Off Topic - USPS Problem/Receipt Question

[MikeGarcia]

"I have a neighbor whom I am trying to help out. He sold a $2K item just over two months ago (beginning of October) on ebay and shipped it out via USPS Priority Mail with Insurance.

He never uploaded the tracking information to ebay and no longer has the receipt. He just figured that the package was delivered since he never heard from the buyer.

Anyways, he got a message from ebay yesterday that the buyer says that he never received the item. .."


Head-scratcher , in that a buyer waits two months to report a missing $2K item , and then doesn't contact the seller asking ''where is my item?'' but just goes straight to E-Bay for a ''never-received'' refund......I go nuts when a $50 card is a week late......

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[chalupacollects]

If you go to your bank and get the transaction number the postmaster in the local branch will be able to pull it up...be pushy...

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

Head-scratcher , in that a buyer waits two months to report a missing $2K item , and then doesn't contact the seller asking ''where is my item?'' but just goes straight to E-Bay for a ''never-received'' refund......I go nuts when a $50 card is a week late......

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I totally agree. It makes no sense. Who spends $2K and does not demand a tracking number or contact the seller if the item does not show up in a week?

Unfortunately, I think that my neighbor is screwed. He literally did everything wrong and it looks like it is going to cost him. No USPS employees want to help him at all.

[al032184]

USPS has a record of the purchase, it will just take persistence, time, and probably some yelling to get it, especially with USPS being backed up so much right now.... but that depends on how dedicated he is.

[Jim65]

Speaking to clerks almost never gets results, he needs to speak to the Postmaster, in person. Be insistent.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

Head-scratcher , in that a buyer waits two months to report a missing $2K item , and then doesn't contact the seller asking ''where is my item?'' but just goes straight to E-Bay for a ''never-received'' refund......I go nuts when a $50 card is a week late......

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Yeah, this guy obviously noticed tracking wasn't attached to his item, and figured an easy way to get it for free.

Unfortunately there's people out there that don't even see this as morally ambiguous. They think if the system allows it, you're a sucker if you don't take advantage of it.

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

"I have a neighbor whom I am trying to help out. He sold a $2K item just over two months ago (beginning of October) on ebay and shipped it out via USPS Priority Mail with Insurance.

He never uploaded the tracking information to ebay and no longer has the receipt. He just figured that the package was delivered since he never heard from the buyer.

Anyways, he got a message from ebay yesterday that the buyer says that he never received the item. .."


Head-scratcher , in that a buyer waits two months to report a missing $2K item , and then doesn't contact the seller asking ''where is my item?'' but just goes straight to E-Bay for a ''never-received'' refund......I go nuts when a $50 card is a week late......

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It's considerably more head scratching to have someone sell something for 2K and not list the tracking number... or, even keep the receipt from the post office DESPITE not knowing if the package was actually delivered???

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by Huysmans

It's considerably more head scratching to have someone sell something for 2K and not list the tracking number... or, even keep the receipt from the post office DESPITE not knowing if the package was actually delivered???

Totally agree. After a month or two with no complaints from the buyer, he thought that all was good.