eBay/USPS reusing tracking numbers after only a few weeks!?!

[ohdeercustomdolls]

I shipped out 20 packages today - June 21st - and had a buyer email me saying they just got a notification that their package was delivered on May 28th to an address is a different state. I checked the tracking, and sure enough, they're right. I double checked the labels I printed today and 6 out of the 20 labels have tracking that shows the packages were delivered to various addresses in May of 2025. It appears that tracking numbers are being recycled extremely quickly which is causing concerned buyers.

I hope that tracking eventually updates with the correct information. I'll post updates.

[p2collectibles]

Had this issue on about 5-6 of my orders out of the total 21 packages I shipped out.

Some stated delivered ultimately on the ebay tracking progress and some are mis-shipped and bouncing around facilities...

Very frustrating from a seller standpoint if we LOSE the package (it being misdelivered) & LOSE on the money if that's the case, but my ebay representative stated that we as seller's should be covered but I hope they cover the buyer as well for whoever mistake this is on whether it's USPS or Ebay...

[thomas_89]

As a follow up, the package finally moved in reverse direction so it was on day 1 of its 5 day travel back to being on the correct route, maybe, or going back to the seller. Not sure because nothing tells me that. So I just checked again and it reversed direction and is back at the final local post office of the wrong destination. So if you read the post pinned that it's being resolved, there are only a few items affected, and they're doing all they can to get the items to where they're supposed to go... well, I don't think so. Clearly it's more items than they can handle tracking down and making arrangements to get the items to their correct destination, and IMO they're not doing much if anything to resolve it. At least my item was small $, sure feel for those sellers and buyers with large ticket items.

[asapadam]

I too got a recycled tracking number, for a package sent to a buyer in Indiana. Label was printed on June 21. Tracking immediately showed the number had been used in May for a package sent to TULLAHOMA, TN 37388. The package I mailed last week has now gone to the same place — TULLAHOMA, TN — instead of Indiana! It seems the shipping info from May overwrote the shipping info for my June order.  Tracking info's latest update is "MIS-SHIPPED" in Tullahoma. That was Friday and there's been no movement since. Will it actually go to IN? This is bad.