Except for express mail, delivery is about all USPS reports, unlike the commercial companies that track it everytime it goes on, or off, a truck. I just sent a MO via Priority Mail to a guy in the Boston area. All the tracking shows it that the post office accepted it on the 4th at 11:11am, and delivered it on the 10th at 10:20am. What is that crap about Priority Mail being delivered within 3 days anywhere in the country?
-- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- P. J. Alling wrote: > Their tracking system should work all the way but it seems to stop at > national borders. I had a couple of items shipped to me from Canada by > the Canadian Postal system. Their tracking system showed that it got to > the US Border, stayed in the customs office for two weeks and suddenly > was teleported into my Post Office Box. Entering the tracking number > into the USPS tracking system gave me an unknown item result until the > day after delivery. > > Bob W wrote: > >> I can't understand why you need to know about the dispute between >> Royal Mail and Parcelforce. Your contract was with USPS to deliver a >> package to an address in the UK, so USPS's responsibility lasts right >> up until delivery. This means that their tracking system should be >> updated to show which company they handed it over to. If it was in >> customs they should know about it, although in fact customs doesn't >> usually take very long in my experience. >> >> Royal Mail and Parcelforce are usually pretty good and quick about >> things. Do you know for sure that the package is in the UK, or just >> handed over to the UK postal people? Perhaps USPS handed it over to >> our chaps at the dockside in New York or someplace, and it's on a >> Royal Mail container ship somewhere in the mid-Atlantic. It often >> takes several weeks for books that I've ordered from the US to arrive >> because they travel by surfacemail. >> >> Incidentally, Royal Mail and Parcelforce are part of the same group of >> companies, so they have no excuse for blaming each other. If you need >> to raise it perhaps you could try through the parent company: >> http://www.royalmailgroup.com/portal/rmg >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> Bob >> >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>> Behalf Of Gonz >>> Sent: 10 October 2006 16:24 >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: ebay woes >>> >>> Sold my *istD to a fellow in the UK. He has good ebay >>> history and has >>> purchased comparable cameras via international sellers in the >>> past. He >>> sent me the money via paypal, I used it to by the K100D as a >>> backup to >>> the upcoming K10D. >>> >>> Its now been 4 weeks and the package has yet to arrive and he >>> is asking >>> for a refund. When I sent it, I asked him how much insurance >>> he wanted >>> to put on it and he said $500, since it was his nickle that was >>> >>> >> being >> >> >>> used to buy the insurance. Unfortunately this does not cover >>> the $650 >>> he paid for it including the grip. >>> >>> I dont understand how the UK Royalmail/Parcelforce can be so >>> incompetent >>> it seems. The US post office website shows the package >>> arriving in the >>> UK on Sep 20th. The Royalmail/Parcelforce people keep >>> pointing fingers >>> at each other saying that the other guy is handling it. And their >>> website doesnt even know that the package exists. >>> >>> Should I refund this guy $500 or the full amount he paid for it? I >>> mean, he responded $500 when I asked him how much insurance >>> he wanted on >>> it. But the problem is that I'm the one that has to collect the >>> insurance and send it to him. >>> >>> He has been patient enough to wait for the recommended amount of >>> >>> >> time >> >> >>> before making a complaint (4 weeks). But I'm left wondering >>> whether the >>> UK customs/mail system is just slow and we should give it more time. >>> >>> What do you guys think? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> rg >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
