Received package - not mine
I've read numerous posts over the years about people receiving someone else's purchase from an eBay seller. Everyone wanted to do the right thing and return the item back to the seller. Sometimes not as easy as one would think since some sellers drop ship from other sites.
Saturday UPS delivered an electric quesadilla maker shipped from Home Depot. My address - someone else's name. Don't know how that happened as I have never ordered anything shipped to me from Home Depot. If it was sent as a gift to the person named on the shipping label but the sender got the address wrong, well everybody makes mistakes. If it was a drop shipper from eBay they will probably be out of luck as UPS will return it to Home Depot.
I'm leaving for a 2 week vacation early Tuesday morning so I have to deal with UPS Monday along with myriad other things before I go.
What bothers me most is that Home Depot didn't bother to place the item inside a shipping box. Just slapped a shipping label on the exterior of the product box. Very colorful product box so it took me a moment to find the shipping label on it. And it arrived with the box damaged.
Thank goodness the vast majority of eBay sellers are wise enough to package an item correctly before shipping it 😉
b86fiero
OP3 years agoI wish to thank everyone who replied and offered suggestions on dealing with this.
Many, many thanks!!
I won't have time to make additional posts to this thread. Much to do.
Hope all your sales increase and the profits flood in!
sextons-sweet-deals
·3 years agoDoes anyone remember the news stories of people receiving multiple packages that they never ordered?
It was claimed that it was probably purchases made by U.S. buyers from sellers from China and when the buyer files a claim, somehow the seller directs the package to be shipped to another residence (probably nearby) to avoid international shipping fees and be done with the transaction.
Open for comments! It can be a confusing topic. Wish eBay and the Government would squash this.
To the O.P.: Don't post that you're going on vacation.
b86fiero
OP3 years agoMy local police department does multiple daily home checks for free. I live in a nice neighborhood. My son always keeps an eye on my home while I'm away and takes care of my dogs. He lives next door. Plus home is alarmed.
But yes, I understand that theses days it is not wise to post personal information. Thanks for the reminder!
theteamsetguy
·3 years agoIf I were you i would go and enjoy your vacation. When you get back just bring it to a Home Depot and said you never ordered it. I'm sure they can figure out who ordered and will refund original buyer.
b86fiero
OP3 years agoI didn't think of taking it to a local Home Depot. There is one a few miles from me. I'll give them a call and see if they will handle it before driving there.
Thanks for the suggestion!!
wastingtime101
·3 years agoI'd put the box aside until after your vacation, then after that I'd make a legit attempt to return it, but I wouldn't spend tons of time on it. I'd give it to UPS as a rejected package when back from vacation - either give to the driver next time he comes by with a delivery or the next time you pass by a UPS location.
Either this was a legit gift and the sender got the address wrong, or it was a drop shipped order where the fault could lie with either buyer or seller for entering the wrong address.
b86fiero
OP3 years agoAppreciate your thoughts!
I can visualize some one watching every day for the UPS truck to deliver their quesadilla maker that was supposed to arrive last Saturday. And I can hear the thunder from an irate buyer wanting to know where it is.
And since I will be attending a wedding - what if it is a wedding gift for a happy couple?
argh!!! That quesadilla maker would haunt my dreams for the two weeks I'm away. ðŸ˜
fern*wood
·3 years agoI'd be inclined to put it aside for a bit to see if I hear from someone. Later, when time permits, I'd probably do some detective work, but it wouldn't be a priority. BTW---what the heck is this thing you call a vacation?
b86fiero
OP3 years agoVacation: An elusive dreamland where one does not worry about eBay sales, shipping, returns or bad feedback. 😃
simply-the-best-for-you
·3 years agoI'd probably do a quick search on the name, just in case it's a neighbor. But outside of that, I'd just enjoy my vacation & my new electric quesadilla maker 😉
buyselljack2016
·3 years agoI'd just enjoy my vacation & my new electric quesadilla maker
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As the OP's name was not on the package there might be some question about the legality of that 🙂
simply-the-best-for-you
·3 years agoMy comment was tongue in cheek, but as I'd already said, I would make an effort to find out if it was a neighbor. After that, I don't think OP has any obligation to do anything else. If he called AMZN, they would tell him to keep it. He doesn't know who it belongs to. It's not realistic to expect a recipient to do more than a few minutes worth of investigation. I would have no qualms keeping it, after doing a search to see if it was a neighbor. Though I'd probably sell it b/c I've never had a need to make a quesadilla 😃
buyselljack2016
·3 years agoOK, just wanted to clarify. Lots, and lots of people come read on these boards, and could possibly confuse an "unsolicited item" being "free" to keep, with one that "does not have their name on it" being "free" just because it got delivered to their address 🙂
b86fiero
OP3 years agoI agree. As I also mentioned, I would not feel right keeping what is not mine.
Do unto others .......
b86fiero
OP3 years agoI would not feel right keeping what doesn't belong to me.
Thanks for your reply!
soh.maryl
·3 years agoIs there any possibility that the name is that of someone who lives on your street and the seller just messed up the number?
soh.maryl
·3 years agoYou don't really have time to do the detective work since you are leaving on vacation I'm sure. But, using the brand name on the box, I'd check into fairly recent sales on eBay and perhaps make an attempt to contact sellers.
b86fiero
OP3 years agoThanks again for the suggestion.
I appreciate your thoughts!
b86fiero
OP3 years agoWish it was that easy. No one with that name on my street which is 3 blocks long in a residential neighborhood.
Thanks for the thought!
spark-chaser1
·3 years agoInteresting dilemma. If it were me I'd drop it off at the nearest UPS depot or shipping store and be done with it. I would also be irritated to have to deal with it in between other things, but also wouldn't want to be thinking about it all vacation, either.
b86fiero
OP3 years agoThank you for the suggestion. That's probably what I will do.
Wish there was a way I could make sure it got to the real recipient.
mike_jayroe
·3 years agoDon't know how to help but I hope you have a great vacation.
b86fiero
OP3 years agoThank you! Attending a wedding and looking forward to ocean breezes and sunshine ðŸ˜