PMD100 was lost,the buyer ask for refund

[tommy54]

sometimes in US,sometimes CHINA for the job.

What's the matter?

[qusp]

NVM I misunderstood.

you really should disclose where the parts are coming from, you didnt even declare it here in this thread until it was found out. so this one is being sent by you in the USA or not?

[godfrey]

Well, that was exciting!

Let's summarize what we've all learned from this:
A) Sometimes a parcel sent from [unknown country] with [unknown carrier] doesn't reach it's destination.
B) When in doubt, blame Canada.

[brianco]

Perhaps a Moderator could bring this thread to the attention of those who set the rules and ensure that no Swap Meet threads can be started by those who do not state, either in their sidebar details or in the OPENING notice at the beginning of the thread:

Their Country of ACTUAL Residence.

The location at which the goods offered are to be despatched from.

Shipping details.

This thread fortunately does not involve a lot of money but it takes no imagination to see what could happen when advertisers are unscrupulous!

I am not suggesting that Tommy has been dishonest, but he has certainly in this instance been very economical with the truth .

[tommy54]

don't mislead the members

no sometimes,just this one time.

not blame Cxx at all.

Don't start trying labels on me yet or make it complicated.

[Johnny2Bad]

Originally Posted by tommy54

I will never post anything to Canada again.

So you don't "blame" Canada, you just punish Canadian DIYers. Got it.

By the way China is Canada's 3rd largest export market and 2nd largest source of imports (about 10% of imports). So there must be some way to move stuff between the two countries, you would think?

[Johnny2Bad]

Originally Posted by jpak

There is no tracking with priority mail. The website is outdated and needs to be updated.

With priority mail the "tracking" is the customs form number that will only tell you when it arrives at the Canadian customs office (and that is over the phone not online).

The person shipping the package by priority mail can insure the package. The USPS will do an investigation if a package is lost if it was insured and in my case they paid out the claim without much hassle (low value item though).

USPS tracks it to the border; Canada post tracks it after. Neither is the "up to the minute" tracking you get with FedEx or UPS, but there is a tracking # assigned to the package on arrival in Canada, it can be traced, it's signed for delivery and once delivered you can get delivery confirmation via USPS.

You just can't get an assigned tracking # via USPS for the whole route because there are two different agencies and two different tracking #'s. That's similar to shipping via tracked mail from any country to here; Hong Kong post for example assigns a tracking # to just about everything.

Also in Canada if it's shipped via USPS but is big or heavy it's taken from the border via Purolator Courier, not Canada Post. All of this stuff goes by air in Canada, it's faster than air mail usually since that goes to Canada Post sorting and gets delivered by a mailman, not a courier truck.

Brokerage fee to the recipient is $5 by Canada Post or $8 via Purolator, but it has to be above a certain value for brokerage fee to apply.

UPS or FedEx charges varying brokerage fees, but the minimum is about $35 for a low value item. That is actually comprised of about 4 different fees (brokerage, COD fee for collecting brokerage, a fee if they pay 5% GST, plus recover the 5% of declared value paid out on your behalf if over $20 declared value. On a $100 item they will pay $5 tax and demand about $50 on delivery).

[Ed LaFontaine]

Originally Posted by brianco

Perhaps a Moderator could bring this thread to the attention of those who set the rules and ensure that no Swap Meet threads can be started by those who do not state, either in their sidebar details or in the OPENING notice at the beginning of the thread:

Their Country of ACTUAL Residence.

The location at which the goods offered are to be despatched from.

Shipping details.

This thread fortunately does not involve a lot of money but it takes no imagination to see what could happen when advertisers are unscrupulous!

+1

I am not suggesting that Tommy has been dishonest, but he has certainly in this instance been very economical with the truth

++1

[poynton]

Originally Posted by brianco

Perhaps a Moderator could bring this thread to the attention of those who set the rules and ensure that no Swap Meet threads can be started by those who do not state, either in their sidebar details or in the OPENING notice at the beginning of the thread:

Their Country of ACTUAL Residence.

The location at which the goods offered are to be despatched from.

Shipping details.

This thread fortunately does not involve a lot of money but it takes no imagination to see what could happen when advertisers are unscrupulous!

I am not suggesting that Tommy has been dishonest, but he has certainly in this instance been very economical with the truth .

This has already been suggested in another thread.

People should state their contry in the Profile


.

[Pano]

Tommy54 is posting from China. His flag will be changed to reflect this.