+ HELP + buyer says they got the package & its empty

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Posted By: Rand

Ok, i did a trade with someone, i sent a box of cards to him priority mail, del confirmation, and insurance ($100) for signature, Guy calls me says " 1/2 the cards are gone" my half of course

* its the orginal box i sent that he recieved
* i packaged it up really well
* sent priorty w/ slips
* i sent out packages often and NEVER had this problem before

i have already filled out the Post Office reports, filed a claim with my homeowners insurance... to get a professional investigation

anybody else experience this...my personal feeling is the guy is ripping me off...

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Posted By: Dylan

Is this someone from the board? Have you done any business with him before, any references? If your gut feeling is someones trying to pull one on you, proceed carefully.

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Posted By: Rand

no one on this board. i was interested if someone on the board had a story about a similiar situation. i am proceeding legally to see what, if anything really happened to the package.

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Posted By: Anthony

Unfortunately I've had this happen a few times, both from the USPS and once from a major auction house in a FedEx shipment. In all cases I was on the receiving end of it. It does happen.

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Posted By: peter chao

Rand,

Perhaps the guy is on the up and up and the cards were stolen in transit.

Peter

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Posted By: Corey R. Shanus

From what I've been told the safest way to send cards is via registered mail. When it is done that way, the package is literally tape-sealed at each potential opening and stamps affixed to the seals. That way if it is opened before it reaches its intended recipient there would be evidence of tampering. I'm also told that when the package is not on a truck/plane, it is kept in a safe. Has anybody who has shipped this way encountered problems? I'm curious to know.

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Posted By: Misunderestimated (Brian H.)

I sold a 1914 CJ 3-Finger Brown on eBay and shipped it Priority insured and the card was removed from the box. But for whatever odd reason the package got shipped back to me resealed neatly but emptied of the card. I called the disappointed buy/winner and informed him about what happened and subsequently refunded his money.

After I put together a pretty compelling argument (evidence etc. -- I think the weight differential was useful) I went to one of the bigger post office facilities here in Chicago and spoke to a supervisor who helped me fill out the forms in a way she thought would be most likely work with the postal inspector and I did get my insurance money for the sale price about a month later from the USPS.

The card was never found by the postal inspector.

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Also I use the method cory suggests once a card (OR CARDS) reach about $1K -- the Brown card wasn't in the best shape so it was well-short of 4 figures. I have never had a problem with Registered mail as either a sender or recipient.

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Posted By: Rand

thanks to those that took a second to give me their experiences. i hope things fall into place. i have sent $1000's worth of cards and this is a sickening feeling.