So you described the lost item to them and nobody bothered to go dig through the bin of lost items and find it?
Also, they didn't even wait a month before selling it. What if someone called to claim the item as lost after they already auctioned it out the door? I think there's some sort of law where they're required to hold this property for 90 days or something.
So eBay went ahead and said I am able to dispute on Paypal for this as they aren't able to do anything on their end. I did send this thread as this is like the best evidence for me this time. Wish me luck! Still can't believe they sold it off so soon like what the hell? I thought they would keep unclaimed/lost items for up to a year. No wonder they never find anything.
This is a really interesting story! I'm glad to see the cart was recovered at least, by another NA member no less, and that it will hopefully find its way back to the original buyer here.
While the post office has some blame here, I think this could have easily been avoided by not sending an item in a regular envelope. Standard envelopes are 'meant' for papers, letters, etc., and all of the machinery at the post office is set up to process them in that way. When you have strange items inside regular envelopes, it increases the chance of damage substantially due to the way the machines are setup (at least, this is my understanding). Even if a small bubble mailer was used here, instead of a standard envelope, I think it would have been fine.
So at least some people can use this little incident as a reminder not to send games in standard envelopes hah!
USPS lost an item I bought off Ebay a few months ago (nes game in hard plastic case in a bubble mailer). I submitted a missing items request as did the seller, after about a month with no updates from USPS. Randomly a few weeks later it showed up on my doorstep, and then a week later I got an email from them saying they still don't know where it is, and they'll send me updates as their research continues.
There's a saying about a right hand and a left hand somewhere in there...
USPS lost an item I bought off Ebay a few months ago (nes game in hard plastic case in a bubble mailer). I submitted a missing items request as did the seller, after about a month with no updates from USPS. Randomly a few weeks later it showed up on my doorstep, and then a week later I got an email from them saying they still don't know where it is, and they'll send me updates as their research continues.
There's a saying about a right hand and a left hand somewhere in there...
LOL, now that is funny. Glad you got your item back!
I once had a genesis prototype come missing when the seller didn't tape the bottom of the box. Got an empty box in the mail. No one ever found it though.
I once had a genesis prototype come missing when the seller didn't tape the bottom of the box. Got an empty box in the mail. No one ever found it though.
I'm sure in similar to this thread's events, obviously it was found but 'swept under a rug' so to speak...
US mail sucks, it's expensive and leaves a lot to be desired.
Here's the thing I don't get: so your parcel gets jacked, they aren't held accountable, and then they get to auction off the goods for a second round of profits?
The post office makes you have to pay to insure their own service. So ass backwards
I work for the USPS, and I do know the the USPS Mail Recovery Center warehouse is located in Atlanta, GA, 30 minutes from Kennesaw, GA. The USPS also sells unclaimed or non-returnable items on GovDeals.com. I believe very strongly that this is most likely where this item ended up, and came from.
I wish I knew about this website. I had a purchase go missing some time back. I did end up getting the refund, but the package was officially just "lost" after 6 months.
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Also, they didn't even wait a month before selling it. What if someone called to claim the item as lost after they already auctioned it out the door? I think there's some sort of law where they're required to hold this property for 90 days or something.
While the post office has some blame here, I think this could have easily been avoided by not sending an item in a regular envelope. Standard envelopes are 'meant' for papers, letters, etc., and all of the machinery at the post office is set up to process them in that way. When you have strange items inside regular envelopes, it increases the chance of damage substantially due to the way the machines are setup (at least, this is my understanding). Even if a small bubble mailer was used here, instead of a standard envelope, I think it would have been fine.
So at least some people can use this little incident as a reminder not to send games in standard envelopes hah!
There's a saying about a right hand and a left hand somewhere in there...
USPS lost an item I bought off Ebay a few months ago (nes game in hard plastic case in a bubble mailer). I submitted a missing items request as did the seller, after about a month with no updates from USPS. Randomly a few weeks later it showed up on my doorstep, and then a week later I got an email from them saying they still don't know where it is, and they'll send me updates as their research continues.
There's a saying about a right hand and a left hand somewhere in there...
LOL, now that is funny. Glad you got your item back!
Originally posted by: Rigaman
I once had a genesis prototype come missing when the seller didn't tape the bottom of the box. Got an empty box in the mail. No one ever found it though.
I'm sure in similar to this thread's events, obviously it was found but 'swept under a rug' so to speak...
Nice to see a happy ending every once in awhile!
US mail sucks, it's expensive and leaves a lot to be desired.
Here's the thing I don't get: so your parcel gets jacked, they aren't held accountable, and then they get to auction off the goods for a second round of profits?
The post office makes you have to pay to insure their own service. So ass backwards
Happy accident. lol
I work for the USPS, and I do know the the USPS Mail Recovery Center warehouse is located in Atlanta, GA, 30 minutes from Kennesaw, GA. The USPS also sells unclaimed or non-returnable items on GovDeals.com. I believe very strongly that this is most likely where this item ended up, and came from.
An example of a USPS Mail Recovery Center auction is like this: https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa=Main.Item&itemid=3...
I wish I knew about this website. I had a purchase go missing some time back. I did end up getting the refund, but the package was officially just "lost" after 6 months.
I'm shocked this lot went for $950.
Ima hafta check out this lost mail center in Kennesaw next time I head up to Steel Collectibles.