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speaking of, I bought something on ebay and it was delivered to my house by the USPS. I have a tracking number. it shows delivered.

Posted by safari for windows *loves* mandy lane (aka amanda) Aug 3 '09, 13:26

I never got it. It was an envelope so it's not like someone saw it and took it. I call the USPS and they say, "sorry. not our fault. we delivered it."

this seems kind of strange to me, now that I think about it. what good is *just* tracking data? like, it's not accurate when things are in transit, and it's not useful if something goes missing. so... why pay the 55 cents?

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Yeah, you just got conned. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 13:33 10
- so they never sent it? the USPS is in the business of abetting fraud? wouldn't that be the case here? -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Aug 3, 13:34 9
  - Nope...how they do it on sports cards (small envelopes is pay for a basic piece of junk mail or something - Will Hunting Aug 3, 13:36 8
    - but who doesn't look at junk mail even cursorily? -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Aug 3, 13:45 5
      - I make pop art out of mine -- nm - con_carne Aug 3, 14:05 2
        
        Does it taste better than pop tarts? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 14:07 1
        
        I wouldn't be able to tell them apart. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 14:14
      - Mine goes directly the in trash. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 13:51
      - Exactly. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 13:46
    - Hadn't heard that scam before. Tricksy. - musubi Aug 3, 13:40 1
      - The time it happened to me, I noticed the big tracking sticker on it and kept it. - Spawn Aug 3, 13:41
So the sender can say they sent it. -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 13:32 1
- Yup. (nm) - musubi Aug 3, 13:34

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speaking of, I bought something on ebay and it was delivered to my house by the USPS. I have a tracking number. it shows delivered.

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