sequimgunz
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Here's something that's going on with me right now that I thought some of you might get a kick out of.
On 5/1/09 I ordered a Taurus 1911 from a company in Idaho. I live in Washington state, so I arranged to have it sent to a local dealer. The gun was subsequently shipped via USPS on 5/5.
On 5/7 I tracked the gun on the Internet and it said that it had arrived in town at 5:50am. I went to the Dealer's around noon to see if it had been delivered and he said no, and that he had not received ANY mail for the past three days and thought that was strange. I suggested he call the Post Office, but he said he'd rather take care of it face-to-face, but was too busy to leave the shop just yet.
I went by again on 5/8 and got the same reply - NO mail delivered. This time I STRONGLY suggested he make some calls and find out what's going on.
The next day, I received a call from him saying that it was bad news. Someone had fraudulently filed a change-of-address card with the Post Office and forged his name to it. All his mail was being diverted to Florida, including my handgun!!
When I checked on-line tracking, it showed the gun in Tampa, so I spent the better part of the weekend trying to trace it down and stop delivery. Needless to say, I spent a lot of time trying to navigate through their phone system and accomplished very little.
On 5/11 the package was actually REFUSED at some Bushnell, FL, address! Then at 5/12 it was "Processed" at Federal Way, WA. I spoke with USPS Investigators in Seattle, plus Postal workers here in town, but the end result is - - - They really have no clue where the gun is right now. Half the people I spoke with said they thought it was coming back to the Dealer at my town, and the other half said it was probably going back to the original shipping Dealer. But other than guessing, they have no idea of where the gun is actually sitting at the moment!! Three days have passed and the gun has shown up in neither location.
Fortunately, the original Dealer insured it. Also, I paid with a credit card, so it's unlikely I will lose the $650 or so I spent on it. Still, it's hard for me to believe the Post Office can be so inept with this kind of thing. I pointed out to the Investigator that a handgun shipment should NEVER be forwarded, but she told me that their policy does not address that issue. Meanwhile, the dirtbag who started all of this by sending in a false change-of-address card will probably never be caught.
Bottom line - - when you order a handgun to be sent to your Dealer, consider paying a few extra bucks to let UPS or FedEx handle it. I know they sometimes "lose" items such as handguns, but I think you will generally find them to be much better at keeping track of your stuff.
On 5/1/09 I ordered a Taurus 1911 from a company in Idaho. I live in Washington state, so I arranged to have it sent to a local dealer. The gun was subsequently shipped via USPS on 5/5.
On 5/7 I tracked the gun on the Internet and it said that it had arrived in town at 5:50am. I went to the Dealer's around noon to see if it had been delivered and he said no, and that he had not received ANY mail for the past three days and thought that was strange. I suggested he call the Post Office, but he said he'd rather take care of it face-to-face, but was too busy to leave the shop just yet.
I went by again on 5/8 and got the same reply - NO mail delivered. This time I STRONGLY suggested he make some calls and find out what's going on.
The next day, I received a call from him saying that it was bad news. Someone had fraudulently filed a change-of-address card with the Post Office and forged his name to it. All his mail was being diverted to Florida, including my handgun!!
When I checked on-line tracking, it showed the gun in Tampa, so I spent the better part of the weekend trying to trace it down and stop delivery. Needless to say, I spent a lot of time trying to navigate through their phone system and accomplished very little.
On 5/11 the package was actually REFUSED at some Bushnell, FL, address! Then at 5/12 it was "Processed" at Federal Way, WA. I spoke with USPS Investigators in Seattle, plus Postal workers here in town, but the end result is - - - They really have no clue where the gun is right now. Half the people I spoke with said they thought it was coming back to the Dealer at my town, and the other half said it was probably going back to the original shipping Dealer. But other than guessing, they have no idea of where the gun is actually sitting at the moment!! Three days have passed and the gun has shown up in neither location.
Fortunately, the original Dealer insured it. Also, I paid with a credit card, so it's unlikely I will lose the $650 or so I spent on it. Still, it's hard for me to believe the Post Office can be so inept with this kind of thing. I pointed out to the Investigator that a handgun shipment should NEVER be forwarded, but she told me that their policy does not address that issue. Meanwhile, the dirtbag who started all of this by sending in a false change-of-address card will probably never be caught.
Bottom line - - when you order a handgun to be sent to your Dealer, consider paying a few extra bucks to let UPS or FedEx handle it. I know they sometimes "lose" items such as handguns, but I think you will generally find them to be much better at keeping track of your stuff.
