so now based on the fact that i received a money order for another knife and can refund the money this is what i get back from mr. angerer --
Yaknow what, I'm keeping my appointment w/ the Postal Inspector. I think you should keep your money, as you obviously need it for various things in your life. Like, say, car repairs.
I'm going to file the insurance claim and get the money that way. I mean, the knife is apparently stolen, and you don't have the knife to ship to me, so we oughta just let the USPS sort this one out, figure out who at the Riverside CA Post Office is stealing knives from packages like yours. That's not right. Someone there in Riverside needs to have their hand slapped, and the inspectors are the right guys internally to the USPS to do that. The USPS shouldn't allow crooked people access to the self service kiosks at their sites. And if they don't have cameras, well, they should. Maybe someone there has an inside track to valuable packages... a good sense of what to open and steal, and then retape and send onward.
You shouldn't have to foot the bill for this, and in fact, I feel like the USPS oughta straighten out their mail handlers since this package, and another one like it you sent, obviously didn't make it out of the local Post Office.
So don't sweat it... I've had a change of heart. I think you are a college student, down on his luck from a car wreck, and you just happened to fall victim to another theft there at Riverside CA Post Office. And that isn't right. I think Chuck Kelley and his comrades should get this straight out there in sunny SoCal.
So don't send any money or money orders. Those could also get stolen from the same thieves there at Riverside. Not worth the risk, since you closed your paypal account. I'll handle this one on my end, and keep you posted starting next Monday.
So over and out from here. Will make contact with you again on Monday evening. Enjoy your nice weather out there, and don't let the Santa Anna winds blow anything away.
Regards,
Rob
now i can officially say he may do what he wishes, because i've done what i can from my end