I'm fustrated....

[barneyrb]

I think you are right, whatever Randy decides we should back him.

I ain't gettin behind him, I've heard some of Jon's stories..........

:hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Whiskers]

The eBay seller probably thinks your full of it, especially if he acquired it on the up and up. There's a lot of wack jobs on both sides of eBay.

 

[DSS]

I ain't gettin behind him, I've heard some of Jon's stories..........

:hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange::hmm3grin2orange:

You'd probly be better off behind him than in front of him.

Just sayin.

Who knows what kind of shape that saws in now anyway. Could be scored, even seized, who knows. Its obviously been used.

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

Who knows what kind of shape that saws in now anyway. Could be scored, even seized, who knows. Its obviously been used.

That's what makes me say this needs to be pursued fully. The seller claims he bought it at a USPS auction. Obviously, Randy didn't ship it in its current condition. If the USPS "lost" it, then let it sit in a dead package warehouse, and then put it up for auction, how did it get used? Either the seller is lying about the auction, or he used the saw after purchasing it, or... it just doesn't add up.

If it were me I'd probably pursue it with the authorities, but then again I have nothing better to do. In the end it's Randy's call on how far to take it.

 

[sunfish]

i hear alot of this type of frustration. i work for UPS, and we lose alot of business to fed ex and usps, because they are cheaper. then about 6 months later, we get the business back because of their terrible tracking system and unwillingness to pay claims.

No disrespect intended, but I've heard horror stories from people trying to get UPS to pay a claim. I've also had my own problems with UPS leaving packages that required a signature on someones front porch without even knocking to see if anyone was home. One case of leaving one on a neighbors front porch and another lost for a few days. These were expensive and insured items, shipped overnight with UPS.

I've also had issues with Fed Ex. But the one service I can always count on is USPS Express overnight Mail. Priority isn't quite as dependable, but have only lost one package of the 2000-3000 or so I've shipped in the last 10 years.

Also packaging and labeling is very important! I've received stuff before that looked like a 6 year old packed it and wounder how in the hell it ever got to me!!!

 

[heyduke]

don't quit. Mail theft is a federal offense, call the FBI, you have been robbed and E-bay is becoming an accomplice. Go get em....:msp_sad:

That saw is yours, the seller has received stolen property. Call the local police and Sherriff where the saw is located and have them go grab it for you and hold it for evidence. The guy is running a theft ring using e-bay as a partner.

i wouldn't waste my time with the fbi, but you might find that the postal inspection service would be intersted.

 

[Mastermind]

i wouldn't waste my time with the fbi, but you might find that the postal inspection service would be intersted.

The inspection service told me I was #### out of luck.

 

[Mastermind]

That's what makes me say this needs to be pursued fully. The seller claims he bought it at a USPS auction. Obviously, Randy didn't ship it in its current condition. If the USPS "lost" it, then let it sit in a dead package warehouse, and then put it up for auction, how did it get used? Either the seller is lying about the auction, or he used the saw after purchasing it, or... it just doesn't add up.

If it were me I'd probably pursue it with the authorities, but then again I have nothing better to do. In the end it's Randy's call on how far to take it.

The seller has stopped replying since I asked for proof that it was bought at a USPS auction.

 

[Majorpayne]

The seller has stopped replying since I asked for proof that it was bought at a USPS auction.

Time to round up the posse and head south.

 

[Mastermind]

Time to round up the posse and head south.

I'll just call the Atlanta field office in the morning and see if someone could investigate.

 

[sunfish]

The inspection service told me I was #### out of luck.

I have to wonder if too much time has gone by since lost?

And no paper work?

And who is answering the phone on a weekend?

 

[Mastermind]

I have to wonder if too much time has gone by since lost?

And no paper work?

And who is answering the phone on a weekend?

They just have this standard answer.........I'm sorry.

They never pay claims.

 

[sunfish]

They just have this standard answer.........I'm sorry.

They never pay claims.

Sorry Randy, I know of a few folks who have had claims paid.

Granted it's not easy and you have to follow the rules to a T, but they will pay.

Like I said earlier, it really helps if you have a good person at your local office that will take your side and help get it done.

 

[thomas1]

Randy, do you remember when it went missing?

 

[Mastermind]

I think it was in June of last year.

Don I did everything they asked me too. The reason they finally refused to pay was because I could not provide a receipt for the saw. Now why would I have a sales receipt for Preston's saw?

They are in the business of screwing poor folks over......

 

[sunfish]

My local office is a one room, one employee PO. I'm her best customer and she looks out for me. I had a box go missing once, a 44 lb flat rate Priority box of high carbon tool steel (I shipped over 25,000 lbs of this stuff through this tiny PO in a 5 year period).

I had no luck tracking it on my computer. She said she would find it, she found that the rural carrier that was to deliver it was disgruntled and had chunked the box off the side of the road somewhere, then got fired the next day for a number of things.

I never got the box back and had to replace it. Didn't have insurance on it and it wasn't a big loss. Point is, this lady was able to find out what happened, even with the so called crappy tracking system.

USPS in general is F-ed up, but a person can learn how to make it work.

 

[Mastermind]

My local office is a one room, one employee PO. I'm her best customer and she looks out for me. I had a box go missing once, a 44 lb flat rate Priority box of high carbon tool steel (I shipped over 25,000 lbs of this stuff through this tiny PO in a 5 year period).

I had no luck tracking it on my computer. She said she would find it, she found that the rural carrier the was to deliver it was disgruntled and had chunked the box off the side of the road somewhere, then got fired the next day for a number of things.

I never got the box back and had to replace it. Didn't have insurance on it and it wasn't a big loss. Point is, this lady was able to find out what happened, even with the so called crappy tracking system.

USPS in general is F-ed up, but a person can learn how to make it work.

I tickled that you have good luck with the bastards. After two claims went unpaid for BS reasons I've come to believe they are not to be trusted with anything.

 

[blsnelling]

Maybe you already state this, but was it sent Parcel Post or Priority Mail?

 

[treeslayer2003]

this thread has me wondering about the saws i'v bought at auction. I suppose it is questionable were exactly they did come from. i'd hate to think I bought some poor fellows stolen saw.

 

[sunfish]

I think it was in June of last year.

Don I did everything they asked me too. The reason they finally refused to pay was because I could not provide a receipt for the saw. Now why would I have a sales receipt for Preston's saw?

They are in the business of screwing poor folks over......

Randy, I feel for ya man. I don't agree with the "receipt" thing, but it's a known fact that they will not paid anything without a receipt. I usually write my own, or print a paypal receipt, just in case, but have never needed to file for a claim.

Just trying to help, Because in your business you are and will be shipping a bunch of saws. You will have the same problem with Fed Ex and UPS when filling a claim.

One thing I did was get a insurance policy on what I sell. This way my stuff is covered everywhere and it cost less than insurance from any of the carriers.