Package Sent Back And Forth Between USPS Sort Facilitys

[schtupinator2011]

I have sent out a package on Nov 12 to a buyer in Maine. It shows on tracking that it's going back and forth between Kearney and Scarborough. What could the reason for this be and is there anything I can do? Thanks.

https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction_input?strOrigTrackNum=9114901123086374460874

[cumos55]

Contact Canada Post...

Looks to be an insurance claim.

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I had a parcel that was mailed to New York....

Not delivered, buyer did not pick it up.

Parcel got back to Montreal,  then Ville Marie  and went back to New York... but different zip code than that of buyer.

Canada Post  could not find the parcel  and insurance was paid..

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Sometimes things go wrong.

Many years ago....  I heard of a parcel that was to have been mailed to , and  made it to Calgary... then tracking showed it went to Toronto.

Then back to Calgary

then back to Toronto

Canada Post gave up in trying to find the parcel....  stop it in transit

Seller's Winnipeg address was there on the parcel all throughout this mailing process

Insurance was paid....by Canada Post

[mr.elmwood]

Maybe, or, USPS is recycling numbers and this may have got caught in that?

[recped]

This type of thing happens from time to time.....not exactly sure of the reasons.

You can file a "lost" report online, give the details and they may be able to take some action.

http://faq.usps.com/adaptivedesktop/faq.jsp?ef=USPSFAQ&dest=EmailUs

FYI - Kearny NJ has often been the culprit in other similar situations. There are a few USPS sorting facilities where this type of thing is more common.

[nan*55]

This has happened to me afew times. One eventually arrived after I had given refund.The buyer repaid. The other never did show up. I claimed insurance.

[Anonymous]

It happened to me a few times and I called Canada Post about it and got a full refund for what I paid for postage rates with tracking number.  Use Canada Post's toll-free phone number and call them.  

[cumos55]

My most recent mess..

A parcel was mailed... Arrived in Ottawa.... address not known  and it got back to me.

The address was correct... But it was not worth paying Canada Post's charge to have it returned to me.

The address was verified....

(1) Mapquest

(2) White pages Ottawa.

(3) Postal clerk verified  the address and postal code

However.....

Canada Post,  on their website, did not provide a postal code when the address was entered

Did a reverse search by using the postal code....  Street name and associated house numbers showed up.....

The cost of the book and associated postage  was not worth the effort.

Today has been a crazy day.......  Major snow storm.... and terrible roads... traffic  backed up to everywhere..... 

[cumos55]

Did contact Canada Post this morning.

The key words in the tracking are....

Recipient not located at address provided.

Canada Post attempted delivery.....   

The person at home said "John Doe" does not live here.

Could it be that husband bought it and wife said...  NO!

or just a lack of communication among people living at the same address.

Buyer's problem... not mine... I did everything right

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Sometimes the parcel gets back to the seller....

and then sometimes  it takes a sidestep and never gets back... off to Never-Never land

and then sometimes it just keeps going around in circles.....  never to be found again.