"Can I list and ship oxygen bottles on eBay?" Topic
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| John the OFM | 09 Feb 2014 5:54 p.m. PST |
It's a US Air Force bail out bottle.
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| John the OFM | 09 Feb 2014 5:58 p.m. PST |
I was going through some of the stuff my brother got at an estate sale, and this is one item. |
| 45thdiv | 09 Feb 2014 6:17 p.m. PST |
To ship it, I think you will need to break the seal on the bottle to ensure there is no pressure built up in the tank. You can't ship scuba tanks with the valve still installed. By the way, that is pretty neat. Very nice condition too. The bottle should have a date stamp on it for when it was last pressure tested. Matthew |
| John the OFM | 09 Feb 2014 6:46 p.m. PST |
Yeah, the hose is still very flexible. |
| altfritz | 09 Feb 2014 7:29 p.m. PST |
Sell it locally, pick up only? |
| John the OFM | 10 Feb 2014 12:28 p.m. PST |
I talked to the lady at the Post Office counter, and she told me that as long as the bottle was empty of gas, it should be OK.
Until I talk to the NEXT lady at the counter… |
| John the OFM | 10 Feb 2014 12:29 p.m. PST |
Sell it locally, pick up only? Tell you what. $200 USD and it's yours. I'll be at Cold Wars!  |
| Tom Bryant | 10 Feb 2014 10:02 p.m. PST |
Venting it shouldn't be a problem. Still I'd be chickening with the Post Office to see what kind of, for lack of a better term "Certification" process they would need to be ensured that the bottles were indeed depressurized and ok for shipment first. It might save you , and the person on the other end a ton of hassle. You could also check with other shippers like Fed Ex and UPS to see what their policies and certiufication rules are for such things. |
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