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@PeakRarities said:

@Rc5280 said:
@PeakRarities
"You may have learned a very expensive lesson"...
Agreed, and my bad. For years I've had no problems with minimal, and/or no insurance on items between $30 bucks and 5k...
Interestingly, I do insure all of my shipments to the TPG's and express at that. Mostly on 5-10k worth of coins on each submission.
I'm not feeling it with the PO after this, as well as stories of theft, to flat-out dumping of packages into a ravine!
When I receive packages from the TPG's, GC, and even a larger eBay purchase(3-6k) from a big boy, they all use Fedex w/adult sig. And that's where I'm leaning right now for shipping out high value items--Fedex.

I'm talking about an eBay sale here, as that's what I've been using as a selling platform for 15 years.
The city of delivery is Lynwood, CA, not sure of the crime rate there. The 1st time(to me)buyer is a (edit--sparse)-frequent purchaser of PM's with good feedback. I told the buyer that I don't know who to trust, him or the Postman. I suspect the postman took it, or mis-delivered it? The buyer asked the postman about the package that 'delivered' that day, and the answer was "I don't remember", according to the buyer.
I'm in a jam with this one, again, my bad. I'll be opening that claim up tomorrow. I'm feeling really ripped off at the moment, although no refund has been given(or ordered)yet.
The missing coin is below,
Thanks for the advice and reply!

Ummmm....Lynwood is not a great area and it shares a border with Compton.
Crime is rather high and recently package theft in California (and everywhere else) a is at an all time high. The problem in cali is exacerbated by the lack of consequences and high threshold for being charged.

As far as Ebay is concerned, if the tracking shows as delivered they are not going to force a refund in this situation. If I were you I would not refund anything yet, but I would help the buyer with whatever they need to file a claim and obtain more information from USPS. They are able to pull the signature and gps location of delivery, and that is the first step the buyer needs too take here.

Im of the opinion that the seller of a coin is responsible until the buyer receives the item safely, but you cant rely on the word of an eBay buyer without any evidence. They could just be lying. Thery might have porch pirates. You don't know their living situation, maybe someone else in the home took it, and lied to the buyer. It's an ounce of gold, so anyone recognizes that its close to a $3000 at the very least and half of America is living paycheck to paycheck.

I appreciate that you're prepared too take responsibility, which is the right thing to do if the buyer truly never got their package, but its on them to substantiate that. If you tell the buyer you need to see post office correspondence and a police report, there a chance they might just suddenly "find" it after all. Be smart with this one.

As an aside, it might behoove you to unlock your profile so other members can message you. Someone might have pertinent info, but they have no way to contact you directly.

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UPDATE FROM EBAY;

"Hi Rc,

We reviewed this case and have closed it without any refund to the buyer.

The case will not affect your seller performance. Any feedback left for this transaction will be removed.

We received tracking information that shows the item was delivered to the buyer's address."

History;
Jan 3
The case was resolved

Jan 2
Buyer opened a case
"Hi, pls see messaging with seller, post office office is giving me the run around, and seller seems to not care and is washing his hands based on what post office tracking info is stating. I did not receive nor signed for this item."

Dec 19
Your message
"eBay wanted me to respond to your request you made by adding tracking. Your item was delivered according to your postman."

Dec 19
You updated tracking details

Dec 15
Buyer didn't receive the item
"I Dont have the item, i never received it nor signed for it. I checked with neighbors and they don't have it. I asked my mail carrier and he states he doesn’t remember. I've never had this issue after buying so many items from Ebay. I'd like a refund or an item replacement. I will go to the usps to speak with a supervisor for a resolution."

I think the buyer tried to scam me, but I can't be sure.
Yesterday, before opening the case the buyer "said" that he talked to the USPS supervisor, and he agreed that the signature didn't match his other sig's on record? And that the supervisor couldn't reach the delivery guy to inquire, as it's been so busy lately.
I simply said "I hope that the thief is caught and goes to jail for a long time". He then opened the case..

I'm just glad that tracking showed an actual delivery to his exact address in Lynwood, CA, and someone signed for it, whew.

Thanks @PeakRarities

Wayne

Thank you.

You might get more views and reach more potentially-affected travelers if you change your thread title to something more specific and include "Warning". Perhaps something like: "Warning about changes to carry-on baggage restrictions to those flying to FUN + and other coin shows" ?

Hopefully DD will call me with a big surprise at FUN next week!😉

We will see when I get to FUN.