Apparently my package was lost?
I searched the forums, but the closest thing dealing with my problem had to do with shipping internationally.
Okay, on November 15 I won a large lot of NES stuff for $243.03 + $46 shipping, and I paid within two minutes of the auction ending. The seller contacted me the next day, November 16, with the tracking information of this package through UPS. A couple of weeks rolled by and there was no package, and I remembered the UPS being fairly quick when delivering packages, even going across the country from Michigan to Washington like this one was. So I check on the tracking number, and the package of games is still sitting at the UPS pickup place in Michigan. I contacted the buyer and they went to the UPS store to find out what was going on, apparently they lost my package, but they needed 7 days to find it. 7 days passed and they still couldn't find it, so they ask the seller how much it was worth and then they started filing out a claim, which was supposed to take 7 days as well. Well it's been 9 or 10 days now since that's happened and I'm still without my games and I don't have my money.
So my questions are, should I stop messing around with the seller to get my money back or should I just contact eBay directly? I filed a claim through eBay after 30 days had passed, but I haven't selected the option to talk to a paypal representative yet. Would I even be covered for something like this, or do I stand to lose nearly $300 if the UPS claim doesn't come through? They provided tracking information, but it hasn't even left their town yet. At this point I just want my money back, the games weren't anything special in the first place.
UPS, I do not like you very much right now.
Okay, on November 15 I won a large lot of NES stuff for $243.03 + $46 shipping, and I paid within two minutes of the auction ending. The seller contacted me the next day, November 16, with the tracking information of this package through UPS. A couple of weeks rolled by and there was no package, and I remembered the UPS being fairly quick when delivering packages, even going across the country from Michigan to Washington like this one was. So I check on the tracking number, and the package of games is still sitting at the UPS pickup place in Michigan. I contacted the buyer and they went to the UPS store to find out what was going on, apparently they lost my package, but they needed 7 days to find it. 7 days passed and they still couldn't find it, so they ask the seller how much it was worth and then they started filing out a claim, which was supposed to take 7 days as well. Well it's been 9 or 10 days now since that's happened and I'm still without my games and I don't have my money.
So my questions are, should I stop messing around with the seller to get my money back or should I just contact eBay directly? I filed a claim through eBay after 30 days had passed, but I haven't selected the option to talk to a paypal representative yet. Would I even be covered for something like this, or do I stand to lose nearly $300 if the UPS claim doesn't come through? They provided tracking information, but it hasn't even left their town yet. At this point I just want my money back, the games weren't anything special in the first place.
UPS, I do not like you very much right now.
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I would just file my claim on paypal and get my funds back ASAP, let the seller deal with the lost package.
~~NGD
I hear the Post Office has some pretty good services
I would just file my claim on paypal and get my funds back ASAP, let the seller deal with the lost package.
~~NGD
I hear the Post Office sucks, and use packages to play games in the back room..
Football with my games, BS... I know you work there, but you are biased.. The Post Office sucks, and you know it.. I mean they just raised Parcel Post rates, WTF...
~~NGD
They didn't raise Parcel Post rates...not in months.
~~NGD
Then hy is it so bloody expensive to ship Parcel now? Priority isn't even that much more?
Then hy is it so bloody expensive to ship Parcel now? Priority isn't even that much more?
I haven't shipped Parcel Post one time this entire year. With the online shipping discount, and the fact that you get Delivery Confirmation free on Priority, every single item to every zone is either CHEAPER to send Priority, or only more expensive by about ten cents or so.
Worth every penny to get out out of the mail stream sooner, and avoid being that "less than 1%" that Jason mentioned.
Then hy is it so bloody expensive to ship Parcel now? Priority isn't even that much more?
I haven't shipped Parcel Post one time this entire year. With the online shipping discount, and the fact that you get Delivery Confirmation free on Priority, every single item to every zone is either CHEAPER to send Priority, or only more expensive by about ten cents or so.
Worth every penny to get out out of the mail stream sooner, and avoid being that "less than 1%" that Jason mentioned.
But Dan those of us who don't ship alot of stuff don't have a scale to weigh packages on.. So I can't use online shipping, so I hate hearing the online shipping discount.. I'm not going to buy a special scale just to weigh packages.. I like going to my local PO and talking with the nice ladies.
Then hy is it so bloody expensive to ship Parcel now? Priority isn't even that much more?
I haven't shipped Parcel Post one time this entire year. With the online shipping discount, and the fact that you get Delivery Confirmation free on Priority, every single item to every zone is either CHEAPER to send Priority, or only more expensive by about ten cents or so.
Worth every penny to get out out of the mail stream sooner, and avoid being that "less than 1%" that Jason mentioned.
Well, that's only true up to a certain amount of pounds to nearby zones. Look at the difference for a 5 pound package 4 zones away from you.
