Will the USPS shut down too?

[rcgdodge]

Originally Posted by amex

Has anybody heard about these things called baseball cards?

It wasn't funny when you posted it, and its even less funny when you made it your signature.

[amex]

Originally Posted by rcgdodge

It wasn't funny when you posted it, and its even less funny when you made it your signature.

Apparently there's basketball cards, too.

[rcgdodge]

Originally Posted by amex

Apparently there's basketball cards, too.

Good one....

[amex]

Originally Posted by rcgdodge

Good one....

They can't all be TTM Phillies cards.

[quackhead]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

The Towers are blocks away from Wall Street. Totally the same

You can’t cut off people’s access to their money and expect them to calm down.

Didn't say shut down the banks. So everyone in Wall Street is immune to Covid-19? Didn't know that.

[Joan p]

Originally Posted by auctionjmm

Everything is not shutting down. "Essential" workers are still on the job even in cities with the most strict lockdowns. Your trash will still get picked up, your mail will still get delivered, your bank will still be there to serve your banking needs, grocery stores and pharmacies will still be open. The gas/electric companies will still respond to calls for service interruption. Police/fire/EMS will still respond if you need them. Plumbers will still be allowed to service plumbing issues. Delivery drivers of any type will still be able to deliver whatever goods/food you require.

This isn't a movie folks. There is no such thing as a true "lock down".

So far


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[rcgdodge]

Originally Posted by amex

They can't all be TTM Phillies cards.

They aren't all TTM, dope.

[pewe]

Originally Posted by quackhead

Didn't say shut down the banks. So everyone in Wall Street is immune to Covid-19? Didn't know that.

FWIW most "Wall Street" work can be done remote... in Boston, I watched a week back as everyone was carrying their trading terminals (and office chairs!) out of the office and into waiting Uber cars. Guessing they set everything up in their apartments.

[amex]

Originally Posted by rcgdodge

They aren't all TTM, dope.

Got me.

[babybull]

Originally Posted by amex

Only the Acetates.

Vintage stock?

[Soxfanguy]

Originally Posted by amex

Anything and everything they can business related? By the way, American Express has the buyers back. Certainly adds an extra layer of protection and takes ebay and paypal out of the equation, if need be. Pretty key element versus Visa amongst other perks.

Amex is probably the best for buyers, but it’s the worst for merchants lol

Check out the J.P. Morgan Reserve. Great card

[KhalDrogo]

Originally Posted by quackhead

Didn't say shut down the banks. So everyone in Wall Street is immune to Covid-19? Didn't know that.

Your average American adult has more money in their 401k/IRA than they do in their bank account. They’ve already cut the trading floors down to essential personnel only. Practically everything can be done electronically.

[metsandweezer]

So the USPS tracking number for a card I sold on eBay says the card has been forwarded? What does that mean? The buyer is saying he never received the card.

[pewe]

Originally Posted by metsandweezer

So the USPS tracking number for a card I sold on eBay says the card has been forwarded? What does that mean? The buyer is saying he never received the card.

Change of address requested by the recipient?

[Comix Guy]

Originally Posted by metsandweezer

So the USPS tracking number for a card I sold on eBay says the card has been forwarded? What does that mean? The buyer is saying he never received the card.

Was it all domestic shipping?

[metsandweezer]

Originally Posted by Comix Guy

Was it all domestic shipping?

First class shipping. The buyer said his post office did this last month with another card he got.

[pewe]

Originally Posted by metsandweezer

First class shipping. The buyer said his post office did this last month with another card he got.

Check the tracking... I once had a card end up at the wrong post office, and when they realized this, it showed "forwarding" as they moved it to the right post office to deliver

[mfw13]

Originally Posted by mchenrycards

It was explained to me from someone working at my local library that one of the main reasons (Not the only reason mind you) the libraries are closed is due to the fact that most schools are closed and there is no childcare available. Much like what happens in summer, kids get dropped off at the library while the parents work and they could not risk having kids spread this virus. Again....this is NOT the only reason but something that was in the mix that forced many libraries across the country to close. Besides, if the kids are not supposed to go to school to stop the spread of the virus they and everyone else should not be going to the library. There is plenty of online content to keep everyone busy.

Originally Posted by pewe

Libraries have people who use them for a place to work, stay for a day, search for jobs, etc... this is congregating of people, and what they want to minimize

As I said in my OP, I completely understand and support the decision to close down regular branch operations for the reasons you both specify.

