BudK uses UPS and ships in a decent box for $16. I believe theirs is currently $229 plus $16 UPS.
BEAR IN MIND THIS IS A $393.29 SCOPE that isn't bound by MAP PRICING LIKE OTHER POPULAR BRANDS OF SCOPES SUCH AS ATHLON HAWKE VORTEX MTC OPTISAN ELEMENT FALCON AZTEC ARKEN RITON BLACKHOUND AND SO ON WHERE YOU PAY FULL PRICE. https://www.aimsportsinc.com/alpha-6-4-5-27x50-30mm-riflescope-w-mr1-mrad-reticle/
I totally agree. I love an actual real free market. MAP pricing ranks right up there with "participation trophies" and "no child left behind". It is a Mommy way of doing business. I avoid MAP run manufacturers as much as I possibly can. If I buy from one it is only from blow outs like when they dump product on the market at half price through Midway with no regard for thier MAP channel partners. MAP contracts are a one way street.
I forgot about BudK. That is not a bad option at all. I really don't care about the box being prestine and the Alpha 6 is boxed extremely well to protect the scope itself. I guess replacing a scope damaged in shipping every once in awhile is trumped by cheap bagged shipping.