Buy Presidential Dollar Coins with CC @ Face Value, Free Shipping
Oct 3, 2009, 12:36 am
#4906
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Has anyone had success in getting a large amount of missing coins replaced by the mint? UPS dropped off about 20K worth at the gate at the base of my driveway even though the gate is open. It was supposed to be a sig required delivery but they didn't even attempt to come to my house. When I look at the UPS tracking link it says delivered and it was signed by me. This is impossible. The coins are no where to be seen. I have read that it is futile to initiate a charge back on my CC and that you have to take it up directly with the Mint then they will file a claim with UPS. For anybody that has had to deal with this, was a police report necessary and what was the end result?
Oct 3, 2009, 12:36 am
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I would suggest that the is little difference between the two. Most coins spent at a majority of stores will be taken to the bank which will then pass them to the fed. How often have you been given a dollar coin as change?
Oct 3, 2009, 12:44 am
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I would have mounted a security camera (or at least 3!) at that location, with power backups, etc., due to the magnitude of the delivery amounts!
Time to start investigations - are the neighbors involved, have you put in writing to UPS that authorize them to leave the packages without signature, as you state that they normally leave the packages next to a Tupperware tub?
This sets precedent for them, but if you have put it in writing - big problem.
Time to start investigations - are the neighbors involved, have you put in writing to UPS that authorize them to leave the packages without signature, as you state that they normally leave the packages next to a Tupperware tub?
This sets precedent for them, but if you have put it in writing - big problem.
Has anyone had success in getting a large amount of missing coins replaced by the mint? UPS dropped off about 20K worth at the gate at the base of my driveway even though the gate is open. It was supposed to be a sig required delivery but they didn't even attempt to come to my house. When I look at the UPS tracking link it says delivered and it was signed by me. This is impossible. The coins are no where to be seen. I have read that it is futile to initiate a charge back on my CC and that you have to take it up directly with the Mint then they will file a claim with UPS. For anybody that has had to deal with this, was a police report necessary and what was the end result?
Oct 3, 2009, 12:56 am
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This is the first Mint shipment I have ordered. I received an automated call today from UPS stating that I would receive the delivery today and a signature would be required. I leave the house and find one empty box from the Mint by my gate. I have no neighbors. UPS normally leaves everything by my gate but I can't remember when I have had anything come that required a signature. It bothers me that when I look at the tracking details and it states it was delivered to my residence and was signed by me. I will have to follow up on Monday. I never signed anything stating my sig wouldn't be required.
Oct 3, 2009, 1:21 am
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This is the first Mint shipment I have ordered. I received an automated call today from UPS stating that I would receive the delivery today and a signature would be required. I leave the house and find one empty box from the Mint by my gate. I have no neighbors. UPS normally leaves everything by my gate but I can't remember when I have had anything come that required a signature. It bothers me that when I look at the tracking details and it states it was delivered to my residence and was signed by me. I will have to follow up on Monday. I never signed anything stating my sig wouldn't be required.
Is there no local depot you can visit on a Saturday, or an emergency number for UPS?
Btw, welcome to FT, drumdrum!
Oct 3, 2009, 2:36 am
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Can't find the reference, but the US Mint is under a Congressional mandate to produce and circulate dollar coins. Supposed to save 3 million dollars a year inreplacing paper money and bring us into the first world where no countries but ours have paper one dollar bills. There is a specific number and goal, as I recall. At the same time Congress has refused to allow phasing out of the paper dollar bill which is rather like forced failure IMHO.
Maybe it was a dream or hallucination.
Maybe it was a dream or hallucination.
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/...egislation.pdf
Oct 3, 2009, 3:59 am
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And here's a thought: if you have a tupperware tub for UPS to leave your packages in and are expecting cash to be delviered without UPS knowing it is cash, how about you remove the tub so they don't put money in it?
Geesh. It's crap like this, not the purchasing huge quantities, that will kill this thing.
Oct 3, 2009, 4:24 am
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So you have reason to believe that someone stole these things from you and you're curious if you should contact the police? I'd get your story put together very well if I were you...can't tell if you're a troll or just very naive.
