How To ship paintball items overseas

[marpat]

Hey fellas,

I wanted to pick your brain on how i could send a paintball marker to the UK

if it was better with USPS or UPS factor in the cost of shipping. the person who contacted me would like for the item to be shipped by USPS but the website is confusing.

anyway i was wondering if there was anything special i had to describe on the box or any markings etc. etc.

thanks for you help in advance.

[MarkM]

Hey fellas,

I wanted to pick your brain on how i could send a paintball marker to the UK

if it was better with USPS or UPS factor in the cost of shipping. the person who contacted me would like for the item to be shipped by USPS but the website is confusing.

anyway i was wondering if there was anything special i had to describe on the box or any markings etc. etc.

thanks for you help in advance.

Stripping it down to parts is a good idea, our customs can get real picky sometimes, plus all the usual mark the customs label as a "gift" or since it is in bits "warranty replacement parts" and wrap the parts up individually

[ojhspyro89]

I would probably put it in a box, but thats just me.

[FistS]

I work for UPS shipping...
You want to **** UPS, not through the Postal Service.

USPS is not gaurenteed, and they're horrible with tracking and such.

UPS is guarenteed, along with free tracking etc. Never had a problem /w Internationals using UPS, but a few hitches in the way with lost packages and such using USPS.

[PyRo]

Don't trust USPS anywhere but the U.S. or Canada.
I had a guy from Argentina buy a marker I had on eBay. It took about three weeks to get the money here. Then it took almost a month for him to receive it.
In conclusion do not trust USPS anywhere but the U.S. or Canada.