Has anyone used GunBroker's UPS shipping for non-FFLs?

[Brass]

Looks easy to use, but I can't figure out the typical shipping costs. If you have experience with this new service, please post a review.

[eddiememphis]

I have not.

I use shipmygun.com and it has been painless.

[kidicarus13]

Looks easy to use, but I can't figure out the typical shipping costs. If you have experience with this new service, please post a review.

Interested. Just received my first email about it hours ago.

[kidicarus13]

Looks like you have to have a back account on file with GB first.

[copfish]

Thanks for the info! Thinking about thinning my collection by posting on GB. Lord knows I bought enough from them!

[kidicarus13]

I worked through GB's shipping solution today and was quoted $106 to ship a pistol from Littleton to Montana FFL with $1000 (add $20/$1000) insurance and signature confirmation. It still had to be "UPS FFL Delivery" (assuming Next Day). It's not inexpensive.

[FoxtArt]

It has long been that Handguns have to ship via overnight next day air if not shipping from a FFL.

Let me guess... you have to drop that off at the UPS or Fedex hub directly, right?

I have not looked at their solution, but it sounds like they are just printing UPS/Fedex labels that customers could've printed themselves and branding it as their solution? Maybe they have a discounted rate to make their surcharge transparent and it saves 10 minutes not having to transfer data. I don't know, but I'd hestitate to call that anything more than label printing?

[FoxtArt]

As a side note - FFLs can ship handguns via USPS priority mail. So you often can save money by shipping handguns FFL to FFL even if your local charges a $50 fee on top of the USPS label.

[cableguy11]

As a side note - FFLs can ship handguns via USPS priority mail. So you often can save money by shipping handguns FFL to FFL even if your local charges a $50 fee on top of the USPS label.

Exactly, the shop I use for this is about 40-50 bucks for a pistol so some savings.

[eddiememphis]

I just ran quote through shipmygun.com to Great Falls,MT. 5lbs and $1000 insurance. $40.47

You have to drop it at UPS which may not work for some. They say you can't drop it at a UPS store. My guess is you probably could because I shipped 2 to 3 times a week at UPS stores with pre-printed labels and only once have I had anybody ask me what was in the package. And that's because I saw the guy often enough he was curious what I was shipping so frequently.