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| @BrianGreensnips Here in Lansing I have a 50/50 chance if mail going to Grand Rapids. Haven’t noticed many problems from that hub when I send or receive from there. | ||
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| Last week I was at my hub and the cashier said between UPS packages, FedEx, and Amazon, plus their quota, receive 6 to 7 K packages a day. Last night my carrier, Rita, came thru at like 6:30 with a headlamp on. Thats 4 hours later than a year ago and 2 hours later than march/April. She told me packages are stacked to the roof and people just have to understand they will get to them when they get to them. People are calling off and missing just like any other profession. Got kids remote learning? Waiting on a test you took because you were around someone? Worked 60-70 hours because co-workers are calling off? And Rita reminded me about all the stores UPS won't pick up from right now. Also, do you guys remember when we didn't have tracking numbers? |
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Quote:Originally Posted by HeinzDad True, it just may be that the value of extending patience and grace to others is the lesson that the human race is supposed to learn from 2020. |
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| @HeinzDad Great viewpoint to share. Regardless of political affiliation, the USPS is a historically successful aspect of the United States. It employs plenty of hardworking individuals, who take pride in their service. Like any company, there are those who take less pride, but we shouldn’t judge the whole 200 plus years of USPS by the few “losers.” Quick anecdote: back when we saw our local carrier, she was fantastic. She knew we were waiting for a video game system (I forget which) and saw it coming and made a point to bring it to the door and hand it to a person. She also saw my Bachelors degree when it got mailed and didn’t want it folded by stuffing it in a mailbox so she brought it to the door, too. To EbaySellers point, we are missing a lot of the kindness and decency we used to have with each other. I’d like to hope 2020 taught that lesson, but current events seem to indicate our tribes perceived victories are worth more than being part of a grand experiment. |
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| Good points. I guess in this "Amazon age" we expect things to arrive ultra-fast. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by the420bandito This reminds me of a conversation I had with someone, who was bagging on millenials and how entitled and impatient they are. My son hears a song he likes on streaming service. If he wants that song or album he buys it through an app. When I was a kid, if I heard a song in the radio and I wanted it, I could push the old tape recorder next to the radio and wait for the DJ to play it again or I had to get a ride to the mall, go to the music store and hope they had the album I wanted. Things really have become faster and more transparent in some ways and then not so much in others. |
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| Canada Post going strong. Package still hasn't changed since being accepted on 11/25. | ||
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| I have two orders coming in from Texas (not from CBCS). One ordered on 11.30....no update since 12.01....showing still "in transit". Second order from 12.03 left the main distribution hub, was in transit for a day, then for some reason went back to the same hub it had just left! Been there ever since. Both were priority. I expected a slow down due to the holidays, but it would be nice to have some kind of movement or update. Hoping they are not lost.... |
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Quote:Originally Posted by the420bandito This guy thinks Amazon is far too slow: |
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| I sent out a book for the Adam Kubert signing for the 19th, it was supposed to arrive on the 15th with 3day USPS Priority and its still just sitting in limbo... | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by Jabberwookie  Big USPS supporter here. This holiday season has seen them overwhelmed with an even greater amount of mailing than usual for the season due to travel restrictions, but while slower, the mail IS moving! |
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| I have a package coming from Connecticut to me in Minnesota. It was mailed on the 10th and accepted. From tracking, it is still in Connecticut. About two weeks ago, I mailed two holiday cards. One went to Texas, one to Florida. Neither one has shown up yet. To say they are behind, is putting it mildly. | ||
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| Dropped a flat rate envelope with my dad's and sister's birthday cards on the 9th. Used the dropbox in the lobby because it was for my family. Scanned in as accepted on 12/17 in the same spot I dropped it off at. Another priority package scanned in 12/11 in Dayton. Finally made it to Cincinnati today (12/18). It will go out from there. Mailed my books to CBCS on 12/16 and they're already in TX. Go figure. Patience is a virtue. |
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| greenville plant got infected with covid and just started to bring in outside contractors to help clear the backlog. im sure thats not the only shipping hub thats had staffing issues, just like most other jobs. the post office is struggling just like the majority of normal folks. before anyone complains about slow shipping, remember this all involves people too. add on the christmas influx and what do you expect? grumble grumble lazy stupid post office grumble grumble | ||
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| Sent an overnight package 2 days ago. It didn't arrive on time. Matter of fact, it left our local sort center and vanished within the USPS system over 48 hours ago. Now the USPS tracking system page tells me the following "This service is currently unavailable". Seriously, their tracking page gives me that...LOL  I'll be going back in to get my refund after Christmas. |
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| @SupaCor I'm not against the USPS at all!!! I usually buy stamps online from them and send letters and cards more frequently than packages. I get they are behind. I just didn't expect it to effect letter sized envelopes that much. Quite honestly, none of the things I mentioned are time sensitive. In fact, time is one thing I seem to have an overabundance of. LOL | ||
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 I live in RI and Rhode Islanders eat chili with beans.
