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Old 12-05-2020, 11:33 AM
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There's no question they're slow - we had auction catalogs, which get sent via Priority Mail (2-3 day delivery) on the 19th and 20th, that took two weeks. Now, with outgoing packages, same deal - shipped on Tuesday, dropped off directly at the post office myself, all Priority Mail, still showing up as not having even left town.

In their defense, they've been crushed all year with packages, and like every business with a lot of employees, have obviously had more people out sick than usual. I don't know how you plan for that, so I just try and be patient and understand it (and give my letter carrier a bottle of hand sanitizer once in a while).

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Old 12-05-2020, 01:15 PM
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Sent a priority package on 11-28
Arrived at Distribution center on 11-29

Address I am shipping to is 120 miles away, same state (Michigan)

Package is still at the distribution center as of today, 12-5
Called the postmaster on 12-3, and that was a waste of time.
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Old 12-05-2020, 01:22 PM
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Been ordering a few things here and there for Christmas from amazon.com and via eBay. The amazon orders are all arriving on the given arrival date; the USPS packages via eBay are hit and miss. I'm seeing mostly "miss" on all packages originating in, or going through Illinois for some reason... Ordered a lot of cards on eBay and paid for on Nov. 24. They were marked shipped on Nov. 25, and as of Nov. 29 (last updated date) they still have not left Illinois...
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Old 12-05-2020, 01:58 PM
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I had a package sit in DC for 2 weeks, then go to Greensboro NC (it shouldn't have) before coming back to DC and finally being delivered. I also have another incoming package that's been sitting at a local PO since November 25. Things are definitely screwy right now. It seems like things get where they need to go eventually though.
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Old 12-05-2020, 02:28 PM
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I guess I have been lucky but I haven't had any real issues with the post office. Everything takes 3-4 days to get to me pretty consistently. I'm very surprised seeing as how my cities post office has a reputation for being slow.

Now that I've said something obviously it's gonna get bad haha but hopefully not.
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Old 12-05-2020, 02:35 PM
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I live in Greensboro. I have mutliple packages sitting at the distribution center, supposedly, for multiple days. I am literally 15 minutes from the center. Frustrating.
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Old 12-05-2020, 06:26 PM
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I live in Greensboro. I have mutliple packages sitting at the distribution center, supposedly, for multiple days. I am literally 15 minutes from the center. Frustrating.
I hear you; I'm in Winston-Salem. All my stuff has to come through Greensboro. Everything is backed up. All my recent stuff coming to me is delayed, as is all stuff I sell and ship that goes through the same city. The distribution center is a joke, the postal employees in my local PO's can't even call them. They've flat out lost 2 packages - probably about $300 worth of cards in the last year - that were coming to me. One ebay covered me on, but the other was a trade with Mantle and Maris cards in the package that for all I know are still sitting on the floor under a conveyor belt in Greensboro somewhere. And they absolutely could not care less.
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Old 12-06-2020, 09:20 AM
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I live in Greensboro. I have mutliple packages sitting at the distribution center, supposedly, for multiple days. I am literally 15 minutes from the center. Frustrating.
I hear you. I live in Cary, and have been expecting a couple of packages that are stuck in the Greensboro Distribution Center. They were supposed to arrive right after Thanksgiving.
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Old 12-05-2020, 03:18 PM
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There's no question they're slow - we had auction catalogs, which get sent via Priority Mail (2-3 day delivery) on the 19th and 20th, that took two weeks. Now, with outgoing packages, same deal - shipped on Tuesday, dropped off directly at the post office myself, all Priority Mail, still showing up as not having even left town.

In their defense, they've been crushed all year with packages, and like every business with a lot of employees, have obviously had more people out sick than usual. I don't know how you plan for that, so I just try and be patient and understand it (and give my letter carrier a bottle of hand sanitizer once in a while).

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Old 12-05-2020, 03:24 PM
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I received your catalog a day after the auction closed!
Did you see how amazing Al's online catalog was? I don't think I've ever seen a more interactive AH site laid out with so much creativity.
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Old 12-05-2020, 03:25 PM
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Did you see how amazing Al's online catalog was? I don't think I've ever seen a more interactive AH site laid out with so much creativity.
Yep, it's always top notch.
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Old 12-05-2020, 03:47 PM
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I don’t have the weeks long horror stories others have had, but will say that EVERY package I’ve ordered from eBay has run 3-4 days late the last 3-4 weeks.
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Old 12-05-2020, 04:39 PM
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Did you see how amazing Al's online catalog was? I don't think I've ever seen a more interactive AH site laid out with so much creativity.
What was amazing about it?
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Old 12-05-2020, 08:20 PM
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What was amazing about it?
The graphics, the page flip, choice of group lots vs single lots, good AH software, the internet only teaser. I produced music festivals for 25 years so I tend o appreciate the small things in a customer experience, plus I know how much it costs to produce a color catalog like that and it's expensive. There's really no need for paper catalogs anymore, you can literally loop a card online with good AH software. I'd rather see a smaller buyer/seller premium instead of paying for four color catalogs plus shipping.
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Old 12-06-2020, 09:02 AM
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The graphics, the page flip, choice of group lots vs single lots, good AH software, the internet only teaser. I produced music festivals for 25 years so I tend o appreciate the small things in a customer experience, plus I know how much it costs to produce a color catalog like that and it's expensive. There's really no need for paper catalogs anymore, you can literally loop a card online with good AH software. I'd rather see a smaller buyer/seller premium instead of paying for four color catalogs plus shipping.
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