posted on January 2, 2004 06:42:03 PM new
I made payment to a seller on December 8th. The seller only accepts personal checks or money orders, no paypal. They have a negative or two for slow delivery. When I mailed my payment, I sent it certified mail return receipt requested. Today the mail was returned as undelivered with documention of notices given on 12/12, 12/17 and 12/27. I mailed the seller and asked how to proceed with the transaction as my payment was never accepted. The sellers response to me was. My box cannot accept certified mail. Please send regular mail, it will get here.
I haven't heard of a postal box being unable to accept certified mail!! Should I be concerned?
posted on January 2, 2004 07:18:24 PM new
Why Tom? If MBE is mail boxes etc, cant people have legitmate mailboxes there, or is their name so tainted with fraud scams?
Chimpchamp: It does raise an eyebrow. Count yourself lucky you certifed the mail. Unless this person is disabled and cant get over there to sign for it or pick it up -- and even then legit people make arrangements so I dont think I would accept such a simple and terse respond from the seller. It wouldnt make ME feel comfortable at all.
posted on January 2, 2004 07:54:07 PM new
Some mail drop locations do not accept certified letter because it is a commonly used way of serving legal papers or notification. Since a signature implies that the addressee recieved the item a lot of mail drops will not sign them prefering not to possibly involve themselves in what could be messy litigation.
I am curious as to why Tom thinks that a mail drop is a warning sign as opposed to the sign of a savvy seller that would rather ebay nut cases not drop by uninvited, a former or current stalking victim or any of the dozens of other absolutely logical and legitimate reasons that someone would have for having their home address available to any freak with an ebay account?
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
[ edited by fenix03 on Jan 2, 2004 07:54 PM ]
posted on January 2, 2004 08:32:54 PM new
The guy was probably afraid to pick it up. For most people, a certified letter will usually be from someone who is trying to sue them, a jury summons, or bad news from the IRS. They don't realize it could also be from the State lottery commission inquiring as to where to deliver their winnings. Just send the guy a personal check and see what happens. Ask him to notify you when he receives it.
Fenix..I would imagine Tom's reason for distrusting private mail drops is the same as mine. It is a perfect place for a scam artist to hide. It takes a court order to get them to reveal the physical location of a customer whereas at the U.S.P.S. the home address of any box holder is available for a small fee (.25 cents the last time I did it) under the Freedom Of Information Act.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
posted on January 2, 2004 08:42:30 PM new
Keep your money. Do not send it to this lazy ass person. He got notices to go to his post office and pick up the certified letter. If he don't want the business done in a safe manner, don't do it. You might be out the cost of the money order, but at least this loser doesn't get it either.
Neg this guy and move on.
