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    Buyer’s item at PO, asking for shipping receipt to pick up

    This was shipped via USPS Ground Advantage. Tracking shows “Out for delivery”, then “Available for pickup” a few hours later. 

    Buyer lets me know, and asks for a “shipping receipt” to pick it up, which I’m not sure is something I can give them. 

    AFAIK, I’m in the clear with the updated tracking, but is this something I can help them with? I’ve never been asked for a shipping receipt for orders “available for pickup”. 


    Thanks

    holocardboard
    holocardboard
    337View listings
    Posted 1 year ago·Last reply 1 year ago
                                           
             
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    deserdog

    deserdog

    ·1 year ago
    6255View listings

    If you want, you can call the delivering post office. With the tracking number, they should be able to give you a little more information.

                                           
    go-bad-chicken

    go-bad-chicken

    ·1 year ago
    1460View listings
    @holocardboard wrote:

    This was shipped via USPS Ground Advantage. Tracking shows “Out for delivery”, then “Available for pickup” a few hours later. 

    Buyer lets me know, and asks for a “shipping receipt” to pick it up, which I’m not sure is something I can give them. 

    AFAIK, I’m in the clear with the updated tracking, but is this something I can help them with? I’ve never been asked for a shipping receipt for orders “available for pickup”. 


    Thanks

    Just send them a copy of the postage label that you purchased here on eBay.

                                           
    grand-and-glorious-purpose

    grand-and-glorious-purpose

    ·1 year ago
    Cosmic Visionary1264View listings
    @holocardboard wrote:



    Buyer lets me know, and asks for a “shipping receipt” to pick it up, which I’m not sure is something I can give them. 

    You can but it won't help them in any way.

     

    If you have someone that doesn't know how or cannot figure out how to retrieve a package from the PO you are likely to have more headaches from this buyer in the very near future.

     

                                           
    holocardboard

    holocardboard

    OP1 year ago
    337View listings

    Thanks!

     

    seems the po lost their package, and buyer is asking for a shipping receipt in order to file a claim

                                           
    grand-and-glorious-purpose

    grand-and-glorious-purpose

    ·1 year ago
    Cosmic Visionary1264View listings
    @holocardboard wrote:

    Thanks!

     

    seems the po lost their package, and buyer is asking for a shipping receipt in order to file a claim

    That is a bit pre-mature.

     

    First they will want to file a missing mail case.

                                           
    holocardboard

    holocardboard

    OP1 year ago
    337View listings

    To be clear, I believe they’re trying to file a claim with USPS. 

    I’ve never been in this situation before, is there anything I should/could do? Am I meant to file the lost package claim to usps?

                                           
    grand-and-glorious-purpose

    grand-and-glorious-purpose

    ·1 year ago
    Cosmic Visionary1264View listings
    @holocardboard wrote:

    Am I meant to file the lost package claim to usps?

    Not specifically.

     

    Once it says available for pickup you "should" be off the hook.

     

    But as I said the next step is missing mail, then a claim.

     

    I wouldn't do anything unless the buyer opens a case.

                                           
    jbbowers12012

    jbbowers12012

    ·1 year ago
    3831View listings

    Hi,  So sorry.  But, I am a bit unclear on this.  If this package has been lost then what got scanned to update it to "Available For Pick-Up"?

                                           
    holocardboard

    holocardboard

    OP1 year ago
    337View listings

    Great question, I’m not sure myself. My guess is that it got lost after that scan

                                           
    1 year ago

    Your buyer doesn't need anything from you to pick up mail from the post office. 

                                           
    holocardboard

    holocardboard

    OP1 year ago
    337View listings

    So it seems the buyer is asking for a shipping receipt because the PO seems to have lost the package. They’ve asked the buyer to file a claim. I believe they want the “shipping receipt” to help with the claim?

     

     

    I feel like there’s nothing I can do to help them, but I want to make sure. 

                                           
                                                                                     
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