USPS - Holiday Slowdowns in Full Force Already?

[D. Bergin]

Damn, thought I was getting off easy. Been awhile since I've had an issue. Packages I've sent out have got where they're going, and packages I've bought have gotten to me in a timely manner.....until now.

Won a 1970's Non-Sport BBCE Wrapped Unopened Box on Ebay. It's a box I don't see pop up often, and thought I won it at a great price, so looking forward to getting it.

Got the "Ebay Delivered Package" notice in my E-mail. Excited, I run up to my Mailbox....and this is what I find waiting for me.



I believe this is the 2nd Ebay purchase in 20+ years or so...that just showed up as an empty box for me.

[jp1216]

That's terrible! Did they deliver a box - knowing it was cut open and empty?

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by jp1216

That's terrible! Did they deliver a box - knowing it was cut open and empty?

Yup! Even put a sticker on it that says "Received Unsealed".

Not sure exactly where on it's journey that sticker would have been put on the box.

[D. Bergin]

Screenshot of the tracking. Apparently it was noted as a Damaged Box the morning before it was put on the truck and delivered to me.

[perezfan]

"Visible Damage" has never once shown up on my USPS tracking. I have received countless crushed, mangled, man-handled, flattened, tattered, torn and rain-soaked boxed from them. And have never seen that particular disclaimer in the tracking.

Sorry it happened to you, and hope you get proper resolution.

[tjisonline]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Screenshot of the tracking. Apparently it was noted as a Damaged Box the morning before it was put on the truck and delivered to me.

The only thing I needed to see in your tracking history was Philadelphia distribution center. That center is known to open boxes especially if you think it’s cards.

[tjisonline]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Screenshot of the tracking. Apparently it was noted as a Damaged Box the morning before it was put on the truck and delivered to me.

The only thing I needed to see in your tracking history was Philadelphia distribution center. That center is known to open boxes especially if someone think it’s cards.

Did the shipping label contain any wording about about sports, cards, etc… I stopped using USPS years ago. My father worked for USPS (35 years ) and has nightmare stories. Theft was rapid before 2003 (mainly if a worker thought it was cash or jewelry ) so he can only imagine what it’s like now.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by tjisonline

The only thing I needed to see in your tracking history was Philadelphia distribution center. That center is known to open boxes especially if someone think it’s cards.

Did the shipping label contain any wording about about sports, cards, etc… I stopped using USPS years ago. My father worked for USPS (35 years ) and has nightmare stories. Theft was rapid before 2003 (mainly if a worker thought it was cash or jewelry ) so he can only imagine what it’s like now.

No, there was not.

Also, as much as I want to blame USPS, I'm starting to think it was a horrible packing job from the seller.

The picture I showed above, of the opened box. It slid open like that on it's own. It was not taped closed. I suspect if was never properly taped closed. It looks like the seller re-used an old box that was sent to them (nothing wrong with that), but neglected to put any additional tape on top of the old tape job. You can see on the side (which I've blurred out most of it), they didn't even properly block out the old Shipping and Return address, before they slapped another label on a different part of the box, to send it out to me.

It looked like they had a bunch of other BBCE boxes that sold at the same time. Most of them, more expensive then mine. Hope they shipped those out better then mine.

Also, their response to me after I sent them pictures and an explanation, didn't exactly give me confidence this won't be a long drawn out game of chicken.

I'll quote below:

Let me contact Ebay. I have never had it happened before.

[Ben Yourg]

My wife said the "Postmaster General"said prepare for
the mail to get even slower.
I had a package get lost not too long ago.
I had a tracking number but its' last seen location said it was lost
I lost it at a distribution center.
Go online to USPS customer service.You need to talk to a person..
They found mine.