Theft Prevention Of Mail Orders

44caliberkid · April 26, 2018, 03:12 PM

I received a new barrel today from a well known barrel maker. The return address said "Trailer Axels" because this maker has experienced so much loss due to theft in shipping. He can't put the real name of his company on the package.
Some time back I ordered a complete Glock slide from a company that sells a lot of them. He was sending them USPS. The first one disappeared. He sent me another and said he quit using the post office. I told him I was a 28 year postal employee and someone at his local office knew what he was sending and stealing them. Tell the postal inspectors to start there. I also told him to just use company initials for his return address.
A friend who is a career UPS employee said a lot of guns get stolen there too.

**44 AMP** · April 26, 2018, 03:40 PM

Theft during shipment has been a problem for a long time. I note that when money (actual physical cash) is shipped, there are always armed guards, and usually armored cars involved...

I forget the year, might have been 68 with the gun control act, which required firearms being shipped to be labeled as Firearms in red letter a few inches high...

something like a million dollars worth of Winchesters was stolen from loading docks in the Chicago area alone, the year after that regulation went into effect...

about all you can do is insure the shipment for full replacement value. That's why they sell it.

You can label it "Granny's waffle stomper" and maybe the guy looking to steal a gun or gun parts will pass it up. But maybe you'll run afoul of the guy looking to steel waffle stomper parts....Roll the dice, take your chances.

Buy insurance (you, or the shipper) or take your chances, its sad, but its the way the world works.

stephen426 · April 26, 2018, 04:38 PM

I am amazed at the stuff that gets shipped via UPS and FedEx. I know valuable items are almost always insured, but jewelry and high end watches are shipped all the time. I believe that most shipper abbreviate their name to make themselves less of a target for theft. I'm not sure how packages getting sent to high end jewelry stores don't get "lost" all the time.

peterg7 · April 26, 2018, 04:56 PM

With tracking one would think prosecutions are a cinch, maybe theft is something shipping companies are comfortable with.

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Evan Thomas · April 26, 2018, 05:08 PM

Not really on topic for us...

April 26, 2018, 03:12 PM	#1
44caliberkid Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2017 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,099	Theft Prevention Of Mail Orders I received a new barrel today from a well known barrel maker. The return address said "Trailer Axels" because this maker has experienced so much loss due to theft in shipping. He can't put the real name of his company on the package. Some time back I ordered a complete Glock slide from a company that sells a lot of them. He was sending them USPS. The first one disappeared. He sent me another and said he quit using the post office. I told him I was a 28 year postal employee and someone at his local office knew what he was sending and stealing them. Tell the postal inspectors to start there. I also told him to just use company initials for his return address. A friend who is a career UPS employee said a lot of guns get stolen there too.

April 26, 2018, 03:40 PM	#2
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,824	Theft during shipment has been a problem for a long time. I note that when money (actual physical cash) is shipped, there are always armed guards, and usually armored cars involved... I forget the year, might have been 68 with the gun control act, which required firearms being shipped to be labeled as Firearms in red letter a few inches high... something like a million dollars worth of Winchesters was stolen from loading docks in the Chicago area alone, the year after that regulation went into effect... about all you can do is insure the shipment for full replacement value. That's why they sell it. You can label it "Granny's waffle stomper" and maybe the guy looking to steal a gun or gun parts will pass it up. But maybe you'll run afoul of the guy looking to steel waffle stomper parts....Roll the dice, take your chances. Buy insurance (you, or the shipper) or take your chances, its sad, but its the way the world works. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

April 26, 2018, 04:38 PM	#3
stephen426 Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2005 Posts: 3,840	I am amazed at the stuff that gets shipped via UPS and FedEx. I know valuable items are almost always insured, but jewelry and high end watches are shipped all the time. I believe that most shipper abbreviate their name to make themselves less of a target for theft. I'm not sure how packages getting sent to high end jewelry stores don't get "lost" all the time. __________________ The ATF should be a convenience store instead of a government agency!

April 26, 2018, 05:08 PM	#5
Evan Thomas Senior Member Join Date: July 7, 2008 Location: Upper midwest Posts: 5,631	Not really on topic for us... __________________ Never let anything mechanical know you're in a hurry.

April 26, 2018, 04:56 PM	#4
peterg7 Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2017 Posts: 316	With tracking one would think prosecutions are a cinch, maybe theft is something shipping companies are comfortable with. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk