the police were never involved, just me, the auction house and the shipping company (UPS).
When the package was tracked, it listed as it was stuck in customs, which is weird because the package was shipped from NY and I live near Pittsburgh.
Fortunately, I live within 10 miles of a major UPS hub, so I was able to drive over to their offices to discuss it with them, while at the same time the auctionhouse checked with their UPS offices.
After a week or so of dealing with several people, the item was still listed as being stuck in customs, that facility was contacted, and the box was not there.
The auctionhouse sent me a full refund with the understanding that if the package was ever sent back to me, I would send them the money back.
Well, I never got the package, the item's tracking # was that it was at some customs place (which it wasn't), and my local UPS facility never received the package. The auction co. filed a claim with UPS and received a reimbursement.
The total value of the items that were "lost" was around $5,000, so we're not talking about a few small items. The lot that was in question sold for, if I remember correctly, between $1500-2000, and the lot was comprised of a several hundred items, all one-of-a-kind, I believe.
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