What's going on CHANGING THE WAYS OF COLLECTING
Summary: moderncoins999 shared concerns about the postal service affecting their coin sales, citing delayed deliveries, unexpected returns, and issues with tracking numbers. Other participants discussed the financial struggles of the U.S. Postal Service, including counterfeit stamps and inadequate sorting technology. buyselljack2016 and tobaccocardyahoo debated whether machinery updates were the cause of mail rejections. moderncoins999 mentioned eBay tracking conflicts affecting delivery, while another participant doubted the logic behind mail being 'set aside' due to cost differences. Overall, the discussion highlighted widespread postal challenges impacting sellers.
Theirs ALOT OF WEIRD stuff going on with the MAIL / I, stopped selling because of this I, just got A message from A buyer who said COIN ARIVED TODAY, I, mailed in JUNE, another was A return of 1 envelope that says return for 58 cents NEVER OPENED who pays the 58 cents ANOTHER was TRACKING I, put A extra 3 on the tracking # & the person got A full refund plus the coins With free coins WHAT IS happening to the POSTAL SERVICE This is the reason why SMALL coin buyers are not receiving their coins WHY ALL THE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK its not all postal Tracking for 2 coins is costly Another is WHY SOME COMMUNI.\NTIES get mail Fast others DONT This is to confusing to unravel Now you need A list of buyers Who say they didn't receive their coins or Whatever is being MAILED OR SHIPPED some buyers are very relaxed & wait WHILE others don't.
worldcoinauctions
·2 days agoThousands of ESE envelopes with no problems between my accounts. I hear about others having trouble with them, seems that Whatnot has also started using the 78 cent envelope and a guy who does a lot of that tells me the PO staff told him they won't accept them ( I just drop mine in the slot and away they go). I rarely have issues, but I do have a number that don't get a scan until being delivered or don't get a scan at all.
moderncoins999
OP3 weeks agoM pal not able to get your message please post for all to read thanks
moderncoins999
OPAug 9, 2026 at 11:26 AMI, appreciate all the replys/ What I, get from this is That all the SELLERS on eBay have to move to tracking EBAY TRACKING is different from USPS TRACKING thats what 1 of my, Philadelphia mail DILVER said He said A few years, ago That they put EBAY MAIL ASIDE because of the deal EBAY MADE with the USPS EBAY standard mail & EBAY tracking are tosed aside because standard EBAY mail is 5 or more cents cheaper & EBAY tracking is $$ CHEEPER If you look at other sellers who move VOLUME have negative feedback to MOST OF THAT IS didn't receive COINS ALL I, see is Another broken system
buyselljack2016
·Aug 10, 2026 at 2:29 AMPutting the mail aside because 5 or more cents less was paid, to me, sounds like utter nonsense. Packages are processed by machines. To put them aside and spend time to handle them again would be illogical. Not cost effective.
moderncoins999
OPAug 10, 2026 at 10:28 AM · EditedThis is what A post office deliver told me, PLUS IVE, SEEN THE POST OFFICE SORTING CENTER they have BILLIONS OF BINS row after row of different STREETS only A experienced post office worker, could answer the?? ?? What town or city are you from That helps this conversation
tobaccocardyahoo
·Aug 9, 2026 at 3:11 AMI doubt if the letter sorters are being upgraded. Letter volume is way low. ESE and related kludges are attempts to increase the volume of letters.
More likely that sorter maintenance is less frequent and out of adjustment sorters are more likely to jam with rigid items like coins.
If you ship by FC Letter or ESE, this is to be expected with some frequency. If you jam the sorter, someone is likely to throw your shipment somewhere. Perhaps never to be found or not to be found for a couple of months.
buyselljack2016
·Aug 9, 2026 at 2:58 AM · Editedhave read that some of the machinery that process envelopes at some locations has been updated and is more sensitive to envelopes traveling around the cylinder and may reject some ESE resulting in an additional postage requirement being assessed.
Incorrect tracking # seems like pbcak.
gr-568319
·Aug 9, 2026 at 1:58 AMYou are not alone...
The U.S. Postal Service is Losing Money.
https://www.gao.gov/blog/us-postal-service-losing-money-what-can-be-done-help-it
kntukyboy
·Aug 9, 2026 at 3:03 AMBIG MONEY!
kntukyboy
·Aug 9, 2026 at 3:06 AMOver the last year, I have had several packages take more than 12 days to their destination and a couple that took more than 20. The USPS is a complete mess but it is the best subsidized delivery system we have.
moderncoins999
OPAug 10, 2026 at 9:43 PM · EditedMore mail returns 4th or 5th 1 COIN IS TAKEN A CHANCH with standard mail or eBay standard mail
krazzykats
·Aug 10, 2026 at 2:41 AMThe US Postal Service is losing money because they can't stop the flood of counterfeit stamps.
People are using the fake stamps, and the post office isn't being paid for them.
You can buy rolls of forever stamps for less than 50% of face value on eBay.
This isn't overstock, the Post Office does not offer any discounted deals on forever stamps...
moderncoins999
OPAug 10, 2026 at 10:21 AM · EditedI, never heard of A FAKE USPS STAMP I, go to the supermarket for A book of 20 for $16 around that or the post office I, did see Them fancy STAMPS like mohammed ALE the boxer They cost more THE PARENTS collected everything CARDS / STAMPS/ TOYS / COINS / now I, have them & had not bothered with their hobbies/ It's stuff I, have to learn now COULD SOMEONE PLEASE TAKE A PICTURE OF A REAL STAMP NEXT TO A FAKE that would be A good topic