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Scammed by USPS? (4 Viewers)
- Thread starter doublebooyah85
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Companies ship expensive stuff all the time, plenty of it through USPS I'm sure. They just don't do it in flat rate boxes. Registered mail can be insured for up to $50k and the packages are well secured. UPS and Fedex likely have similar offerings for high value items.
BirdCage
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I said it before and I'll say it again, not sure why so many people get wrapped around the axle thinking that only these two boxes were selected for paper infusion. An entire mail truck could have been picked over in the ten days that these boxes were untracked. Again, just saying, fraud along the route is quite possible and more common than we likely realize. The USPS investigation may reveal that this happened to numerous customers during the same time window.
Thousands of US postal workers accused of stealing mail in new report:
P.S. PCF Thread-of-the-Year nominee?! Could be made into a Netflix mini-series.
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That was me. I arrived just fine!
joeyshin
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So what ever came about his complaint he filed?...
warewulf
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I doubt they would have checked into it yet. When I had a claim with USPS, it took them around 3 months to take care of it. When I did finally get a response, they called me and told me they think the package was lost or stolen. NO SHIT!
Huskerchipper
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buffalojim
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Baaa, any other answer has got to have some long odds!
I've got a standing bet that I'll lose an arm before the age of 50 at 5,000 to 1, wealthy friend of my Uncle's. $20, not a bad lil insurance policy.
Really hope I don't have to reach out to him, and if I was it would be with one hand!
Huskerchipper
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How tf does that conversation start!?!?
I guess I don't mind derailing this paper trail.How tf does that conversation start!?!?
My uncle used to work for WWE (formerly WWF) and this guy was also affiliated. We brought up the crazy matches with barbed wire and stuff, old Mick Foley. I said those guys were insane and it would take an awful lot for me to give up a limb, and we ended up haggling on what it would cost. Ended up as an odds conversation, and we shook on it. He spent the $20 on buffalo wings, and maybe I'll spend his $100,000 on a prosethetic.
I did spend some time clarifying that I wasn't selling a limb and planned to keep both.
I don't know how common it is, but my life insurance pays some 5-6 figure amount for loss of a limb. It's specified by appendage, along with accidental blindness and deafness iirc. From an odds/payout perspective, you got a great deal.
ChipFinderSK
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I’ll throw in $10 on the bet and $5 towards rock climbing lessons
What Ever you do, do not accept double or nothing. That will leave you empty handed
Yes. Box damaged with 1/3 of the chips missing. USPS insurance covered the missing items, took about 3 months.
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maxim_666666
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You know...
I read almost the entire thread and I was ready to swear that Spacemonkey pulled this story off (in whatever state he was in.. And I don't mean any kind of substances...), but considering that DB got his money, it says a lot...
We too often (and unconditionally) take the buyer’s side.
It’s all thanks to online trade.
But the whole story is just another lesson teaching us that we should use buyer protection, insure shipments, and use a reliable delivery service.
Crazy things happen quite often…
When I was waiting for my CPC order, which had been sent in two boxes—obviously at the same time—they arrived a month apart. I received one box at home, paying the customs duties in cash to the postman, and the other I had to collect after being interrogated by customs officers. They handed me a knife, stepped two steps back, and demanded that I open the box myself… Then they laughed and just gave it to me—after I paid the customs duties, of course.
And then there was the time when I got a letter from the police saying that my package with chips, which I had sent to an Australian forum member, was being held and inspected for drugs… Six months later, the recipient wrote to me saying he had received it—minus a few chips from the stack.
Where they went, nobody knows.
But I suspect the police broke them apart, hoping to find something…
The “Cocaine Giraffe” is nervously smoking in the corner…
However, the buyer said everything was fine, since he hadn’t been in Australia for several months and didn’t want to “mess” with the whole story…
And once I bought chips here from a guy in Belgium, but he just disappeared… I was upset, and after two weeks I clicked on “request refund.” I didn’t even realize that by accident, during payment, I had used PP Business. I ended up getting my money back instantly—while the chips were already on their way… I had to send the payment again. Turns out the seller was just away on a trip.
We often judge others by ourselves…
I try to ship chips the next day because I expect the same attitude towards me… But people on this planet are much more varied…
I read almost the entire thread and I was ready to swear that Spacemonkey pulled this story off (in whatever state he was in.. And I don't mean any kind of substances...), but considering that DB got his money, it says a lot...
