Is USPS losing it's mind?

[quicksilverdiecast]

Last week I sold an item from Ohio shipped USPS ground advantage, to a customer also in Ohio, however upon following up on the buyers question on why it was not delivered on EBAYS delivery date, and it went from Ohio clear over to Wisc. and clear back to Ohio!  These two, ebay & USPS need to get together and straighten this out on dates etc....I hope that the ones who are in charge now give USPS a once over and fix it as well.

Shipped to buyer

Tue, Jan 14

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Out for delivery

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Delivered

Sat, Jan 18

Shipment history

1. USPS: (tracking deleted as per ebay policy)
2. Sat, Jan 18

   4:23pm
   Delivered, Front Door/Porch

   MILWAUKEE, WI 53215
3. Sat, Jan 18

   6:32am
   Out for Delivery, Expected Delivery by 5:30pm

   MILWAUKEE, WI 53215
4. Sat, Jan 18

   6:21am
   Arrived at Post Office

   MILWAUKEE, WI 53219
5. Sat, Jan 18

   6:21am
   Estimated delivery date updated to Sat, Jan 18 9:00pm
6. Sat, Jan 18

   12:43am
   PROCESSED THROUGH USPS FACILITY

   OAK CREEK WI DISTRIBUTION CENTE, 53154
7. Fri, Jan 17

   12:00am
   In Transit to Next Facility
8. Thu, Jan 16

   12:00am
   In Transit to Next Facility, Arriving On Time
9. Wed, Jan 15

   6:43pm
   Arrived at USPS Regional Facility

   OAK CREEK WI DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 53154
10. Wed, Jan 15

    5:28pm
    In Transit to Next Facility
11. Wed, Jan 15

    9:50am
    In Transit, Arriving On Time
12. Wed, Jan 15

    9:03am
    Departed USPS Regional Facility

    AKRON OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 44309
13. Wed, Jan 15

    8:45am
    Arrived at USPS Regional Facility

    AKRON OH DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 44309
14. Wed, Jan 15

    7:17am
    In Transit, Arriving On Time
15. Wed, Jan 15

    5:11am
    Departed USPS Regional Facility

    WARRENDALE PA DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 15086
16. Tue, Jan 14

    11:45pm
    Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility

    WARRENDALE PA DISTRIBUTION CENTER, 15086

[alcoforever]

I'm confused.   The tracking history in your post shows the item was delivered in WI,  in Milwaukee.   Where is the return to OH part?    Did you give us the wrong tracking history?

[wastingtime101]

I agree eBay's estimated delivery dates are unrealistic, but I don't think that's related to this particular shipment as it's not about a late delivery, but rather delivery to the wrong state.

"The ones in charge now" appointed DeJoy to USPS in the first place, and it's DeJoy that's destroying USPS so I'm not sure why you think the current administration will do anything to change it.

Your package was delivered to the wrong state so you need to take it up with USPS. I don't see anything in that tracking about package forwarding, which means it's a straight-up error assuming your label had OH and not WI as delivery address.

File an insurance claim with USPS for lost package since it was mis-delivered. You'll probably be denied and have to appeal. You should win on appeal if you provide proper documentation.

[12345jamesstamps]

I have a dumb question about shipping.

Walking into a post office and paying to ship my package...using post office postage(stamps)

Or using an eBay shipping label for package...

Would these both packages go to the same shipping hubs in the same cities and states?

Or are there certain hubs only packages would go to with a eBay shipping label?

[wastingtime101]

Hi @12345jamesstamps . Exact same travel path within USPS network. Makes no difference where the label is purchased.

[cardsforauction]

Ground Advantage I believe usually takes  5-7 business days.  Not sure what's the problem, looks as if the customer got the item in a timely manner.  2 Day Priority Mail costs extra and is faster.  Those eBay delivery estimates are probably when mail volume is light and no weather, holidays, and other obstacles are in the way of delivery. 

[cardsforauction]

1. was deleted. Maybe it had the buyers info and was deleted, but it showed delivery to OH??  I wonder the same thing, but delivery by the Jan 18th for Ground Advantage is an acceptable delivery time. Probably USPS put the package on the plane to the wrong place, and then back on a plane to OH?  I don't work for USPS so I 'm just making a wild guess. 

Years ago, I had a USPS package headed to I think it was Georgia, and it landed in Puerto Rico.  I then filed a missing mail report and then it went on its way to its destination to Georgia. It seems like my package went many states and then PR instead of the easy route to Georgia.  I don't understand the reasons where the packages / mail goes, as long as it makes it to the destination in the time I paid for ( Ground Advantage 5-7 business days).

[deserdog]

Considering USPS delivers about 23.5–23.8 million packages a day, and most of it is automated, a few mistakes are bound to happen.

[a_c_green]

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@quicksilverdiecast wrote:

Last week I sold an item from Ohio shipped USPS ground advantage, to a customer also in Ohio, however upon following up on the buyers question on why it was not delivered on EBAYS delivery date, and it went from Ohio clear over to Wisc. and clear back to Ohio!

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Where in that tracking history is the "clear back to Ohio" part? What you posted looks like a routine shipment to Milwaukee, at which point the USPS found an address in Milwaukee that evidently matched the label on your package in all details... so they delivered it.

By any chance are you using QR codes for your shipping labels and having your post office print the address label for you? If so, is it possible that you showed them the wrong QR code for your Ohio package?

[powersteeringseals]

Agreed here.  The USPS is awful.  I have one now going to KY.  It's now late and in FL!   ebay needs to help us here withe delivery times and late %.   95% is WAY too high.  Amazon is 90%.

[powersteeringseals]

Oh, also, I've had 2 recently that never got a scan until they were delivered!   So this goes against late shipment rate.  Ebay-That metric is also too high with all the problem from the USPS!

[powersteeringseals]

Well, I've just had another one where the USPS didn't scan until delivery.  Ebay are you listenting?  I can give you an example order number/tracking if you want to look.

[fm2000]

They all go to the same hubs, whether one buys postage online or at the post office. Same with letters sent with stamps or are metered mail (like ESE). The only difference is postage paid for at the counter is dramatically more expensive, and involves wasting time at/going to the post office.

[tobaccocardyahoo]

There is no alternative path to many POs.

If misrouted by human error, the package may have to back track before it can be properly routed.

There is insufficient volume to  many POs to justify multiple paths. Part of the reason USPS is consolidatng some nearby regional hubs.

[roy222]

If it is going through the midwest, expect major delays.  The news just did another story on the USPS regional centers. This one was in Louisville.  It was on WDRB41 News.

Packages sitting everywhere.  No postal employees in site.