on 01-19-2024 12:56 AM
Has the customer opened a Not Delivered claim with eBay?
Do not encourage them to do so.
For a purchase of that value , eBay demands Signature Confirmation.
So will Paypal and probably the credit card if the buyer goes to chargeback.
Ugh.
Give the buyer the Tracking Number showing Delivery.
Cross all your fingers and toes.
Tell the buyer to ask everyone in their household. Someone may have put it where it couldn't possibly get lost.
Tell the buyer to take the tracking number to their PO and ask to see the information they have about delivery.
Some carriers take pictures of the actual delivery. The buyer may learn it was delivered to a neighbour or a different street.
Start an insurance claim with the post office. This does not necessarily need your buyer but let them know that you have done this and ask politely that they cooperate when the postal inspectors call. (The postal inspector part is there for the 'fear of God' factor. The USPS inspectors have a reputation.)
Best wishes.