Originally Posted by
obrentharris
The tracking information provided by ebay can be woefully inadequate for international shipments.
I ordered some pedals from Italy on May 2. Since May 4 the tracking information provided by ebay says something to the effect of "parcel information received by post office." When I finally figured out how to use the Poste Italiane tracking system I found out that the package has traveled to this country and cleared customs on May 27.
I ordered a saddle from England also on May 2. The seller shipped it through the ebay global shipping program. It arrived in this country within a week, but then spent 2 weeks bouncing around this country. According to the tracking information it bounced back and forth between various locations in Southern California, Nevada, and Northern California 6 different times before finally coming to rest in my post office box.
I think patience is the order of the day in these peculiar times.
Brent
I’ve seen similar wonky tracking before. For this particular order, there is no tracking number however. So I have no way to know that it ever made post at all.
I’m not feeling impatient so much as I’m just feeling curious. While I’ve had successful shipments from France, England (fastest), Czech Republic, Italy (the slowest) and most recently Poland, I’ve never ordered from Serbia before.
Best case scenario, I find a decal in my mailbox tomorrow. Worst case, I forget all about it, long before it never arrives.