And here's a thought: if you have a tupperware tub for UPS to leave your packages in and are expecting cash to be delviered without UPS knowing it is cash, how about you remove the tub so they don't put money in it?
Geesh. It's crap like this, not the purchasing huge quantities, that will kill this thing.
And here's a thought: if you have a tupperware tub for UPS to leave your packages in and are expecting cash to be delviered without UPS knowing it is cash, how about you remove the tub so they don't put money in it?
Geesh. It's crap like this, not the purchasing huge quantities, that will kill this thing.
The "crap like this" as you refer to it has nothing to do with me, or my tub next to the gate. It's about the UPS driver not driving up to the house and getting a sig from me like he was supposed to.
Oct 3, 2009, 8:59 am
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Time for the regularly scheduled reminder. This is MilesBuzz!, not Omni or an American Government History/Political Science class.
Talk about the Mint's sales program in this forum, and keep it friendly. Thanks
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Oct 3, 2009, 9:25 am
#4915
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Has anyone had success in getting a large amount of missing coins replaced by the mint? UPS dropped off about 20K worth at the gate at the base of my driveway even though the gate is open. It was supposed to be a sig required delivery but they didn't even attempt to come to my house. When I look at the UPS tracking link it says delivered and it was signed by me. This is impossible. The coins are no where to be seen. I have read that it is futile to initiate a charge back on my CC and that you have to take it up directly with the Mint then they will file a claim with UPS. For anybody that has had to deal with this, was a police report necessary and what was the end result?
Oct 3, 2009, 11:05 am
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Why would you wait until Monday? You're alleging that someone stole $20,000 in untraceable cash.
I would follow up immediately, not next week.
Originally Posted by drumdrum
This is the first Mint shipment I have ordered. I received an automated call today from UPS stating that I would receive the delivery today and a signature would be required. I leave the house and find one empty box from the Mint by my gate. I have no neighbors. UPS normally leaves everything by my gate but I can't remember when I have had anything come that required a signature. It bothers me that when I look at the tracking details and it states it was delivered to my residence and was signed by me. I will have to follow up on Monday. I never signed anything stating my sig wouldn't be required.
I would follow up immediately, not next week.
Oct 3, 2009, 12:04 pm
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This is not a case of a few hundred dollars being missing from a box. If, in fact, $20K was stolen, I am sure UPS would want a police report. You are probably talking about the UPS driver getting fired (for not getting the signature) and UPS having to pay $20K for replacement of the coins (again due to not getting the signature).
Also, I would assume the police would want the one remaining box as evidence and to see if they can get any fingerprints off the box.
Oct 3, 2009, 12:06 pm
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According to the Mint, these were supposed to be shipped via FEDEX, not UPS. Why would I remove the tub next to the gate when a sig is required for delivery? Since I never signed for the shipment, if they were stolen, they were stolen from UPS, not me. Hence my question about the police report. I think UPS should be the one filing a report at this point.
The "crap like this" as you refer to it has nothing to do with me, or my tub next to the gate. It's about the UPS driver not driving up to the house and getting a sig from me like he was supposed to.
The "crap like this" as you refer to it has nothing to do with me, or my tub next to the gate. It's about the UPS driver not driving up to the house and getting a sig from me like he was supposed to.
They were stolen from you on your property, therefore you want to make a police report. You are going to get a lot of grief for reporting this days after it happened.
The reason I think this is either a scam to steal money from the mint or just made up completely is that it seems highly unlikely to me that someone would leave just one box that held 10 other boxes of coins. It to move 20 boxes that weigh around 50lbs each. So I don't understand why they would toss 10 small individual boxes of coins in their vehicle and not just open the big box and one little box to see what was inside. Also, if one were to steal that much money, he or she would have to be pretty stupid to leave a box of evidence behind.
Last edited by Astrophsx; Oct 3, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Oct 3, 2009, 1:30 pm
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I've done it 4 times and never been more than $1000. Usually $500. I'm most nervous about losing a shipment which would be a big hassle.