The Journey of an E-bay Package through USPS

nkdbacks · Mar 26, 2015

I've noticed the PO having more and more issues over the last several months (they "lost" a justcommons package for about a month, most recently), so thought I'd share the current journey of a card that's enroute. I live in Phoenix of course, which you'll see it made brief stop in a couple weeks ago. Can't wait to see if it actually makes it back here!

Anyone else having extreme USPS issues lately? I know there was bad weather slowing things down a bit this winter, but my problems have gone way beyond that.

March 21, 2015 , 9:07 am

Arrived at USPS Facility

CHALLIS, ID 83226

Your item arrived at our USPS facility in CHALLIS, ID 83226 on March 21, 2015 at 9:07 am. The item is currently in transit to the destination.

March 21, 2015 , 8:26 am

Arrived at Post Office

CHALLIS, ID 83226

March 20, 2015 , 3:27 am

Departed USPS Origin Facility

BOISE, ID 83708

March 19, 2015 , 9:38 pm

Arrived at USPS Origin Facility

BOISE, ID 83708

March 17, 2015 , 12:45 am

Departed USPS Facility

POCATELLO, ID 83202

March 16, 2015 , 9:53 pm

Arrived at USPS Origin Facility

POCATELLO, ID 83202

March 15, 2015 , 8:09 pm

Arrived at USPS Origin Facility

BOISE, ID 83708

March 14, 2015 , 11:38 pm

Departed USPS Facility

PHOENIX, AZ 85043

March 14, 2015 , 10:25 pm

Arrived at USPS Facility

PHOENIX, AZ 85043

March 13, 2015 , 10:12 pm

Departed USPS Facility

POCATELLO, ID 83201

March 13, 2015 , 8:33 pm

Arrived at USPS Origin Facility

POCATELLO, ID 83201

March 13, 2015 , 9:34 am

Arrived at USPS Facility

CHALLIS, ID 83226

March 13, 2015 , 9:19 am

Out for Delivery

CHALLIS, ID 83226

March 13, 2015 , 9:09 am

Sorting Complete

CHALLIS, ID 83226

March 12, 2015 , 1:51 pm

Departed USPS Origin Facility

BOISE, ID 83708

March 11, 2015 , 10:37 pm

Arrived at USPS Origin Facility

BOISE, ID 83708

March 10, 2015 , 9:02 pm

Arrived at USPS Facility

WARRENDALE, PA 15086

March 10, 2015 , 12:01 am

Acceptance

MARS, PA 16046

Pine Tar · Mar 26, 2015

Wow
I would think at first it was a zip punch error, that sent it to ID. But then I see it arrived in AZ, but to only be sent back to ID and now it is cruising around ID again. So now I'm not even sure why this is happening to this package. 83xxx is not like they transposed a few numbers since AZ is 85xxx.

Good luck man. But I don't see this making it to you before late April :lol:

swish54_99 · Mar 26, 2015

I'm waiting on a couple packages that were sent out about 3 weeks ago. One was just sent regular mail in an envelope, from CA to IL, and is a no-show so far. The other was an in-state package about the same time. I've been hearing a lot of really slow transit times the last month or so, so I'm still holding out hope, but it fades with every passing day.

michaelstepper · Mar 26, 2015

I just last week received a card I bought three weeks prior from a guy in North Dakota..
It scanned in ND, then GUAM then Hawaii, Washington and finally at my box
In southeast alaska

cwgross144 · Mar 26, 2015

I've had a few first-class packages that have been taking a week to arrive. Extra slow recently.

pudge4hof · Mar 26, 2015

nkdbacks said:
I've noticed the PO having more and more issues over the last several months (they "lost" a justcommons package for about a month, most recently), so thought I'd share the current journey of a card that's enroute. I live in Phoenix of course, which you'll see it made brief stop in a couple weeks ago. Can't wait to see if it actually makes it back here!

Anyone else having extreme USPS issues lately? I know there was bad weather slowing things down a bit this winter, but my problems have gone way beyond that.

March 21, 2015 , 9:07 am Arrived at USPS Facility CHALLIS, ID 83226

Your item arrived at our USPS facility in CHALLIS, ID 83226 on March 21, 2015 at 9:07 am. The item is currently in transit to the destination.

