Cards From The B/S/T Finally Arrived!

[Bill77]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Nice 58 Spahn but I like mine better.

I'm confused is Spahn growing, shrinking, or turning into the Hulk?

[jingram058]

Lesson learned - USPS is a shell of it's former self. If you must use USPS, pay the difference and insist on Priority Mail or better.

Lesson learned - Post nothing until you gain the facts. Especially in a public forum.

Lesson learned - (learned over and over and over) If it seems too good to be true, it is.

Lesson learned - There are a lot of true hobby experts on this forum, who offer good, sound advice, and who are truly helpful when things go wrong.

Lesson learned - There is another element that seems to exist only to appear all-knowing. In attempting to "one up" them, it escalates into an ill-conceived rant, giving them the satisfaction they desperately crave.

Lesson learned - NEVER post your misfortune in a public forum.

[notfast]

Did we every get to the reason that the tracking # wasn’t provided to the buyer?

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by notfast

Did we every get to the reason that the tracking # wasn’t provided to the buyer?

No. People called it a riduculous question and decided to rant for 3 pages that I'm an idiot for asking. Makes me question their motives.

[Beercan collector]

You’d think the post office would have record of the original intended address ..
But then they’d have to explain why it was delivered in the wrong city ��*♂️

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Lesson learned - USPS is a shell of it's former self. If you must use USPS, pay the difference and insist on Priority Mail or better.

Lesson learned - Post nothing until you gain the facts. Especially in a public forum.

Lesson learned - (learned over and over and over) If it seems too good to be true, it is.

Lesson learned - There are a lot of true hobby experts on this forum, who offer good, sound advice, and who are truly helpful when things go wrong.

Lesson learned - There is another element that seems to exist only to appear all-knowing. In attempting to "one up" them, it escalates into an ill-conceived rant, giving them the satisfaction they desperately crave.

Lesson learned - NEVER post your misfortune in a public forum.

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

No. People called it a riduculous question and decided to rant for 3 pages that I'm an idiot for asking. Makes me question their motives.

We may not have received the answer to your question, but look at everything else we learned.

[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

No. People called it a riduculous question and decided to rant for 3 pages that I'm an idiot for asking. Makes me question their motives.

Hi timothy hope your well tracking was provided but the problem was the post office sending this package all over the country. Jim is a good person who acted to fast before seeing the facts. Its not the $15 he wanted the cards and that sucks they went in a whirlwind. In all my years here never has this happened. Sorry for delay my mom has dementia its been a tuff week , best octavio great day everyone…

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by rjackson44

Hi timothy hope your well tracking was provided but the problem was the post office sending this package all over the country. Jim is a good person who acted to fast before seeing the facts. Its not the $15 he wanted the cards and that sucks they went in a whirlwind. In all my years here never has this happened. Sorry for delay my mom has dementia its been a tuff week , best octavio great day everyone…

Thank you for the response. I just want to clarify. Jim said in post 1 that he had not received a tracking number prior to making this thread, although he had asked. The problem in the initial post does not appear to be that the post office sent the package all over the country, but that he claimed you would not send him the tracking or photo (see below). He then indicated in post 34 that he received a photo of the package with tracking information after making this thread. Is this accurate? Or are you saying you provided the tracking number before this thread was made? Thanks.

Originally Posted by jingram058

Seller won't send me the tracking number or the photo.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by rjackson44

...the problem was the post office sending this package all over the country.

Maybe the USPS decided that a Greyhound Travel Pass was the most economic delivery option and your package decided to get its money's worth.

[sbfinley]

Today's a special treat because you don't often get to run into one of these creatures in the wild! The locked thread is one of the most interesting in the whole internet outback, but not much is known about the life of this fascinating beast. Now I'm going to teach you all about the stages of The Locked Thread's life. Come along!

1. First the thread is born into the internet outback full of hope and optimism, but it's gotta watch out! It's a dangerous place out here.

2. The other inhabitants of the outback start circling the thread, studying its every move. Will this thread be a friend or foe. The inhabitants start picking sides.

3. Oh crickey! A battle has taken form by The Locked Thread between two other inhabitants. These can get vicious and down under we call them "the battle for the last word."

4. The Battle for the Last word becomes the paramount thing in the life of The Locked Thread. These engagements can last for days and add mutiple pages to the thread. Now it can easy for other inhabitants to get sucked into these fights but they have to careful! These creatures battling for the last word are ornery fellas and they often have letters attached to their title following their name and they'll use that sharp education to cut down any bystanders wanting to join in the fun.

