Most folks selling motors on ebay are private sellers and have zero ability to legally ship them. I know of at least one that several months ago sold his cases here, but sold his reloads on ebay......all of THE RELOADS were hazmat required.
And don't forget paperwork....lots of paperwork, the HAZMAT Fee is paid to the carriers to process the shipments, a shipper has to be certified to ship the material and certifies that the material is what they say it is as well as package the product properly as per 49CFR (iirc) aka Code of Federal Regulations, the carrier has to confirm that the shipper has done their job (verifying that the paperwork matches the material and properly packaged) and the carrier (transporter) assumes risk related to an accident with said materials, the carriers are also required to have specially trained and qualified drivers to handle hazardous materials (I spend 12-20 hours every year in classes related to being a CDL A holder with Hazmat, Double/Triples/Tankers endorsements), driver qualifications require individuals hired to solely handle driver records and make sure the drivers have the required training on a regular basis. Thats why HAZMAT Fees exist...to protect you the public from potentially deadly spills or accidents, want to check out something nasty I used to haul, Telone C17 a %17 Chloropicrin by volume fumigant for use on nematodes, the trailers are stainless steel and as they are emptied are backfilled with nitrogen gas as the moisture in the air makes the chemical so corrosive it will attack stainless steel so the trailers are backfilled with nitrogen to keep the pressure relief valves from opening allowing in outside air, the product (DOW chemical iirc) is not allowed to be loaded ahead of time, the driver loads the material and proceeds directly to the destination pretty much treating the material as a WMD (while not usually fatal at %17 percent its really hard on the respiratory system), empty trailers are kept under lock and key at all times, drivers handling loading and unloading are required to wear chemical resisitant clothing including gloves and boots as well as a respirator with OV and Acid Gas cartridges. Solid Rocket motors reloads are in the Explosive 1.3 and 1.4 classes depending on quatity and so have all the restrictions associated with those items while over the road. Personnel assigned to review hazmat shipping papers also make sure that non compatible items are not on the same transport or a separated according to special requirements, for example a Explosives 1.3 or 1.4 shipment may not be co-mingled in the same trailer with Flammable Gases, Dangerous when Wet, Flammable Liquids, and most of the other 7 harzard classes of materials they may however by loaded with Flammable Solids (for which motor reloads probably have a secondary hazard class)
There are no hazmat fees for shipping a reloadable motor casing, only the reloads... Edit: Shipper cannot ship any reloads without proper certification to do so, whether or not they are hazmat or not based on grain sizes being over or under 30g each. Those who falsely commented missed the point.
NO, the buyer is not... The seller is responsible for proper shipping. Which is moot anyway. See above post.
Yes but your receiving illegal shipped goods. I wouldn't buy it.
I wondered the same thing. Not saying it is ethical to order something when you know seller is not going to obey the rules, but not sure the buyer is LEGALLY liable.
Personal transport vs transport as part of commerce/regulated body. As a person, I can drive down I-80 with a ton (literally) of reloads and there is no issue. If I were UPS/FedEx, I have to be HazMat certified with training, placarding, etc.
Is not illegal to ship a reload casing, it is just a metal tube and closures... don't make false statements.
I'm not sure there's a distinction between private and commercial vehicles.
