A RANT about the Post Office and dishonest people!

PorcupineMtns66 said:
Insurance covers loss or damage. This doesn't really apply here. From what you said, it appears they admitted delivering it to the wrong box#. It's neither lost or damaged at this point if they have admitted the mistake.

Just my opinion here, and this isn't directed at anyone involved in your transaction, but insurance should be automatically provided by sellers with $$$ knive transactions. Include it in your price and post as such.
The "insurance optional" thing should be eliminated from sellers thoughts. I can see asking for Paypal fee's (if your not using the "personal" (fee free) tab) but insuarance should be automatic.
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I wouldn't send out a $5.00 slip joint without insurance ... and delivery confirmation. Maybe that's just me.
 
din said:
are you sure someone your size ought to be carrying around a weency little thing like a warden? :p:)
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Yeah, it's kind of like Chris Farley. . . big man with a little knife. . .

This one will not be a user but a part of my "collection" and I hope I get it back.
 
I'm sorry to side track the conversation but I've been wondering about the issue of insurance. How would it work for international sales. Let's say one of you guys post me a knife with insurance. After a while I tell you I didn't get it. Do you claim the insurance? If so, is the US post office going to give it to you or are they going to say the Oz post office lost it and it's not their problem?

Just wondering if anyone knows how that works.
 
OldPhysics said:
I wouldn't send out a $5.00 slip joint without insurance ... and delivery confirmation. Maybe that's just me.
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Good point to be safe.

Note the $$$ symbols. There are exceptions of course (If a seller decides he will self insure) but a knife that costs a significant amount of money should be insured. To one person, the purchase price may be chump change, to another, a good portion of a paycheck. This forum is basically a fee free resource for sellers and I think insurance should be calculated in price automatically. If not, the seller should cover the loss. This topic could prevent alot of GBU threads from ever starting.
 
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gajinoz said:
I'm sorry to side track the conversation but I've been wondering about the issue of insurance. How would it work for international sales. Let's say one of you guys post me a knife with insurance. After a while I tell you I didn't get it. Do you claim the insurance? If so, is the US post office going to give it to you or are they going to say the Oz post office lost it and it's not their problem?

Just wondering if anyone knows how that works.
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This is why many avoid INTL transactions. Nothing is written in stone. It's PO against PO and the seller and the buyer are left staring at each other.
 
OldPhysics said:
I wouldn't send out a $5.00 slip joint without insurance ... and delivery confirmation. Maybe that's just me.
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Yes, good point, normally i request insurance even when it is not offered. I guess I assumed this would be insured and assume wrong. Money is not the big issue so much as the knife.

Unless one of you old hogs might have one you would sell me if I can't work this out.:p
 
Oeser, I would ask the USPS for the regional customer care number and get this documented ASAP. I've had good luck when I've called about isuues.
I hope you get the BT Warden back. That's a sweet blade!
 
oeser said:
I'm going to give it until Monday before I start dealing with it on my own. I figure with the note in his box maybe this guy's conscience will get the better of him and he will turn it in.

If not then I will file a complaint and I will start taking matters into my own hands.

And at 6' 8" and 260 lbs. I am pretty sure I am bigger and at this point definitely meaner.
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I guess I do not follow why knocking on his door, stating you are a neighbor, and starting a friendly chat about a post office mistake even needs to be put off until after the weekend. If there are hard feelings between the two of you, this may be completely different.

Don't forget that Samuel Colt made all men equal...
 
iamtoast said:
I guess I do not follow why knocking on his door, stating you are a neighbor, and starting a friendly chat about a post office mistake even needs to be put off until after the weekend. If there are hard feelings between the two of you, this may be completely different.
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Good point but the other person seems to also have a PO box for unknown reasons. His initial reaction when someone shows up on his doorstep may not be a good one. Better to go with David's advise and give it some time to get worked out via the USPS.
 
So did cooler heads prevail ???:confused:
 
Yes, David, they did.

I was actually about to post an update of the drama. I stopped by the Post Office yesterday and plead my case again. The postal worker said she would try to contact him. She actually did and called me back.

Turns out the guy opened it like I expected and "supposedly" thought it was his, tossed the box and put it away. I don't know how much of that I believe but either way I have a perfect little BT Warden to go with the rest of my satin/black collection.

Thanks everyone for letting me blow off steam and for your positive comments. This forum truly is the best.
 
Good for you, man. Glad you got it worked out.

I had a bad experience once with a package I was supposed to receive containing two NIB BM32 Morphos. The seller got my address mixed up with another gents, and sent my knives to him, and his optic mount to me. Only problem is that I didn't my receive the other guy's mount.

When I called the post a office I got a runaround. Almost 2 weeks later I came home and found a box in my front yard near the sidewalk. It was all crushed up and looked like it had been thrown out of the window of a moving car. I'm guessing it got delivered to a house on the next block, and after realizing it wasn't something they could use, they drove by and tossed it on my lawn.

Regardless, it all worked out, but you can believe I send insured all the time now. I used to use delivery confirmation, but lately I use signature confirmation because despite the fact that it's sometimes a hassle for people to have to go to the PO if they miss the delivery, I can track the package the entire way...even if it's initialized online.

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Also, delivery confirmation just means it was delivered. Even if it was delivered to the wrong house, it'll show delivered, and according to the PO clerk, there's not really much they can do to fix a problem, besides asking the person they delivered to to return it.

Signature confirmation, on the other hand, requires that a person living at the residence signs the slip, and they keep records. Just some food for thought.
 
i am sorry to hear that!
if you know the guy who get your knife ,you can go an talk with that man.
 
I'mGatMan! said:
Also, delivery confirmation just means it was delivered. Even if it was delivered to the wrong house, it'll show delivered, and according to the PO clerk, there's not really much they can do to fix a problem, besides asking the person they delivered to to return it.

Signature confirmation, on the other hand, requires that a person living at the residence signs the slip, and they keep records. Just some food for thought.
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On a very expensive item you can go one step further and Restrict delivery to the name on the box. This requires a photo ID.:thumbup:
 
oeser said:
Yes, David, they did.

I was actually about to post an update of the drama. I stopped by the Post Office yesterday and plead my case again. The postal worker said she would try to contact him. She actually did and called me back.

Turns out the guy opened it like I expected and "supposedly" thought it was his, tossed the box and put it away. I don't know how much of that I believe but either way I have a perfect little BT Warden to go with the rest of my satin/black collection.

Thanks everyone for letting me blow off steam and for your positive comments. This forum truly is the best.
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Great news, man! :thumbup:

The least you could do is post pics... ;) seriously... :)

Lets see the INFI!!!
 
I always insure and delivery confirm my shipments, just so I have peace of mind! Good luck Bro, I am sure it will work out for you!! Ahhh I see it did work out, congrats!
 
We had a couple of cases of misdelivery that led to loss of the correct addressee's property. The letter carrier was responsible for the value lost.

I'm glad this one worked out all right. The best way to deal with it is to give the local post office a chance to realize they were at fault, they better fix the problem. But don't think you have to nag them again and again. Contact the Postal Inspectors.
 
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