I bought a VERY expensive tach for my racing restoration project.
The guy tells me he send it USPS Priority (I understand Airmail) and says he hasn't got a tracking #… I thought that was the reason why using Priority was a must: tracking and insurance.
Am I wrong?
Where does the guy finds his tracking #? on the slip?
This has me real worried.
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The USPS tracking is worthless. Even if you buy tracking, you can't get any information until the package is delivered.
Only Fed-Ex and UPS provide real time tracking. Do not confuse USPS with UPS. They are 2 entirely different entities.
USPS = United States Postal Service
UPS = United Parcel Service
Fed-Ex = Federal Express
Only Fed-Ex and UPS provide real time tracking. Do not confuse USPS with UPS. They are 2 entirely different entities.
USPS = United States Postal Service
UPS = United Parcel Service
Fed-Ex = Federal Express
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From what I understand those are not a tracking number, they are a customs number that sometimes the USPO will scan showing they have the item, if not than the USPO will sometimes scan the item when leaving the country, other than that it tells you when it's delivered.elbert wrote:There is a tracking number on USPS priority,m at least when it's sent to europe, it looks something like "CU123456789US"
Allthough it might be useless in the US, the same number is often used by the postal service in the receiving country as well, at least it does in Norway and Denmark.
On Priority Mail you can add a tracking number for 70 cents but it's not automatic And you have to pay for extra insurance, you might be covered up to 50 dollars, Express is covered to 100 dollars I believe.
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You know - my own experience for the most part with USPS has been pretty good - with one exception in the past year I have usually been able to follow the progress of my orders as they move along. And they don't rip you off they way UPS does with cross border shipments.........Coyote wrote:The USPS tracking is worthless. Even if you buy tracking, you can't get any information until the package is delivered.
Only Fed-Ex and UPS provide real time tracking. Do not confuse USPS with UPS. They are 2 entirely different entities.
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