Issue with 2 EBAY SELLERS resolved at last

Due diligence would have helped. Look at the feedback for zabonmotte- multiple reviews from the same user, then same for another user, and on and on. He has shill buyers paid, probably by an intermediary, to leave positive reviews. Doesn’t anyone check this stuff? Make a phone call?

Over the time limit you can not do nothing with the sellers on eBay, and if you want to use the combining option + post offices delays ++, then you are the loser and they have no punishment at all to worry about. And I have two more in line, but from Chile and Peru...

I don't believe that covid is preventing anyone from shipping. Apparently you have much more patience than I do,
I give a seller 3 days to post an item and then email them, no answer? Start a claim. When you use Ebay as a seller,
you are expected to ship things.
Unless you're dead, incapacitated, your obligation is to do what you've been paid to do.
We are still eating, receiving mail, buying beer(if you drink), driving around, and so is nearly
everyone else.
Using covid is ludicrous, it's here to stay period.We had better get used to it and hope this stupid mask wearing
ends soon.
I thought PayPal gave you long enough to make a claim, I'd have to look, but I'm sure it's 30 days or more, that's
a long time to figure out if you're being taken.

And doing business with someone? Ok, I had success, good success with a certain seller, here on Insect Net, and Ebay, the same guy-
now he eventually came through, but after a time I realized, along with others, that he was a pyramid scheme, "pre-orders"...
took the money from buyers, and then tried to fill them, sometimes it worked out, sometimes not,the last purchase I made, he tried
getting me to accept Antherina suraka instead of the Epiphora..something I paid for, what?? I eventually got my money back after some
negative posts here at InsectNet, started by other people.

It took me 10 days to get a package from CT to NY via USPS Priority. USPS says on their website expect more than three days for priority due to COVID.

Since USPS is still on reduced staff, they are subcontracting to UPS for transport. The handoff to UPS is going well, closer to the receiving end they have transfer stations where packages can sit for a week waiting for USPS staff to sort the pallets.

If you want it faster ship UPS.

Inbound to USA is often thru NYC Customs so you can guess what’s happening there.

Of course, assuming this is a wildlife import it will go through Customs and then USFWS, and I presume the latter is also on government-funded furlough. If it is a wildlife import without paperwork and Customs opens it, it will go on the big pile of stuff for USFWS to inspect when they have time. For the first time ever, I’m hearing stories of people receiving letters from Customs notifying of seizure which I paraphrase “you didn’t do the paperwork so tough beans, we are seizing it and tossing it, you may hear from an enforcement agency later.”

Alrighty then. I do know that currently, even though I look, I haven't tried buying anything on Actias.
So- there' a new question to ask a seller.
We get such conflicting information with covid, wipe off your parcels, don't worry about your parcels, wear a mask, masks don't
work, and on & on.

DHL? kudos to your locale, for me it's the absolute worst way to be on the receiving end of. Maybe it's the priority feature,
and I get stuck with "smartpost".
The USPS is eclectic, 2 relatives and my Mom have worked there, and she thinks it's a wonder we get mail at all.
Grandma was a carrier and we always had comic books missing covers.. but she took her purse to the buffet line too.

Surprised to hear that Chuck. I just imported something from NH to Ontario via standard ground UPS. Delivery in 2 business days.

Yep. Use UPS or FedEx. They are working. USPS is using skeleton crews.