USPS Priority Shipping Problem

[Boba Ben]

I just wanted a little input about if anyone else has ever experienced problems like mine with USPS.

I sold a Hot Toys John Connor on ebay and it was shipped out on Tuesday of last week via USPS Priority Mail to California from Illinois. The buyer and I are both worried because it still hasn't arrived yet. There also haven't been any updates to the tracking info other than the standard USPS was electronically notified standard message since I first shipped it.

I talked to someone from the post office and they said that it should deliver on Thursday or Friday and that there haven't been any updates because somebody probably forgot to scan the package. I'm a little annoyed because the lack of tracking updates and really long shipping time is probably making me look bad to my buyer.

Just wanting to know if anyone has ever experienced anything similar and if your shipment eventually arrived.

 

[The Ringer]

I would say when I get packages from USPS about 95% of them are not updated on the website until the actual day of delivery.

 

[Boba Ben]

That's good to hear. I've noticed a lot of shipments I've sent out don't really get updated either. The buy seemed pretty freaked out about the lack of updates, though so I thought I'd ask anyhow.

 

[The Ringer]

It seems like USPS always half ass things and like to take their precious time.

 

[Angry Kal-El]

This has happened to me before. Sometimes the tracking isn't updated until the package is at its destination city. I always ship insured now. Ive never had a package completely disappear, just sometimes ends up arriving late.

 

[Chapter 2099]

I agree with all of the posts thus far. Don't bother relying on USPS to update that info. until the day of delivery. Very rarely do I get updates before then. These kind of things happen to me all of the time when shipping with USPS.

 

[The Ween]

I just wanted a little input about if anyone else has ever experienced problems like mine with USPS.

I sold a Hot Toys John Connor on ebay and it was shipped out on Tuesday of last week via USPS Priority Mail to California from Illinois. The buyer and I are both worried because it still hasn't arrived yet. There also haven't been any updates to the tracking info other than the standard USPS was electronically notified standard message since I first shipped it.

I talked to someone from the post office and they said that it should deliver on Thursday or Friday and that there haven't been any updates because somebody probably forgot to scan the package. I'm a little annoyed because the lack of tracking updates and really long shipping time is probably making me look bad to my buyer.

Just wanting to know if anyone has ever experienced anything similar and if your shipment eventually arrived.

Did you send it priority or first class? I know I read somewhere, maybe eBay, that they've added days to how long it takes to get there. Like something that's used to get there in 3 to 5 days now takes 3 to 7.

 

[Boba Ben]

I think I may try to start going through UPS more often from now. However, I'm a lazy bastard, so I'm a big fan of the carrier pickup function on the USPS website.

 

[The Ween]

I think I may try to start going through UPS more often from now. However, I'm a lazy bastard, so I'm a big fan of the carrier pickup function on the USPS website.

Though it's been awhile since I've shipped UPS, it's cheaper to send smaller items through USPS.

 

[Darth Madden]

I had a box sent from San Francisco go to Orlando Florida before it came to me in Seattle. USPS can be weird sometimes.

 

[The Ringer]

I think I may try to start going through UPS more often from now. However, I'm a lazy bastard, so I'm a big fan of the carrier pickup function on the USPS website.

UPS will do the same thing.

 

[Boba Ben]

UPS will do the same thing.

UPS does the free package pickup? I thought they charged for it.

 

[The Ringer]

UPS does the free package pickup? I thought they charged for it.

They may I have just heard that they do it.

 

[The Ween]

I had a box sent from San Francisco go to Orlando Florida before it came to me in Seattle. USPS can be weird sometimes.

I've sent packages out at Christmas and the folks in PA got them waaaaaaaay after the ones in Cali!

 

[Mesa]

USPS tracking is a joke. Go UPS.

 

[m0reta]

AFAIK, USPS does not offer 'tracking'. You may have asked for tracking but they really gave you the number for the 'delivery confirmation' service only. So as others have noted, you'll probably only see an update once it is actually delivered.

If you want to know where it is though, you can call your post office or go in person. :-/

 

[Jen]

I've never had a problem. I just sent a package Priority from Seattle to NY and it got there in 3 days. I like to get insurance though...just to be safe.

Bigger packages (like PF's) I'll send UPS...but smaller ones, I always go with USPS.

 

[nash]

I ordered some shirts online 12 days ago. it was shipped via usps priority and still not here. i usually get packages within 3-5 days via priority. something is up with the damn post office...

 

[Boba Ben]

The delivery confirmation is weird because sometimes they do update it with info like "left Chicago sorting facility" or "arrived at post office in whatever town it arrived in", but I suppose since it is a delivery confirmation number that it technically only has to be updated when it's actually delivered.

I have a feeling it'll be showing up at the guy's place Thursday or Friday. That's what USPS told me so I'm going with it. It just sucks that it'll be almost 2 weeks for it to be delivered via priority mail.

 

[bigkid24]

AFAIK, USPS does not offer 'tracking'. You may have asked for tracking but they really gave you the number for the delivery confirmation service only. So as others have noted, you'll probably only see an update once it is actually delivered.

If you want to know where it is though, you can call your post office or go in person. :-/

Yeah this. That's been my experience.