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| It’s just frustrating with the inconsistencies. I purchased an ASM slab from an eBay seller in Wisconsin the last day of November. He mailed it on December 1 using Priority Mail, with expected delivery on December 4th. It was delayed, and arrived in Providence, RI on December 7th. No big deal. However, there have been zero updates on it since then. The Providence main PO is less than a half-hour ride from my house. The eBay seller even contacted me and asked if I had received the book yet. He said he was sorry for the delays. I told him it wasn’t his fault. I expect delays, but 11 days with no movement or updates? Unacceptable. | ||
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| I understand what they are going through right now. There are more packages being sent than ever before and they are working extremely short handed. That being said, it has still been a nightmare for the past 2 months. I have some items I send out arrive in an extremely timely manner. I've also had to fill out 6 missing mail forms for my customers in the past month. They show arriving at one of my local offices and then nothing for like 10-14 days. I fill out a Missing Mail form and then like magic it arrives in their mailbox within 24 hours. |
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| Maybe someone can clear something up for me that didn't sound right. I heard that if you buy $2,000 worth of insurance on a package and it gets lost, you would have to provide proof of the value of the contents in order to collect the insurance? That doesn't sound right to me, in fact it sounds illegal. I would think if proof were required at all it would be at the time of purchasing the insurance, not at the time of collecting on it? I'm wondering if anyone has first-hand experience or second-hand knowledge of this? | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by EbaySeller I am going through it right now with CGC/USPS. While you can submit a valuation by a reputable dealer in most likelihood USPS will only honour what you have paid. So don't ship your FF1 which you bought for 10 cents with registered insured mail. you are better off shipping uninsured and insure separately with a company which will honour market values |
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| Something just seems wrong about that. The price you pay is based on the amount...so they are taking payment for an amount that could never actually be paid out. Seems to me that once insurance is sold for $2,000, the selling party has agreed that value of the package is $2,000. Kind of crazy that they could take the money and reserve the right to dispute that value. Since insurance is a profit center for the USPS (or at least should be), I just can't wrap my head around the legality of this. | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by EbaySeller don't think it is any different than dealing with an insurance company where you can insure your properties, but when making a claim you still need to document the value. Only difference with USPS is that they typically do not recognize market value, only what you have paid |
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| @poka If you are shipping a sold item I assume they would have to cover for the selling price? | ||
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Quote:Originally Posted by EbaySeller yes - that is my understanding |
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Quote:Originally Posted by poka I do both... |
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Quote:Originally Posted by poka Exactly. Basically, I insure for what the person paid & not a penny more. |
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 Please continue to ignore anything I post.
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 Keep your $6.87 bro... not even saving tax with that.
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| Frustrating when I get a Media Mail package in a week, but packages I sent out Priority three weeks ago are still in transit. Understandable under the circumstances, but I hate it for the buyers in limbo. | ||
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 If the viagra is working you should be well over a 9.8.
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| Just sent some books for the December promo. I don't expect them to get to Dallas any time soon but "postmarked by" reminds me of the saying "it's technically correct... which is the best kind of correct". | ||
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| Have to admit, the post office situation just hit me. Sent an EBay sale to Illinois. Left Seattle USPS facility Dec 9 according to tracking, and just says “in transit”. According to eBay if it is in transit for 7 days the buyer can demand a refund and I have to give it. No big deal. A small order, but an expensive book would be a problem, I probably won’t sell anymore in December going forward |
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