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Is USPS holding up your coin deliveries and arrivals?

GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 17,368 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited January 22, 2024 6:36PM in U.S. Coin Forum

I'm waiting on two shipments from Heritage that shipped last Wednesday and tracking still says in Texas.

I know that the severe weather events around the country are having a large impact.

Anyone else?

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  • WQuarterFreddieWQuarterFreddie Posts: 2,681 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My VaultBox order was delayed one day and it's shipping from California to the East Coast.

    Supposed to be delivered today.🤞

  • Manifest_DestinyManifest_Destiny Posts: 6,896 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yeah, but definitely weather related.

  • BullsitterBullsitter Posts: 5,665 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Shipped a coin by Priority to a small town 23 miles from Houston
    Mailed on January 8 and it is out for delivery today.
    It sat in the North Houston facility for12 days.

  • clarkbar04clarkbar04 Posts: 4,936 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I didn't get mail all week - it was delivered Sunday evening right before another freezing rain storm.
    Its a pretty widespread event.

    MS66 taste on an MS63 budget.
  • erscoloerscolo Posts: 574 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 22, 2024 12:15PM

    I have had some packages disappear from tracking this last few weeks with the abominable weather over North America. Nothing has been lost and I just work at exercising additional patience. Five packages are due today.

  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,505 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 22, 2024 12:42PM

    I order mostly from the USA and I live in Canada. All good on my end. I use USPS 90% of the time and maybe 10% FeDex when buying from the USA.

  • GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 17,368 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like things are settling down in my neck of the woods.....the Mid-Atlantic.

    Got one today, getting one tomorrow, and should have a third on Wednesday!

  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,387 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not that I'm aware of, but the boxes are sure taking a beating.

    For expensive stuff, I use a FedEx box in a USPS priority box - they hold up much better.

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  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Mail delivery has been spotty the last 2 weeks (Cleveland area). The USPS must be backed up for some reason as my mail is usually delivered by 3pm but now on the days they do actually deliver it's after 7:30pm.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • bsshog40bsshog40 Posts: 3,904 ✭✭✭✭✭

    We had 1" of snow last monday here in N.E.Tx., and usps never delivered mail until the following thursday. It's raining and 50 degrees and my ups package is an hour away and delayed due to weather. Lol

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,348 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @WQuarterFreddie said:
    My VaultBox order was delayed one day and it's shipping from California to the East Coast.

    Supposed to be delivered today.🤞

    Same here for a different item. It got delayed 2 days and might be here today

  • WQuarterFreddieWQuarterFreddie Posts: 2,681 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @johnny9434 said:

    @WQuarterFreddie said:
    My VaultBox order was delayed one day and it's shipping from California to the East Coast.

    Supposed to be delivered today.🤞

    Same here for a different item. It got delayed 2 days and might be here today

    Mine arrived yesterday!😎

  • psuman08psuman08 Posts: 330 ✭✭✭✭

    Yes, have a package stuck in MO that was to be delivered yesterday.

  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,307 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I sent a package on the 9th of January 45 miles away. It still hasn't arrived. I could have gotten there walking in snow shoes, by now.

  • HallcoHallco Posts: 3,647 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Running behind, original estimate was Sat, Dec 30 - Fri, Jan 5

    Shipment history

    Wed, Dec 27
    9:47pm
    In Transit
    BETHLEHEM, PA 18002

    Tue, Dec 26
    3:20pm
    Tracking number provided

  • divecchiadivecchia Posts: 6,640 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @bsshog40 said:
    We had 1" of snow last monday here in N.E.Tx., and usps never delivered mail until the following thursday. It's raining and 50 degrees and my ups package is an hour away and delayed due to weather. Lol

    What happened to the USPS motto of “Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these courageous couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.”?

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  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,394 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I posted in another thread, we got xmas cards returned to us with correct addresses yesterday from last month. Only thing we could think of is the wife used cursive.

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,348 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @WQuarterFreddie said:

    @johnny9434 said:

    @WQuarterFreddie said:
    My VaultBox order was delayed one day and it's shipping from California to the East Coast.

    Supposed to be delivered today.🤞

    Same here for a different item. It got delayed 2 days and might be here today

    Mine arrived yesterday!😎

    got it in this am mail :)

  • OnWithTheHuntOnWithTheHunt Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Mine's been stuck in Illinois since Jan. 18, according to USPS tracking.

    Proud recipient of the coveted "You Suck Award" (9/3/10).
  • TheGoonies1985TheGoonies1985 Posts: 5,505 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @OnWithTheHunt said:
    Mine's been stuck in Illinois since Jan. 18, according to USPS tracking.

    Illinois can be slow at times. They have tons of packages to process. I had one stay there almost 2 weeks but it arrived safely.

  • alaura22alaura22 Posts: 3,197 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Package shipped from Texas on Jan 17 just showed up in Vegas,was supposed to be delivered on Monday the 21st

  • OnWithTheHuntOnWithTheHunt Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PillarDollarCollector said:

    @OnWithTheHunt said:
    Mine's been stuck in Illinois since Jan. 18, according to USPS tracking.

    Illinois can be slow at times. They have tons of packages to process. I had one stay there almost 2 weeks but it arrived safely.

    Looks like I didn't break your record. My coin has reached Hartford today, PO says, so I should get it in a day or two.

    Proud recipient of the coveted "You Suck Award" (9/3/10).
  • SilverAge3SilverAge3 Posts: 42 ✭✭
    edited January 24, 2024 8:54PM

    @TwoSides2aCoin said:
    I sent a package on the 9th of January 45 miles away. It still hasn't arrived. I could have gotten there walking in snow shoes, by now.

    Snowshoe Express!
    Need some stamps for this.

  • Most of my delays are in the scan between the local DC and my PO. Those last 10 miles or so have been taking 2-3 days.

    Last spring, the record was six weeks and two days to get from being received at the post office to being delivered to my box.

  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,507 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've had a package sitting in Jamaica, NY for 6 days or so.

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  • Zach98Zach98 Posts: 61 ✭✭✭

    Im based in Scranton, PA. Like others have said I’m sure some of it is weather related. However, even prior to the severe weather around the US I’ve had very bad luck with USPS. I have had several packages go missing both as a buyer and seller. I’m pretty active on eBay as a seller. I sell things other than coins and have had a few very well packed things broken recently. With in the last month I had a GE clock and sconce light broken. USPS really is a pain but I suppose a necessary one.

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