Had my 1st bat stolen from USPS

[Masimen]

Hate to say it but what to you expect from government workers. It's sad but there are some employees with no morals and they don't care. I'm in no way saying everyone with USPS is that way but a few bad apple spoils it for the rest of them.

Not trying to pick a fight by any means, but the first sentence of this statement is a bit ignorant, gramatical and punctuation errors not withstanding. It's rather insulting to government workers, which I am not. Anyone who has been on this board for any amount of time knows that bats have also gone missing from UPS on more than a few occasions. I don't think being a government employee makes one more likely to be a thief or morally corrupt.

Dan, bummer on the bat!!! I hope it turns up.

[toddhead]

Not trying to pick a fight by any means, but the first sentence of this statement is a bit ignorant, gramatical and punctuation errors not withstanding. It's rather insulting to government workers, which I am not. Anyone who has been on this board for any amount of time knows that bats have also gone missing from UPS on more than a few occasions. I don't think being a government employee makes one more likely to be a thief or morally corrupt.

Dan, bummer on the bat!!! I hope it turns up.

+1 and I AM a government employee...

[BamaHater]

Not trying to pick a fight by any means, but the first sentence of this statement is a bit ignorant, gramatical and punctuation errors not withstanding. It's rather insulting to government workers, which I am not. Anyone who has been on this board for any amount of time knows that bats have also gone missing from UPS on more than a few occasions. I don't think being a government employee makes one more likely to be a thief or morally corrupt.

Dan, bummer on the bat!!! I hope it turns up.

Sorry for my comments I made. I did not mean to say anything to sound ignorant or put anyone down. Stuff get stolen or lost in the mail all the time whether it be USPS,FedEx, or UPS. I just wanted to clarify and let everyone know I'm a sorry of my comments. I do hope they are able to find the bat. Not sure what I'd do if I were on the receiving end of something stole in the mail.

[BostonSportsFan]

I once had a Carl Yaz bat disappear that was being shipped to Chicago I believe at the time via UPS. This was many years ago prior to the game used business exploding to what it has become today. As others have noted the shipping tube was cut open and the contents were missing upon arrival at its destination or at least that is what the buyer claimed and I have no reason to doubt him as he and I go way way back and are on very solid ground today.

I do wonder now if potential thieves see these bat shipping tubes being sent and target them knowing exactly what they are.

I often worry when I send a bat of high value to JT or Troy at MEARS to the point that I almost never ship anything of value any longer to them, and make it a point of dropping off to their locations when needed rather than ship as it is not as simple as insuring very rare game used bats but simply they are somewhat irreplaceable items.

I wish the person that had their bat swiped the very best in recovery efforts very unfortunate that this happens. Unfortunately these bat tubes stick out like a sore thumb compared to say shipping a jersey in a basic USPS priority box. This does make me wonder if those of a dishonest nature target this item.

Joe