Shipping question about arrows from Belgium?

Atlantia · 31st October 2008, 03:34 PM

I may be wrong here, but as far as I know arrows are ok to ship to the US.
From the POV of entry. The USA is usually pretty relaxed about edged weapons in the post.
What I think is possibly the problem is the bow and the overall length. I assume its unstrung and in a thick tube? Sometimes they allow longer max length for tubes than packages.
Have you tried UPS and DHL' websites to see if they have FAQs that help?
I would think its going to be a problem to post anywhere because of the length, not just the US.

Whatever happens, he can't keep any of your money if he doesn't send it.
Its a difficult item to post and he needed to find out if he could post it before offering it, not after he's got your money.
I spent about three hours wrapping a huge parcel yesterday. Spent £10 just on padding to protect it, and then lost another £5 on the postage as well! Thats life, I didn't factor the cost correctly when I offered it for sale so I lost a little money.
Were I the seller of the bow, I'd be aghast if I really couldn't send it to you and I'd be offerring you a complete refund. In fact the one time I did slip up and couldn't complete a deal (long story) I refunded totally, plus the buyers costs (they'd bought a money order) and added 10% to the total for their inconvienience.
To tell a buyer you can't ship an item and they have to pay for the privilege of being let down is plain BS.

31st October 2008, 03:34 PM	#1
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	I may be wrong here, but as far as I know arrows are ok to ship to the US. From the POV of entry. The USA is usually pretty relaxed about edged weapons in the post. What I think is possibly the problem is the bow and the overall length. I assume its unstrung and in a thick tube? Sometimes they allow longer max length for tubes than packages. Have you tried UPS and DHL' websites to see if they have FAQs that help? I would think its going to be a problem to post anywhere because of the length, not just the US. Whatever happens, he can't keep any of your money if he doesn't send it. Its a difficult item to post and he needed to find out if he could post it before offering it, not after he's got your money. I spent about three hours wrapping a huge parcel yesterday. Spent £10 just on padding to protect it, and then lost another £5 on the postage as well! Thats life, I didn't factor the cost correctly when I offered it for sale so I lost a little money. Were I the seller of the bow, I'd be aghast if I really couldn't send it to you and I'd be offerring you a complete refund. In fact the one time I did slip up and couldn't complete a deal (long story) I refunded totally, plus the buyers costs (they'd bought a money order) and added 10% to the total for their inconvienience. To tell a buyer you can't ship an item and they have to pay for the privilege of being let down is plain BS.