ADVICE: USPS package lost?

[emann]

Bad day made worse.

I just checked the USPS tracking info on an ebay purchase and it said the package shipped from Texas and is now in Puerto Rico. The problem is I live in Massachusetts!

It went Priority mail and has already passed the 3 days to arrive (not unusual).

Has anyone had crazy info show up in the tracking before (or know why it might be routing thru PR first)? Any advice or thoughts appreciated...

[commando]

Hmmm... Well, if the package is still in the hands of the postal service, and is still being tracked, I would think that it probably just got mis-routed...

I'd REALLY be worried if they said it was DELIVERED somewhere in Puerto Rico :eek:

[emann]

I'd REALLY be worried if they said it was DELIVERED somewhere in Puerto Rico :eek:

That is what I'm hoping that I don't see tomorrow, expecting it to switch to "out for delivery", but REALLY hoping it doesn't...

[trsent]

Hopefully the seller just mixed up two tracking numbers.

[AWA85]

Things like this happen, I live in Wisconsin and sent something to Ohio before and the package took a side trip out to California first before making the journey to it's destination. You think of the high volume of packages and pieces that are delivered by the USPS, you can see why there will be a few mix ups here and there.

Good luck with your package!

[Dach0sen0ne]

I once had a priority mail package take 22 days to go one state over, but it eventually got there. The tracking is hysterical, I have no idea why it kept going to Tennessee and neither did the USPS. :D

Delivered, January 27, 2010, 10:39 am, SMYRNA, GA 30080
Arrival at Post Office, January 27, 2010, 4:22 am, SMYRNA, GA 30080
Processed through Sort Facility, January 25, 2010, 6:08 pm, ZIP Code 38199
Processed through Sort Facility, January 24, 2010, 10:40 am, MEMPHIS, TN 38136
Processed through Sort Facility, January 22, 2010, 2:20 pm, MEMPHIS, TN 38136
Processed through Sort Facility, January 21, 2010, 5:07 pm, ATLANTA, GA 30369
Processed through Sort Facility, January 20, 2010, 5:19 pm, ZIP Code 38199
Processed through Sort Facility, January 19, 2010, 12:55 pm, MEMPHIS, TN 38136
Processed through Sort Facility, January 18, 2010, 11:24 am, ATLANTA, GA 30369
Processed through Sort Facility, January 16, 2010, 8:34 am, MEMPHIS, TN 38136
Processed through Sort Facility, January 15, 2010, 1:41 am, ATLANTA, GA 30369
Processed through Sort Facility, January 13, 2010, 2:45 pm, MEMPHIS, TN 38136
Processed through Sort Facility, January 12, 2010, 5:04 pm, ATLANTA, GA 30369
Processed through Sort Facility, January 06, 2010, 1:10 pm, ATLANTA, GA 30369

[emann]

Thanks for the feedback guys... Package is still in Puerto Rico according to the tracking, hasn't been delivered or gone "out for delivery" down there yet, so clinging to hope.

I called USPS and they said they can't "investigate" anything until it has been missing for over a week (they said to call back on Saturday).

The seller and I are hoping that the jersey just took a side tropical vacation on its way up to Massachusetts.

[sox83cubs84]

I haven't had USPS delivery problems while living in Berwyn, but, when we lived about a mile west of Wrigley Field (an area known for ABOMINBLE postal service), I had a Priority Mail small package from about 20 miles away take 5 days, and a Priority Mail flat sent from Texas take 2 weeks.

Dave Miedema

[platinum1]

I haven't had USPS delivery problems while living in Berwyn, but, when we lived about a mile west of Wrigley Field (an area known for ABOMINBLE postal service), I had a Priority Mail small package from about 20 miles away take 5 days, and a Priority Mail flat sent from Texas take 2 weeks.

Dave Miedema
Yeah Dave they seem pretty good here.
The post office guy knows me already and always makes sure I get my packages early in the morning.

Back to the topic I'm sure the package won't be going out for delivery because the address doesn't exist. You should get it but you might have to wait some time
Good Luck

[solarlottry]

I had a 49ers jersey that i won at auction take 6 weeks to get to me. It was mailed from Ohio and it went to a number of places before it finally got to Hawaii. The tracking was very similar to the tracking of the earlier post. On the day i asked for a refund it arrived! As long as it is not marked as delivered you should be fine.

Always buying 1994 49ers and other quality 49er shirts
Paul
garciajones@yahoo.com

[frikativ54]

I am in a similar situation now with a package sent USPS Priority Mail. Only this one wasn't sent with a tracking number. It was mailed last Tuesday, and I still don't have it. Do you guys think that it will show up? I've never had problems with Priority Mail in the past.

[sox83cubs84]

I am in a similar situation now with a package sent USPS Priority Mail. Only this one wasn't sent with a tracking number. It was mailed last Tuesday, and I still don't have it. Do you guys think that it will show up? I've never had problems with Priority Mail in the past.

Probably depends on the quality of service in the sending and/or receiving areas. When I lived near Wrigley Field, an area with some of the worst postal service in the nation, a Priority Mail small package sent to me from a suburb a bout 20 miles away took 5 days, and a Priorit Mail flat sent from the Dallas area took 2 weeks!:eek: Here in Berwyn, the service is good, and I've had no problems with mail service of any type.

Dave Miedema

[Lokee]

I am in a similar situation now with a package sent USPS Priority Mail. Only this one wasn't sent with a tracking number. It was mailed last Tuesday, and I still don't have it. Do you guys think that it will show up? I've never had problems with Priority Mail in the past.

That sounds fishy to be real honest. :o

[frikativ54]

That sounds fishy to be real honest. :o

It showed up on Thursday. Took 9 days. Apparently, it was sent Priority Mail at the UPS Store, but lacked the requisite packaging. How strange, but at least I got the item.

[commando]

It showed up on Thursday. Took 9 days. Apparently, it was sent Priority Mail at the UPS Store, but lacked the requisite packaging. How strange, but at least I got the item.

Glad to hear it arrived. We are part of a hobby that is full of one-of-a-kind items, and regardless of how much money they cost, most of the time these things aren't really replaceable!