5. Someone posts a card.

6. Bored with current activities, some bystanders will try to return to their daily lives. Common activities in this section of the Outback include referencing Seinfeld and name dropping obscure 1940's Jazz performers born West of the Mississippi.

7. One inhabitant seeing the chaos the new thread has brought into the land, sees an opportunity for an easy meal and posts something as close to political as possible - but without being political - hoping to out a prey that just can't help but take the bait. But be careful matey the Apex Predator of the land is watching closely and his ban hammer can take out any inhabitant of these plains with one swing!

8. Oh no! The Battle for the Last Word has taken a turn. These two furry creatures have done forgotten what they were battling for and are now fighting over something else - usually meanings or interpretations. If we're lucky we'll see one of them quote Webster's Dictionary!

9. Weary from days of strain the new thread weakens. It grew to big to fast and now no one even knows what its place in this outback is even for...

10. Circling the new thread from the beginning, the Apex Predator of the land - The Mighty Moderator - mercifully puts it out of its misery and locks it forever. But don't worry friends, the Locked Thread served its purpose and is an important part of the internet outback's ecosystem. See you fellas next week!


Steve Irwin "The Crocodile Hunter" - Season 11 Episode 6. 2002

[toledo_mudhen]

Originally Posted by rjackson44

Hi timothy hope your well tracking was provided but the problem was the post office sending this package all over the country. Jim is a good person who acted to fast before seeing the facts. Its not the $15 he wanted the cards and that sucks they went in a whirlwind. In all my years here never has this happened. Sorry for delay my mom has dementia its been a tuff week , best octavio great day everyone…

Anecdotal but Relevant :

So today I receive from my local Post Office - 3 different packages - all containing car parts - all addressed to someone that lives in Washington State.

Over 1 year ago - I moved here to Central Missouri.

USPS should probably introduce a basic Reading Skills test for all potential employees.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by toledo_mudhen

USPS should probably introduce a basic Reading Skills test for all potential employees.

Won't be done. That would interfere with whatever DEI initiatives they have in place.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Is the zip code on the box unclear?

Where's the picture of the package that was provided to Jingram and Leon? Is the address somehow illegible?

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

Where's the picture of the package that was provided to Jingram and Leon? Is the address somehow illegible?

Leaving aside potential legibility issues:

Most people would not want their home address posted on a public Internet forum.

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by Eric72

Leaving aside potential legibility issues:

Most people would not want their home address posted on a public Internet forum.

The address is perfectly legible. A Postal Service supervisor said there is something going on with the tracking number label that is causing all of this. Something happened to the bar code after the package was received at the Post Office.

[LEHR]

Hopefully the cards show up, James.

I bought a pristine 1972/73 Topps Hockey display box from a Canadian seller last year from a Facebook group. He shipped the box and it made it all the way to Salt Lake City to a post office two miles from where I work. After that it bounced back and forth about twenty-five times between five different post office locations around Utah. I finally tracked it down in Cedar City Utah PO where a lady pulled the package and had it in hand. She said there was an issue with the bar code and she would fix it and forward it back to Salt Lake. As it turns out, instead of just printing a new label her idea of fixing the problem was to just put a blank label over the bar code and ship it back to Salt Lake City. From that point the package had no tracking and was never delivered or never had another scan. When I complained the PO told me to file a claim with Canada Post. Canada Post basically told the seller to pound sand as the package was lost due to an error the US PO created. After a month of going back and forth trying to get a refund I just ate the loss and moved on.

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by jingram058

The address is perfectly legible. A Postal Service supervisor said there is something going on with the tracking number label that is causing all of this. Something happened to the bar code after the package was received at the Post Office.

So the postal workers just shrug and allow a computer scanning glitch to rule the roost. The mind boggles....

[raulus]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Lesson learned - USPS is a shell of it's former self. If you must use USPS, pay the difference and insist on Priority Mail or better.

Lesson learned - Post nothing until you gain the facts. Especially in a public forum.

Lesson learned - (learned over and over and over) If it seems too good to be true, it is.

Lesson learned - There are a lot of true hobby experts on this forum, who offer good, sound advice, and who are truly helpful when things go wrong.

Lesson learned - There is another element that seems to exist only to appear all-knowing. In attempting to "one up" them, it escalates into an ill-conceived rant, giving them the satisfaction they desperately crave.

Lesson learned - NEVER post your misfortune in a public forum.

For better or worse, postings about situations like this tend to take on a life of their own. Once you unleash the beast, it's going to do its thing for a while, at least until we get distracted by something else.

