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Valued Member
United States
475 Posts |
It was supposed to be delivered last Thursday. But, nothing showed up. package tracking said "no access to delivery location". It's a house with a mailbox. The package was sent with signature required. No notice was left indicating attempt to deliver.
When I went to the post office yesterday, they had no luck locating the package. I went again today and reminded them that the package was sent signature required and their system appears to indicate the package made it to my house on the truck. They are still looking for the package. ugh!
I will get refunded by the seller if it comes to that. The seller would be out a $200 deductible. This is the first time a delivery notification was not left and the odd tracking comment was provided.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Well if they weren't able to deliver it (probably took it to the wrong address) and it hasn't been signed for, they will probably try again a couple times and then send it back to the sender. Chances are still fairly good that it will eventually show up. If it isn't Registered, the mailman probably still has it with him to attempt another delivery. If he can't eventually it will go back to the Post office for awhile and then be returned to sender.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
656 Posts |
Do not lose hope. I mailed a package to Romania on 9 Feb and it was "lost" until 25 May, when it came back to me with no explanation.
It is once again on its way to Romania. So, you never know.
Good luck!
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Moderator
 United States
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I will get refunded by the seller if it comes to that. The seller would be out a $200 deductible Shouldn't the post office pay you for losing the package? Why should the seller be out the money? John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3323 Posts |
My last purchase from the USM arrived about 2 months after it was mailed. Contacted USPS to no avail. Package lost. Then, it just shows up in my mailbox with one end opened. Not sure why they would open it. All contents (silver dollar w/ COA) were intact.
It MAY show up sometime in the future.
"Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Was it sent without USPS insurance?
Edited by Coinfrog
06/04/2019 4:57 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
694 Posts |
If the seller followed the guidelines he will be covered for loss. Buyer reports to seller package has failed to arrive. Seller refunds the buyer and then claims the money back from whatever postal service he used. Pretty much standard format. I had a missing delivery from the States to the UK. Seller refunded me straight away and claimed the loss from USPS
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Moderator
United States
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Hopefully it will eventually show up. I had one item take a tour of the originating area before working its way down to me. Everything was fine in the end despite the delay.
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Valued Member
 United States
475 Posts |
The seller indicated he would refund the purchase price if the package doesn't show up by the end of the week. He is a reputable dealer who sells on Collectors Corner and his own website as well as coin shows.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7614 Posts |
OP...
If you have not done so, sign up for "Informed Delivery" on the USPS website. You can see what packages are coming to you and better plan for their arrival. It has been very beneficial to me. When I have something valuable or important coming to me I have no problem meeting the mailman at my curbside mailbox..... Especially when I see "out for delivery" on the website!
Hopefully your's will show up soon!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The $200 deductible you mention - perhaps he self-insures? USPS has no deductible on the amount of insurance purchased.
Maybe it will show up. Just last month a small First Class package (with tracking #) I sent to a Detroit suburb took 12 days to arrive.
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06/04/2019 6:31 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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With more and more things done via the mail today, you should expect this more and more also. I still remember an item I received in the mail years after it was so called lost.
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Moderator
United States
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I love Informed Delivery!
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Valued Member
United States
424 Posts |
A couple of months ago I had a coin mailed to me with usps tracking. The tracking said it arrived at my local post office on March 20. It still hadn't been delivered by the 24th, so I went to the post office to see if they had it. They pretended to look in the back for it then said they couldn't find it but would continue to search. Two days later I notified the seller and he said he'd refund the payment the next day. Lo and behold, the next morning the package was delivered and I was able to get hold of the seller before he issued the refund. It's entirely possible your coin is hidden away someplace in the post office and until someone stumbles across it and puts it back in the delivery system it's going to stay there.
Hang in and don't give up hope.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have a friend who works at the post office in the shipping area. Some of his stories make me cringe .... especially when I think about coins that I've shipped. For example, since we are in Minnesota, many times when unloading the mail the top pallet of letter gets covered in snow. So, they just take the snow-covered pallet off, set it aside until the snow melts, and then come back for it at a later time. I can just see stacks of mail sitting in the corner of some loading dock.
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Valued Member
United States
475 Posts |
It is still MIA. The mail carrier is still looking for it. The last tracking scan was at the house across the street from me.
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