USPS Tracking: anyone ever see this?

[simplechamp]

I sold something on RC Tech, sent it out USPS First-Class with Delivery Confirmation. I thought it should have arrived by now, when I went to check the tracking this is what I got:

http://trkcnfrm1.smi.usps.com/PTSInt...90000199519642

The buyer confirmed it is the correct address, and that he hasn't received anything yet. I always double and triple check that I have the address right before sending anything. Any ideas? Post office just screwing up?

Probably, the post office screws up a lot at my apartment.
I'd say the best thing to do is give them a call and ask what's going on.

[simplechamp]

Yeah, buyer said he'd go in on Monday afternoon if it isn't in the mail that day (comes in AM). He is probably more likely to get answers or find it from that end, I would think?

[rawfuls]

I've had USPS take a package all the way to NY, then only to find "Address is invalid" on my tracking..
After flipping out for a couple days, eventually picked up the phone and called them.
Turns out they updated the wrong number, and the system hadn't updated all the tracking info that night. It'd been delivered a few days before.. On top of it, while flippin out, buyer never responded to PM/Email..

I guess just give it a few days and call. Or call tomorrow..

[What's_nitro?]

It's possible the delivery truck couldn't finish it's route. It would still show as "Out for delivery" until it actually gets delivered. So the "Delivery status not updated" might mean it's still waiting to be delivered. I'd give it another day and then call the PO.

[JERRY2KONE]

Patients is the key. Looking at that update status report I am not at all surprized. We all knwo how huge the USPS system is and how screwy some things can get. It looks like the package is still out there in someones truck and should be delivered soon enough. Wait a few more days and I would be willing to bet that things will owrk out just fine. Just ask the recipient to meet his mailman and ask him directly with shipping status(code) in hand.

[simplechamp]

Yeah, I'm not impatient, it just seems more like a situation of the package being lost than being slow. I have not seen the "Missent" before, or how it bounced back and forth between those sorting stations.

I guess I have been spoiled by my experiences with USPS in the past, first issue I've had with a package being in MIA.

[JERRY2KONE]

Unfortunately all of us have become pretty reliant on the latest technology and USPS sorts most of the mail these days by machine and scanners creating the likelyhood of mistakes just like this one. Just imagine that their percentage of lost mail is waaaaayyyy lower than it used to be when it was being done by hand. The good thing is that even if a mistake is made the system has the ability to recover and complete the shipping porcess. This is why they require at least 30 days for delivery before they will take any action on missing mail claims. Let us know how this works out for you.