When USPS Sends My Card on a Cross-Country Sight Seeing Trip
PSARich
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It seems to happen to me 2-3 times a year. I win a card on eBay (in this case from Probstein), it is mailed the next day, delivery confirmation says to expect it in two days, and then USPS decides to send it sightseeing. I live in Michigan as a point of reference.
Day 1: Accepted at USPS Origin Facility May-15-2018, 19:38 PM, CLIFTON, NJ 07014
Departed USPS Regional Origin Facility May-15-2018, 20:55 PM, KEARNY NJ DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Day 2: In Transit to Next Facility May-16-2018, 00:00 AM
Day 3: Arrived at USPS Regional Facility May-17-2018, 09:34 AM, LOS ANGELES CA DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Departed USPS Regional Facility May-17-2018, 17:49 PM, LOS ANGELES CA DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Day 4: Arrived at USPS Regional Facility May-18-2018, 18:35 PM, TUCSON AZ DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Hopefully it will travel back east and I will receive it next Tuesday or Wednesday.
Normally, when I win a card in a Probstein auction, it is mailed the next day from New Jersey, then to Detroit or Allen Park, MI and then to my residence.... all in about 2-3 days. But for whatever reason every now and then USPS sends it to the west coast and then back. Just venting! Am I the only one whose cards take the long way home?
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it was mis-sent, someone through it in the wrong bag. it happens to me also, as a buyer and a seller, but not often
Looks like those cards go on a west coast road trip,just like the baseball teams.
same thing happened to me - i'm in texas
did a trade with wilkie, his end showed up right on time. mine was a day behind in pennsylvania, when it got sent back to houston, then to college station, then back to new jersey, back to houston again, back to pennsylvania and finally delivered
terrible two weeks to live through, fortunately we'd done several deals so he wasn't worrying especially since we could see where it was going, but still felt bad holding my cards from the trade and his not arriving
Never had one go on that kind of sight seeing trip. Have had a couple hit Charleston, Beaufort, Augusta and Columbia post offices and "out for delivery" before finally getting to me here in Summerville.
I purchased some 1966 Venezuelans from a guy in Venezuela. He shipped DHL. I'd never dealt with DHL and never bought from someone in another country like that (other than Canada), so was nervous anyways. He warned me that shipping is slow and a little sketchy while in Venezuela, but once it leaves, it should be fine. A handful of days after shipping, they showed delivered and signed for...in a different town and not my signature. Luckily it was a business and when it hit their mail room, they noticed it was delivered wrong, so they had DHL come back and get it. I got it the next day.
Had some cards in December go all over the place shipped from Iowa including stops in Honolulu and Guam before arriving in New York....