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Tracking says “out for delivery”… “A” is where it started, “C” is where it was over the weekend and “D” is where it’s at today??? Red star is where it’s supposed to be!!! Maybe shipping would be cheaper if they cut down some travel 😉

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Nick:

I think your package got put on the wrong truck!

Charlie

I tell you what, here in Atlanta the USPS is beyond the suck.  I can have a package travel from Canada in 2~3 days to get here to the "new" USPS Georgia hub (which is about 30 minutes from me in Midtown) and get stuck there for two weeks.  Doesn't matter if it is a Priority or Ground package.  When I have any choice, I'll select UPS, FedEx or beg (more or less) a eBay seller to up-charge me to said shippers.  Heck, I had a Priority package from NC take nearly 3 weeks to get to me in Midtown Atlanta!

Back in Austin Texas, I wouldn't say USPS worked like a clock but I 100% would call it reliable (plus my postman there gave me his cell number for any issues!!).  Though I did hear that Houston's USPS hub was dismal.

Hope you get it okay!  Nothing like watching the tracking and wondering, WTF!

Oh, good case of USPS working:  My brother's eBay Weeden left NY via USPS Ground on Friday and he is getting it today.  See, USPS can work - if it's not coming to Georgia!

Made it back to St Paul yesterday, same place that it was at on Saturday!

While I am used to strange tracking, and it’s something I usually don’t even watch, this package has me a little more anxious for its arrival… the seller had the shipping way to cheap for a large engine with a bunch of accessories mounted to a huge board. I asked if he was going to remove them before shipping, but he said no, it would be packed well… a few days later I get a message telling me he is going to cancel the sale and re-list it locally… I told him I want what I paid for, and asked him to remove the items from the huge board and wrap them all up and carefully put in a box together. He assured me again that everything would be packed well and arrive safely… now this is happening with the tracking! 😂

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It was purchased through eBay with PayPal, so no worry about a refund there… just worried how and when everything is going to arrive! 😂

This is why I was worried about the package, metal clanging as the carrier handed it to me 😡

First picture is what I purchased followed by what arrived… 😡 😡

Seller said it was too expensive to ship and was going to refund my money and sell it locally. I said no, send me what I paid. It will be cheaper if you take everything off the base it is screwed to and wrap it individually. I was assured it would be packed well… people are morons! He “disassembled” more like destroyed the engine to fit it in the box! Cut the steam lines and wires and NOTHING was wrapped!!

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He’s blaming me for not being specific enough (or pacific as he wrote) when I said remove it from the gray board that it is screwed to. He thought that meant take the steam engine apart and off its metal base. He said he brought the box to the post office and asked them if they could make it fit and they said they could 😡

He said he still has the metal base and will send it, I guess we will see… hopefully he ships it a little faster than todays arrival to get this over with!

The price was cheap and the shipping was too cheap! As they say, if it’s too good to be true… 😞 I am more upset about an old, good condition engine being ruined than me getting ripped off

Ouch!

What a terrible seller.