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How many parcels lost by Australia Post per annum?
Jul 19^th, 2014 at 5:29pm

How many parcels are lost by Australia post per annum?

Last week I had a very valuable parcel that I needed at work go missing.
It was sent priority Post from our supplier in Melbourne
to our work address in Melbourne.
It is holding up a lot of work & will take 6 weeks to replace
as the parts will have to be re-made in England & shipped again to our supplier.

Australia Post can't tell me where it is.

They are hopeless & I can't find anywhere on the internet
that tells me how many they lose.

Where do these missing parcels go?
Are they stolen by Australia Post employees?

The goods inside were of no value to anyone else.

It makes me wonder if millions of dollars of parcels go missing every year.
Australia Post certainly doesn't advertise how many parcels they lose.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 72269 Gender:	Re: How many parcels lost by Australia Post per annum? Reply #1 - Jul 19^th, 2014 at 10:03pm i live in a gated complex and they often (not always) just leave it at the front gate because they are to lazy to drive in and take it to the correct house ..... anyone walking along the footpath can pick it up, and I'm near several schools so it happens a lot with todays teenagers
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Reply #2 - Jul 19^th, 2014 at 10:19pm

John Smith wrote on Jul 19^th, 2014 at 10:03pm:

i live in a gated complex and they often (not always) just leave it at the front gate because they are to lazy to drive in and take it to the correct house ..... anyone walking along the footpath can pick it up, and I'm near several schools so it happens a lot with todays teenagers

I know - if the parcel doesn't fit in the letter box they leave it on top

just waiting for the next thief to walk past.

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Setanta Gold Member Offline \/ Peace man! Posts: 15928 Northern NSW Gender:	Re: How many parcels lost by Australia Post per annum? Reply #3 - Jul 19^th, 2014 at 11:13pm I've never had one go missing.
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____ Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 33410 Australia Gender:	Re: How many parcels lost by Australia Post per annum? Reply #4 - Jul 19^th, 2014 at 11:19pm On every receipt there is a tracking number. No issue with Australian Post over deliveries ... I do over the limited number of countries they allow seamail to be sent to.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 95495 Melbourne Gender:	Re: How many parcels lost by Australia Post per annum? Reply #5 - Jul 19^th, 2014 at 11:42pm ____ wrote on Jul 19^th, 2014 at 11:19pm: On every receipt there is a tracking number. No issue with Australian Post over deliveries ... I do over the limited number of countries they allow seamail to be sent to. Out of about 25 of my orders from Ebay - 3 were lost.
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Reply #6 - Jul 19^th, 2014 at 11:52pm

Bobby. wrote on Jul 19^th, 2014 at 11:42pm:

____ wrote on Jul 19^th, 2014 at 11:19pm:

On every receipt there is a tracking number.
No issue with Australian Post over deliveries ... I do over the limited number of countries they allow seamail to be sent to.

Out of about 25 of my orders from Ebay - 3 were lost.

Sell on ebay and when I post I put in the tracking number before deleting. If you are a buyer, then start a dispute with the seller(s)( if you paid via paypal. )

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Reply #7 - Jul 20^th, 2014 at 12:56am

____ wrote on Jul 19^th, 2014 at 11:52pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jul 19^th, 2014 at 11:42pm:

____ wrote on Jul 19^th, 2014 at 11:19pm:

On every receipt there is a tracking number.
No issue with Australian Post over deliveries ... I do over the limited number of countries they allow seamail to be sent to.

Out of about 25 of my orders from Ebay - 3 were lost.

Sell on ebay and when I post I put in the tracking number before deleting. If you are a buyer, then start a dispute with the seller(s)( if you paid via paypal. )

Yes - but I am wondering how many parcels get lost?

It must be in the millions?

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 95495 Melbourne Gender:	Re: How many parcels lost by Australia Post per annum? Reply #8 - Jul 24^th, 2014 at 2:30am Still - no one can find out how many parcels go missing. My last parcel has been missing for weeks now. I was kind of hoping it would turn up - but it hasn't.
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Reply #9 - Jul 27^th, 2014 at 11:27am

Bobby. wrote on Jul 19^th, 2014 at 11:42pm:

____ wrote on Jul 19^th, 2014 at 11:19pm:

On every receipt there is a tracking number.
No issue with Australian Post over deliveries ... I do over the limited number of countries they allow seamail to be sent to.

