FedEx One Rate - Flat Rate Shipping

I will piggyback on this and state that you wont be able to ship any airguns in their boxes for this specific rate unless you do some disassembling due to the boxed not being large enough.

Use pirate ship

I lie when I ship airguns to UPS or FedEx. Peeved me off when UPS store would not ship a broken Daisy BB gun and said I had to drive to a regional UPS hub to ship it so I lie to FedEx. Won't lie to USPS as may be a crime. I plan to try Pirate Ship. Do I have to lie to them??????????

rwsmike said:

Use pirate ship

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-Matt

I've had 2 claims in over a thousand packages I've shipped through UPS, FedEX and USPS.

The UPS claim was denied due to the item information not matching what the claim was for.

I sold an airgun, I was honest and they denied ot because I didn't include the model number.

The other claim was approved but I never used "air gun", I simply put Umarex Notos in the description and it went straight through.

YMMV

Yea, shipping insurance will often pull any string they can to deny your claim...highly dependent on the underwriter you get.

-Matt

Ezana4CE said:

FedEx's flat rates don't seem so competitive the more I look into it. Their "flat rate" system appears to be tiered where the destination shipped is a factor. Note how FedEx fees are described "As low as $...." That's counterintuitive when discussing a flat rate for shipping.

FedEx One Rate Shipping Rates

USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Prices

It looked like it may have been ok at first glance. It certainly doesn't appear to be a simple system.

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Stick to pirateship, you cannot beat their price unless you scam the carrier by fudging numbers.

They, much like eBay or Amazon, have a bulk shipping rate discount because of the volume they do. No individual shipper here will strike a better deal than a large corporation whose shipments are in excess of 10's of thousands daily.

-Matt

JDR said:

I lie when I ship airguns to UPS or FedEx. Peeved me off when UPS store would not ship a broken Daisy BB gun and said I had to drive to a regional UPS hub to ship it so I lie to FedEx. Won't lie to USPS as may be a crime. I plan to try Pirate Ship. Do I have to lie to them??????????

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I've used UPS and USPS and now, mostly deal with Pirate ship. You fill out the receivers information, pay the fee, then they give you the shipping label. They have never asked what you are shipping. Just bring the box with the shipping label attached and they take it-no questions. If I'm shipping an air rifle or high dollar item, I take it to the UPS hub just to be safe. They don't ask questions either. If you are shipping firearms, that's a different story. I take them to my LGS who ships through FedEx insured. Never had a problem there. If the question isn't asked, don't answer it.

Pirate ship will save you a lot of time and money.

I believe someone here on AGN found in PirateShip's fine print that they do have some kind of restrictive policy for firearms / airguns.. etc. I have not verified this myself but I use them anyway. They only gave me grief one time, the very first time I used them actually , they claimed the box dimensions were incorrect and then billed me almost double. I disputed it and it was ruled back in my favor. Other than that, they've been great.
My son uses Shippo but I haven't looked into that one at all but I assume it's the same thing as pirateship

scottg0814 said:

I believe someone here on AGN found in PirateShip's fine print that they do have some kind of restrictive policy for firearms / airguns.. etc. I have not verified this myself but I use them anyway. They only gave me grief one time, the very first time I used them actually , they claimed the box dimensions were incorrect and then billed me almost double. I disputed it and it was ruled back in my favor. Other than that, they've been great.
My son uses Shippo but I haven't looked into that one at all but I assume it's the same thing as pirateship

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UPS through pirateship has a restriction for shipping guns of any kind, but USPS through pirateship I do not see such fine print. YMMV

-Matt

JDR said:

I lie when I ship airguns to UPS or FedEx. Peeved me off when UPS store would not ship a broken Daisy BB gun and said I had to drive to a regional UPS hub to ship it so I lie to FedEx. Won't lie to USPS as may be a crime. I plan to try Pirate Ship. Do I have to lie to them??????????

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I'm confused as to why you even have to tell them what you're shipping.

It's none of their business what you are shipping, specially since you're not shipping anything illegal. If they ask and you want to be cordial, just tell them it's sporting goods.

scottg0814 said:

I believe someone here on AGN found in PirateShip's fine print that they do have some kind of restrictive policy for firearms / airguns.. etc. I have not verified this myself but I use them anyway. They only gave me grief one time, the very first time I used them actually , they claimed the box dimensions were incorrect and then billed me almost double. I disputed it and it was ruled back in my favor. Other than that, they've been great.
My son uses Shippo but I haven't looked into that one at all but I assume it's the same thing as pirateship

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Pirateship has a clause that if the under charged you or over charged you they will rectify it but I haven't seen anything about guns or otherwise.

I have had pirate ship change a price after I already shipped a box but it was understandable because I shipped a big box from ri to fl for $18 which was nuts then they said they made error so it was $30....I wasn't mad.

JaceSpace1369 said:

I'm confused as to why you even have to tell them what you're shipping.

It's none of their business what you are shipping, specially since you're not shipping anything illegal. If they ask and you want to be cordial, just tell them it's sporting goods.

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Pneumatic paper puncher, machine parts, car parts. None of their business as long as it is not a Dangerous Goods / HAZMAT shipment. I usually take my packages to the UPS hub with the label already attached. If you create a UPS account they give you a discount.

Firewalker said:

I've had 2 claims in over a thousand packages I've shipped through UPS, FedEX and USPS.

The UPS claim was denied due to the item information not matching what the claim was for.

I sold an airgun, I was honest and they denied ot because I didn't include the model number.

The other claim was approved but I never used "air gun", I simply put Umarex Notos in the description and it went straight through.

YMMV

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Insurance with any of these shipping companies is a straight up scam. It's like buying an extended warranty for a chainsaw that these box stores try to add on at the register (back in the day when you had people actually check you out). You'll never use it, and they will make it so complicated if you try to that you will just give up. it's straight up profit for them. If you are someone like me that ships hundreds of items a year, I don't waste my money on it. I self-insure. With the money I saved by NOT buying their insurance I can replace an item that gets lost or damaged several times over and still be money ahead. Obviously if you are someone who only ships a few boxes and you are sending a $2000 air rifle my only advice is have all your I's dotted and T's crossed and cross your fingers that something doesn't happen whether you purchased insurance or not. It will be a crap shoot either way.