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Posted By: Jerry Spillman
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Posted By: Darren
I have had several packages opened and stamped with a stamp stating "received open" or something like that. I always file with the postmaster but have yet to get any help. I guess I should file with the sheriff's office instead. |
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Posted By: Ken McMillan
the only negative is that they will not insure collectibles like baseball cards, UPS that is..... |
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Posted By: boxingcardman
They will not dare mess with one of those packages since it is signed for and locked up the whole way and it is someone's job if items come up missing. |
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Posted By: Bruce Dorskind
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Posted By: Bobby Binder
Bruce I hope you are never a judge for me if I ever do something wrong by mistake or not. Which I never will maybe a traffic or jaywalking ticket. I can see it now "You are guilty, off with your legs". |
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Posted By: Jerry Spillman
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Posted By: Chris
Sorry to hear that - obviously not acceptable. |
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Posted By: Steve
Are we 100% sure that postal employees did this? |
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Posted By: ali_lapoint
bruce youre crazy. although if a postal employee did steal something its a federal crime. still, they would likely be looking at nothing more than a lost job and probation. i dont assume many federal employees have criminal records so it would likely be a first offense. |
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Posted By: Bob
It does happen. I shipped a Paul Waner card through the mail 4 or 5 years ago and it never made it past the Memphis post office where the envelope was found in the employee's break room with a slit on the bottom where the card was removed. I had an E98 Coombs which never arrived through USPS and a year earlier a T207. I had a complete set of E98s which made it in to the UPS shipment center in Little Rock, Arkansas (insured) but like the Roach Motel, never made it back out for the final destination. I guess it is in Washington DC now in that room where Indiana Jones' packages wind up. |
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Posted By: barrysloate
Bruce often likes to take extreme positions on various social issues. Those who know him take them in stride. |
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Posted By: Tom Boblitt
That UPS room is in Atlanta, not DC........... |
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Posted By: Bob
Hi Tom. I was referring to the room in the first Indy Jones movie with the millions of boxes where the Holy Grail was placed to be forever lost. |
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Posted By: Richard L.
I personally doubt a theft occurred here. While I'm sure it does happen, it's a minute percentage. For what is missing(not trying to minimize your loss), certainly not worth risking losing ones job for. I think it happened from an automation machine that jammed, caused an opening and the cards just popped out. Did you check with the nearest processing plant, they may still have the cards, it's worth a try. Good luck! |
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Posted By: Carl Lamendola
I have had two bad experiences in twenty years. |
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Posted By: Richard L.
Carl, |
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Posted By: Tom Boblitt
I remember the room from Indiana Jones well.....just saying the UPS Overgoods (what they call the stuff they can't figure out who it goes to) is in Atlanta. Carl brings up EXCELLENT points. While registered mail is SUPPOSED to be the most secure, even it is not immune from issues. Something I see happening FREQUENTLY is people putting brown paper over the outside of packages, sticking the label on the package. With all the sorting devices out there, the brown paper somehow gets snagged, then pulls all the way off and gets separated from the package. Then, no idea who the goods should go to. DON'T USE BROWN PAPER with UPS or FDX. For some ODD reason, the post office still accepts and likes it. ALSO.....put an address label INSIDE the package as well. Working for UPS 23 years, you see this stuff. I've toured FDX hub in Memphis and DHL hub in Wilmington, OH. Same problems, more or less same setup. Very possible it wasn't malicious......but just as likely it might have been. |
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Posted By: Jerry Spillman
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Posted By: John H.
I went to the P.O. to pick up a package containing all 12 1939 issues of Baseball Magazine a few months ago. The clerk handed me the large envelope and it had been torn open, somewhat retaped and all of the magazines were gone. I thought that Canada Customs may have opened it but they use yellow tape to reseal packages and this was done with clear. They also stamp packages after opening them which wasn't the case here. |
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Posted By: Jason L
I remember, the first time I had the Grail, and it was my turn to ship it off to the next Holder, I used the USPS. No problems at all. |
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Posted By: Rob Ray
Luckily,I have only had one instance in which my local (Brooklyn) PO has obviously tampered with a package I have received. |
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Posted By: boxingcardman
"It does happen. I shipped a Paul Waner card through the mail 4 or 5 years ago and it never made it past the Memphis post office where the envelope was found in the employee's break room with a slit on the bottom where the card was removed. I had an E98 Coombs which never arrived through USPS and a year earlier a T207. I had a complete set of E98s which made it in to the UPS shipment center in Little Rock, Arkansas (insured) but like the Roach Motel, never made it back out for the final destination. I guess it is in Washington DC now in that room where Indiana Jones' packages wind up." |
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Posted By: Bob
lol Good call Adam. Did I mention that SGC lost my T207 Moriarty Red Cycle back that I handed them at the last National? or the T207 Lowdermilk Mastro auctions lost 9 years ago when I consigned the entire set for auction? Etc, etc, etc...I seem to have more than the usual bad luck when it comes to cards... |
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Posted By: howard
I've had two cards that never made it to me. I never found out what happened to them but the guy I bought the '68 Seaver from reimbursed me through his stores insurance and the '62 Mantle was post office insured. |
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Posted By: Rob Ray
Re. the label;funny you should mention that. |
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