Wisco
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This an odd one...
I bought a complete upper receiver via someone on another forum. Paid PayPal. Item shipped. Item says delivered to front door via tracking info on USPS website. Could not find item at front door or any other door or porch at the house or outbuilding.
I was not home the day or evening after delivery.
Called local post office. Postmaster says the driver put the package in a car in the driveway and there is no label for placing it in a car (she was unimpressed when I asked if maybe that's a clue to leave it at location they do have a label for). It wasn't in any car of mine in the driveway when I got home. The one car that was in the driveway was locked.
Postmaster says if I don't have the item, I should file a police report ...because someone stole it if I don't have it. And said carriers can place packages wherever they want. Delivered means delivered and there's nothing they can do at this point
So, right now I'm less the money and the item.
I'm leaning toward a credit card dispute. I paid for something I did not receive. Delivery confirmation is not a guarantee as signature confirmation would've been. I know with Amazon the one time a package was missing, they didn't argue and just shipped another. This was a private party transaction and this guy isn't going to just say "oh well" and eat $600+.
Involving the police is an option, but that's not going to get me my upper or my money - just make a better case if I do a credit card dispute.
Has this happened to anyone on THR? What's the best course of action at this point?
I bought a complete upper receiver via someone on another forum. Paid PayPal. Item shipped. Item says delivered to front door via tracking info on USPS website. Could not find item at front door or any other door or porch at the house or outbuilding.
I was not home the day or evening after delivery.
Called local post office. Postmaster says the driver put the package in a car in the driveway and there is no label for placing it in a car (she was unimpressed when I asked if maybe that's a clue to leave it at location they do have a label for). It wasn't in any car of mine in the driveway when I got home. The one car that was in the driveway was locked.
Postmaster says if I don't have the item, I should file a police report ...because someone stole it if I don't have it. And said carriers can place packages wherever they want. Delivered means delivered and there's nothing they can do at this point
So, right now I'm less the money and the item.
I'm leaning toward a credit card dispute. I paid for something I did not receive. Delivery confirmation is not a guarantee as signature confirmation would've been. I know with Amazon the one time a package was missing, they didn't argue and just shipped another. This was a private party transaction and this guy isn't going to just say "oh well" and eat $600+.
Involving the police is an option, but that's not going to get me my upper or my money - just make a better case if I do a credit card dispute.
Has this happened to anyone on THR? What's the best course of action at this point?