What I have issue with is the decision to also completely close down the entire circulation system. Here in Seattle, you can place holds on books from your home computer, pick them up off the shelf, check them out, and eventually return them, all without coming anywhere near another human being.

The only people who would be needed to keep the circulation system operational would be people to sort books, possibly wipe them down with sanitizer, and to drive them from one branch to another so that patrons could pick them up, both jobs which are largely done in isolation. You could then open a limited number of branches for an hour or two every couple of days and allow patrons in one at a time to pick up their books (returns are already done outside of branches).

Result....a largely functioning circulation system with minimal additional health risk.

But it's much easier politically to just shut down the entire system willy-nilly (they gave patrons only a couple of hours notice, and I didn't find out until after the system had already closed).

The problem is that just shutting down everything willy-nilly, without any regard to the actual level of health risk, is causing untold, unnecessary economic damage.

[metsandweezer]

Originally Posted by pewe

Check the tracking... I once had a card end up at the wrong post office, and when they realized this, it showed "forwarding" as they moved it to the right post office to deliver

The tracking says it was delivered to a different address. This is so confusing.

[80pc]

Originally Posted by pewe

Check the tracking... I once had a card end up at the wrong post office, and when they realized this, it showed "forwarding" as they moved it to the right post office to deliver

I had a package some time ago heading for Canada end up in Paris. I was so confused when the buyer said "well looks like it's stuck in Paris". I remember shipping stuff to Greenland one time and it was routed through Denmark or something so I figured maybe similiar, but that didn't make any sense.

Turns out they threw it in the wrong bin and had it delivered a week later but it said something like "forwarding to depot" in the meantime. Of all the shipping companies, USPS has the last useful tracking information in my opinion.

[pewe]

Originally Posted by mfw13

As I said in my OP, I completely understand and support the decision to close down regular branch operations for the reasons you both specify.

What I have issue with is the decision to also completely close down the entire circulation system. Here in Seattle, you can place holds on books from your home computer, pick them up off the shelf, check them out, and eventually return them, all without coming anywhere near another human being.

The only people who would be needed to keep the circulation system operational would be people to sort books, possibly wipe them down with sanitizer, and to drive them from one branch to another so that patrons could pick them up, both jobs which are largely done in isolation. You could then open a limited number of branches for an hour or two every couple of days and allow patrons in one at a time to pick up their books (returns are already done outside of branches).

Result....a largely functioning circulation system with minimal additional health risk.

But it's much easier politically to just shut down the entire system willy-nilly (they gave patrons only a couple of hours notice, and I didn't find out until after the system had already closed).

The problem is that just shutting down everything willy-nilly, without any regard to the actual level of health risk, is causing untold, unnecessary economic damage.

I can only speculate... but perhaps hard to police who is there to just pick up a book vs. settle in for a longer stay?

[pewe]

Originally Posted by 80pc

I had a package some time ago heading for Canada end up in Paris. I was so confused when the buyer said "well looks like it's stuck in Paris". I remember shipping stuff to Greenland one time and it was routed through Denmark or something so I figured maybe similiar, but that didn't make any sense.

Turns out they threw it in the wrong bin and had it delivered a week later but it said something like "forwarding to depot" in the meantime. Of all the shipping companies, USPS has the last useful tracking information in my opinion.

Yikes!

[pewe]

Originally Posted by metsandweezer

The tracking says it was delivered to a different address. This is so confusing.

Does it tell you the address? you can see who lives/works at the location...

But I think the buyer is responsible for dealing with the post office, if something goes haywire? I don't think you have an ability as the seller to do much? Like the buyer needs to put in a police report or something for eBay to rule in their favor. I'm completely talking off the cuff there, based on things I feel like I've read others write on here, but sure someone can provide more authoritative answers.

[metsandweezer]

Originally Posted by pewe

Does it tell you the address? you can see who lives/works at the location...

But I think the buyer is responsible for dealing with the post office, if something goes haywire? I don't think you have an ability as the seller to do much? Like the buyer needs to put in a police report or something for eBay to rule in their favor. I'm completely talking off the cuff there, based on things I feel like I've read others write on here, but sure someone can provide more authoritative answers.

USPS does not give me a specific address. I told the buyer to try to help me out and to call his local post office. But he’s being a typical eBay buyer and telling me it’s my responsibility? He maybe should’ve warned me that his post office has been having issues...seems like it’s his problem.

[pewe]

Interesting to hear how USPS is fairing as cases start to effect its workers: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/u...e-workers.html


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