Is paying for a rifle through money order safe to do? What happens if i mail the seller for a gun a money order and he just doesn't ship out the rifle? Would i just be out of luck, and out of a lot of money?
No offense...but you're being paranoid.
If you're that worried...don't buy online...most transactions are trouble free, but every now and then one goes south.
I prefer money orders for payment...but I don't know the particulars of how to deal with it if it goes wrong...but I do have the sellers address.
Another gentleman was going to do same last week with a $600.00 MO but changed his mind and paid me with Paypal.
Okay USPS postal money orders are the way to go. But if he doesn't ship the rifle how do i call the feds on him? And more importantly, how do i get my money back?
Really,Nathanael?
After dozens of firearms transactions with PP I don't think they could care less.
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Question:
What types of firearms related items does PayPal prohibit?
Answer :
PayPal prohibits all account holders from buying or selling any type of firearm and certain firearm parts and ammunition. PayPal may allow certain U.S. merchants to sell items addressed by this policy if they have been approved by PayPal and can ensure transactions and shipments comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
Firearms – Include all rifles, shotguns, and handguns, whether they are intended for use in sporting, as collectibles, or as curio and relic firearms. These items are prohibited regardless of their present working order.
Firearm parts - Include, but are not limited to, receivers and frames, silencers, kits designed to convert a firearm to automatic firing capability, high capacity magazines, multi-burst trigger activators, and camouflaging firearm containers.
Ammunition - Includes ammunition with propellant, such as gunpowder or blank ammunition. Ammunition is defined as ammunition or cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or propellant powder designed for any firearm.
Stun guns - For U.S. residents, PayPal allows transactions for stun guns only if the transaction is permitted by law in both the buyer's and seller's jurisdictions. U.S. sellers must ensure that each transaction is legal in both locations before completing the sale. Transactions for stun guns involving account holders outside the U.S. are prohibited.
Other Related Items – PayPal allows transactions for paintball guns, blank guns, and air-soft guns as permitted by law in the applicable jurisdiction. These items must display all markings required by law, must not be convertible to shoot a lethal projectile, and must not include blank ammunition.