[SyrNy1960]

Originally Posted by raulus

For better or worse, postings about situations like this tend to take on a life of their own. Once you unleash the beast, it's going to do its thing for a while, at least until we get distracted by something else.

+100 and 🤣

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Lesson learned - USPS is a shell of it's former self. If you must use USPS, pay the difference and insist on Priority Mail or better.

Lesson learned - Post nothing until you gain the facts. Especially in a public forum.

Lesson learned - (learned over and over and over) If it seems too good to be true, it is.

Lesson learned - There are a lot of true hobby experts on this forum, who offer good, sound advice, and who are truly helpful when things go wrong.

Lesson learned - There is another element that seems to exist only to appear all-knowing. In attempting to "one up" them, it escalates into an ill-conceived rant, giving them the satisfaction they desperately crave.

Lesson learned - NEVER post your misfortune in a public forum.

Octavio is a great guy, in no way at fault. I had the tracking number all along, but didn't realize it, clearly seen in the photo Octavio sent. See the Lessons learned above.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Octavio is a great guy, in no way at fault. I had the tracking number all along, but didn't realize it, clearly seen in the photo Octavio sent. See the Lessons learned above.

Thanks for hopefully putting this all to rest!

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by jingram058

Octavio is a great guy, in no way at fault. I had the tracking number all along, but didn't realize it, clearly seen in the photo Octavio sent. See the Lessons learned above.

Thank you for clearly answering that question. That can put it all to bed. Not sure why it took so long for someone to finally say it, but I appreciate you taking responsibility for the oversight.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Thank you for clearly answering that question. That can put it all to bed. Not sure why it took so long for someone to finally say it, but I appreciate you taking responsibility for the oversight.

It was clear in his FIRST post. He just went with the mob mentality after posting.

Sheesh, i cant believe most just disregarded his initial testimony.

You can't go see it now, it's been edited then you'd need to find where I quoted it.

I missed my calling evidently

[tiger8mush]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

It was clear in his FIRST post. He just went with the mob mentality after posting.

Excerpt from first post:

Originally Posted by jingram058

Seller won't send me the tracking number or the photo.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by tiger8mush

Excerpt from first post:

Welcome to the party pal...

"
And I quote from the (original) 1st post.

"Tracking and a photo show delivery."

See quote 3 posts above where he said he had the " tracking number in the PHOTO all along"

[Balticfox]

I think we need more eye candy at this juncture:















(Sadly not mine.)

[OhioLawyerF5]

This thread died yesterday, before republicanass decided to put his foot in his mouth.

It's time to let it die.

[Gorditadogg]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

This thread died yesterday, before republicanass decided to put his foot in his mouth.



It's time to let it die.

LOL. Pretty sure his foot went up your backside.

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[BobbyStrawberry]

This thread really has it all

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by Gorditadogg

LOL. Pretty sure his foot went up your backside.

Sent from my SM-S906U using Tapatalk

That's because you can't read either.

Both tiger8mush and jayshum both put him in his place as well. It seems literate people have no trouble understanding this.

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

I think we need more eye candy at this juncture

Wow. Is she a Canadian actress/celebrity?

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Wow. Is she a Canadian actress/celebrity?

Ahhhh, no. She's English. That's Hammer Horror starlet Madeline Smith:





She went on to play Miss Caruso in the James Bond flick Live and Let Die.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Wow. Is she a Canadian actress/celebrity?

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Currently she has a tariff attached to her so be prepared to pay up, much
Like a centered registered example of the current card one drools over.

[Balticfox]

James:

In what State do you live? Should we understand that it's nowhere near California or even the west coast?

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

James:

In what State do you live? Should we understand that it's nowhere near California or even the west coast?

Florida!

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

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Currently she has a tariff attached to her so be prepared to pay up, much
Like a centered registered example of the current card one drools over.

Ha! She’s 75 now, she might actually even talk to me.

[jingram058]

If anyone is still interested in this nonsense, the package as of now is in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Having spoken with a USPS supervisor last week, who was very noncommittal and cryptic with answers to questions, here is what I think is happening - the bar code label doesn't match the written address (mine) on the package. I believe the label, with the tracking number, indicates a Petaluma, California address. Maybe I am wrong. I think the USPS scanning equipment tried to send it to my physical address 3 times and a human being stopped that from happening 3 times. It was then flagged somehow and sent to California, and that delivery never happened either. Now I think it's being returned to the sender. We'll see.

Be that all as it may, I bought and have received 6 nice condition 1948 Bowmans. If these lost cards are in fact returned to Octavio, great, case closed.