Greetings Mike and Listoids,
I shipped a premium eyepiece to a buyer on the east coast last year (South
Carolina?) and he wrote that he had not received it a week later. USPS
Delivery Confirmation showed that it had been delivered. When the postmaster
called to inquire WHERE they had delivered it, they discovered it had gotten
mixed in with the enormous load of daily returns that go to the (nearby) QVC
shopping network! In QVC's own zip code! We had to wait for QVC to process
through the bins full of returns, but they found the package and returned it
to the post office, who got a second chance to deliver, in which they were
successful. Priority Mail, indeed. The whole thing took about a month, but
all's well that ends well I guess.
I had feared having to refund the purchase price, but I imagine there's a
similar "happy ending" awaiting you.
Linton
----- Original Message -----
From: "R N Hartman" <rhartma...@earthlink.net>
To: "Gary Fujihara" <fuj...@mac.com>; "Mike Miller"
<meteoritefin...@gmail.com>
Cc: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Question about lost shipment and what to do.
Example: Once I purchased a pricy slice of NWA 482 and asked Mike Farmer
to send it overnight express, and two weeks later it had not arrived. I
just happened to be at the postoffice talking to the manager in the back
where stuff comes in when a bag of parcel post packages arrived. Right on
top was my "express" package! So there is hope! Often I find when a
package fails to arrive on time it is misdirected to a wrong zipcode
thousands of miles away, but it eventually gets delivered, usually after a
delay of a couple of weeks.
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Fujihara" <fuj...@mac.com>
To: "Mike Miller" <meteoritefin...@gmail.com>
Cc: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Question about lost shipment and what to do.
Aloha Mike,
Sorry to hear about your package going AWOL, but as everyone has already
mentioned, there is hope that it will eventually arrive at its
destination.
FWIW, despite everyone's grim perspective of the USPS, I have found their
service to be exemplary, especially when compared to UPS who gouge us in
Hawaii and lose or damage packages on a seemingly regular basis. Gotta
also remember that its the busiest season of the year for the post
office, who are operating under a constrained budget with less staffing
than in years past. Good luck getting your package to its destination
Mike!
gary
On Dec 21, 2010, at 6:18 AM, Mike Miller wrote:
Hi all, I shipped a priority flat rate box on Dec 6th and it was
scanned and left the Las Vegas sort facility on the same evening. Now
ever since it has just said it was in transit to its destination. I
did use a signature confirmation. The bad news is it is a meteorite
that I sold for several thousand dollars.......I know but it is too
late to register and insure the package. I am hoping there is some one
who investigates something like this because I don't think the item
was lost it was in a flat rate box, hard to miss that lying on the
floor. So if it is gone then I am guessing someone has stolen it.
Input would be helpful....and I guess the moral of the story is
shipped expensive items insured and registered, they can go missig
even from state to state.
--
Mike Miller 3835 E Nicole Ave Kingman Az 86409
www.meteoritefinder.com
928-757-1378
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