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So what does the PO do ??? Go knocking on everybody's door to "recover" the mis-delivered mail (since not everyone would bother tossing it back into a mailbox or returning it to the PO) ??? Enlighten us please .

I recently had a card that wasn't delivered with ebay "tracking". (Notified that it was delivered but wasn't.) The seller responded to me that its a PO issue, since tracking/delivery is done by usps. I entered into usps tracking system, it says number is invalid, and when I went into po they said # isn't valid. Based on my 1 only experience with it, it comes across as a "feel good" for the seller and not any real way to track the package or any type if guarantee. Even when buying usps tracking it really is only a method to find out where it was last, if they can't find it at the last known location you're sol.

https://www.ship24.com/    

Or

https://www.trackmyshipment.co/shipment-tracking

should work for tracking the ESUS #'s

I recently had a card that wasn't delivered with ebay "tracking". (Notified that it was delivered but wasn't.) The EXACT thing I also posted about in this very thread (Mis-Delivered) and it finally showed up a week later (Saturday was mis-delivery I had it sitting in my mail Thursday after )

Even when buying usps tracking it really is only a method to find out where it was last, if they can't find it at the last known location you're SOL. but if something is truly lost you can fight to get your $ back . Something that's mis-delivered and marked as delivered really does leave the buyer SOL if not found because you have no recourse to get the $ refunded (since it's marked delivered)

I have used it and it has been great so far.  I ship the cards in a semi-rigid holder.  I put the semi-rigid in between a thank you card that I print myself and print the eBay label directly on a matching envelope.  Costs me 0.51 to ship a single card and another 0.10 for the card/envelope, and it gets tracked.  Near perfect system for lower priced cards.

I am simply trying to understand the system. I bought a card and it had ebay tracking, said it was delivered and was not. I informed the seller, and he said he would send again. A week after ebay said card was delivered, I received it (I assumed it was replacement) and then today I received the replacement, so instead of .99 for the card .10 for envelope and .51 shipping, the seller is out an additional .99+ .51 for shipping and another.10 envelope. If the seller is moving a bunch of cards the extra 1.60 could be a lot, it seems very far from perfect. (Usps indicated tracking # was invalid)

This just happened to me yesterday. Seeing David657's response I want to give it a few days to see if it comes.

Right . I like the idea of tracking for the cheaper cards but it's useless if the postal service can't find things that get mis-delivered (like mentioning the tracking # is invalid) . As the system is set up now it's tilted much more in favor of the sellers instead of as a way to protect buyers (because sellers are off the hook if something gets marked delivered but went to the wrong address)

Same thing happened to me . It took about a week for me to finally get the mis-delivered package at the proper address.

I got 100 of the cardboard mailers for $16 on amazon. I have used a bunch of them and they work great. Can't get as many cards in it as a paper envelope, but a lot more protection.

Cardboard mailers

Have used it multiple times with Card Savers and up to 30pt top loaders.  No complaints!  I use semi-rigid card stock mailers.  Don't think I would trust it with a standard envelope.  As they do get run through a machine.