Hello all. Long time seller, first time posting an issue. So I shipped a vintage rifle barrel to a buyer who made me an offer. I rolled it up in Plastic wrap followed by a wrap in bubble wrap to tightly fill a 2” x 2”x 30 mailing tube. I had a few inches of excess bubble on each end and taped it down tightly to protect both ends. Also added a bit more bubble to each end.
I used staples to attach the plastic caps to the ends. Afterwards I taped over these ends with 4 layers of High quality HVAC tape. I also spirally covered the whole tube with heavy duty shipping tape. Because I know how packages get tossed around.
The buyer stated that they had not received it although it showed “delivered to individual “ in tracking. This was priority BTW. They then took the initiative to contact USPS and found it had been delivered to a wrong address. The postal worker was apparently able to recover it the same day and get it to the correct recipient.
The buyer said that the tube was bent, and that the barrel had been dropped by the incorrect recipient. They showed only pictures of the tube damage. This is where we are at today. No claim filed yet. But some things don’t sound right.
Can the recipient trace and recover the package without it being 7 days since shipment ?
I thought only the sender could get this kind of attention from Post Office.
Shouldn’t there be a received damage sticker from USPS ? Why did the wrong recipient open and damage item without being held responsible, I thought that was a federal offense.
Something smells funny. Any thoughts y’all ? Thanks
