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On 3/31/2024 at 3:12 PM, mlansdown said:

Hi Dan - I'm currently waiting on a package of Dennis the Menace art from Germany.  DHL tracking looks good so far.  Fingers crossed for your package and mine!

Hi Mark, good luck and I will have fingers crossed for you. And, hope to see what you get in!

So, my last two OA deals with Europe. 1st one shipped from Germany (dhl then via usps) lost! 2nd one shipped by me to Belgium (usps then via fedex) lost! 2 for 2 lost! I have never before had a package lost to or from overseas in 30 years of collecting. What gives? Are others experiencing a breakdown of these systems?

I was fortunate to have met Ed almost 30 years ago when he was a dealer/collector. Kind of like the rest of us I guess. He had a sincere ascerbic wit but was also warm and just friendly so I was drawn to him right away. We only met up and chatted or shared dinner at occasional big shows over the years but looking back I cherish them all. I’m counting my blessings that I was ready to sell some of my collection a couple years ago and so of course called Ed at Heritage. He flew out and we had a great time frantically unframing and packing and regaling each other with stories of deals gone by. We got to have dinner with my wife who even feigned interest in our hobby due to Ed’s charisma in the telling of tales. She and I are both saddened by Ed’s passing but it leaves a hole in my hobby greater than all those treasures that left my house when he left that day for the final time. God speed Ed, you will be missed.

On 2/23/2024 at 7:05 AM, delekkerste said:

I think there will be two competing forces at play:

1. The constant debasement of money (bullish for prices)

2. Demographic changes (likely not bullish)

My prediction is that one of these forces will be stronger than the other. 

You could be right…or not. I feel strongly both ways.

Lots of frustration, patience, resignation, perseverance, and negotiation finally got the seller to move enough to strike a deal between all parties.

Just updated a few prices, and a few are now marked as sold. Thanks!

https://www.comicartshop.com/ComicArtShopsByCat.asp?GCat=1664
 

I’ve put some pieces up for sale on my CAF gallery. Been using Heritage for the last few years and they have done a wonderful job. Nothing but the highest praise, but I thought I’d dip a toe back into selling a few things myself. So, take a look, I’m just raising money for a short time. Let me know if you think a price is too high, or if you need time payments. If something doesn’t sell, I’ll probably switch it out with something else. Thanks! Dan

On 1/2/2024 at 3:22 PM, shadroch said:

Lost mail and undeliverable stuff is sent to a facility near Atlanta and auctioned off regularly.  They used to be local. They'd hold them in a hanger at JFK Airport every few months but then they centralized them. 

If he has a receipt, he owns the stuff. The original owner's beef would be with the Post Office, but he has already been paid.

He has not been paid.

On 1/2/2024 at 11:30 AM, Phill the Governor said:

Were you refunded for the art since it was never received? That's the most important question, otherwise this falls back onto the person you bought it from.

I have been refunded. But the seller, Monty, is a fellow collector and friend and I will help him however I can to recover $ or the art. I am contacting the postoffice and the ebay seller to try and work something out at this point. I am still in shock that the usps will sell your stuff.

On 1/2/2024 at 7:48 AM, batman_fan said:

This just happened a 2nd time for $2k comic book.  Just a signature required delivery that no one was home for.  The tracking number on the attempted delivery slip didn’t match anything in their system.  I had to call multiple times and finally waited for 20 minutes on hold.  The lady said the delivery driver probably didn’t scan the bar code on the slip so it was associated with the package but try going to the post office and they may have it.  Sure enough, it was at the post office.

About a month ago, I was able to reach a person at my local branch and they said the last trace of the package was in Bethpaige NY. So I dont think it ended up at my local postoffice. Plus, my delivery guy knows me and a good solid guy. 

On 1/1/2024 at 6:27 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

someone up the string said this seller handles a lot of Peanuts strips.  Is that true?  Because if it is true, then I call BS on his story.  Does anyone else find it coincidental that a seller who deals in strips paid a dollar for an unopened USPS package and out popped a Peanuts strip?  I might have been born at night, but it wasn't last night.

I didn’t see any other peanuts items when I searched his store. 🤷🏻

On 1/1/2024 at 7:31 PM, batman_fan said:

I had a ~$20k package of CGC books go missing.  Spent 3 weeks calling with no luck.  Package was shipped registered.  My wife went to the local post office, asked if they had it which they promptly gave to her.  Had just been sitting at the local PO.

I don’t like that story… for obvious reasons. But good for you nonetheless. 

On 12/31/2023 at 6:57 PM, Buzzetta said:

I’m waiting for a show to start and saw I was tagged in this.  I’ll do the best I can from my phone. 
 

USPS does sell / auction off unclaimed, misdirected, or “lost” mail.  This actually happens more frequently than people think.  There is the very real possibility that the seller bought it or outbid others for that unopened package.
 

As the buyer, if you were reimbursed already I do not see you laying much of a claim.   If you have not been reimbursed then that is a problem especially after three months. 
 

To be fair, the Post Office is really on the hook here for such a big screw up. They “lost it” and are paying someone out.  The seller may feign interest but he is probably going to made whole either way if he already hasn’t.  The guy currently selling it, didn’t “steal” it if he did indeed purchase the unclaimed package. 
 

it’s really not an eBay issue.  It’s a post office issue. As long as everyone is made whole, I don’t see a viable path of getting this artwork to you unless you want to reach out to the seller and buy it directly from him.  Offer the price you paid to the original seller and use the money that should have been refunded to you. 
 

I’ll take a look a little more tomorrow.  
 

 

Literally out now… try to have a Happy New Year and will write more tomorrow. 

Should I change the title to missing art alert? I dont want to misrepresent. It seems very shady that the package would be sold by usps while they have an open search for it. I got an email yesterday frm them saying they are still looking for the package, please be patient. 

Ebay is very hard to contact. 

On 12/31/2023 at 5:19 PM, fastballspecial said:

Contact ebay asap I would think tell them this is stolen merchandise. That seller has a ton of 
Peanuts art. I would imagine this was either a consignment or someone sold it to them.

He says he boight it legally from usps as unclaimed lost mail. 

On 12/31/2023 at 5:16 PM, AnkurJ said:

Did you contact the original seller? Not sure how long ago it went missing, but I would absolutely let the seller know, as well as USPS (when they open on 1/2 I guess). 

Yes. Contacted sellers. Ebay and the friend who sold it to me. Its been missing for almost three months but they keep sending messages that they are still looking. 

I purchased this Peanuts strip from a fellow collector. USPS said it went missing and they have been searching. Was stuck in NY. Now it shows up in FL on ebay. Any suggestions? I contacted the seller just now but haven’t heard back yet.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/335182735285

He was the first collector I connected with back in the early nineties. He was very patient and passionate about the hobby. From him I learned to really appreciate EC. Anyway, he was a great one, and will be missed. 

On 11/17/2023 at 1:46 PM, batman_fan said:

Great news, I won’t be looking for a divorce attorney

Peanuts all closed at decent prices except for the Sally daily which I thought was slightly low but not crazy low

Sally daily had a great gag, but sadly was still a Sally daily… thought it went high. 

On 10/29/2023 at 1:28 PM, batman_fan said:

Just a little tape stuck to one corner of the art.  The framer held the backing board in place by hammering nails in it and then bending them over, most bizarre thing I have ever seen.

I have seen everything…including that.

On 10/28/2023 at 6:11 PM, batman_fan said:

You missed the plastic bag with a complete set of Freakies figures 

Yeah, the framing is odd, but at least it looks like they kept it out of the sun. 👍🏻