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"My package was sitting in Atlanta, GA for well over a month with my address clearly visible right on the box." WOW, and they would just put that up for auctio

• ars 10y ago
  They did not actually put it up for auction, there is a long process before that happens. Don't falsely accuse people! The post office goes to great lengths with undelivered mail they open the boxes and try to find any kind of address, perhaps an invoice or other clues.
  • byuu 10y ago
    Do you think my address being plainly visible and highly legible right at the top left of each box counted? Because they had it for at least 40+ days just sitting there collecting dust. Even though I had my missing mail search in, just idling and going nowhere. You're right though, there's the possibility that they don't actually try to deliver the mail properly until right before they are getting ready to auction it. However, I'm very glad I didn't have to find out whether or not that was the case.
    • ars 10y ago
      Until they open it all the way (remove the brown paper) they would not have seen the address. They would only open it as part of the process to eventually auction it. So I can totally imagine it sitting there waiting for someone to claim it (like you did), without anyone seeing the address. Stop being so negative, it's not good for you.
• dsymonds 10y ago
  No, that's not the definition of theft. Theft is the criminal (i.e. against the law) stealing of someone's property without their permission. This situation would have been complying with the law, stupid as it may be. It's much closer to abandoned property or salvage.