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Missing shipment

I recently made a purchase for $860 for a used item from a private seller. The seller shipped USPS Priority Mail. USPS tracking says that it was delivered. It was not by my door that day or for the next 3 days. This is the very first time in my many years of buying/selling that a package has gone missing. I live in a safe neighborhood. The seller did not insure it. We did not discuss insurance. I assumed that he would do so since $860 is a significant sum. He has 100% positive feedback – as do I. I’ll be filing a ’missing mail’ report with the USPS in the hopes that it will be located. But, since it wasn’t insured, will I be stuck with this loss?
steakster
inna
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Where is the OP ?
And if the seller refuses to refund, what then?
steakster OP
720 posts
 
@kqvkq9 Thanks for the feedback.

The package is still MIA. I had to wait 7 business days before filing the official ‘Where’s My Package’ form. I suspect it will take a while before I hear back.

Like clockwork, my mail carrier always delivers with a few minutes of 4pm. Since I return home from work at 3pm, it’s never a problem receiving a package. Except this week, he was on vacation and the substitute allegedly delivered at 2pm.

I live in a very small private community. The manager said that no tenant has ever complained about missing packages. Even my neighbors expressed disbelief. They said that they’ve never lost a package after living here for over 20 years. I’m still hoping that it will miraculously show up.


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axememan
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Go to all of your neighbors and ask.Just last week this happened with a coworker,he ordered guitar pickups..that day a different mail carrier was working..my buddy happened to see it at the front porch of a neighbor .it had been there for 3 days!..those neighbors always went in thru their garage and never saw it.
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axememan
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My friend also learned that the pickup company only insured the shipment for 50 bucks.His cash outlay was 160 dollars so if he hadnt found his shipment he was out most of his money.
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axememan
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also,the mail carrier hadnt even scanned as delivered so it showed as 'out for delivery'..
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