Vintage Synth Repair

Phillip
Priority international does NOT have any such tracking, I am not sure  
where you got this but it's not true...in my neck of the woods anyway.
I have found that USPS Global priority is the only real form of  
shipping that the USPS offers with REAL tracking and insurance.


Richard at www.route66studios.com

Reality is a concept...basically.


On Jul 23, 2010, at 8:25 AM, Philip <eggwheatis@...> wrote:

> Well I can tell straight away the number you supplied there is airmail
> letter post as it starts with LJ. It's not Priority Mail  
> International.
>
> LJ prefix numbers are not traceable..not signed for...nor accepted  
> by Paypal.
>
> All Priority Mail International or Express numbers start with CP  
> prefix and are
> signed for and fully trackable to the door. They are delivered in  
> the UK by
> Parcelforce, not the post office like letter post.
>
> Here's the number of a parcel from the US I recently received:  
> CP275750975US, it
> will track to my door on the USPS site and the parcelforce site. It  
> took 10 days
>
> with a hold up in customs, which is about right.
>
> Philip.
>
> ________________________________
> From: GB <grantbt@...>
> To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Fri, 23 July, 2010 14:01:08
> Subject: Re: [vintagesynthrepair] Updating my way of selling synth  
> parts. Anyone
>
> used google checkout?
>
> > If you sent your items out tracked and signed for using a minimum  
> of USPS
> > International Priority,
> > this cant happen. Customs numbers are only traceable on this  
> service and
> > above (like Int. Express).
>
> This is not my experience. I use USPS I.P. regularly and it's (a)  
> slow, and
> (b) useless tracking.
>
> (a) Takes 3 weeks easily to get to Europe.
> (b) More times than not the tracking gets stuck at "accepted" and only
> rarely is it updated further.
>
> For example I only have the one out now, but see:
> http://trkcnfrm1.smi.usps.com/PTSInternetWeb/InterLabelInquiry.do?origTrackNum=LJ645791504US
>
> It will probably stay like this forever, even after delivery. This  
> allows
> the buyer to protest even after they receive the item.
>
> GB
>
>