It's starting again with the USPS...

[Seven]

Full disclosure, I have a lot of respect for our Postmen, it's a difficult job, one I would not want to do. The Shipping delays, that came with last holiday season though, seem to be starting again.

Case and point, I agreed to purchase a card from a member here on Net54. Card was shipped, tracking received, original, expected delivery date, was November 30th. Yesterday comes and goes, tracking gets updated to December 1st; no problem it happens. Today rolls around, tracking updates yet again, December 2nd.

Be advised, if you're waiting on something, you might have to keep waiting. Comes with the territory of ordering and shipping during the season. I might have to wait until after holidays to order myself a late Christmas gift!

[scooter729]

Same exact dates for me, on something I shipped from MA just going to NY, via Priority. Hopefully it'll show up tomorrow as it now says, but I know this time of year can be challenging for sure!

[realbigfatdog]

Prepare yourselves. We are severely understaffed and PMG DeJoy has slowed down service standard times. Combine that with the season we are entering and, well, there you go.

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[jingram058]

Originally Posted by realbigfatdog

Prepare yourselves. We are severely understaffed and PMG DeJoy has slowed down service standard times. Combine that with the season we are entering and, well, there you go.

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That's because PMG DeJoy was appointed into a position he is totally incompetent for, period, end of discussion.

[realbigfatdog]

Originally Posted by jingram058

That's because PMG DeJoy was appointed into a position he is totally incompetent for, period, end of discussion.

I couldn't agree more.

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[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Let's hold off a little. There is ALWAYS some seasonal slow-down. A couple days is standard this time of year.

[Snapolit1]

Yeah, almost seems just avoiding selling this month if you can. Another shitshow.

[Natswin2019]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Let's hold off a little. There is ALWAYS some seasonal slow-down. A couple days is standard this time of year.

You already beat me too it. It's December and the usps busiest time of the year. Even before the pandemic they always sent out reminders in December to do you shipping early because it takes longer this time of year.

[BCauley]

I've got a bunch of cards I want to sell but am contemplating waiting until after the holidays to do so for this very reason. With that said, I have been meaning to list/sell the same cards mentioned in the first sentence for about 8 months now so my contemplation probably won't take long.

[npa589]

I once purchased a raw E90-1 Mathewson and it was sent with insurance, signature confirmation, the works. Our substitute mailman Johnny was an absolute moron who flew down the street, causing myself and my neighbors to exchange mail literally every time he was on the route. The whole entire neighborhood would call and report him - nothing changed.

Well, on the day this Mathewson was delivered to me, it was not delivered on my doorstep, yet a picture was uploaded with a signature. So, in other words, fraud. He signed it, and left it on the front porch of a random house and took a picture to confirm it was delivered. I called the Post Office and was given the run-around with claims that it clearly was delivered. I would ask, does that look like my name that was signed there?

Their reply? Well sir, we dont know what your signature looks like.

Ebay wouldnt do anything because, again, it was signed for and delivered with a picture to confirm it. It didnt matter that I showed them a picture of my front yard which contained nothing that was in the picture.

This was a Friday, so Saturday I saw Nancy, our regular incredible postwoman, and literally ran down the street to catch her and asked her to be on the lookout for this package. She was well aware of Johnny. I showed her the picture of where he left it and she knew she had seen this house. The following Monday, she brought the package to me - saying she could see it from the road. Johnny was fired.

So, if anyone was ever wondering what it takes to get a USPS worker fired - this is it.


And thus ends the entertainment for the evening.


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[RL]

well kids, the moral of the story is do not be like Johnny

[BobbyStrawberry]

After a real slowdown a couple weeks ago, the last week or so I have been receiving packages much faster (in some cases, faster than normal). Anyone else noticed this?

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

After a real slowdown a couple weeks ago, the last week or so I have been receiving packages much faster (in some cases, faster than normal). Anyone else noticed this?

Yeah. It's very hit or miss. I got a '56 Berra about 3 days early last week, but today had a different card show up 2 days late. As long as they eventually get to you, you can't really complain this time of year. I find that stuff coming from the Northeast and New England tends to have the worst slowdowns for some reason.

[peanuts]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

Yeah. It's very hit or miss. I got a '56 Berra about 3 days early last week, but today had a different card show up 2 days late. As long as they eventually get to you, you can't really complain this time of year. I find that stuff coming from the Northeast and New England tends to have the worst slowdowns for some reason.

We've been hit really hard with labor market problems. It's rough – jobs take forever to fill. I imagine the fact that USPS drug tests only exacerbates their hiring woes up here.

FWIW, packages are slow up here, but our postal workers are always pretty good at estimating how long the delays are. I've kept track of everything I've sent, and their projection is usually within a day's accuracy.

[Jcosta19]

I need this meme as much as anyone else, but wanted to share.

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[Tabe]

Two things in the card hobby that you can guarantee:

1) People will complain about buyers on Ebay and how "they're getting worse"

2) People will complain about USPS and how "they're getting worse"

These two things are as sure as the sun coming up. In my 20+ years online as a member of eBay and various card forums, those two things have ALWAYS been going on.

Last week, I had someone mail me a package that they shipped at around 2pm. I had it the next morning.

I mailed someone a package on Saturday. Dropped it off around 11am. It was delivered 800 miles away on Monday morning at 7am.

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by Tabe

Two things in the card hobby that you can guarantee:

1) People will complain about buyers on Ebay and how "they're getting worse"

2) People will complain about USPS and how "they're getting worse"

These two things are as sure as the sun coming up. In my 20+ years online as a member of eBay and various card forums, those two things have ALWAYS been going on.

Last week, I had someone mail me a package that they shipped at around 2pm. I had it the next morning.

I mailed someone a package on Saturday. Dropped it off around 11am. It was delivered 800 miles away on Monday morning at 7am.

..***** ..An hour ago I received , literally this morning on December 14th , here in the blatant boondocks of the coal regions of Eastern Pennsylvania , halfway between Pottstown and Pottsville , a standard first class normal padded envelope of autographed '36 Chicle and Goudey photocard premiums , which was postmarked December 10th in "Haiku , HI. ", 96708 , which according to Googlemaps is in the blatant boondocks of Maui ......four days .......go figure......and why the cards were in Hawaii in the first place is another story , I'm sure.........so , Mele Kalikimaka to the USPS ......( Der Bingle's version of that song is far and away the best )

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[Clutch-Hitter]

I refunded my guy because the package was MIA for several days. Requested he contact me if it arrived. Few days later it was delivered. He messaged me that he would send paypal. I replied with my paypal email and now waiting.

Tabe you're right; everything always goes smoothly. Thanks for sharing.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by Clutch-Hitter

I refunded my guy because the package was MIA for several days. Requested he contact me if it arrived. Few days later it was delivered. He messaged me that he would send paypal. I replied with my paypal email and now waiting.

Tabe you're right; everything always goes smoothly. Thanks for sharing.

Nah, that's not what I said, as you're well aware.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Jcosta19

I need this meme as much as anyone else, but wanted to share.

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Thank you!

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