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Tracking registered airmail ??

saskwatch

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Hi
The seller decided to answer me after 4 days.....

Where can I check registered mail tracking ???
Please give me a link or a website.
 

paulV

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Don't worry about that, you will have the watch before
you see some information about the tracking :D
 

piratedzeus

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Saskwatch don't worry.... my tracking numbers ( of which I have received the goods) don't work neither.... :)
 

SD4K

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I got a lot watches via reg air and never had a working tracking number. Don't worry.
 

piratedzeus

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Even a tracking number I got here in Germany for reg. airmail did not work... Their system just sucks... wait 14 days... then complain to Ruby. She won't do anything before anyway...
 

bme

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This is so strange............I always get EMS tracking numbers that work, but then again I use good dealers.
 

bme

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bme said:
This is so strange............I always get EMS tracking numbers that work, but then again I use good dealers.

Here's my last example that I really don't mind sharing with you all......the watch as ever was delivered after monitoring the tracking.....just what you would expect to happen.

'Your package have already been shipped.Tracking number for your package is EA861953078CN,
trackable at hxxp://www.ems.com.cn/english-main.jsp
Note: you will receive a pair of mini speaker, so plz remove the screws to open the speaker, you will find the watch inside'.
 

saskwatch

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Thanks guys, for your quick and nerve calming answers.... :D
I guess I'll gotta have faith...
 

bme

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saskwatch said:
Thanks guys, for your quick and nerve calming answers.... :D
I guess I'll gotta have faith...

No problemo, don't be fooled into thinking that tracking doesn't work. It's a valuable tool and as long as you choose a dealer that sends you tracking info as soon as the item is despached you will be able to track it (EMS) right to your door.

There are posters here who will defend shoddy dealers all day long.....can't really understand why, or can I?
 

piratedzeus

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Again:

I have 3 reg. airmail packets with not working tracking numbers. Not dealers fault.
 

tutima

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Some people have no faith and no trust with others....and some do.

When I ship watches, I always ship with tracking just for the peace of mind even the tracking never works until the package arrives at the buyers home.

When I ship straps, I ship with regular mail without tracking and have never had any problem. If I don't warrant that kind of trust without the tracking, then I rather not selling to the individual.
 

bme

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piratedzeus said:
Again:

I have 3 reg. airmail packets with not working tracking numbers. Not dealers fault.

I must have just struck lucky then with 14 watches and lots of pens and one bag ordered from 4 different dealers I have always got working tracking numbers. How weird is that?
 

takashi

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@saskwatch: This is just from my experience sending registered AirMail from Singapore. Tracking number will get updated about 24 hours (working days) from posting. Package will then processed. Upon leaving the country, there is no use tracking on Singapore Post website. Give it a few days / a week then check using the same tracking number on your country's postal sites (Deutsche Post perhaps). Now... here is the catch... the same tracking number may not work or will only appear on the website just the day the package gets delivered to you. I have tried this on Canada Postal Service and USPS website many times. Tracking should work but only the day of delivery is recorded.

Now for EMS, this has more elaborate tracking. Let say you have a package from China, tracking number will be usable on the website only 24 hours after item is posted and received on the post office side (apparently, dealers have already predefined form with tracking number that they can fill in but postage may not be necessarily on that day, very much like Electronic Shipping on USPS). So receiving tracking number (EMS) doesn't necessarily mean the post office has already gotten hold of your item.

Again, the same cycles applied... EMS China will update the site only until package leaving country (very rarely gotten the notice that it's delivered). You have to continue tracking on your country postal service website.
 

OiRogers

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@bme...

is it the best idea to post in an open forum the shipping methods of various dealers?
EMS # and tracking site fine... but the method of shipment? I'd personally edit that out and remove the last line or so.

And to the OP... As everyone else has said... Reg. Airmail tracking numbers = useless.
I've always had the package in my hot little hands well prior to the package even showing up on the tracking site.
EMS is a different story... I've had great luck tracking EMS shipments... Track via EMS outside CONUS... Use USPS.com once it hits CONUS shores.... works for CONUS members only of course.
 

bme

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OiRogers said:
@bme...

is it the best idea to post in an open forum the shipping methods of various dealers?
EMS # and tracking site fine... but the method of shipment? I'd personally edit that out and remove the last line or so.

And to the OP... As everyone else has said... Reg. Airmail tracking numbers = useless.
I've always had the package in my hot little hands well prior to the package even showing up on the tracking site.
EMS is a different story... I've had great luck tracking EMS shipments... Track via EMS outside CONUS... Use USPS.com once it hits CONUS shores.... works for CONUS members only of course.

OiR,

I've PM'd a response to your advise....if you think customs don't know already the little tricks used you are a little naive (x ray is a standard piece of kit)......they KNOW that little packages from China are hardly going to contain legit articles.....they usually are on the lookout for bigger catches than the odd watch or two, however I know that sometimes they will impound a small package or two when they have the time!
 

OiRogers

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bme said:
OiR,
I've PM'd a response to your advise....if you think customs don't know already the little tricks used you are a little naive (x ray is a standard piece of kit)......they KNOW that little packages from China are hardly going to contain legit articles.....they usually are on the lookout for bigger catches than the odd watch or two, however I know that sometimes they will impound a small package or two when they have the time!

Never stated that customs "don't know already the little tricks"... just IMHO that its a bit ill advised to post the "little tricks" in such an easily read area. No point in doing anything that will bring our community into the line of sight of customs agents...
But hey, thats just my opinion. Yours is different. Everyone has their own, and they are all equally worthless.

As this is the flame-free-zone, I've replied to your PM.
Naive? I think not... I'm cautious. Great advice given to me my a superior... Always make certain to cover your own @ss, and do everything you can to stay out of sight of those who can make your life miserable.