Shipnex (anyone used them?)

Ouch.

I can agree with the point, if not the assclown part : )

With legislators working hard to classify our hobby and industry as unimportant, dangerous, and illegitimate, it is indeed important to work within the boundaries and certifications that we have. ShipNex is not a legitimate reptile shipper, and using them, and/or encouraging others to use them, is a dangerous choice for the future of our industry and hobby.

Using the proper shipping techniques and the proper company, all the shipping charges will be pretty much a standard price. Only changing based on where the customer lives compared to the the seller.
If one person is comparison shopping, shipping charges will not vary by much if we are all using the same source. Either pay full price or slightly reduced price with FedEx on your own, or use the only two approved outside sources. SYR or RE. That is it!
So, if everyone knows that if they need shipping, they are going to have to pay that shipping charge, how is it worth the damage it WILL cause by using these other shippers. It is illegal to do so! It will ruin our industry by taking away any ability to ship, period!!
Then what happens to us?? All for a few bucks! Come on people!! THINK!!!!

I apologize for the last line in my post. Especially since is cost me infractions

Originally Posted by venomkeeper1

If you are fedex certified you can ship through shipnex with no problem. all you have to do is add a separate label with you acct number on it and state that the acct number is fedex cert to ship live reptiles

Originally Posted by robyn@Pro Exotics

Source for this claim? FedEx has gotten after them to shut their site down a couple of times now. They keep bobbing and moving. Very slippery folks there.

Last I heard, they stopped serving known reptile shippers going through their site, and had started issuing UPS labels again.

Originally Posted by venomkeeper1

robyn i have done this many time and have sent labels to other shippers also

Originally Posted by venomkeeper1

Where in my post did i say anything about shipping cobras? Or getting whatever i want through customs? It is people like you that try to put words in there that was not said and start shit. Do it on someone elses time. Now i have shipped my BALL PYTHONS using shipnex with no problems, but only when they were using fedex as a shipper. I am not ups certified so when they were using them to ship i could not use their service.

I wasn't saying that you actually ship cobras but when Robyn asked you the source for the claim you basically said, because you've done it so many times and never got caught, so to speak, that its ok to do it. If you want to start out on the wrong track go ahead and keep right along doing the things how you want but it will just end with you making of fool of yourself and possible taking down people who do care in this business with you!

I will weigh in here.

I was using Ship Nex to ship turtles. Someone referred me to the site, I gave it a try, used it a few times, everything went well.

I tried to log in recently, and it said my account did not exist, so I emailed them. Here is my reply:

"Dear Mike

Account is inactivated as we are not allowed to ship Live Animals under our account till further notice.

We will notify as we received any more update from main carrier companies.

Kind Regards,

Agee"

So there you have it- they ARE NOT allowed to ship animals. Just for the sake of it, I created a personal account and booked a shipment. It no longer produces a UPS or FedEx label, but a Nex label. It doesn't indicate who it will be shipping through.

I am back to SYR, because I don't want any problems. You don't have to tell me twice.

UPS has probably found out what they are doing and stopped their shipments of any live animals at this point in time. Using an uncertified company that doesn't have a written waiver with either FedEx or UPS is just wrong! I use RE all the time and Debbie is a HUGE help when things go wrong.. she's usually on top of the package as soon as there is any sign of a delay!

Companies like NEX could be the ruin of shipping reptiles altogether!! Just be smart and use a company that's been proven like RE or SYR!

Just my .02

Sum peeple just can't spell.

I don't understand why someone's love for the reptiles they ship have anything to do with having insurance. A dead reptile cannot be brought back to life, insurance only covers the $$$ aspect of it. I think what they meant to say was they don't want to take the financial "hit" if it arrives dead.

I have not even bothered to read the above, Please excuse me if I eventually come off as ignorant, because my fingers are FLYING, and everyone NEEDS TO WAKE UP.

Shipnex does NOTHING, SYR DOES Nothing!. YOU do SOMETHING!

Whenever a company uses a carrier, the more packages they send they get a discount. Some as much as 50-60% when you drop it off at UPS on the spot.

Shipnex, Shiptyourreptiles.com, and reptiles are the same, except the chosen carrier. They sit back and profit from your package, they do nothing. Yes SYR collects insurance, great. They profit. I use Shipnex, I get 60% off, and I love it. PERIOD.

UPS DOES ship lizards, turtles, and other legal animals. UPS does not ship snakes. MOST of your favorite names UPS and they ship snakes through SHIPNEX.

Quit your bitchin, its been done for years. Cheapest is best, cause its all UPS.

SHIPNEX EFFIN Right OK!

Thanks

PS... Long story short. Shipnex, SYR, and reptile express SAVE YOU MONEY. SHUT IT!