The Coin Delivery Blues

I live in an apartment building and lately the carriers leave the items in the lobby and mark it as "left at front door".

That sucks! It a shame that this happens. It happened to me once on a tracked package - fortunately I get text messages when marked as 'delivered'. When I get the text, I'm out the door to get it. the post person was still there and NO package. So I ask the delivery person where he left it - he stated "by front door" So I look - no package, and I wont let him leave and tell him that I will check my camera that covers my front door AND mail box - all of a sudden - he finds in on the floor of his truck. Needless to say, I reported him to the post office. luckily my interaction and his was recorded on video, which I gave to the postal inspector. (Never saw that guy again).

thanks. I sure scared him into giving up my package (it was a very expensive one), which is why I was at home waiting for it, did not want to let it hang out for too long unprotected.

One other word to the wise for buyers. Use PayPal or a credit card with buyer protection. Two of my lost shipments were reimbursed for non-delivery, and the guinea for "not as described". The one that I paid cash for (a PayPal cash transfer, but paying by check would have been the same) was my only loss.

now we have rules to play by? Mannn.....

I don't use Paypal at all. The only place I ever used it was ebay buying coins, and someone hacked it (clearly via ebay) and tried to "gift" themselves $149. I only caught it because I religiously inspect my credit card bills. That said, I've never had a problem with coin deliveries, but other problems make me nervous. They've delivered my wife's 401k statement to the wrong address (oh, great), my daughter's vehicle registration renewal recently went to an address miles away, our mailboxes are unsecured, I frequently get mail intended for neighbors. I have a PO box but even then I get mail intended for other PO boxes. The honesty of other people is our last line of defense. It's a crap shoot.

thq-you might even have to watch out with a PO Box. A few weeks ago I had a replacement credit card that was sent via normal usps mail delivery and it never even made it into my mailbox because a postal worker noticed that the envelope contained a credit card (also a sarcastic thanks to Chase for sending it already authorized) and grabbed it with the rest of my mail. The next morning I was alerted by text of a $710 transaction at a local store in town and I had to cancel the replacement card without having it ever touch my hands.

Regarding the driver signing for your package because of COVID, that also happened to me the very next day. I was told by the post office supervisor that they are no longer allowed to do that so you should probably contact your local PO and let them know that it happened.

And I would have proof that he didn't as I have a camera pointed right at my mailbox - if the post office say it was delivered at a day/time and it really wasn't, I can prove that it wasn't actually delivered to my address. A drivers signature (not mine) will be - and HAD been debunked with my video proof that the driver did not deliver it at that day/time.