If this has already come up as a Q/A before, I apoligize. I had a package addressed to me via an ebay purchase that shows as “delivered” and “at/in mailbox” but no package in my mailbox. This was yesterday. Was hoping a neighbor maybe got it by accident, but nothing yet. I left the postal carrier a note, but nothing, he just delivered my mail today like usual. I also emailed the seller and asked to confirm what address he used, but he said he just used the one I have in paypal. Maybe he addressed it wrong, or maybe he printed up the pre-populated, pre-paid labels from home–not sure. It doesn’t appear there’s anyway I can find out myself what address was attached with that tracking number. But, when I mail packages with tracking, the USPS always enters in the address I provide and that appears to be part of their system tracking.
Anyone have any experience with this? I’m assuming my ebay recourse is nil, but I’m wondering if the USPS has a way to look up the tracking address. If the seller printed up a pre-paid label, would paypal perhaps have a record of this? Do I have any recourse? If the seller did his job, I don’t want to dispute it (not that I’d win anyway), but I also would like to know what address he mailed it to, and if I have any other options to recoup my loss. Thanks all.
There’s a street in my neighborhood that is named very similar to my street and every once in a while I get mail for that person and they get mine. Hope you find it!
Usually the package will show up within a few days. Above a certain value USPS uses location geo-tagging, so depending on the value you could ask the seller to have USPS look into the marked delivery location, which may lead to a lost package reimbursement.
I had that once - they guy actually delivered it the next street over - talk to your mailman, may have just delivered to wrong address and can go and get it back and take it to you.
Piggybacking on some other responses here already: it’ll probably show up in a few days. Not really sure why or how, but it happens. Also, the type of residence you live in may make a difference. I live in an apartment that has a centralized mailbox area where USPS/smaller things go, and a locker room where bigger packages go. USPS said delivered in the mailbox, and a few days later it showed up in the lockers under my girlfriend’s name.
In my case, I called the post office but they weren’t really of any help, just kept telling me their system marked it as delivered and that was that. I’d give it about a week and if it doesn’t show up by then you might be SOL.
Hmm, never heard of this before, thanks. I guess this could work if the delivery location is an entirely different bank of mailboxes than what mine is in.
Thanks all. Still curious if anyone has ever taken a tracking number to their PO branch and asked them to look up the address that was attached to that tracking number. If no one has, I’ll be finding out, then I’ll know!
Since the seller printed the label through PayPal, whatever address you registered is what will be printed on the label.
To address the great comments above, I have some shipping tips that can eliminate those concerns. Check my Instagram.
Thanks @garyis2000,we’ll do. I appreciate that and the many great tips you’ve posted on efour–ie small expensive packages go in big boxes, and insuring high value items can inadvertently flag your package as a target for theft by an unscrupulous worker, so make it hard to pocket.