March 21, 2015 , 8:26 am Arrived at Post Office CHALLIS, ID 83226
March 20, 2015 , 3:27 am Departed USPS Origin Facility BOISE, ID 83708
March 19, 2015 , 9:38 pm Arrived at USPS Origin Facility BOISE, ID 83708
March 17, 2015 , 12:45 am Departed USPS Facility POCATELLO, ID 83202
March 16, 2015 , 9:53 pm Arrived at USPS Origin Facility POCATELLO, ID 83202
March 15, 2015 , 8:09 pm Arrived at USPS Origin Facility BOISE, ID 83708
March 14, 2015 , 11:38 pm Departed USPS Facility PHOENIX, AZ 85043
March 14, 2015 , 10:25 pm Arrived at USPS Facility PHOENIX, AZ 85043
March 13, 2015 , 10:12 pm Departed USPS Facility POCATELLO, ID 83201
March 13, 2015 , 8:33 pm Arrived at USPS Origin Facility POCATELLO, ID 83201
March 13, 2015 , 9:34 am Arrived at USPS Facility CHALLIS, ID 83226
March 13, 2015 , 9:19 am Out for Delivery CHALLIS, ID 83226
March 13, 2015 , 9:09 am Sorting Complete CHALLIS, ID 83226
March 12, 2015 , 1:51 pm Departed USPS Origin Facility BOISE, ID 83708
March 11, 2015 , 10:37 pm Arrived at USPS Origin Facility BOISE, ID 83708
March 10, 2015 , 9:02 pm Arrived at USPS Facility WARRENDALE, PA 15086
March 10, 2015 , 12:01 am Acceptance MARS, PA 16046

This reminds me of that movie Groundhog day!!!!!!!!!!!

Jhileman79 · Mar 26, 2015

I shipped a package and it says out for delivery 16 days ago. The buyer said the PO said the package was delivered but it was never scanned arrived at unit. I hope he gets the card because it was a rare Jeter card.

nkdbacks · Mar 26, 2015

Glad to see I'm not the only one!

It's still moving, at least in the semi-right direction, so I do have some hope that it'll still reach me. But it has been at that same spot in Idaho for 5 days now, so I am starting to lose a bit of hope. Not a super high dollar card, maybe $30, but sure would like it.

nkdbacks · Mar 26, 2015

Pine Tar said:
Wow
I would think at first it was a zip punch error, that sent it to ID. But then I see it arrived in AZ, but to only be sent back to ID and now it is cruising around ID again. So now I'm not even sure why this is happening to this package. 83xxx is not like they transposed a few numbers since AZ is 85xxx.

Good luck man. But I don't see this making it to you before late April :lol:

Now that I look at the zip codes, I think this was definitely the case. My zip code is 85226 and that Idaho one is 83226 - it didn't even occur to me it might have been that kind of error, but I definitely think that's what was going on. Now i don't know if that's the PO punching in the wrong zip code or the seller, but something is definitely up with that.

joey12508 · Mar 26, 2015

I had a letter sent to me from NYC took 7 days to go 80 miles.

CatdaddysCards · Mar 26, 2015

This was a package I was returning to a customer, in my BGS group sub.

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CollectorsCorner · Mar 26, 2015

At least yours are tracking I have had at least 2 (brought to my attention by my buyers) That show I created a label, then show my post office accepted and then both times just over a week they show delivered. Nothing in between.

tramers · Mar 26, 2015

one large flat rate from Colorado full of cards , rec. 2/3 full with someone else's mail in my box . You could tell it had been re-taped .

theacox · Mar 26, 2015

I used to live in northern Alabama (don't ask). A regular stamped envelope from there back home to Wisconsin would arrive in 2 days. That same envelope shipped across town (8 whole miles!) would take 5-7 business days.

More recently, I have noticed that USPS package service is getting slower. I haven't had much problem with things being mis-routed, but now packages tend to sit for days on end and not move. It's like they stuck it in a trailer that never got picked up.

rsmath · Mar 26, 2015

reminds me of the tv story about a letter from california to NM that went on some odd loop for a couple of months.

You should probably contact your local post office about this letter and they should be able to keep a lookout for it on one of its return loops and break the loop and get it delivered to you.

Superhuskiefan1 · Mar 26, 2015

I had a package 2 wks ago that I shipped do the same thing as the OP. Get accepted at my local PO in WA, get all the way to the state the buyer lives in VA, come back to WA and sent back to VA and now is delivered lol. Crazy po these days

theacox · Mar 26, 2015

Also, I've noticed a lot of packages that get "scanned" as they go through the system, only to have that proof disappear at a later time and for them to show up scanned in completely different places. It's been really bad for that in the last month or so.

spikes · Mar 28, 2015

I had a package coming in from Japan. It took 24hrs to get from Japan to the United States (Jamaica, NY) it stayed there for 4 days before showing progress.

rsmath · Mar 28, 2015

spikes said:
I had a package coming in from Japan. It took 24hrs to get from Japan to the United States (Jamaica, NY) it stayed there for 4 days before showing progress.

I get something similar to that for electronic hobbyist parts I order from China. 24 hrs from beijing or whatever to los angeles and then a dead zone for 4-7 days.

I can only suppose in Los Angeles (and Jamaica, NY in your case), maybe the package is being cleared by customs or USPS has some other internal procedures for international mail traffic before they can clear it to be delivered to you.

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