Out of about 25 of my orders from Ebay - 3 were lost.

That is a very high percentage. I think something else is going on there, no way would Australia Post lose 12% of their letters/packages.

I have been a regular buyer from feeBay for a few years now. Mostly collectables like coins and stamps. I've had nearly 400 deliveries (mostly registered mail) and of them only 2 have gone missing. One of those was international post from England so may not have even involved Australia Post.

Mail passes through lots of peoples hands so there are lots of opportunities for human error. Sometimes the seller puts the wrong address on, sometimes it's delivered to the wrong address, I'm sure sometimes it falls out of the posties motorbike and there are of course the stories of posties who have been hoarding mail for years.

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Reply #10 - Jul 28^th, 2014 at 6:51am

The_Barnacle wrote on Jul 27^th, 2014 at 11:27am:

Bobby. wrote on Jul 19^th, 2014 at 11:42pm:

____ wrote on Jul 19^th, 2014 at 11:19pm:

On every receipt there is a tracking number.
No issue with Australian Post over deliveries ... I do over the limited number of countries they allow seamail to be sent to.

Out of about 25 of my orders from Ebay - 3 were lost.

That is a very high percentage. I think something else is going on there, no way would Australia Post lose 12% of their letters/packages.

I have been a regular buyer from feeBay for a few years now. Mostly collectables like coins and stamps. I've had nearly 400 deliveries (mostly registered mail) and of them only 2 have gone missing. One of those was international post from England so may not have even involved Australia Post.

Mail passes through lots of peoples hands so there are lots of opportunities for human error. Sometimes the seller puts the wrong address on, sometimes it's delivered to the wrong address, I'm sure sometimes it falls out of the posties motorbike and there are of course the stories of posties who have been hoarding mail for years.

Aupost postal serive was very bad around 1 year old, they kept losing my parcels, even parcels that needed signatures got lost.

But i must say aupost service has been excellent last few months and havent had 1 lost pack.

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Reply #11 - Jul 28^th, 2014 at 7:05am

The_Barnacle wrote on Jul 27^th, 2014 at 11:27am:

Bobby. wrote on Jul 19^th, 2014 at 11:42pm:

____ wrote on Jul 19^th, 2014 at 11:19pm:

On every receipt there is a tracking number.
No issue with Australian Post over deliveries ... I do over the limited number of countries they allow seamail to be sent to.

Out of about 25 of my orders from Ebay - 3 were lost.

That is a very high percentage. I think something else is going on there, no way would Australia Post lose 12% of their letters/packages.

I have been a regular buyer from feeBay for a few years now. Mostly collectables like coins and stamps. I've had nearly 400 deliveries (mostly registered mail) and of them only 2 have gone missing. One of those was international post from England so may not have even involved Australia Post.

Mail passes through lots of peoples hands so there are lots of opportunities for human error. Sometimes the seller puts the wrong address on, sometimes it's delivered to the wrong address, I'm sure sometimes it falls out of the posties motorbike and there are of course the stories of posties who have been hoarding mail for years.

My last parcel was lost from the center of Melbourne to an outer suburb.

If I'd known that would happen I would've have driven there & picked it up myself.

Everyone I know who has dealt with Ebay has had a parcel lost now & again.

The prices on Ebay are often only 1/3 that of in shops so you're still ahead if it happens.
You just re-order.

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Reply #12 - Jul 28^th, 2014 at 7:55am

Bobby. wrote on Jul 24^th, 2014 at 2:30am:

Still - no one can find out how many parcels go missing.

My last parcel has been missing for weeks now.

I was kind of hoping it would turn up - but it hasn't.

I sold on ebay for a while and in over 1000 parcels, never had one go missing, although one did take 4 weeks to travel across only a few suburbs!
If you have an important parcel, it should be posted to you with tracking and where you have to sign on receipt. It costs more to post that way-quite a bit more in some cases-but if a parcel is important, it is the best way.

As for ebay parcels going missing, you can claim on paypal.

Most sellers should be posting with trackable post because it is a well known fact that some of the more unscrupulous buyers are making a practice of lying and saying their parcel has not arrived and without proof, paypal will always find in their favour.

I am sure the occasional parcel or letter does go missing but I don't think it is that common. I think a more common occurrence is for mail to be a bit slow.

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