Lost my 1936 Aristocrat. Thanks Post Office.

[rxonmymind]

I sent out my razor to a member here ,Toolmaster, to have the bay doors fixed from a little bit of sticking, which he did a great job of doing as he sent me a video of it. Unfortunately, upon going out to the mailbox this morning instead of finding a package WITH something in it I have nothing.
I understand these things happen but I'm a bit fustrated right now. I'm not as mad as one might think. Just sad for all the time + effort Tolmaster put into this and for me not getting to appreciate his work. I appreciate peoples work often more than the item itself. Like my custom made brushes by several artisians. However, I will say that I've had MORE than my fair share of finds yet, right on the heals of a stolen Sheraton this loss does sting. So if your ever in the Baltimore, MD area antiquing & find one please PM me as I have the case for this. Be glad to buy it from you. LOl....
On a brighter note, tomorrow is the Antique fair in town so maybe I'll find something out there tomorrow to fix the funk I'm in.

Thanks for reading & listening.







P.S Thanks Albert! Almost...
Folks, always tape the ends & leave an extra address inside the package or on it if possible as double insurance. Especially on "high" value items.

 

[kosby]

Man that's gotta suck. Is it that the box arrived empty?

 

[rxonmymind]

Man that's gotta suck. Is it that the box arrived empty?

Yup.

 

[BallisticBurrito]

Our post office was really bad at mangling mail a few years back.
Every other thing I received in the mail was put into one of those "SORRY WE SUCK SO BAD" envelopes.

 

[Maxime D.]

For each basic package, I think there is a 100$ cover in case of lost. It won't replace your razor but it may help you to heal of this lost.^^

 

[rxonmymind]

For each basic package, I think there is a 100$ cover in case of lost. It won't replace your razor but it may help you to heal of this lost.^^

Hmm. I've heard that it has to be insured. But I will look into this. Thanks.

 

[rxonmymind]

Anybody know the phone # of the main sort facility in Baltimore MD I'd appreciate it. I'll call them Monday however slim the chances.

 

[Krona Kruiser]

This seems awfully fishy, even for USPS standards..................

 

[AABCDS]

For each basic package, I think there is a 100$ cover in case of lost. It won't replace your razor but it may help you to heal of this lost.^^

I believe you're thinking of UPS.

Anybody know the phone # of the main sort facility in Baltimore MD I'd appreciate it. I'll call them Monday however slim the chances.

You'd probably get better service going to your local post office. This is why I offer to pay for insurance for expensive things being sent to me and when I send things to other people. Good luck with things.

 

[LMTMRP]

WOW I hope it turns up, this thread is making me depressed

 

[dpmtherrien]

Nothing government involved surprises me anymore. Do you have any recourse?

 

[cernel_joson]

My condolences. I never ever leave priority mail boxes un-taped, the same goes for self-adhesive envelopes. Built in adhesives just can't be trusted 100%.

 

[BallisticBurrito]

I believe you're thinking of UPS.



You'd probably get better service going to your local post office. This is why I offer to pay for insurance for expensive things being sent to me and when I send things to other people. Good luck with things.

UPS has like $1000 basic coverage I believe.

 

[DMT]

Och that hurts! That was a beautiful bit of kit, and now some crooked git is probably off to ebay or his local pawn shop.
I'm sorry for your loss, but I'm not surprised either I know too many people who've had tracked mail "vanish" as soon as it hit the USA, insurance is a must!

 

[AABCDS]

UPS has like $1000 basic coverage I believe.

It's $100.

http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/shipping/time/service/value_added/declared_value.html

 

[rebos]

I tape the hell out of every package that I send out. It's probably a bummer for whoever has to rip through it on the other side, but it does prevent things like this from occurring.

Sorry to hear about the bummer news.

 

[benvh]

I always wondered about the stickum on those boxes. I always add tape. I will continue doing so. Sorry about your loss. She's a beaut...

Ben

 

[BallisticBurrito]

It's $100.

http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/shipping/time/service/value_added/declared_value.html

Welp shows you how long it has been since I've shipped something~