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Good Heavens, the USPS is a Christmess!!

itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
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currently waiting on 8 different packages to arrive from recent ebay transactions and no less than THREE have somehow been f'd up to the current moment and have no disposition other than an ambiguous update -

the first one is an '86 Topps Football set and here's the routing from departure location right on back to same location for delivery the next day - OOPS!! now no status update for 2 days and counting:

Delivery status not updated

Dec-11-13, 23:16 PM

Processed at USPS Origin Sort Facility

Dec-11-13, 10:02 AM, ALLEN PARK, MI 48101

Out for Delivery

Dec-11-13, 09:16 AM, FENTON, MI 48430

Sorting Complete

Dec-11-13, 09:06 AM, FENTON, MI 48430

Depart USPS Sort Facility

Dec-11-13, 00:00 AM, ALLEN PARK, MI 48101

Dispatched to Sort Facility

Dec-10-13, 17:17 PM, FENTON, MI 48430

Acceptance

Dec-10-13, 15:35 PM, FENTON, MI 48430

Arrival at Post Office

Dec-10-13, 13:12 PM, FENTON, MI 48430

Acceptance (SSK)

Dec-10-13, 09:18 AM, FENTON, MI 48430

next up, a Jordan insert card picked up from a quality seller who is also a member here.....according to the Postal website a delivery was attempted and a notice left, but it wasn't with me, so guess i'll need to confront the delivery person today and try to find out what happened to the package. sigh.

Notice Left

Dec-12-13, 17:54 PM, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403

Out for Delivery

Dec-12-13, 11:46 AM, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403

Sorting Complete

Dec-12-13, 11:36 AM, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403

Arrival at Post Office

Dec-12-13, 08:01 AM, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403

Processed at USPS Origin Sort Facility

Dec-12-13, 03:27 AM, SANTA CLARITA, CA 91383

Depart USPS Sort Facility

Dec-12-13, 00:00 AM, LOS ANGELES, CA 90052

Depart USPS Sort Facility

Dec-12-13, 00:00 AM, SANTA CLARITA, CA 91383

Processed at USPS Origin Sort Facility

Dec-11-13, 23:49 PM, LOS ANGELES, CA 90052

Accepted at USPS Origin Sort Facility

Dec-11-13, 22:34 PM, TOPANGA, CA 90290

oh and here's a good one - a couple Mantles routed to wrong dispatch location.....well let's hope they make it tomorrow, i'm just down the street from where they went sightseeing today.

Missent

Dec-13-13, 08:15 AM, PANORAMA CITY, CA 91402

Arrival at Unit

Dec-13-13, 06:01 AM, PANORAMA CITY, CA 91402

Processed through USPS Sort Facility

Dec-11-13, 22:09 PM, GREENSBORO, NC 27498

Dispatched to Sort Facility

Dec-11-13, 18:13 PM, HICKORY, NC 28601

Acceptance

Dec-11-13, 16:19 PM, HICKORY, NC 28601

Depart USPS Sort Facility

Dec-11-13, 00:00 AM, GREENSBORO, NC 27498

so i posted this not so much as a rant, but as an answer to the yearly debate about whether or not it's a good time to use the USPS to ship and receive goods.

my opinion is that they may be a little bit overwhelmed. good luck brothers and sisters, i hope all your chit makes it wherever it should be prior to a week from next Wednesday. and prayers for my en route ukulele, please.

after that they can just go back being only moderately unreliable. oh wow, it's Friday the 13th, too. image

Comments

  • SloshedJoshSloshedJosh Posts: 80 ✭✭
    Yes it is. Here's my current purchase from ebay:
    Delivery status not updated
    Dec-13-13, 00:59 AM

    Processed through USPS Sort Facility
    Dec-12-13, 20:03 PM, CHARLOTTE, NC 28214

    Out for Delivery
    Dec-12-13, 10:59 AM, CHARLOTTE, NC 28277

    I also had another item state it was delivered in Greensboro at 12:37am on Tuesday. I don't live in Greensboro.image Then I get the package later that day. Status was never updated to show it was delivered to the correct city. Surely this won't cause issues with not receiving/sending items on Ebay right?
    Looking to buy/trade for any Holman Moody (NASCAR) related items you may have.
  • totallyraddtotallyradd Posts: 943 ✭✭✭✭
    I'm dealing with it too which is frustrating since I've been waiting for a package to arrive for a little over two weeks so I can mail out my secret santa. Grrrrr.
  • ReggieClevelandReggieCleveland Posts: 3,818 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think Sherman Oaks is just adopting the Hollywood method of operation that they've had in place for years. Not only do I not get packages delivered to me, I don't even get the pink slips that say there's a package waiting for me.