We too often (and unconditionally) take the buyer’s side.
It’s all thanks to online trade.
But the whole story is just another lesson teaching us that we should use buyer protection, insure shipments, and use a reliable delivery service.
Crazy things happen quite often…
When I was waiting for my CPC order, which had been sent in two boxes—obviously at the same time—they arrived a month apart. I received one box at home, paying the customs duties in cash to the postman, and the other I had to collect after being interrogated by customs officers. They handed me a knife, stepped two steps back, and demanded that I open the box myself… Then they laughed and just gave it to me—after I paid the customs duties, of course.
And then there was the time when I got a letter from the police saying that my package with chips, which I had sent to an Australian forum member, was being held and inspected for drugs… Six months later, the recipient wrote to me saying he had received it—minus a few chips from the stack.
Where they went, nobody knows.
But I suspect the police broke them apart, hoping to find something…
The “Cocaine Giraffe” is nervously smoking in the corner…
However, the buyer said everything was fine, since he hadn’t been in Australia for several months and didn’t want to “mess” with the whole story…
And once I bought chips here from a guy in Belgium, but he just disappeared… I was upset, and after two weeks I clicked on “request refund.” I didn’t even realize that by accident, during payment, I had used PP Business. I ended up getting my money back instantly—while the chips were already on their way… I had to send the payment again. Turns out the seller was just away on a trip.
We often judge others by ourselves…
I try to ship chips the next day because I expect the same attitude towards me… But people on this planet are much more varied…
ekricket
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Please….You know...
I read almost the entire thread and I was ready to swear that Spacemonkey pulled this story off (in whatever state he was in.. And I don't mean any kind of substances...), but considering that DB got his money, it says a lot...
We too often (and unconditionally) take the buyer’s side.
It’s all thanks to online trade.
But the whole story is just another lesson teaching us that we should use buyer protection, insure shipments, and use a reliable delivery service.
Crazy things happen quite often…
When I was waiting for my CPC order, which had been sent in two boxes—obviously at the same time—they arrived a month apart. I received one box at home, paying the customs duties in cash to the postman, and the other I had to collect after being interrogated by customs officers. They handed me a knife, stepped two steps back, and demanded that I open the box myself… Then they laughed and just gave it to me—after I paid the customs duties, of course.
And then there was the time when I got a letter from the police saying that my package with chips, which I had sent to an Australian forum member, was being held and inspected for drugs… Six months later, the recipient wrote to me saying he had received it—minus a few chips from the stack.
Where they went, nobody knows.
But I suspect the police broke them apart, hoping to find something…
The “Cocaine Giraffe” is nervously smoking in the corner…
However, the buyer said everything was fine, since he hadn’t been in Australia for several months and didn’t want to “mess” with the whole story…
And once I bought chips here from a guy in Belgium, but he just disappeared… I was upset, and after two weeks I clicked on “request refund.” I didn’t even realize that by accident, during payment, I had used PP Business. I ended up getting my money back instantly—while the chips were already on their way… I had to send the payment again. Turns out the seller was just away on a trip.
We often judge others by ourselves…
I try to ship chips the next day because I expect the same attitude towards me… But people on this planet are much more varied…
Quit….
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Ellipsis…
It….
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I was reading this all intrigued wondering what the story was and who the aussie member was. Then I realised.... was it me?! Lol
maxim_666666
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I’m aware of this problem. And I can’t understand why I do it.
My wife scolds me for it too. She’s a journalist, and these ellipses of mine just make her shake.
The funny thing is, I never do this in official correspondence.
OP
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I didn’t get my money @maxim_666666 in full and I still don’t know what happened. I honored what I told the seller when paper showed up. 50/50.
maxim_666666
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I read this post and really believed that everything ended well...
Because what we do here is conversational.I’m aware of this problem. And I can’t understand why I do it.
My wife scolds me for it too. She’s a journalist, and these ellipses of mine just make her shake.
The funny thing is, I never do this in official correspondence.
FYP
Huskerchipper
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I do it all of the time as well... might start doing more of it...
Bluegrass Poker
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Ellipsis… make me… read the post… like Christopher Walken…. Is reading it to me.
I'm... Into this..... Might be .. the new angry
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