Anyone else have OzPost refuse to transport scopes or firearms related stuff?
My scope was cleared by Customs, then refused by AusPost.

6 x 18 leupold arrived in the mail recently from optic zone...no probs at all..

Yeah, I got a Mark 4 in 2 weeks ago, no problems, but last week, this...

declare it as sports optic...

Did they give a reason?

I would suggest it is someone there who is just being a cock or trying to uphold that old regulation.

Do you have the opportunity to dispute/protest or has it been sent back? If you can get it looked at by someone else and they should let it through.

Cheers
Matt

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Originally posted by Sambar 9.3:
Anyone else have OzPost refuse to transport scopes or firearms related stuff?
My scope was cleared by Customs, then refused by AusPost.

I import from time to time but once customs clear it , it then becomes domestic and they cannot send it back but if they do put a claim in

I would have thought that once Customs clears it, it should have been fine.
I heard yesterday from another guy in the club that he has had this happen too.
A bridge mount and rings, of all things.

The last two weeks i got two parcels with 4 scopes , and had no problems ...im awaiting another two scopes in the next week . i think the trick is to get the sender to label the item with a politically correct name...optical goods
9.3 which MARK 4 did you get
Daniel

16x with mildot reticle.
the one they refused to carry was a 3-9 VX-11 Duplex.
Go figure...

Spoke with the Postmaster today ... they've received no notification of a change whereas last time they'd had a fax.
Cheers...
Con