    Of course, it's not just me, they do that to everyone. So going to the PO to pick up a package is a real delight when there's 20 other people at any given time doing the same. Good luck.
  • NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
    I have been waiting on a nice 1970 Topps cello pack that Fritsch sent via USPS last Friday. I know it's only a week but it seems excessive to me to take that long. I am ready to rip that pack! Come on USPS!
    Nikklos
  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,124 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It is a mess. It took a week for a check I sent to get half way across the country. It was a sizable check so I was chewing nails hoping it would show up. My friend's a carrier and complained they've been buried in packages. He's been working tons of overtime to try to keep up. I guess that could be a sign the economy is doing well (hopefully).
    https://ebay.com/sch/gemint/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭


    << <i> My friend's a carrier and complained they've been buried in packages. He's been working tons of overtime to try to keep up. I guess that could be a sign the economy is doing well (hopefully). >>



    i'd love to believe you. i really would. but my gut instinct tells me things are getting screwed around while they try to keep up with Letters To Santa! image
  • cjaccardicjaccardi Posts: 542
    the worse time of year for USPS , I hate sending packages this time of year , usually two or three people a day email me crying about their package.
  • bigdcardsbigdcards Posts: 1,188 ✭✭✭
    The one from topanga almost looks like its doing a 10 mile circle around your house.
    To bigdcards: "you are right" - cpamike "That is correct" -grote15
  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,124 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i> My friend's a carrier and complained they've been buried in packages. He's been working tons of overtime to try to keep up. I guess that could be a sign the economy is doing well (hopefully). >>



    i'd love to believe you. i really would. but my gut instinct tells me things are getting screwed around while they try to keep up with Letters To Santa! image >>



    You didn't get the memo? Santa converted to email and twitter now. No more hard copy letters!
    https://ebay.com/sch/gemint/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
  • ReggieClevelandReggieCleveland Posts: 3,818 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i> My friend's a carrier and complained they've been buried in packages. He's been working tons of overtime to try to keep up. I guess that could be a sign the economy is doing well (hopefully). >>



    i'd love to believe you. i really would. but my gut instinct tells me things are getting screwed around while they try to keep up with Letters To Santa! image >>



    For your sake, I hope you're right. My PO has been effed for over a year-and-a-half. Perhaps they're just in the holiday spirit 365.
  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    Fenton, MI is just down the street from me!!
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    WTF? now the Missent package has been updated on eBay & USPS website:

    Out for Delivery

    Dec-13-13, 08:23 AM, PANORAMA CITY, CA 91402

    Processed through USPS Sort Facility

    Dec-13-13, 08:15 AM, PANORAMA CITY, CA 91402

    Sorting Complete

    Dec-13-13, 08:13 AM, PANORAMA CITY, CA 91402

    Arrival at Post Office

    Dec-13-13, 06:01 AM, PANORAMA CITY, CA 91402

    image



  • Wolfgang427Wolfgang427 Posts: 412 ✭✭
    Having the same issues to a shipment to MI. Shows attempted delivery yesterday then shows back to sorting again in another near by city. USPS WTF ???
  • SteelernationSteelernation Posts: 362 ✭
    I would really hope that means the economynis doing better. I think a lot of it is more and more people are doing online shopping vs going to brick and mortar, traffic, rude people, weather and a general mess out there. Also, stores are starting to offer same day delivery. I see it as e- commerce continues to increase.

    And I'm not even mentioning the amazon DRONE delivery to come. Can't wait for that. image
  • soundgardsoundgard Posts: 650 ✭
    I was supposed to get a package today and didn't get it. The tracking said it was out for delivery and when I got my mail the package was not there. I waited 5 hrs later and went up to the PO to see if the package was there. The clerk told me there were probably 100 parcels up there but they refused to go look for it. So I guess I will see if I get it tomorrow lol.
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭


    << <i>The one from topanga almost looks like its doing a 10 mile circle around your house. >>



    just landed. 1 for 3 today. pending tomorrow's deliveries, i'll be back with an eagerly anticipated update. image
  • PackersBacker36PackersBacker36 Posts: 161 ✭✭
    Finally got a purchase package today after 2 weeks from FL to WI. Was logged in USPS tracking on November 29th as dispatched to sort facility, no updates at all until today when it was out for delivery.
    Huge Packers Fan and Collector - Looking for autographs of Blood McNally, Lavvie Dilweg, Boob Darling, and many others from the 20's/30's.

    Also collect 90% silver coins. Always looking for Racine, WI Banknotes.
  • TishashereeTishasheree Posts: 85
    I'm with you. I don't know why I bother selling on ebay this time of year. I shipped an item on Tuesday that still doesn't show as received by USPS. It makes me so nervous.
  • TheDudeAbidesTheDudeAbides Posts: 400 ✭✭✭
    USPS is slow right now, not all their fault with some weather problems, not counting the current storm in progress. Had some cards coming from New Jersey to Chicago via a stop over in Denver. Taking a slight detour was not fun to watch, but at least I could see the "progress" in transit.
    Collecting 64, 66, 67, 70 & 71 Baseball. Cubs, wax, cello & rack baseball.
  • NickMNickM Posts: 4,895 ✭✭✭
    My parents' local main post office was caught by a newspaper a couple years ago sending large quantities of bulk mail (ads) to the dumpster while still in bundles, and postal carriers told the paper that supervisors told them they didn't need to deliver it. The spokeshole for the USPS had the audacity to claim that the bundles in photos were actually undeliverable mail that carriers had rebundled.
    If you figure it's all junk, consider what not getting any more supermarket ads would do to your grocery shopping.

    Nick
    image
    Reap the whirlwind.

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