I've been thinking about this...
Does it matter/ will it affect my claim if the seller stated in the auction that he would ship through UPS and then shipped via FedEx?
This is why I don't use Fedex or UPS! At least USPS makes you both sign and print your name, and print your address on the signature form. You get more information that way. I have seen Fedex guys leave bags on my front porch without having me sign for them, and then when you check the signature online its my initials (the fedex/UPS guy signed it!) Horrible!
I can totally empathize with you! I have had 2 similar situations in the past year with Fed Ex. The first was I ordered something from Neiman Marcus for my best friend, who lives in Florida (I live in NY). I checked daily to see when the package was delivered (it was a secret, so my best friend didn't know it was coming). So finally I see it was delivered and I called her and she said no, I haven't received anything. And then I look at the address that fed ex has and they messed up the address given from Neiman Marcus (cause I know it was right there!) And so I ask my best friend if the address Fed Ex delivered to exists and she said no. There's no such street number on her block. So where did this package get delivered to and how did they deliver it if the house didn't exist???? I called up Fed Ex and they put a "tracker" on it and I had to call back the next day. Luckily though the package was still where the driver left it (who knows where that was) and it got delivered to the right house the next day.
That's funny. I can't get my FedEx guy to leave a package that has to be signed for (on my enclosed screen porch - very safe, and UPS does leave pkgs) for ANYTHING!! He says he will be the one who's liable is anything happens. I used to get my (now deceased) neighbor to sign for FedEx pkgs, and that was great, but now not possible of course.This is why I don't use Fedex or UPS! At least USPS makes you both sign and print your name, and print your address on the signature form. You get more information that way. I have seen Fedex guys leave bags on my front porch without having me sign for them, and then when you check the signature online its my initials (the fedex/UPS guy signed it!) Horrible!
That's funny. I can't get my FedEx guy to leave a package that has to be signed for (on my enclosed screen porch - very safe, and UPS does leave pkgs) for ANYTHING!! He says he will be the one who's liable is anything happens. I used to get my (now deceased) neighbor to sign for FedEx pkgs, and that was great, but now not possible of course.
It's annoying (when no one is home), but I'm glad because it is for the safety of both of us.
It is the FedEx express guy who won't leave anything that has to be signed for. He will leave a regular package (that does not have to be signed for) on my enclosed porch. I am not aware that I have ever had anything that needed to be signed for through FedEx ground (he leaves the pkgs on the porch too as well as UPS). I am kind of spoiled, I guess, living in a "safe" town of 500 (how long will it be "safe"? -- don't really know). But best thing for me is USPS where they hold them there at the PO in a safe place and you sign when you get the slip.Yeah, someone else wrote about this before. FedEx Express are employees, not responsible. FedEx Ground are independent contractors and they are responsible for any "lost" packages.
Which told you they are responsible?