My one experience was on the other end of the scale. Form signed by the dealer, but--at least at that time--someone else could be designated to receive the gun. Block for that right on the form. So it came to me, little rural Iowa post office. Postmistress collected the fees (she'd never done a gun before but she had done other shipments with customs fees and duty to be paid) and out the door I went to take care of the paperwork with the dealer.
But having heard a lot of negative stories, like Ted's above, doubt I'd try it again.
