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Hey guys,
Ive got a shipment coming from Italy, The seller said he sent it international registered mail and supplied me with a tracking number....
Is anyone familiar with this format of tracking number?
I cant figure it out, tried canada, italia, ups, fedex
RA 4163 3708 8 IT
I know its still far away but the seller isnt responding to my messages and I like to monitor obsessively .
Thankse
It may not be trackable by the customer. If it doesn't show up within the estimated period you can check with canada post and they may be able to track it for you, or even easier just contact the seller. If he doesn't respond open a dispute and it'll work out.
I'd say just relax and don't obsess over what's happening with the package every second - it's highly unlikely that something will go wrong, and even more unlikely that you can make any difference by trying to track it real time :)
Yup, Gugi is quite right as far as I'm concerned.
Right now I am awaiting 5 parcels from different places in the world, and the tracking number on all of them are saying nothing found when checked at USPS and the Norwegian mail services.
I have no fears though, that's the norm when it comes to ebay, especially when it comes to international letters.
Knock on wood, not one has gone amiss from me yet:)
I've sent a couple that didn't arrive though, irritating enough, but insurance took care of those few incidents:)
Stay cool, most likely it will show up eventually!
Just had the same situation with one from South America. the tracking was on their end. The package came in about 1week. With their tracking info on it. I did the transaction through eBay and it showed tracking on the paid section but wasn't able to do it through their site either.
Those kind of tracking numbers are trackable as follows:
1. you have to track it on Italy post web site until it left Italy
2. after it left Italy you have to track it on your country post web site
There is a link to Italy post Track&Trace but it does not work (at least on my computer) last few months:
Poste Italiane - Paccocelere 3
I am not from Italy but I was waiting and sending few packages to Italy and all I can say is that their post sucks a lot. It needs more than a month to recive the package from Italy and almost 40 days that guy recive package I sent to him (in any other case when I send the package-worldwide-it took no more than 9-10 days).
So, be prepare for waiting.
Btw. you have to write down all together (letters and numbers) without spaces (RA416337088IT).
The postal system is international. Just go to USPS track and trace and enter it. it will be on their system and as a matter of fact it may tell you more about it before it gets to the U.S than after.
Usps won't work, I hadn't considered it since I'm in Canada. It must still be in Italy. Can you believe he charged me 13 euro to ship a 1x5 coticule to toronto!? I just paid 5 euro for my escher to come from ireland!
Nah, it's most likely on it's way, Italian tracking is slow. The shipping doesn't sound unreasonable at all, postage is expensive here in Europe...Quote:
Originally Posted by epd
Mail from UK and Ireland is the exception usually.
Why? How much do you think are the actual shipping charges? I can tell you that from US they will be between $15 and $20.Quote:
Originally Posted by epd
yeah shipping is outrageous...Im not surprised at all he charged you that much...honestly though it might be more lol. Your stone should arrive with no problems
Im fine with paying whatever it costs, I just thought it was high compared to the last stone I recieved.Quote:
Originally Posted by gugi
Last month I recieved a 6000kg package, you want to talk about shipping charges LOL
Ugh. I will no longer purchase or ship to Italy. I did a fleebay purchase where the seller did not respond to me after being paid. took over a month to arrive. Then it was crap razors, warped and repinned badly. not what was in the pics. had to contact ebay buyer protection and was told to send back to seller and they would reimburse after it arrived. Nope! seller never responded and ebay said too bad we will not reimburse. Over 4 months dicking around stalling. Finally I went to my bank and disputed the whole thing. Crazy...
Paul
Yeah, I avoid Italy for pretty much the same reasons. I sold two cameras to Italy on eBay, one never arrived, the second smashed to pieces (and the packaging was fine).Quote:
Originally Posted by Str8Shooter
Luckily I sent them insured and could reimburse the buyers, but I was out two cameras...
Buying from Italy may not be so bad (depending on the seller of course), but their postal system needs some work..
I'm sure you have already tried this but if you use the Italian tracking system
Poste Italiane - Dovequando
you get the following message
Attachment 91973
which simply says the information is not yet available (assuming the number is correct).
Keep trying! Maybe the parcel shows up before they update the system.
even after I had received it two months later and sent back to the seller it said that.Quote:
Originally Posted by CSquare
Well I tracked it this morning, made it a few hundred miles so far (maybe to the italys international post office?) Im just glad I got it to work... Hopefully the item comes in tact. Fingers crossed!
You're double counting :) You got the insurance money, and the buyers got their money back, so at the end the shipper paid for breaking/loosing the cameras. Unfortunate for the buyers who wanted the cameras more than the money but you were just out of the extra work to sort out the paperwork.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blix
Duh, of course Gugi. :) (I suck at math haha) But yeah, my buyers didn't get the cameras they wanted, which truly sucked.Quote:
Originally Posted by gugi
I wonder how the earth compensates for us moving all these stones around?
I return the package weighted with sand, I refuse to have another earthquake on my conscience ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by AFDavis11
my method is similar i send back coal... it is a useful rockQuote:
Originally Posted by epd
