Sean is CORRECT on this one.
To anyone who wants to know why the Hope Diamond can ship by Registered.
registered mail is signed for by each post office
employee that handles the package and it is
locked in a safe at each location along the way
to it's destination when having an overnight
stay. So there is never any doubt who handled it
or at what point in it's travelling roadshow.
This person who signs is generally the manager of
each branch it travels through, or the truck driver or airplane crew manager
At 03:01 PM 2/9/2010, Sean Linkenback wrote:
Registered is a very expensive optional service
(and certainly not available online from Paypal
shipping, Stamps.com, or any other source) that
starts at $10.60 in addition to regular postage
and I would imagine most shippers don't use it
(we oftentimes do when shipping items valued at $1000 or more).
With the way people already cry about postage
rates, telling them it will be an extra $10.60
if they want to be able to track their package
(and then hearing them whine about how much
slower it got there) is not something most sellers or customers want to hear.
Tracking as it refers to "delivery confirmation"
is a misnomer, and most people who purchase
delivery confirmation think they are purchasing
tracking, when in fact they are not (like
Peter's mistaken belief about Stamps.com).
That being said - registered is certainly the
absolute safest way to ship something (as the
USPS likes to brag, even the Hope Diamond was shipped via registered mail).
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:[email protected]>James Richard
To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Anyone received Beatles
"HELP" Tri-Folded One Sheet posters?
Exactly, as Rich and Jeff agree/explained
(hey... wait... is that a Mopo first?):
I've received several packages shipped via the
Post Office with this kind of tracking (sending
it "registered"). It works, except for one
caveat: They are very slow to update the stops
the package is making. Usually, by the time the
tracking on their website indicates it has left
California and is now in Dallas or Atlanta it is
actually showing up on my doorstep. So, not as
good as the near-real-time tracking of UPS and
Fedex, but at least you can see that the package
has been shipped, is in the system and is
moving. It's proof that the shipper has actually
shipped and is not still holding on to the item
after 7 days, which is all I'm really looking for in a tracking number.
Kevin's report of incredibly poor packaging and
shipping damage on his HELP poster is *very*
disturbing. If that happens to me, the poster is
going back immediately and a PayPal refund demand filed even faster.
How could *anyone*, much less an Ebay seller
with over 6,000 positive feedbacks, ship a $350
poster like that? Or *any* poster, for that matter?
-- JR
Jeff Potokar wrote:
Sean,
you are right.
That's precisely what tracking is... being able
to follow and know exactly where a package is,
while it is enroute, from stop to stop.
Tracking is not just knowing when an item arrives to its destination.
However--Priority mail (or first class) can be
tracked (following from stop to stop) if that
same item is also sent Registered.
from USPS site:
o Registered Mail The mailpiece is
accounted for its entire journey and can be
monitored from location to location. This
service can be added to First Class and Priority Mail.
Jeff
On Feb 9, 2010, at 1:27 PM, Sean Linkenback wrote:
Just to clarify JR,
Delivery confirmation is NOT tracking.
The Post Office does not offer tracking except on Express Mail shipments.
There is NO tracking service available for domestic Priority Mail.
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:[email protected]>James Richard
To: <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 3:42 PM
Subject: [MOPO] Anyone received Beatles "HELP" Tri-Folded One Sheet posters?
Kevin (and Rick),
Hmmm... I have not received mine either. Marci
and Teri acknowledged the receipt of my PayPal
payment on Jan. 31 -- so there has been time
for it to get here based on what their auction
description of "Estimated delivery within 5-8
business days" at their Ebay auction for this poster:
<http://cgi.ebay.com/THE-BEATLES-ORIGINAL-HELP-ONE-SHEET-POSTER-TRI-FOLDED_W0QQitemZ190369070076QQ>http://cgi.ebay.com/THE-BEATLES-ORIGINAL-HELP-ONE-SHEET-POSTER-TRI-FOLDED_W0QQitemZ190369070076QQ
But it's only been 7 business days as of
today, so that's not necessarily cause for
concern. I did email them an inquiry today --
and since I paid for insurance I would expect
them to provide a tracking number. ALL post
offices offer tracking number service. It
costs a buck or so, but for purchases like
this I would have expected an ebay Seller with
over 6,000 positive feedbacks to provide a
tracking number. Perhaps a bit disturbing is
the fact that I don't expect an Ebay seller
with over 6,000 positive feedbacks to claim
their post office doesn't offer tracking. That's odd.
Rick, if you see this, it might be a good idea
to send Mari a brief message asking her what's up with the shipments?
-- JR
Kevin Conway wrote:
Just curious of anyone has received the
Beatles "HELP" Tri-Folded One Sheet posters
that were mentioned here several times. I
ordered two weeks ago but still not
received. And, when I asked for a tracking
number they told me the post office they used
didn't offer tracking..? Thought that was
strange. Not making any conclusions just
curious if anyone has received their
posters? Hoping they show up in next couple days...
Kevin Conway
Conway's Vintage Treasures
<http://www.CVTreasures.com>www.CVTreasures.com
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