Friday, April 7, 2017

USPS… unable to deliver

  
 What a weird month of postal difficulties for getting parts to where they are destined!

1.            On Feb. 14 I sold a CB450 dyno cover on eBay for $50. When I received the sale notice I checked the shipping label info and addressed the box to him at a CA address. Already heading for the PO on other business, I brought the box and mailed it at 12:30 in Lemon Grove, CA. When I got home I received the PayPal notification that the mailing address was destined for FLORIDA! I zoomed back to the PO and asked for the box to re-address it. The counter people said that it was already gone. They suggested going online and doing an “intercept” to redirect the box to FL. I attempted that but was sent a notice that it was “not completed.” 

Following the tracking to N. Cal, I watched it go to the local office and suddenly there was an “intercept” note in the tracking. The next day it was in FL for 2 days and then it suddenly was returned to CA! The notifications stalled out for days, then weeks. After contacting three different postal departments, I was told to go online and report a “lost package” to that section. Verification of my request came back in email and then the things just ground to a halt. No progress on tracking and nothing back from lost mail department. Here’s the long story below. 

A couple of days ago, the buyer, whom I had refunded last month, reported receiving the box after it was forwarded to him in FL. He sent back the payment and that was the end of that, finally… a month later.  Somehow it was routed to NY and Atlanta, GA (lost mail department) before heading back to CA again. Whew!

March 18, 2017, 3:55 pm               Delivered, In/At Mailbox              PLEASANTON, CA 94588
Your item was delivered in or at the mailbox at 3:55 pm on March 18, 2017 in PLEASANTON, CA 94588.
March 18, 2017, 8:13 am                Out for Delivery                PLEASANTON, CA 94566
March 18, 2017, 8:03 am                Sorting Complete             PLEASANTON, CA 94566
March 18, 2017, 6:12 am                Arrived at Post Office     PLEASANTON, CA 94566
March 18, 2017, 1:30 am                Arrived at USPS Destination Facility         RICHMOND, CA 94804
March 17, 2017, 12:48 am             Arrived at USPS Facility  ATLANTA, GA 30320
February 22, 2017, 6:04 am          In Transit to Destination               
February 21, 2017,                           Redelivery Scheduled    NEW YORK, NY 10039
February 20, 2017, 11:04 pm        Arrived at USPS Destination Facility         SAN JOSE, CA 95101
February 20, 2017, 4:15 am          In Transit to Destination               
February 18, 2017, 9:15 pm          Departed USPS Destination Facility          RICHMOND, CA 94804
February 18, 2017, 9:08 pm          Arrived at USPS Destination Facility         RICHMOND, CA 94804
February 17, 2017, 11:18 pm        Departed USPS Facility  ORLANDO, FL 32824
February 17, 2017, 9:30 pm          Arrived at USPS Facility  ORLANDO, FL 32824
February 17, 2017, 8:09 am          In Transit to Destination               
February 16, 2017, 8:09 am          Arrived at USPS Destination Facility         PLEASANTON, CA 94566
February 16, 2017, 8:06 am          Forwarded          PLEASANTON, CA
February 16, 2017, 8:05 am          Intercepted        PLEASANTON, CA 94566
February 16, 2017, 8:05 am          Out for Delivery                PLEASANTON, CA 94588
February 16, 2017, 7:55 am          Sorting Complete             PLEASANTON, CA 94588
February 16, 2017, 4:09 am          Arrived at Post Office     PLEASANTON, CA 94566
February 15, 2017, 6:49 pm          Arrived at USPS Destination Facility         RICHMOND, CA 94804
February 15, 2017, 12:12 pm        In Transit to Destination               
February 14, 2017, 6:08 pm          Departed Post Office     LEMON GROVE, CA 91945
February 14, 2017, 12:12 pm        Acceptance        LEMON GROVE, CA 91945

2.
I ordered some parts from my friend, Marty Mattern, at 4into1.com, which I have done many times before. Parts were shipped Priority Mail and were mailed the same day. Guess what? The box was immediately shipped to FLORIDA!
March 8, 2017, 12:52 pm               Delivered, In/At Mailbox              SPRING VALLEY, CA 91977
Your item was delivered in or at the mailbox at 12:52 pm on March 8, 2017 in SPRING VALLEY, CA 91977.
March 8, 2017, 8:23 am  Out for Delivery                SPRING VALLEY, CA 91977
March 8, 2017, 8:13 am  Sorting Complete             SPRING VALLEY, CA 91977
March 8, 2017, 7:26 am  Arrived at Post Office     SPRING VALLEY, CA 91977
March 8, 2017, 4:01 am  Arrived at USPS Destination Facility         SAN DIEGO, CA 92199
March 7, 2017, 5:48 pm  In Transit to Destination               
March 7, 2017, 4:30 am  In Transit to Destination               
March 6, 2017, 5:48 pm  Departed USPS Facility  ORLANDO, FL 32824
March 5, 2017, 9:30 pm  Arrived at USPS Facility  ORLANDO, FL 32824
March 4, 2017, 7:18 pm  Departed USPS Origin Facility     SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94188
March 4, 2017, 7:18 pm  Arrived at USPS Origin Facility     SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94188
March 4, 2017, 6:03 pm  Accepted at USPS Origin Facility                SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080
March 4, 2017, 11:49 am                Shipment Picked Up       SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080
March 4, 2017, 9:07 am  Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item       SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080

3.
The last one may not have been the fault of the USPS, but a package to the UK was held up over in England for 3 weeks. There is no “tracking” from USPS, however using the customs form DOES allow the package to be tracked internationally, at least in some countries. This was for one pair of re-chromed Dream shock covers.

March 15, 2017, 7:49 am                Delivered           
Your item was delivered in UNITED KINGDOM at 7:49 am on March 15, 2017.
March 13, 2017, 11:46 pm             Processed Through Facility         
March 13, 2017, 9:14 pm               Processed Through Facility         
February 17, 2017, 12:16 pm        Departed             LONDON,
February 16, 2017, 5:18 pm          Departed             LOS ANGELES,
February 16, 2017, 12:59 pm        Arrived LOS ANGELES,
February 16, 2017, 10:40 am        Processed Through Facility          ISC LOS ANGELES CA (USPS),
February 16, 2017, 9:59 am          Departed USPS Facility  LOS ANGELES, CA 90009
February 16, 2017, 8:25 am          Arrived at Facility             ISC LOS ANGELES CA (USPS),
February 16, 2017, 1:40 am          Arrived at USPS Facility  LOS ANGELES, CA 90009
February 15, 2017, 10:56 pm        Departed USPS Facility  SAN DIEGO, CA 92199
February 15, 2017, 5:42 pm          Arrived at USPS Facility  SAN DIEGO, CA 92199
February 15, 2017, 4:05 pm          Departed Post Office     BONITA, CA 91902

February 15, 2017, 10:14 am        Acceptance        BONITA, CA 91902

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