So much for today’s delivery…

So much for today’s delivery…
Posted by Nick on 31 Mar, 2025 18:49
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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Posted by Steamloco on 01 Apr, 2025 09:24
I ordered a book from Kentucky and it hit all states surrounding Illinois before making it here. I think it crossed the state twice.

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Posted by Stoker on 01 Apr, 2025 11:23
I had a calendar sent to me from within my same state that took seven months before it showed up. Heaven only knows where it went, to spend all that lost time, but it did have some rather serious tire tracks on it when it finally got to me!?!?

I've also had some stuff that came from the East Coast, get to within about 100 miles of me, only to be sent back to the East Coast and have to start the journey all over again!?!?

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Posted by St Paul Steam on 01 Apr, 2025 19:21
I think we've all had packages go far astray & wonder how that could possibly be. 🙄

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Posted by Nick on 02 Apr, 2025 11:24
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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Posted by Nick on 02 Apr, 2025 12:52
It was purchased through eBay with PayPal, so no worry about a refund there… just worried how and when everything is going to arrive! 😂

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Posted by komet163b on 02 Apr, 2025 13:29
Well, that is good news in regard to the $$$$. The package will probably
arrive PDQ just to spite your annoyance.

Wayne

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Posted by Nick on 03 Apr, 2025 16:59
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