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I'm looking at getting a K43 from the US and was wondering if anyone could give me some advice in regard to the safest way to transfer the funds and have it shipped within the US.

I have never purchased a gun without seeing it in person let alone from outside the country so any advice is appreciated.

Thanks.
 
I would use a US funds postal money order. Trackable, can be cancelled, only cashable by that person. And postal services take fraud seriously.

I'd ship UPS within the US.

I just bought a K98K down there and its what I did.
 
lintmann said:
I'm looking at getting a K43 from the US and was wondering if anyone could give me some advice in regard to the safest way to transfer the funds and have it shipped within the US.

I have never purchased a gun without seeing it in person let alone from outside the country so any advice is appreciated.

Thanks.
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I guess the only thing that could go wrong is the rifle is a POS.

Then what? Do you even get a 3 day inspection? Can you return it? What will it cost for the rifle to come here and then go back?

Sometimes you need a hands on inspection.

(Bait and Switch, Loss, Damage, Mail Theft,...)

Just sayin', sometimes sh/te can happen. Murphys Law.
 
Coyote Ugly said:
I guess the only thing that could go wrong is the rifle is a POS.

Then what? Do you even get a 3 day inspection? Can you return it? What will it cost to come here and then go back?

Sometimes you need a hands on inspection.

Just sayin', sometimes sh/te can happen. Murphys Law.
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Pictures, pictures, and more pictures! Taking a sellers word for it is no longer acceptable. Ask questions, tell them you would like the gun present while asking these questions. Most sellers will gladly take and send you a bunch of pics, even give them a list as to what pictures you need. I did this recently with a Japanese rifle I bought out of the US, I have yet to get my hands on the rifle, so we'll see. I can't see it being worthwhile to have a 3 day inspection period, just to have to send it back through all that red tape!
 
tadam05 said:
Pictures, pictures, and more pictures! Taking a sellers word for it is no longer acceptable. Ask questions, tell them you would like the gun present while asking these questions. Most sellers will gladly take and send you a bunch of pics, even give them a list as to what pictures you need. I did this recently with a Japanese rifle I bought out of the US, I have yet to get my hands on the rifle, so we'll see. I can't see it being worthwhile to have a 3 day inspection period, just to have to send it back through all that red tape!
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Exactly. Lots of pics.

If it's a High end 5K-20K Collectable Rifle, it better be as said with the inspection.

With a $500 rifle, hardly worth it.

I guess the other thing is the cardboard box vs the plastic gun case. More people on Gunboards complain when their gun arrives about broken gunstocks in a cardboard box when shipped UPS, FedEx, etc. Spend the extra bucks for a plastic gun case and don't cheap out.
 
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jbmauser said:
x2 on what CanadianAR said and make sure you get a tracking number from the seller and have it shipped fully insured.
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There was someone on here that bought from the US, and even with a tracking number with UPS, there was an internal theft on the US side, and the rifle was long gone. Probably rare, but it happens everywhere.
 
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