Even the blind squirrel finds the acorn once in a while. Just kidding, between the USPS, UPS, and FedEx, I'll go with the USPS every time.
I could tell you why I hate FedEx but that just raises my blood pressure.
I have been burned by them all but the USPS has been pretty good especially for smaller items.I got burned by UPS and won't use them...
But, yeah, let's not talk about them and keep our blood pressure down...
I would rate them pretty darn good. Mate bought parts from a forum member in Ohio. Sent via USPS on April 2 arrived on his doorstep, Australia, April 9.
I find that VERY hard to believe...It takes a month to get Anything up here to Manitoba Canada...I will not and never again use USPS...I will pay anybody UPS Fedex,I cannot afford the wait times that come with USPS.
I'm sure that they are cheap and efficient for the people in the US,but when it comes to coming up here...I stay away!
The buyer doesn’t start the claim. The seller does. Did you refund his money before it was returned to you? I have had a situation where the buyer wasn’t happy and i refunded their money but not before I had it back in my hands for the very thing that happened to you.I shipped a carb via USPS to a guy in PA a few years ago. He said the package and carb was damaged. He sent the carb back and I refunded his cash.
When I got the carb back (AFB) I found he stripped the carb of parts which he likely needed and sent back the shell. USPS didn't even try to help... not sure what they would have done anyway. Yes it was insured but the buyer never filed a claim.
I used to manufacture ash door reinforcements for Triumph TR2 and TR3 cars. I had so much difficulty getting those parts delivered to Europe that I stopped making them. I could ship them UPS or Fedex but no one wanted to pay the rate. Shipping via the postal service meant a 75% chance the Euro post offices never made the delivery. Great Britain, Italy and France were the worst. But I did have one buyer in Germany who claimed to never have gotten the parts yet the post office sez they tried three deliveries before they sent the parts back to me.
I find that VERY hard to believe...It takes a month to get Anything up here to Manitoba Canada...I will not and never again use USPS...I will pay anybody UPS Fedex,I cannot afford the wait times that come with USPS.
I'm sure that they are cheap and efficient for the people in the US,but when it comes to coming up here...I stay away!
And RRR, I presume the postal service in the US is govt or semi govt owned like it is here. So public servants/govt employees on pretty low wages. They are not too bad.......... considering.
I shipped a carb via USPS to a guy in PA a few years ago. He said the package and carb was damaged. He sent the carb back and I refunded his cash.
When I got the carb back (AFB) I found he stripped the carb of parts which he likely needed and sent back the shell. USPS didn't even try to help... not sure what they would have done anyway. Yes it was insured but the buyer never filed a claim.
I used to manufacture ash door reinforcements for Triumph TR2 and TR3 cars. I had so much difficulty getting those parts delivered to Europe that I stopped making them. I could ship them UPS or Fedex but no one wanted to pay the rate. Shipping via the postal service meant a 75% chance the Euro post offices never made the delivery. Great Britain, Italy and France were the worst. But I did have one buyer in Germany who claimed to never have gotten the parts yet the post office sez they tried three deliveries before they sent the parts back to me.
For USPS claims, either party can file a claim for damage but it's usually the receiver that files since they have the damaged part and the part and the packaging must be presented for a claim.The sender is suppose to file the claim because their the one who purchased the shipping and they have the receipt for it.
Seems like rates go up all the time? Like everything else we have to buy. Just life I guess.
BY the way they an do away with Sat delivery. I don't care! Only thing worthwhile they bring me besides car stuff is my car in print mags!!