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Tracking an item without tracking number

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Pathfinder
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Tracking an item without tracking number

Post by Pathfinder »

Long story short, the Missus posted a phone today to an ebay buyer and the PO didn’t give tracking, it’s gone 1st class recorded.

Is there any way I can get my hands on tracking should an issue arise?

Cheers
arnold cheshire
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Tracking an item without tracking number

Post by arnold cheshire »

Pathfinder wrote:Long story short, the Missus posted a phone today to an ebay buyer and the PO didn’t give tracking, it’s gone 1st class recorded.

Is there any way I can get my hands on tracking should an issue arise?

Cheers
it should have a tracking number
norris9
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Tracking an item without tracking number

Post by norris9 »

Pathfinder wrote:Long story short, the Missus posted a phone today to an ebay buyer and the PO didn’t give tracking, it’s gone 1st class recorded.

Is there any way I can get my hands on tracking should an issue arise?

Cheers
You should have got a receipt for payment + another receipt with the tracking number.

If you have no tracking number then I have no idea how you can get hold of it. I assume you can't.
Pathfinder
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Tracking an item without tracking number

Post by Pathfinder »

I had an issue with Parcelforce previously, had an item picked up and they wrote the tracking down wrong so spoke to customer services who tracked it down using the delivery address so wondered if RM could do that same.
MAN OF STEEL
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Tracking an item without tracking number

Post by MAN OF STEEL »

Should really have been sent Special delivery to cover the value of the phone. Hopefully it won’t come to it, but if you have to make a claim, 1st class recorded only covers you for £50.
cpsteve
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Tracking an item without tracking number

Post by cpsteve »

Go on the RM web site and put the recorded number in and it should show it on there.
Seymour Buts
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Tracking an item without tracking number

Post by Seymour Buts »

The number is on the proof of postage, if you ain't got that then there's nothing can be done. Just got to hope.
Sledge4211
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Tracking an item without tracking number

Post by Sledge4211 »

isn’t it not possible to return to the post office you sent your parcel with and just give them your details so they could look it up and just reprint a receipt?