In December I bought a gun on Gunbroker. The day after I was notified of the auction results I sent the payment, a USPS money order, mailed via UPS Store. Two days later I got a confirmation from UPS saying it was delivered. I waited several weeks for the rifle to arrive at my FFL but no dice. I contacted the dealer and he said he never received the payment. An inquiry to UPS revealed they had "dropped it" on the porch. Seeing as this was a high volume gun shop and nothing gets "dropped" on the porch but instead comes into the building tells me it was delivered to the wrong place. UPS refused to do anything and got a little snippy with me. The post office will not let you even file a claim until after 30 days just in case the money order miraculously appears. Then once you file a claim it's another 30 days till your reimbursed, providing someone hasn't cashed your money order fraudulently. Thank heavens that the dealer understood what was going on and held the rifle for me through the entire process.
