T201 Ed Walsh Missing in mail?

[batsballsbases]

well here is a little story that will make you think the next time you ship something. I did a deal with a good board member this year. Item was paid for right away and I shipped it the next day. He is in the military and provided me with an APO address. I told him I had never shipped an item to a military address before and was a little hesitant. but I did. I put tracking on it and told him the item was sent. Sent him the tracking #. He told me it takes 3-4 weeks to get the item and not to worry. Well I checked the tracking # about 10 days in and tracking says it was delivered! Wow I thought thats great. Well 2 weeks later I get an email from our board member asking me if I sent the item ,I said yes and I said I gave you the tracking #. He asked me where I sent it, and I said I sent it to the address you provided me. Well to make a long story short 3 months later he himself had to track the package down in Turkey (I had no idea where it went as that isnt in the address) and have a friend send it to him at the new address he was at now! Still packed as I sent it and to the address he provided me with! My lesson here is I will never ship an item to a military APO FPO address ever again! Item was $300+piece. I will ship the item to a relative in the states and they can forward it to the person in the military.
lesson learned and it wont happen to me again.

[6-4-3memorabilia]

Originally Posted by batsballsbases

well here is a little story that will make you think the next time you ship something. I did a deal with a good board member this year. Item was paid for right away and I shipped it the next day. He is in the military and provided me with an APO address. I told him I had never shipped an item to a military address before and was a little hesitant. but I did. I put tracking on it and told him the item was sent. Sent him the tracking #. He told me it takes 3-4 weeks to get the item and not to worry. Well I checked the tracking # about 10 days in and tracking says it was delivered! Wow I thought thats great. Well 2 weeks later I get an email from our board member asking me if I sent the item ,I said yes and I said I gave you the tracking #. He asked me where I sent it, and I said I sent it to the address you provided me. Well to make a long story short 3 months later he himself had to track the package down in Turkey (I had no idea where it went as that isnt in the address) and have a friend send it to him at the new address he was at now! Still packed as I sent it and to the address he provided me with! My lesson here is I will never ship an item to a military APO FPO address ever again! Item was $300+piece. I will ship the item to a relative in the states and they can forward it to the person in the military.
lesson learned and it wont happen to me again.

I shipped a card to one of these base addresses once. Took a while for him to get the card (was like a $25 card) I too was a little hesitant about sending it there. Plus these guys are shipped all around. Sometimes in 3 weeks they can be stationed someplace else.

[D. Bergin]

Luckily I've never had any problems shipping to an APO address. I actually think it's kind of cool it can go anywhere in the world and you only get charged the domestic rate to ship it out.

I did get asked to ship to a prison a few weeks ago. Curious to see how that turns out.

[6-4-3memorabilia]

just happy the card is coming today. My 1st T201 and my 1st item of anything from Big Ed Walsh

[batsballsbases]

Originally Posted by 6-4-3memorabilia

I shipped a card to one of these base addresses once. Took a while for him to get the card (was like a $25 card) I too was a little hesitant about sending it there. Plus these guys are shipped all around. Sometimes in 3 weeks they can be stationed someplace else.

Probably thats what happened Tony as he went somewhere else. But I guess now with homeland security he might not have been able to tell me that. Like I said I will ship it to a relative and then they can assume the responsibility of getting it to them!

[T2069bk]

Anthony-

Congrats on the card, a rather fun set. I see you are in Northern NJ as well (I am in the far NW part of the state).

You will more than likely be afflicted by the Kearny sort facility here is a thread from a little while back on it. Enjoy the card & hobby and unfortunately you may need to learn a little extra patience as a Northern NJ postal patron.

[6-4-3memorabilia]

Originally Posted by T2069bk

Anthony-

Congrats on the card, a rather fun set. I see you are in Northern NJ as well (I am in the far NW part of the state).

You will more than likely be afflicted by the Kearny sort facility here is a thread from a little while back on it. Enjoy the card & hobby and unfortunately you may need to learn a little extra patience as a Northern NJ postal patron.

does seem that Kearny slows everything down. I notice sometimes I will win a card from Kentucky and it will get to Kearny in 2 days, then sit there for 3 more before I get it in the mail

[6-4-3memorabilia]

heres the card, looks pretty good for an SGC 20 grade

[z28jd]

My poor hometown of Kearny. Best Fish & Chips anywhere. Best bakery too, but all anyone wants to talk about is the sort facility. Technically it's on the outskirts of the town

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by T2069bk

Enjoy the card & hobby and unfortunately you may need to learn a little extra patience as a Northern NJ postal patron.

Our PO (Carlstadt) was burned out a few weeks ago, now our mail goes through East Rutherford, and our service has actually improved.