USPS "Forward Expired" Being Returned. | Selling

byto253 · 2023-08-07T23:20:14.697000Z

This is a new one for me. An item was being delivered today and tracking came back as "Forward Expired" and it is being sent back to me. On eBay it showed "Forward Expired" but it was only on the USPS tracking page that I could see that it was being returned to me. A snap of the USPS tracking is attached - location and tracking specifics are blanked out. From googling, it is simply that the person has not lived at that address for quite a while and his mail forwarding service has expired. I did message them about the status, and suggest they may wish to try contacting USPS to see if anything could be done. Personally I think that is a long shot. I also sent them a copy of the tracking, the tracking link, and the address I sent it to, which was what was provided from their eBay account. My philosiphy is to get ahead of potential future issues so through eBay messenger have documented the problem and that the buyer was made aware. I had an item returned once before this year and it took almost 2 months, so they buyer may be getting itchy after a bit. I am sure that the experienced folks here have seen or heard about this, or seen past threads about it! Just passing on some info that is new to me.

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