One of my worst nightmares come true

[Bill Murphy]

What USPS service did you use? Registered as everyone recommends? I would take a shot at summoning your postmaster into court on a negligence suit. One of our members from your state once recommended that an actual lawsuit summoning an employee into court usually stops any argument with a car dealer over service disputes. USPS did not provide the service you paid for. Get them in front of a judge. Accuse the postmaster of negligence.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

USPS did not provide the service you paid for. Get them in front of a judge. Accuse the postmaster of negligence.

Sue a Federal employee in civil court for not adequately performing his Federally mandated obligation?... or should it be tried in a Federal Court? Isn't that like suing the Federal Gummint?

Gawd, it could take a decade...

John, I wish you the very best of luck and I sincerely hope the outcome is more than satisfactory for you.

[John Truitt]

Priority mail (2 to 3 days) with tracking and delivery confirmation.
Tracking states it was accepted and left acceptance facility on day of mailing and has been in route to a sorting facility in the same city of mailing for the past 6 days. (20 minute drive from one to the other)
I physically went to the sorting facility and they have no record of it ever arriving.
I have contacted the superivser for the acceptance facility and they are starting an investigation.
Possibly lost or stolen by an employee. It is in a 38" by 12" by 12 wooden coffin/ craft. Way to big to be over looked. Weighs in at over 23 pounds total weight.
For now I am playing their games and it would appear at their mercy.

[6pt-Sika]

[QUOTE=John Truitt;62425]
Possibly lost or stolen by an employee. It is in a 38" by 12" by 12 wooden coffin/ craft. Way to big to be over looked. Weighs in at over 23 pounds total weight.
[QUOTE]

I wouldn't say possible but rather "more then likely" !

[6pt-Sika]

I "assume" the sorting facility you went o was in the Richmond area and if I'm not mistaken the facility in in the Sandston are around Richmond .

Anyway if that facility is anything like the one in Dullus Virginia I am surprised you found anyopne there that spoke english and could give you an answer of any type !

I've been to the Dullus facility several times over the last 10 years for buisness related things and just let me say . It was a cluster then and I can only imagine how it is now !

[Pheasant Slayer]

Originally Posted by John Truitt

Priority mail (2 to 3 days) with tracking and delivery confirmation.
Tracking states it was accepted and left acceptance facility on day of mailing and has been in route to a sorting facility in the same city of mailing for the past 6 days. (20 minute drive from one to the other)
I physically went to the sorting facility and they have no record of it ever arriving.
I have contacted the superivser for the acceptance facility and they are starting an investigation.
Possibly lost or stolen by an employee. It is in a 38" by 12" by 12 wooden coffin/ craft. Way to big to be over looked. Weighs in at over 23 pounds total weight.
For now I am playing their games and it would appear at their mercy.

You would think they would have security camera's at these sort of facilities. Sorry to hear. I hope it works out.

[David Weber]

Good luck getting your gun back. I have zero faith in our post office and ship everything by ups. Their tracking system is out of this world.

[Richard Flanders]

Defnitely ones worst nightmare. Good luck John.

[Holeshot]

I have also switched to UPS. Had 2 guns disappear in the USPS, never to be seen again. They were delivered to post office and never left according to confirmation. Hope you get lucky and all turns out well. Dave

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by David Holes

I have also switched to UPS. Had 2 guns disappear in the USPS, never to be seen again. They were delivered to post office and never left according to confirmation. Hope you get lucky and all turns out well. Dave

It is the other way with myself. I switched to using just USPS after having issues with UPS. I had UPS severly damage a set of LC Smith barrels a few years back on me and I was completely unsatisfied at how they handled the claim on it. It took forever, multiple hounding and on top of that, they would ONLY deal with the shipper on the claim. Not myself, the receiver. Good thing the shipper was very copperative. They even would only send the claim check to the shipper. And then he had to mail it to me.

Anyway... How long has it been since your package was shipped with the postal service? I have had some shipments take a while. Up to 2 weeks for Parcel post and even up to a week or more for Priority. Their tracking is not the best. The only loss I have had was that I shipped some parts to someone and some of the parts got lost. The pakage opened somehow. Half of the shipment got delivered. It was insured. I filled out a form and I has the money within 30 days. No issues on that part.

I really do hope that your gun eventually shows up.