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Tracking Numbers on Firearms Purchase
chiefr
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I fail to understand why some sellers on GB refuse to pass tracking numbers to buyers, even when you ask them for one. Considering the cost of virtually any firearm on GB and the mere fact firearms are highly susceptible to theft, it seems appropriate sellers would do so.
Please note around 75% of all sellers provide tracking for all firearms and also small non firearm purchases.
Perhaps I am being unfair, but I refuse to give any seller an A+ feedback if they can't provide a tracking number on a gun purchase. Wonder if I am alone here?
Please note around 75% of all sellers provide tracking for all firearms and also small non firearm purchases.
Perhaps I am being unfair, but I refuse to give any seller an A+ feedback if they can't provide a tracking number on a gun purchase. Wonder if I am alone here?
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I won't give a guy a down check for not giving me a tracking number.
When I win an auction I send the guy a letter with payment, a copy of my guys FFL for transfer and some instructions on what I won, the auction number, the winning bid + shipping cost.
I may send him an email if he sends me one.
I always fill in the GB shipping, payment tracker,
But I don't expect a tracking number, if I get one great.
The one thing I don't want to do and I don't want done to me is to bet hounded and emailed to death. That ticks me off. I don't need a new email buddy and I damn well don't want someone calling every 3 hrs asking questions.
I have never given anyone but an A+. Of all the transactions I have done on here(96) I have had 2 problems, one was my fault and one was the sellers fault, both were resolved through email.
Ricci....selling steadily on Gun Broker, those trips to the post office get OLD really quick. You need to go on line and get set up on USPS.com You just log on, make your shipping labels and print them out. When you make the labels you can include your customer's email address and the tracking numbers are automatically sent to your buyers....you just give your boxes to your carrier. It gives you a discount on shipping when you use the on line system AND you have the added bonus of having a database of all your tracking numbers and expenses in one place.
Thank you Darlin!!! I will look at that right away. Hope you and yours are having a good holiday season. quote:Originally posted by Locust Fork
Ricci....selling steadily on Gun Broker, those trips to the post office get OLD really quick. You need to go on line and get set up on USPS.com You just log on, make your shipping labels and print them out. When you make the labels you can include your customer's email address and the tracking numbers are automatically sent to your buyers....you just give your boxes to your carrier. It gives you a discount on shipping when you use the on line system AND you have the added bonus of having a database of all your tracking numbers and expenses in one place.
When I was selling brass on GB several years back, I did the same as Kasey, 'cept I dropped off on my way to work. I appreciated being able to hand the package off to the front desk.
Stay tuned..
If you ship from inside the GunBroker site, the tracking number is associated with the order, the buyer can see it when they are logged in and the system actually sends them an email with it as well. Right now we only have FedEx but I am working on a project that will add USPS and UPS this year. I'm not sure how much the discount will be yet, but like our current FedEx it will be discounted off of rack rates. Also unlike standard FedEx, UPS, & USPS it will have REAL insurance from an external 3rd party which hopefully will reduce the hassle factor with shipping.
Stay tuned..
I'm pretty excited about this.....keeping things streamlined and all in one place is pretty exciting! I like the idea of a third party insurance VERY much. I rarely have problems, but when I do its like plucking a live ostrich while blindfolded to get things handled.
It took 4 emails to finally get my last seller to post my feedback ..... 2 weeks after I left the seller's feedback. And they had my payment and the FFL about 18 hours after I won the auction on a Saturday night. No tracking number or any other communication at all was ever initiated by the seller. No need to deal with folks that don't appreciate my business again.
Never had the pleasure of buying from Ricci and Kasey, but the fact they provide customers tracking info places them above others.
Thank you Darlin!!! I will look at that right away. Hope you and yours are having a good holiday season. quote:Originally posted by Locust Fork
Ricci....selling steadily on Gun Broker, those trips to the post office get OLD really quick. You need to go on line and get set up on USPS.com You just log on, make your shipping labels and print them out. When you make the labels you can include your customer's email address and the tracking numbers are automatically sent to your buyers....you just give your boxes to your carrier. It gives you a discount on shipping when you use the on line system AND you have the added bonus of having a database of all your tracking numbers and expenses in one place.
We even use something like that at work for UPS and FedEx. Lets the customers know whats going on. Most folks I have bought from use the same type of system.
I like it cause that lets me know to keep an eye out for it and get it before anybody else does.
I hear there's a more streamlined way of doing this, but I haven't been acquainted with it yet.
I also self-insure. USPS insurance is worse than useless, so I don't use it.
Tracking # was super nice on the last gun I purchased as the FFL & my schedules were kind of at odds. Very nice to know when gun arrives so I don't have to wait an extra week to get it.