A place to share horror stories and worries about shipping comics.
Wanted to start a thread. Normally I have really good mailmen who come to my house and pick up my packages. But occasionally there is one woman who doesn’t bother to grab the packages from my mail box. It happened last night on one of the eBay card postage envelopes.
Flag was up when I got home at 7:30, had just past the postal worker going up my street. Checked my mail and she had shoved the new mail on top of my envelope. I grab it and run after her.
Get to her truck and tell her she didn’t take my outgoing mail.
She says it is dark and she didn’t see it.
I said that’s why the flag was up.
She snatches it out of my hand and throws it in a bin in the truck.
She says it’s not going to go out tonight, I don’t see what the big deal is.
I said as long as it gets scanned I don’t care.
She mumbled something under her breath about working so late and I leave.
Checked eBay today. No scanning.
Called the office. They said yeah she didn’t scan it and she was supposed to.
They say I have to wait for it to hit the next destination.
I said but what if it didn’t go out. What if it’s jammed in a bin in her truck. No way of knowing since she didn’t bother to scan it and I will be out the money for the card I sold and the postage.I can’t file an insurance claim without it being scanned.
He said I would just have to wait.
Not sure I will ever see a scan on this envelope.
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Sorry.
It’s situations like this I bring every and all mail to be scanned and witness it personally.
Too many times I had to eat a sale because they lost it before it ever was scanned (taken from my mail box)….
Still waiting for this one to re-appear…2 hrs from its destination.
What is “origin processing”…?
This does not sound good…
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Delivering mail can be hard work and no one likes working late, but that’s the job. “I didn’t see it”… sure, Jan.
I know it’s not an option for everyone, but I drive my stuff to a post office and use the self-service machine when there’s a line. It works pretty fast if you only have a small number of labels to scan.
This is a package from JTC, the Wonder Woman-Captain Marvel cover. It has been held up here for some reason.
Moving Through Network
In Transit to Next Facility, Arriving Late
October 27, 2025
Arrived at USPS Regional Facility
PHILADELPHIA PA DISTRIBUTION CENTER
October 22, 2025, 11:25 pm
In Transit to Next Facility
October 22, 2025, 6:39 pm
In Transit to Next Facility
October 22, 2025, 2:29 pm
Departed USPS Facility
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46219
October 22, 2025, 11:09 am
Arrived at USPS Origin Facility
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46219
October 22, 2025, 7:44 am
Accepted at USPS Origin Facility
LAFAYETTE, IN 47902
October 22, 2025, 6:29 am
Shipping Label Created, USPS Awaiting Item
LAFAYETTE, IN 47902
October 20, 2025, 11:23 am