Waiting for a package sucks.

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by Hyperoptic, Sep 22, 2009.

  1. BenjaminXavier

    BenjaminXavier Well-Known Member

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    So I sold something on eBay back in July, to the Netherlands.

    At first everything was fine, tracking updated as it moved across the USA and it was scanned in the netherlands on July 14th. THEN NOTHING.

    After a few weeks the buyer contacted me and I checked the shipping and was like "WTF!?!?" So I called the post office here, and submitted an online claim. He called his post office. Both investigated. The US said "we gave it to the other country" and the NL said "we never got it from the US." I was miffed as it was a $30 item with $15 shipping and I didn't want to refund the guy if the NL lost the package. But the buyer was nice and kept pushing the NL post on his side.

    But I thought that on the last day before he could open a case he would, then I'd refund him. You gotta do what you gotta do, right?

    All of a sudden on September 9th, BAM! It is scanned out of Customs in NL. The next day it is delivered. WOO!
     
  2. MartyFeeb

    MartyFeeb Wait... it's a bug?!

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    This happened to me domestically. I dropped off a package at a USA post office, and it DISAPPEARS. For a WEEK. I go back to that post office, complain, and leave the manager a note - suddenly, the package reappears and is on its way.

    I don't know if this is universal law or something, but it seems like postal workers give the LEAST sh*t about your stuff. I can imagine both our boxes sitting in a corner somewhere, where everyone has seen it, but no one cares enough to investigate and/or move the box along. :banghead: 
     
  3. cuters

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    Been waiting almost a month now for a package from chimungmung worth over $130 no update since it supposably left china seems to be lost to the void.
     
  4. Blot

    Blot The most disgusting of all Transformers.

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    Does anyone know if you miss a delivery from Fedex and get a door tag, can you just go pick it up at their warehouse?
     
  5. jaws

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    When it was supposed to ship on September 26th arriving by 28th; now it's shipped on September 28th arriving on 30th. Nice job, Amazon!
     
  6. GR1ML0CK

    GR1ML0CK Dinobot Commander

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    I get my SDCC Fort Max and Hard Head tomorrow :rock 
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    Sentinel Blaze showing up tomorrow. Like Christmas Eve up in this boinks.
     
  8. giga-galvatron

    giga-galvatron Decepticon S.T.A.G ******

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    I got TR Blaster coming tomorrow (going to be doing a double at work) and I got
    Legends Fort Max and Weirdwolf coming Saturday (I will also be at work)
     
  9. ChromeMagnus

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    Is there a Chinese holiday going on right now that has halted shipping?
     
  10. Markus76

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    Big bad toy store seems to let items sit in the warehouse for days nowadays instead of being there for a few hours like it used to be. Maybe business has picked up, I don't know. It is irritating when you buy 3-5 days shipping and it sits in the warehouse for 3 days, especially when it didn't used to do that.
     
  11. ChromeMagnus

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    When it comes to fast order processing and shipping, BBTS can learn a thing or two from Toy Dojo and TCP.
     
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  12. FortMax123

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    Yes, it was China's version of Independence Day this week. ;) 
     
  13. ChromeMagnus

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    I guess my order just made the cutoff because it departed China 2 days ago and arrived in the US yesterday. :D 
     
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  14. ChromeMagnus

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    Yay! My BB7 Thundercracker from bababobo00712 arrived and departed from Flushing NY yesterday and is en route to my city. I should have it by the end of the week.
     
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    I ordered mp10v from tf direct three weeks ago and it's still sitting in China :(  I emailed them hoping for some kind of response
     
  16. Kevin Iaquinto

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    Monday...Primal and Rhinox will be mine.
    I get off work right around when packages get delivered too.
     
  17. bignick1693

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    I don't know about Monday but my Mp Primal is in Ohio and I'm in Pennsylvania so it will be soon.
     
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  18. Kevin Iaquinto

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    Best of luck for your package then.
     
  19. Alexcollier1980

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    When in the heck are TFSOURCE shipping out MP Primal?
     
  20. DocSeth81

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    i'm waiting for a g1 brainstorm and a graphic novel and a TAV Override.