Had my 1st bat stolen from USPS

[spartakid]

I actually have to disagree, I feel as though it is the seller's responsibility to insure the bat and make sure it gets to the buyer. Granted the buyer should pay for the insurance which is why I include it in my shipping quote and always insure anything I sell. Just my .02

[hairyangryfella]

I have a mantra that "anything of value being delivered in a way other than personally by myself, must be insured".

How did you pay for it? If you used paypal you should be covered with an 'item not as described' case. If you used a credit card you could possibly file a chargeback. If you paid by any other method you might be out of luck.

Have you contacted the seller and asked them to start an investigation? How they sent it?

I feel terrible for you and hope that you can find a solution.

[Melissa1334]

i just had 2 bats shipped to me by usps also and they came in a usps priority shipping (long) box. they left the box outside my door. both ends had tape but on one end it was completely open, i could see the bats. the usps delivery person clearly looked to see what was inside(gordon beckham, alex rios bats). no way they could have been shipped that way by the seller and also not fallen out. luckily the person didnt take them but its ridiculous. also had a very fishy situation with a stanton auto card i was supposed to get, it simply had to be dropped off in the mail box and when i looked at the tracking it said notice left. there was never a notice and no need for a notice to be left. usps didnt know what happend to the card and i never got it

[BamaHater]

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.

[dangerzone79]

Thanks for the input guys. I paid through PayPal so I will file a claim. The seller is communicating very well but all he can do is swear that he sent it. I'm going to go to my post office tomorrow to speak to someone. Such a bummer.

[Phil316]

Speaking of USPS I have noticed that the Chicago hub seems to be where it all goes south.

I have shipped a few things through Chicago and it gets scanned out for delivery then that is it. Next day I check tracking it says delivery status not updated. The items never got marked delivered.

[num1jrfan]

i had $2500 in motorcyce parts and camera gear taken out of the box. they sent the postage back said i can get a refund for that. but the USPS dont relly help. unless you can find someone who is reselling it.

[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.