What actually happens to damaged shipments? Is something illegitimate going on?

[JL 0513]

Here's a West Coast local news story that seems to raise suspicions. Comments also bring up fishy experiences. Of course it's a tiny percentage in the context of our massive volume but is it possible that inside scamming is taking place in some areas? I'm in the Northeast and I've never seen anything like this.

Why would damages be sold to third parties as shown in report? Wouldn't anything actually be thrown away or returned to shipper if still intact. Report shows items not actually damaged listed for sale but marked damaged by UPS. This is just a really bad look for what's supposed to be the carrier with arguably the best reputation.

Ignore the fact that reporter mixes up USPS and UPS.

 

[BlackCat]

the one lady said her package was 5ft x 7ft?? its no wonder she didnt get it.

 

[rod]

I can picture that heavy motorcycle part being shipped in a cardboard box with no packing. The first time it was tilted it blew out the side of the box. Seen it happen dozens of times with auto parts and tractor parts.

 

[rod]

Here's a West Coast local news story that seems to raise suspicions. Comments also bring up fishy experiences. Of course it's a tiny percentage in the context of our massive volume but is it possible that inside scamming is taking place in some areas? I'm in the Northeast and I've never seen anything like this.

Why would damages be sold to third parties as shown in report? Wouldn't anything actually be thrown away or returned to shipper if still intact. Report shows items not actually damaged listed for sale but marked damaged by UPS. This is just a really bad look for what's supposed to be the carrier with arguably the best reputation.

Ignore the fact that reporter mixes up USPS and UPS.

Why would you ship valuable art work or anything of value for that matter and not insure it? People are so stupid.

 

[rod]

 

[JL 0513]

Why would you ship valuable art work or anything of value for that matter and not insure it? People are so stupid.

It's stupid to ship any one of kind artwork or unique valuable item, insured or not.

The broader question in this thread is why examples like that totally undamaged guitar was declared damaged, destroyed, and thrown away by UPS only to show up for sale online. How something like that happens within the world's biggest carrier is messed up.

 

[rod]

It's stupid to ship any one of kind artwork or unique valuable item, insured or not.

The broader question in this thread is why examples like that totally undamaged guitar was declared damaged, destroyed, and thrown away by UPS only to show up for sale online. How something like that happens within the world's biggest carrier is messed up.

Maybe he shipped it in a paper sack, or it had a shipping label that didn't stay attached. For every 10,000 packages that disappear 9,999 of them are because of poor packing or incorrect / missing labels. (unless you are talking about cell phones--they are stolen by idiots who think they can get away with it).

 

[JL 0513]

Maybe he shipped it in a paper sack, or it had a shipping label that didn't stay attached. For every 10,000 packages that disappear 9,999 of them are because of poor packing or incorrect / missing labels. (unless you are talking about cell phones--they are stolen by idiots who think they can get away with it).

It just appears to be UPS falsifying records which I guess is no surprise. So when something is lost or stolen, they don't want to admit so they declare it damaged.

Like some people said in the comments, people should have a right to see the damaged goods and decide what to do with it. They can't do that though when the item is actually gone.

 

[Thebrownblob]

K

It just appears to be UPS falsifying records which I guess is no surprise. So when something is lost or stolen, they don't want to admit so they declare it damaged.

Like some people said in the comments, people should have a right to see the damaged goods and decide what to do with it. They can't do that though when the item is actually gone.

if I know UPS, when you ship a package, you sign away the right to look at a damage package and they get to choose what happens to it

 

[RTS313]

What is a UPS Overgoods Location?

A UPS Overgoods Location is a facility where UPS keeps packages when a label has been used twice or if it was shipped long after the original shipping date. UPS also sends package contents to these locations when they become separated from their packaging.

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