Tracking shows electronically accepted

EagleEyeKid

I printed out a Paypal label on the 8th of May and dropped it at the post office the same day
in the depository box. This is how I've always done it. As of today, it still says the same thing, so I'm assume it's
lost. Of course I explained that to the buyer and would refund his money. Of course he is upset and says
money is of no concern; he wants the card. I'll probably get a neg. and he'll get a refund as well.

Is this package definitely lost or held hostage somewhere?
Has this happened to you and what was the outcome?

storm888

That is why I prefer to pay the 80-cents and WATCH the clerk
scan the thing.

I do give many items to my carrier and he now scans them when
he takes them away. With cheap stuff I just stamp them, put the
DC-ticket on them, and put them in my big mailbox. The expensive
stuff I escort to the PO counter.

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Your item still might show up.

10-days does not absolutely mean it's lost.

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Everytime I hear of missing mail, I now think of the Richard Dreyfuss
scene in "Weeds," where he plays a mail carrier. He opens the spare
bedroom door and the room is piled high with bags of mail that he has
stolen over the years.

Boopotts

<< <i>That is why I prefer to pay the 80-cents and WATCH the clerk
scan the thing.

I do give many items to my carrier and he now scans them when
he takes them away. With cheap stuff I just stamp them, put the
DC-ticket on them, and put them in my big mailbox. The expensive
stuff I escort to the PO counter.

.........

Your item still might show up.

10-days does not absolutely mean it's lost.

...........

Everytime I hear of missing mail, I now think of the Richard Dreyfuss
scene in "Weeds," where he plays a mail carrier. He opens the spare
bedroom door and the room is piled high with bags of mail that he has
stolen over the years. >>




I understand what you're saying to a point, but whether you pay $.19 or .$80 for DC will have no bearing on the chances that the package will be lost in the mail, and almost certainly will not dissuade a buyer from opening a claim. Whether the tracking number says 'label was printed', or 'pacakage was accepted at the post office' is of no concern to someone who still hasn't received their cards.

storm888

<< <i>Whether you pay $.19 or .$80 for DC will have no bearing on the chances that the package will be lost in the mail, and almost certainly will not dissuade a buyer from opening a claim. Whether the tracking number says 'label was printed', or 'package was accepted at the post office' is of no concern to someone who still hasn't received their cards. >>



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Obviously, delivery is the only thing that matters in a claim.

I just prefer the green sticker AND a "Scan Me" label. I think they
have a better chance of being scanned en route so that the impatient
buyers can track the progress online.

wallst32

Try calling the local post office; they could be holding the package due to some type of error (ie insufficient postage).

I live on the east coast and when I send to the west coast sometimes the next tracking update does not appear for days because the next stop is usually half way across the country. But 10 days does seem a bit much.

grote15

Acceptance at the PO or electronic acceptance is often all that shows until actual delivery. Unlike UPS or other carriers, the USPS usually doesn't scan packages in transit. If you insured it on line file a claim and you will get a refund.

HeritageAddict

Guess it all depends on how long it's been MIA, there is hope that it will still show up. Here is a recent example from a trade I made, he shipped it out on March 28th, I received it two days ago.

Bullet Delivered, May 16, 2011, 1:51 pm, OZARK, MO 65721
Bullet Out for Delivery, May 16, 2011, 9:03 am, OZARK, MO 65721
Bullet Sorting Complete, May 16, 2011, 8:53 am, OZARK, MO 65721
Bullet Arrival at Post Office, May 16, 2011, 5:12 am, OZARK, MO 65721
Bullet Processed through Sort Facility, May 14, 2011, 8:04 pm, KANSAS CITY, KS 66106
Bullet Processed through Sort Facility, March 29, 2011, 12:17 am, SYRACUSE, NY 13220
Bullet Electronic Shipping Info Received, March 28, 2011

storm888

<< <i>Acceptance at the PO or electronic acceptance is often all that shows until actual delivery. Unlike UPS or other carriers, the USPS usually doesn't scan packages in transit. If you insured it on line file a claim and you will get a refund. >>



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Folks tell me that over-and-over.

Yet, I cannot recall ever having mailed an item
that was not tracked at every stop.

Even the EBAY tracking link always shows me
exactly where the item was last.


Accepted/Sort-Out/Sort-In/Out For Delivery/Delivered
are all shown on everything I send.

grote15

You will often see arrival at facility right before it goes out for delivery but I've had many packages that showed only electronic acceptance until that point. There is no factual proof in any real sense other than personal opinion that a package is any less likely to be delivered with electronic DC. In fact some people think that using blue slip for insurance is like saying, Hey, Im valuable, please steal me!

flash2

just went thru this.pkg. scanned all the way til out for delivery,then nothing for 3 days.went to my local(small)PO.item was also insured(hope yours was also).clerk says let me look it up on my INTRANET.he says dc not scanned at recv.end but insured tag was scanned as delivered.no problem w/customer,i just like to follow up.not sure if this would pass muster w/feebay or not(sold thru sportlots)but PO says if contested would be mail fraud.

jgrigali

i like to use paypal labels (to save on money) then take my packages to the post office, watch them scan them in and get a receipt, best of both worlds with less cost.

Bigjohn69

well depending on where you sent it, its a good posibility that with allll the major flooding across the U.S. it may be that it is being held until the water goes down,, just a thought,,,j

CrazyMind2017

<< <i>That is why I prefer to pay the 80-cents and WATCH the clerk
scan the thing. >>



When I print labels at home and bring them to the post office myself, I just drop them in the mailbox as long as the envelope or box will fit.

But sometimes my father takes stuff to the post office for me, and he waits on line, simply hands the package over to the clerk, and it gets scanned for acceptance. He does not have to pay anything and they do not give him a receipt. This is very consistent and has been repeated several times over the last few months.

Here's just one example:
LINK

So you don't have to pay the extra 61 cents just to get a package scanned for acceptance, but you do have to wait on line at the post office.