AIM Surplus - first and last purchase

I have heard good things about this place and I decided to buy from them last week as I wanted a Romanian M1969 they had. The price was ok and I was looking for a bolt 22lr. Well once I made the purchase they tell me they are ready to ship but was told they were not going to give me the tracking number and would only give it to the FFL I am sending it to (even though they do not have the email address for my FFL only the address). To me that is just bad business. They are also striking the purchase from my account history on their website. Probably so I cannot get access to the tracking number. Am I being to harsh or expecting too much to be able to get the tracking number for something I paid for? Has anyone else had to deal with this from them? I have never had this happen with any other firearm purchase from any other company. After I receive the rifle (who knows when) it will be the last purchase from this company. I even told this to my FFL and he looked at me like I was on something. He even said it was idiotic. :banghead:

Maybe this is something new. They said they only do it for firearm purchases.

Yes Jackal things are better now than before but that is how things are now. I am not asking for instant information. I am just asking for the information they automatically provide to anyone with any order. I would not care if I had to call to get the tracking number. It is the fact that even after I contacted them they would not give it to me. I do not think I am asking for anything out of the norm.

Chad,

It was through email and there were a few of them. Once they open on Monday I will be calling to see if I can get the information. I am not holding out hope that I will get it though.

Thanks Chad. I will try to call them on Monday. Hopefully I will get the information.

Mongo the reason I want the tacking number is because I have to plan for being able to pick up the rifle from the FFL. If I know when it is to arrive then I can plan around it. If you are fine with not getting it then that is fine for you. Not for me. If I put down my hard earned money for something I want to know where it is. I do not think that is unrealistic. Being unrealistic would be asking for a tracking number when they never give it out to anyone but since they send out a tracking number with every order they take, expecting the same is not unrealistic.

I have thought about that Jimmy. I do not think the M1969 is C&R eligible though. Or maybe that have changed. I still might consider it. Or maybe even a full FFL. Have to look into that.

Must be a new policy as they said their local ATF office told them they should do it that way. As I guess they have had some problems with people using the tracking number to catch the items at the local hubs before they get to the FFL. the way around that is to state " change of address not allowed" on the package. Hopefully if I call on Monday if I cannot get the tracking number at least they can tell me the expected date of arrival at the FFL. I am still going to try to get the tracking number though.

I'm holding the M1969 I bought Thursday. It's rough, but the bore is great. I hope the op gets a good one.

Highorder. I hope I get a good one also. I paid the extra $10 for the hand pick but that still does not guarantee a good one. I am hopeful though. I wish I could pick up but where I live there is not much around and most places here are way overpriced. As for the tracking number, I need it to planning to pick it up. I have limited time for doing so and being in the dark makes it hard to do.