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Worst Ebay Delivery Ever

ercoerco Posts: 20,256
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I ordered some bearings for the twins' skateboards from Ebay China. Only the torn-off shipping label arrived, inside a USPS "We Care" plastic bag. Ah, the irony of it all!

Weird, this is the third time that skateboard bearings failed to be delivered. Two previous orders went MIA. Do I live in the Bear-muda Triangle?

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  • Peter JakackiPeter Jakacki Posts: 10,193
    MIA? You mean they lost their bearings :lol:
  • xanaduxanadu Posts: 3,347
    They'll turn up somewhere.
  • jmgjmg Posts: 15,173
    erco wrote: »
    Weird, this is the third time that skateboard bearings failed to be delivered. Two previous orders went MIA.

    Hardly weird, heavy metal items in envelopes are always a lottery in automated mail systems, especially if they are trying to sneak in as letters not parcels...
    Sounds like USPS is trying to tell you and your supplier something :)


  • WBA ConsultingWBA Consulting Posts: 2,934
    Erco, will some of these work? https://forums.parallax.com/discussion/154824/skate-wheels-for-robot-wheels-rail-slides-cnc-camera-slides-etc
    I have a handful left that you are welcome to...
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    Thanks Andrew, so very kind of you to offer! I re-ordered a fourth batch,
    about ten days ago so I'm waiting on those. If & when they disappear from Ebay's tracking system, I'll be in touch.
  • DigitalBobDigitalBob Posts: 1,513
    Could be someone is taking the merchandise for themselves. I know someone that send a gift bag and they got the same notice. Then you have to make a claim etc. Sounds like sticky fingers somewhere in the chain. I never had a lost Ebay package and I use them all the time.
  • Ken GraceyKen Gracey Posts: 7,392
    edited 2018-04-18 03:48
    How much did you pay for the shipping part of the transaction, erco?

    You just might be the recipient of a bad deal which should really be fixed at the highest levels.
  • sam_sam_samsam_sam_sam Posts: 2,286
    I would file a complaint with eBay and let them know about this problem I have had this before were the box was damaged and some of parts were too
    I received a refund from the the seller
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    Fear not, my fine fellow Forumistas! The seller was quick to refund. My poor post served only to detail poor postal service!
  • Jeff HaasJeff Haas Posts: 421
    Actually, that’s poor shipper service - why did they pack something heavy in an envelope like that?
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    Apparently the shipping label was the strongest part, like aircraft black box recorders!
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    You'll all be pleased to learn that the bearings reordered from a different seller arrived in good shape.

    Bad packaging. The ten bearings came stacked in a cheap plastic cylinder, like a giant paper roll of quarters (more like half dollars). This heavy "bar" came with no padding, just flopping around in a big square plastic bag. No wonder only one out of three ordered from China made it here.

    Bearings work quite well. Now my girls can properly injure themselves on their too-fast skateboards.
  • RS_JimRS_Jim Posts: 1,764
    edited 2018-05-02 14:51
    Erco said
    Bearings work quite well. Now my girls can properly injure themselves on their too-fast skateboards.
    I can see it now! Erco's girls skate boarding will be like OSHA's cowboy!
    Jim
    Edit add link
    https://ehssafetynewsamerica.com/2016/09/07/safety-photo-of-the-day-osha-cowboy/
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    That's hysterical, Jim!
  • RS_JimRS_Jim Posts: 1,764
    Glad you liked it! So, are you that kind of father?
    Jim
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    No, life is meant to be lived! My girls have a few scars already to prove it.
  • AwesomeCronkAwesomeCronk Posts: 1,055
    LOL!!!
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