It once was lost, but now it's found...

So I received my first ever Disney pin trade request about a month ago from Judy, aka TiggerMickey. (this was 2/11/2012)

She explained to me what I should expect, how to package and ship the pin, and how to go about completing the trade. As I am new to trading, I offered to ship my pin first since I had no previous references for trading. She was very kind and generous and I appreciate that she trusted me enough to offer to ship at the same time.

So a couple days after agreeing to the trade, we both shipped off our packages, and I hear back from her saying that she'd received her pin in the mail and had left me feedback and a kind reminder for me to reciprocate when I'd received my pin.

Well a couple days went by, then a few, and all this while we're emailing back and forth wondering where the supposedly delivered (according to delivery confirmation) package has gone. Delivery confirmation stated that the package was delivered 2/13/12. Yeah... I never got it.

So after 2-3 days after it was supposed to have been delivered, I tracked down my postman and asked him about the package. He said that he was off that day and someone else had delivered the mail, so I would have to call the USPS main branch to ask them about it. So I called our main branch, spoke to a couple of people, was put on hold a few times, and finally spoke to a manager who basically said that once it's marked "Delivered" then it's out of their hands. They're not responsible for what happens to it after that point.

So needless to say I was a bit upset seeing as for my very first trade, my pin got lost. I left positive feedback anyway because it was no fault of Judy's that her package was lost in the mail, and there wasn't really anything that could be done at this point.

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Guess what I received in the mail today?

LOL. Almost an entire month later, I receive a package that looks exactly like the one Judy described to me, and upon turning it over, I see Judy's address, and comments such as "Fragile", "careful opening please", and the date printed all over the package along with a delivery confirmation sticker that has the barcode crossed through.

And to think I had just given up hope of ever seeing the package or pin!

That is wonderful! Glad the package made it there. Now the important question...what's inside?

Oh haha. Pin 32294. http://pinpics.com/cgi-bin/pin.cgi?pin=32294&sid=4996.1331328162.v2&act=tao

Great news!!!! What did you trade for? I wonder why your package took sooo long to arrive - strange, but atleast you got it in the end!!

Oops. I posted a link, but I guess they have to be moderator approved for me.

I traded for Pin 32294


I think the day that the mailman was out, the substitute mailman may have been afraid of dogs. I've seen this other guy walk through our neighborhood, and he sometimes skips our house because we have a security door that you can't see through and 3 yappy dogs. From his point of view, it probably sounds like we have a zillion dogs that can't be seen.

I asked my friend who's mom and dad are both postal workers, and she said that the postmen/women are told that if they don't feel save delivering mail to a house, they don't have to. So I'm thinking maybe the postman scanned the package before delivering to our street, then got startled by our dogs. That's the only thing I can think of.

Our normal postman knows our house, and just lets the dogs bark. Perhaps the other guy isn't fond of yappy pets.

Congrats! That had to be the best feeling in the world!

Welcome to Pin Trading. Many a package have been lost to only show up again Months and Months later.

Congrats!! I have the same going on, I bought 2 PTN pins and it says delivered but don't have them, called the post service but they can't do anything, now I'm waiting and hope they still arrive

I have yet to receive a trade from January and now the trader is refusing to even respond. They got my pin, an LE500 letter Santa Jack Skellington. I have received nada in return.

HEY Mark
Shes a member here..did you try to get ahold of her through DPF!!

I've had LBE's show up months after, and it's so funny.

Best I had was when an LBE showed up torn without the pin in it. I made a complaint and let them know.. I got a package from the post office a few months later that said they found the lost item and completed the mail service. The pin was badly scratched up, probably caught in a machine, but they still got it to me.. LOL

I just posted a few weeks ago that I just received a LBE that was mailed 3 YEARS ago. USPS what a great job!

Mike S.

WOo! Congrats!

I know Crystal/Caligurl (and I mean, from spending time with her in person, not just seeing her posts here) and doubt VERY much (100%, in fact) that she wouldn't send her pin if you had a trade going. I agree with Judy, try to contact her here via DPF.