[Rick Lee]

I sold a P226 .357SIG barrel only to a guy in FL a few months ago. I foolishly skipped the insurance, though I guess it wouldn't have mattered in the end. I sent it USPS Priority Mail, which includes $50 of insurance. The barrel never arrived. USPS claimed it was delivered, and it may well have been, but the buyer never saw it.

I filed a claim with USPS and instantly lost because they said it was delivered. Oh well, case closed because they claim it was delivered! Such idiots.

I appealed, said it may have been delivered, but it was not delivered to the correct address and the intended recipient never saw it. Their next letter totally ignored my appeal and said I cannot mail guns via USPS and asked for a copy of my FFL. Can you believe this? I appealed again, told them a barrel is not a gun and can be mailed and received in any state via USPS sans FFL. Once again, they ignored that appeal, sent me another letter saying case is closed and reminding me that I cannot mail guns without an FFL. Gee, you'd think if they really thought I mailed a gun sans FFL to another non-FFL, they might want to track down that missing gun.

I refunded the buyer his money, but at this point I just want someone at USPS to acknowledge their utter incompetence and ignorance. Not like my US Senators' staffers will care at all. But I'm getting close to finding someone at USPS on LinkedIn and writing them a longer letter than USPS allows in their 255 character online appeal template. I hate everyone.