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Bell Gardens CA 90201 P.O.3111

Collector mattness private msg quote post Address this user
Good Grief, does anyone have info on this post office? I purchased two books May 28th.

accepted at post office may 30th

arrived at Bell Gardens April 4th
departed Bell Gardens April 4th

In transit to destination April 5th

Departed Bell Gardens April 10th (as how it can leave twice and five days later is a mystery to me)

In transit April 12th and notes The package is delayed and will not be delivered by the expected delivery date. An updated delivery date will be provided when available. The item is currently in transit to the destination as of June 12, 2017 at 6:51 am.

What the?? does anyone have any experience with this? Is there anything I can do or just wait? Never had this happen before. lol
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COLLECTOR JLS_Comics private msg quote post Address this user
Did you buy their insurance? Unfortunately, in my experience, the USPS won't do anything unless the package was insured. If you call them all they will do is repeat the tracking info that you already have.

You might just have to wait it out. Some times this delay happens if the package address is undeliverable
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COLLECTOR DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user
It may have got misplaced on a truck and ended up going back with the driver cause he missed it. Hence leaving the same place twice.
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Collector Gd4901 private msg quote post Address this user
I had this happen with my CBCS order- eventually just shipped back to them. They had to reship.Not sure if this is the same thing
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COLLECTOR dielinfinite private msg quote post Address this user
@mattness I've had the opposite experience from @JLS_Comics. Whenever I have a question or a package seems to be taking too long I use the contact page on USPS.com and a day or so later the package will start moving again and I'll get an email or phone call from a polite postal rep to let me know things are moving. Sure this is often with Priority mail, which is automatically insured but also with other uninsured services like first-class or even media mail.
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COLLECTOR DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user
@mattness where was this coming from originally? Was it an overseas package? It may have been flagged for customs inspection.
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COLLECTOR BigRig private msg quote post Address this user
I have had this happen when sending books threw media mail it made it finally but took awhile. Could that be the case?
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Collector mattness private msg quote post Address this user
@JLS_Comics Insurance wasn't an option. The seller lives five hours from me (CA) so I was fine with what was listed in the auction, first class.. @BigRig I just checked the tracking number and the package is listed as media mail ?? Maybe the seller wanted to save a buck so they shipped it media even thought they said and listed first class? @dielinfinite I just saw a "search for my package" option on the usps site maybe I'll fill that out it can't hurt.
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COLLECTOR dielinfinite private msg quote post Address this user
@mattness If this is the one you're referring to then that's the option I've found success with. I typically use it when a package has gone a few days without updates so if it's been "In Transit" for a while then it is a good option.
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COLLECTOR DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user
Two months is way too long even for media mail.
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Collector VillageIdiot private msg quote post Address this user
I have had this happen. However, as Darth wrote, not for two months of a delay that's disturbing.
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Collector X51 private msg quote post Address this user
My understanding is that media mail sits on a truck until the truck is full. I would never ship something media mail. If I can't afford the postage for priority mail and proper protective packaging, I don't need it.
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Collector Drogio private msg quote post Address this user
I just shipped something media mail. Took 7 days to travel 60 miles. It crossed over several states going farther away before getting closer...then when it was finally back within 40 miles again it took 3 days between the last two post offices. Ridiculous...
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COLLECTOR DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user
Yeah media mail is the worst, it is cheap for a reason.
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Collector Savage_Spawn private msg quote post Address this user
The infamous Bell Gardens PO. Yep been there done that. Everytime I have an order route through there, it gets stuck. I'm used to it and just wait it out. I've got one stuck there right now and another stuck in its East Coast clone New Jersey office.

Edit to add I don't ever blame the seller for late orders that are clearly PO caused.
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COLLECTOR BigRig private msg quote post Address this user
Media mail is very slow and can cause problems like this. When I sell books on ebay that are of very low value I use this option. After ebay fees paypal fees then shipping a book that sold for say 10$ it adds up. I never send books out that are sold as first class media mail just isnt fair to the consumer. Another thing with all that "transit" time while with usps make sure your books are packaged very well. They arent treated like first class. Even if packaged well it could be opened for inspection (unlike first class) and then someone at usps grubby hands all over your books.
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Collector Savage_Spawn private msg quote post Address this user
Ha! Just checked. Still got an order sitting in New jersey and the other on the west coast Bell Gardens! No biggie, just thought it was kind of funny.
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COLLECTOR DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user
So Bell Gardens is the Bermuda Triangle of the USPS?
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Collector Savage_Spawn private msg quote post Address this user
Lol, que twilight zone music. I'll double check but these two orders aren't even media mail. 😎
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Collector Savage_Spawn private msg quote post Address this user
The new jersey one is media mail due on the 17th. The Bell Gardens one is due the 14th tomorrow is usps priority mail flat rate envelope. The race IS ON!!!!
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COLLECTOR DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user
Comicball Run!

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Collector Savage_Spawn private msg quote post Address this user
I remember that, I think. Funny thing was I placed 11 orders on the 5th and the first one I received was media mail two days later.
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Collector Savage_Spawn private msg quote post Address this user
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Originally Posted by Savage_Spawn
The new jersey one is media mail due on the 17th. The Bell Gardens one is due the 14th tomorrow is usps priority mail flat rate envelope. The race IS ON!!!!


And the winner issssss.......:

New Jersey media mail!!!! Will be in my hands today!!!!

Bell Gardens??? Still sitting in the corner of the sorting room being gnawed at by the local rat....
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COLLECTOR JLS_Comics private msg quote post Address this user
The facebook page for this location is talking about a theft ring that operates out of the Bell Gardens post office

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bell-Gardens-Post-Office/124519350934391
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Collector FN_2199 private msg quote post Address this user
A lot of the media mail I send to CA goes through Bell Gardens. That is the cost of using media mail.

It is up to the seller to get that package to you. Blame him, not USPS.
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COLLECTOR DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user
Jeepers Creepers Batman!
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Collector mattness private msg quote post Address this user
Yay! Got my books today and in as advertised condition. Lesson learned. Always use Priority Mail no matter the location.
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Collector Savage_Spawn private msg quote post Address this user
Quote:
Originally Posted by FN_2199
A lot of the media mail I send to CA goes through Bell Gardens. That is the cost of using media mail.

It is up to the seller to get that package to you. Blame him, not USPS.


You need to re-read my posts. The media mail from New Jersey beat the Bell Gardens Priority mail. How is that the sellers fault? Is he supposed to physically follow the package?
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COLLECTOR DarthLego private msg quote post Address this user
I want to write a comic book about this crazy mysterious place named Bell Gardens, it'll be the next Twin Peaks. I just need an artist.
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Collector Savage_Spawn private msg quote post Address this user
One of my income sources is poker tournaments. I've played the past two years in their WSOP series at the Bicycle Casino over several days. You are not that far off, Darth. It feels like you are in a foreign country if you walk around that area.
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