You cannot really trace a registered package after it leaves the US. I am starting to use Fed Ex and DHL because they allow international tracking. Mike, I've noticed this as well over the holidays. It sucks. Matt <><><><><><><> Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites http://www.mhmeteorites.com PO Box 151293 Lakewood, CO 80215 USA ebay id: mhmeteorites ----- Original Message ----- From: "Göran Axelsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MeteoriteList" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 8:53 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] European lost orders
> I have had the same experience last winter. > > The only time I've lost ordinary letters in the mail was during the > holiday season last year. Both from USA and locally in Europe. > I guess it's a lot of extra personel that is hired during the holiday > season that creates most of the problems. > > This year I took the safe bet and opted for registered mail > whenever it was a bit more expensive goods. > The worst thing I seen this year is a letter that took five weeks > to deliver. > > Michael, if you have a registered letter, can't you trace it then > and see where the problem lies? > > /Göran > > Pelé Pierre-Marie wrote: > > >Well Mike and list, > > > >I've the same problem from the other side of the > >Atlantic. > > > >2 cases from overseas orders (my NWA CDROM for > >example) : > >- some took more than a month to reach the USA... > >(sent 30 december, arrived 4 february !) > >- some were lost. (4 out of 10 sent !!!) > > > >I think there are many thieves in the Post offices so > >it's good to pay for a registered mail for high value > >parcels. > > > >Pierre-Marie Pelé > >www.meteor-center.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Découvrez le nouveau Yahoo! Mail : 250 Mo d'espace de stockage pour vos mails ! > >Créez votre Yahoo! Mail sur http://fr.mail.yahoo.com/ > >______________________________________________ > >Meteorite-list mailing list > >Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list