviously no problem with shipping it and the lady didn't let you ship it in a timely manner for your buyer to receive it.

[insixdays777]

I'd ask to speak to a manager when you ship it out and ask that they pay for your shipping since there is obviously no problem with shipping it and the lady didn't let you ship it in a timely manner for your buyer to receive it.

I thought about pushing the issue like that but I could see that if the manager did let me ship it she would probably steal it or change the label and ship it to Russia. I am usually a laid back guy but this really got me steamed!

[SSP REAPER]

You should have used the term "paintball marker" not gun. Some people just don't like them... I ship them all the time with no questions asked.

[Dend78]

when you are shipping a firearm it has to be stated and such but being that it is a paintball marker not a gun it does not violate any laws at all. but seeing as you are dealing with people who have no clue about a lot of things going on in the world its always best to wrap those up before you take em in. it will save you from having to swim through so much stupidity

Did she just hate the fact that I looked like a right wing freedom and gun loving patriot?

^^that may have had something to do with it as well....was she hot?

[MANN]

Shipping a paintball marker is not different than shipping a pen or pencil. I am Haz shipping certified, and there is no law what so ever that would stop you from shipping a paintball gun anywhere in the US.

[Dend78]

Shipping a paintball marker is not different than shipping a pen or pencil. I am Haz shipping certified, and there is no law what so ever that would stop you from shipping a paintball gun anywhere in the US.

sure there is when the clerk is UPS/Fedex store certified, which normally happens when McDonalds isnt returning calls fast enough

to all or any of you that work for one of these places i kid i kid

[behemoth]

Clerks are idiots, alot of the time.

I went to the UPS store to ship some ammunition.

I looked up some rules online, and found out i needed to put an ORM-D label on it.

I ask the lady "So, do i need an actual label, or just write it on the box?"

"Oh, whats in it?"

"Cartridges, Small Arms" (exactly what you're supposed to write on the label)

she backs away from the counter like its going to explode.

"Y-y-you cant ship those here! You have to go to the UPS hub"

- She thought the box was going to eat her first born, or something...

[BREAD_DA_PAINTER]

Clerks are idiots, ALL of the time.

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Fixed and agreeee....

GL with the issue.

[going_home]

Why would you add more weight by adding another box ?
All you need is a roll of packaging paper.
Looks like a brown grocery bag.
Wrap it in that and they will ship it.

Or, turn the box inside out and put the contents back in it, and tape it up good.

[Drix]

It was an ignorant clerk

By definition firearm needs fire to propel it's projectile, if it were a propaine tippman they would have had a point, but not for a regular one. Anyhow, for future reference, pack at home and when they ask if it's going to explode or is a firearm say "no"

[rx2]

Even if it were a firearm, it would still be shippable. There are limitations, specifically for sales. However, especially as far as repairs are concerned, it is a relatively simple process. I would at least send a complaint, if you are afraid that doing it in person would get your shipment sabotaged.

[CatoRockwell]

America is a bunch of babies about firearms, thats why I Open Carry when I get the chance, get the woosies to get used to seeing firearms... Otherwise I conceal and carry everywhere. We lose the freedoms we don't exercise.

[zondo]

You could print out the page off the TSA website that specifically states "paintball guns are not considered firearms" to show the clerk. Or just package it at home and bring it in ready to go. They don't need to know.