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Problem with USPS Delivery
Wanted to pick your brains concerning a problem I ran into today with USPS. I ordered a Card off of ebay. USPS says the card was "delivered" to my house. I've been home all day, nothing ever came. I go to USPS, speak to the supervisor and he tells me that my package was dropped off at the wrong house and that the post office is retrieving someone to get it and that he personally would get back to me by tonight. Well the time has came and went, haven't heard from him, I'm going to go down there again tomorrow but my mind is assuming the worst.
Assuming I can't get a hold of it, how would I go about getting my money back? USPS will cover up to $500 but I paid more than that for the card. Do I contact the seller via ebay first? Go through Paypal? Just want to have something mapped out in case the worst case scenario happens. Thank you. |
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card delivered to wrong address
I have had that happen more then once and always get the card.
Give them a chance |
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Thanks for attempting to calm me down. Here's to hoping of course.
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Anyone who gets expensive stuff in the mail is playing with fire without a PO box. I know that's shutting the barn door after the horse gets out but it's worth the small investment for the piece of mind.
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I'm going to consider this going forward. It's very disheartening to say the least that you have to go through these lengths just to ensure what you ordered actually gets delivered to you. I'm hoping from the other positive stories in this thread that it works out this time.
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You can also sign up for "Informed Delivery" via USPS. It is free! They will actually email you a scan everyday of what mail is going to be delivered that day... Very cool and also lets you know if you should be first at the mailbox rather than significant other!!!
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Its actually harder for the PO to correct because the GPS is useless in that situation. |
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Even PO Boxes aren't foolproof. I once had an item get delivered to the wrong PO Box and was scanned as DELIVERED.
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Jeff, fair observation. I thought to maybe reach out to the seller just to inform him or her of the situation. I'm usually very prompt with feedback and I know that's important to sellers. The seller is not at fault here, I'm not blaming them. Sorry if my original post implied that. Very true. Not surprised in the slightest. Just a case of human error. The post office manager said "well he's new" in response to me questioning why I didn't get my package. I understand you can be new to a neighborhood, and that people make mistakes, It's just frustrating. |
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+1 I have had it happen countless times over the years. It has always arrived in the next day or two.
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This is a pet peeve of mine. If a package gets lost, I will discuss with the buyer various options. BUT, if a package shows as delivered, I feel that I have fulfilled my obligation as a seller and the delivering agent (Fed Ex, USPS, UPS) is now responsible. Jeff Last edited by ibuysportsephemera; 06-26-2020 at 07:04 PM. |
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So to play devil's advocate to the seller than posted earlier.
If the item is truly lost, and was sent without signature required, is the seller now responsible? Thoughts? I hope the OP got good news today and the discussion is moot. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk |
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Actually had this happen to me with a pair of tennis shoes with UPS.
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The Purchase with tax came in just shy of 750, $734 to be precise. If the above scenario doesn't occur, then I'm making a last ditch effort and going to the post office as many times as I have to on Monday. It's a 53 Bowman Color Mantle, it's a pretty available card, and while it only clocked in at a PSA 2.5, the eye appeal IMO exceeded the grade. It's one thing if this was a purchase from a big corporation that I could just order one again at the drop of a hat. However that's not the case. I think it also doesn't help that the USPS is grossly incompetent and cannot properly communicate with its customers. Last edited by Seven; 06-27-2020 at 07:21 PM. |
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I am changing my tune a bit from my previous post. If the seller did not add insurance to a sale of almost $750 (or at least signature confirmation) he deserves to have a request from the buyer for eBay to step in and help him. I insure every package over $200.
Jeff Last edited by ibuysportsephemera; 06-28-2020 at 05:28 AM. |
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