Although I have mastered getting a bubble-wrapped N64 with two controllers, power brick, hookups, and a game to fit into a medium flat rate box.
But Dan those of us who don't ship alot of stuff don't have a scale to weigh packages on.. So I can't use online shipping, so I hate hearing the online shipping discount.. I'm not going to buy a special scale just to weigh packages.. I like going to my local PO and talking with the nice ladies.
If I had you for my secret santa then I would have got you a scale
It's not a back-breaking investment either, maybe $25-$30 shipped tops for a durable one off eBay. They save you money on rates and confirmation and save you time at the post office...
I hear the Post Office has some pretty good services
I would just file my claim on paypal and get my funds back ASAP, let the seller deal with the lost package.
~~NGD
I'll probably just do that tonight, I want my money back.
USPS kicks UPS A**. haha. I'm not surprised by this little story at all. Sorry man.
You know, I always use USPS for everything and I have never had a problem unless it was my fault. My past experiences with UPS haven't been BAD exactly, but after this crap I'm going to look at the service my seller is using before bidding for sure.
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Dan those of us who don't ship alot of stuff don't have a scale to
weigh packages on.. So I can't use online shipping, so I hate hearing
the online shipping discount.. I'm not going to buy a special scale
just to weigh packages.. I like going to my local PO and talking with
the nice ladies.
Most of the time I don't even need to use my scale anymore unless it's an odd package. I know that one NES game in a bubble mailer would be 5 oz., two NES games would be 9oz., 3 is 13 oz., 4-6 go into a flat rate envelope and anymore than that will go into a flat rate box. I think I bought my scale on eBay for $20 about four years ago, it's still going strong and well worth the money.
As for the scale, I keep putting off buying one. I read that article in the ezine a while back, but haven't followed through yet. Can you get the discount through the USPS website, or just when you print labels in paypal?
I have also had rather crappy experiences with my locally owned UPS Store. When I sold my comics to Mike earlier this year, the woman grabbed the first box (weighed about 50 lbs), and just chucked it on the floor to make room for the next one. After giving her Superman laser eyes, she was nicer to the rest of them, but Mike still ended up with some damaged comics. They may not be indicative of UPS on the whole, but it sure has soured my experience with the company.
As for the scale, I keep putting off buying one. I read that article in the ezine a while back, but haven't followed through yet. Can you get the discount through the USPS website, or just when you print labels in paypal?
When the counter lady chucked your box on the floor, she was just demonstrating how your box would be treated about every step of the way.
If you use a lighter weight kraftpaper bubble mailer, with some of the simpler games with a small board (most SMB/DH, many black box games, etc) it's 4 oz, you'll save yourself 17 cents per game weighing them. It really adds up. Will pay for the scale right there.
Wow, really? That will really add up, I'm going to need to change my bubble mailer supplier for sure.
As for the scale, I keep putting off buying one. I read that
article in the ezine a while back, but haven't followed through yet.
Can you get the discount through the USPS website, or just when you
print labels in paypal?
Yes, it's cheaper when printing them out through paypal. I may be wrong, but as far as I know you can only ship packages in the US through the actual USPS site Priority Mail, they don't give you an option for first class or at least I can't find it. Through paypal for a five ounce package (one NES game in one of my bubble mailers) it costs $2.09, 2 games $2.77, a flat rate Priority envelope costs $4.80, medium flat rate box is $9.85 and delivery confirmation is free with all of those. I won't even ship a package out to someone from ebay without printing the label out through paypal anymore. When you print out a paypal shipping label it automatically notifies them that the package has been shipped, giving them a tracking number, which is awesome because I'm pretty sure that you can't put delivery confirmation on small first class packages like one game in a bubble mailer.
As for the scale, I keep putting off buying one. I read that article in the ezine a while back, but haven't followed through yet. Can you get the discount through the USPS website, or just when you print labels in paypal?
It works through their standalone "Click-n-Ship" as well. You cannot ship First Class, PP or Media in click-n-ship, by the way...but the online shipping discount only applies to Priority anyways so that's moot.
Wow, really? That will really add up, I'm going to need to change my bubble mailer supplier for sure.
Linton Labels, I'm forever linking to them, but I get thanked every time. They're real winners, VERY fast with orders and the bubble mailers are the perfect balance of light and tough.
http://www.lintonlabels.com/bubblemailers/bubblemailers.html
Wow, really? That will really add up, I'm going to need to change my bubble mailer supplier for sure.
Linton Labels, I'm forever linking to them, but I get thanked every time. They're real winners, VERY fast with orders and the bubble mailers are the perfect balance of light and tough.
http://www.lintonlabels.com/bubblemailers/bubblemailers.html
I just forum-searched for that yesterday (looking for bubble wrap rolls; my "free" supply vanished), killer deals they have......thanks!