Suprisingly Alarming Rate of eBay USPS Lost Packages

Friendly reminder to all - have your bubble mailer be the most boring thing there is. No stickers of any kind, use a regular manilla color. Return address be a little discrete such as E Team instead of EeveeTeam, for example.

Your goal should be blending in with the millions of packages USPS processes yearly. (Nothing directed at OP directly, this is a message to everyone)

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damn.
I have had a 5% error rate with my packages lately. Yet to lose one (AFAIK), but I have had unjustified returns, denials, or null tracking on 5% of my parcels and ebay standard shipments this year.

Prior to this year, my rate has been about 1%. Tho, I’ve been shipping a lot more this year, about 10% my previous. All of my problems except for one, have happened in Las Vegas this year. haha :face_with_raised_eyebrow: :laughing:

Previously, my problems occurred mostly when shipments transited Los Angeles, and or the US Midwest and arriving in Florida. I’ve recently changed my packaging method and will see what happens. Network loop-backs, choke-points, and routing updates can all play roles, and it’s honestly impressive how much parcel traffic USPS typically handles.

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Fedex is horrible and those fragile stickers don’t do anything

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I think someone at your local post office recognizes all your packages at this point. Whether or not your change tactics at this point. I don’t think any one carrier is better or worse now. I’d definately try to take it to a different location from now on, and do whatever you can to have this investigated. I’ll keep an eyeball out for the missing items.

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