uwilluz
05-01-2006, 04:23 PM
I am currently involved in a sale to an individual from this board. My end of the sale hasn't gone to my liking and I just want to put this out in the public eye so that you all can see that I am a stand-up individual and plan on doing whatever I can to make sure this is transaction ends right. I am NOT happy with the time it is going to take for this individual to receive his merchandise, and it is directly and indirectly my fault. It is indirectly my fault because I have never mailed anything international before and had no idea what questions to ask or anything like that. It is directly my fault for not asking said questions while mailing the item.
PM sent today to the buyer of my cd player (In Canada):
I sent the package out via USPS today around 4PM EST, however I have some bad news.
I left, got home and realized I don't have a tracking number. That is, he didn't point out anything specific like that on the receipt he gave me (copy of the mailing form).
So I called and asked about it. I asked how long it's expected to be until you receive the package, and he said 4-5 WEEKS! I asked why it would take so long and he said because the package was being "surfaced" there. I asked what that meant and he said instead of flown it's being driven all the way there. I was pissed, because the guy at the desk was being an ---, and I even told him I've never mailed anything international before, and he filled out the form for me and never asked how I wanted it sent. I asked if I could have them set it aside and I would come up there and change the way it's shipped and he said no because it was already picked up.
I guess the good news is this...... I went ahead and shipped the package even though the bank won't clear the money order for at least four weeks while it goes through "international exchange" or some ----. So I went ahead and sent the package thinking it would only take five or six days to get to you.
This stuff is ridiculous and I am mad. This is only the second sale I've done via internet and the first one went through with no problems, and I feel like this is tarnishing my reputation and I'm pissed and I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. I swear on my life that I sent the package and it was as described, so please don't think that I'm trying to rip you off. If need be, I can even scan the receipt and e-mail it to you.
I will check on trying to track the package. If that isn't possible, please let me know as soon as you receive the CD player, and if you have any recommendations on how I can make this exchange more pleasant for you, please don't hesitate to let me know.
Thank you,
Joel Frawley
xxx-xxx-xxxx
**EDIT**
I just called the post office again and they said I will not get a tracking number unless I filled out the delivery receipt ticket, which I didn't know because anytime I've mailed anything I use FedEx and it was always a given.
Now I am really upset. Not only do I not have a way to track the package, not have a definite date of when it will get to the buyer, now I have no way of proving whether or not he actually received the package.
Not saying that he would lie to me, it's just that I went into this transaction hoping to have all my bases covered. Dang, this sucks.
PM sent today to the buyer of my cd player (In Canada):
I sent the package out via USPS today around 4PM EST, however I have some bad news.
I left, got home and realized I don't have a tracking number. That is, he didn't point out anything specific like that on the receipt he gave me (copy of the mailing form).
So I called and asked about it. I asked how long it's expected to be until you receive the package, and he said 4-5 WEEKS! I asked why it would take so long and he said because the package was being "surfaced" there. I asked what that meant and he said instead of flown it's being driven all the way there. I was pissed, because the guy at the desk was being an ---, and I even told him I've never mailed anything international before, and he filled out the form for me and never asked how I wanted it sent. I asked if I could have them set it aside and I would come up there and change the way it's shipped and he said no because it was already picked up.
I guess the good news is this...... I went ahead and shipped the package even though the bank won't clear the money order for at least four weeks while it goes through "international exchange" or some ----. So I went ahead and sent the package thinking it would only take five or six days to get to you.
This stuff is ridiculous and I am mad. This is only the second sale I've done via internet and the first one went through with no problems, and I feel like this is tarnishing my reputation and I'm pissed and I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. I swear on my life that I sent the package and it was as described, so please don't think that I'm trying to rip you off. If need be, I can even scan the receipt and e-mail it to you.
I will check on trying to track the package. If that isn't possible, please let me know as soon as you receive the CD player, and if you have any recommendations on how I can make this exchange more pleasant for you, please don't hesitate to let me know.
Thank you,
Joel Frawley
xxx-xxx-xxxx
**EDIT**
I just called the post office again and they said I will not get a tracking number unless I filled out the delivery receipt ticket, which I didn't know because anytime I've mailed anything I use FedEx and it was always a given.
Now I am really upset. Not only do I not have a way to track the package, not have a definite date of when it will get to the buyer, now I have no way of proving whether or not he actually received the package.
Not saying that he would lie to me, it's just that I went into this transaction hoping to have all my bases covered. Dang, this sucks.