my experience buying @ eBay from US, mail by U.S. Postal Service.

Payment made on 4th Jan 2011.

Shipping details
Mailing date: Jan 5, 2011
Shipper: U.S. Postal Service
Tracking number: LJxxxxxxxxxUS
Service type: Priority Mail International®
Shipping Status: Shipped

Item received on the 13th Jan 2010.

The tracking number is useless, info not up to date via their website...

^Anything starting with LJ... can't be tracked.
Priority Mail International and Express Mail International starting with C... and E... can.

even r service type is Priority Mail international but it look like it a flat rate priority and LJ can be track as shipping status only.at least we know that order had been shipped out just wait patiently.

For me, usually:

USPS First Class Mail - from California to Shah Alam - will take min 10 days to max 14 days. Never more than that. Anything that came out from any ulu cities, will take double the time. Usually east coast will go through main in Florida and west coast will go through main in California.

USPS Priority Mail - usually 10 days will reach, never more.

Actually can say that it's quite fast dy.

Once I bought something from China - took a damn 5 weeks to reach. WTH?

I lost a gift worth RM200+ with USPS Priority Mail International..... it has been almost 2 months... it has never arrive...

LNXXXXXXXXXUS

can i know what does this mean?? the seller said this is the tracking number but in usps website and pos laju website both got no record wo.. can i know what happened??

First Class Mail International, not trackable.

This post has been edited by Enigmatic: Jan 25 2011, 02:15 AM

It's confirm by sea instead of air mail.

Request for post office to track your stuff.
Ask your seller to initiate this.
Sure it takes time, but since you already come to terms with this, I say give it a go.
Never know what surprise awaits you one day when the postman brings you lost item back.

Hi guys,

I need some help from you about usps first class mail.

I've ordered few items from US before via usps first class mail and receive it safely not more than 2 weeks.

This is my 1st experience about parcel didn't reach me. Since 19 Jan 2011 the seller post the item until now I didn't get my parcel. It's 3 set of phone casing worth RM300.

I've contact the seller and ask about my item. He said he'll call the post office and after 2 days he said the parcel hung up at Malaysian custom, just give them a call and give your name and address they will process it for clearing.

This morning I called Kastam Pos Malaysia KLIA. No answer from 8.30am until 10.40am, the officer pick up my call and I ask her about my case. And she answer it rudely that "no tracking number no talk, name and address not accepted and please confirm that my parcel really held by kastam."

I've waited almost a month and no letter from kastam or pos malaysia about my parcel being held.


How do you know if the parcel held by kastam because the usps first class mail don't have tracking number?

Hai,

how you guys check USPS tracking in poslaju website..Its under which service? e-Parcel,Pos Express,PosDaftar??

Order something from ebay.seller ship using First-Class Mail International
now already 3 weeks..

check from USPS website:

Label/Receipt Number: LJ0xxxxxxxxUS
Class: First-Class Mail International
Service(s): International Letter
Status: Processed through Sort Facility

Detailed Results:

Processed through Sort Facility, February 09, 2011, 9:35 pm, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55413
Acceptance, February 09, 2011, 3:36 pm, MAPLE PLAIN, MN 55359
Electronic Shipping Info Received, February 09, 2011


try to check with pos malaysia customer service, the lady told me, anything start with L cannot be trace.

Hey guys,
I'm a prolific online buyer (Ebay and Etsy are my usual haunts) and from my experiences USPS First Class Mail is the cheapest, non-trackable, non-insured mailing option possible. Your chance with Pos Malaysia is 50-50. USPS Priority Mail is a step up: you get a tracking number with limited tracking, and no insurance. Having said that, this is very important: Just because you think you used USPS Priority Mail International as your shipping method, that doesn't mean you're safe. Some sellers tell you they use Priority Mail but ship using First Class instead. Some use Priority and give you tracking numbers that start with "L" like "LN" or "LJ" - these are NOT TRACKABLE IN MALAYSIA! Malaysia will treat these as normal mail, and it has no guarantee of reaching you, making your chances 50-50 as well. It is no different from First Class Mail.

However, I've recently bought a bag and it was also shipped via Priority Mail Parcel, and the tracking number starts with "C". In my experience, USPS Express Mail tracking number also begins with "C", and they're much better in terms of tracking and your chances of getting them. I say chances, because our Pos Malaysia are just a bunch of nincompoop monkeys with sticky fingers. In 2010 alone I "lost" about 20 parcels from various sellers out of... oh, 40-50. That's a very HIGH percentage.

So, my advice to everyone is this: If the item is highly valued, very important to you and you want it to reach you safely - either use courier services like UPS (not to be confused with USPS), DHL or FedEx. Or, if you want to be cost effective use USPS Express Mail, and make sure there's insurance. I no longer use First Class or even Priority now unless the tracking number starts with "C". And of course, use Express Mail. Trust me, your sanity and peace of mind are worth the hefty price tag.

Get your tracking number from the seller, and go to usps.com to track your items. If you see "Into Foreign Customs" for a long time with it not moving, chances are it's being held and you should check to see what's holding it up. I haven't tried this personally, just part of the information I'd gathered researching about lost parcels and other people's experiences.

HTH!

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Added on March 23, 2011, 8:35 pmUSPS First Class Mail is not trackable. Your tracking number starting with "L" which is in your case, "LJ", will be treated as normal mail and takes roughly 3-4 weeks to arrive. You won't be able to check it on our local pos malaysia website either, I've tried. Good luck to you.

This post has been edited by HeavenDust: Mar 23 2011, 08:39 PM

My experience using Priority Mail...

Tracking Via Pos Malaysia.. Item arrive in KLIA on 21st...received Kastam letter on 23rd..Today go and collect my parcel and pay tax + documentation fee

Tracking via USPS. a bit more info compare to Pos Malaysia..

So far quite satisfy with the time. Still waiting for another parcel. The seller ship using USPS First-Class Mail International. Almost 2 month..no news..

f*** normal airmail, 3rd time a row nothing came

Dec9 lost feb 22,24 still nowhere 2 b seen

After 1 month, still stuck on California my parcel. There goes RM 600+ worth of stuff.

Finally found the answer... damn the stupid USPS site for being so confusing!

OK, here's the breakdown:
USPS Priority Mail are divided into many types. This page illustrates best what I'm describing. Most sellers will use small Flat Rate boxes, and on that page, it's the 4th item under Priority Mail International Options. THESE ARE NOT TRACKABLE. If you click the small question mark next to it they will say so too. These options' tracking numbers will start with L, and treated as normal mail in Malaysia.



However, you can request the seller to use the first option (the one that starts at $32) because it'll be treated as *parcel* in Malaysia, and hence, I believe will be handled by Poslaju.

This one:
Priority Mail® International
Max. length 42", max. length plus girth combined 79"

I believe the tracking number for this option will start with C.

Confusing, right? And they're both USPS Priority International! Sama saja, only one is letter, one is parcel. Once they end up in Malaysia, they will be handled differently. What a hassle! Why don't Poslaju just handle every Priority mail?

I'll try this out and see if it's really the case.

This post has been edited by HeavenDust: Mar 26 2011, 06:44 PM

I lost a few items shipped using USPS First Mail International. Thank god I have no problem receiving every items shipped using USPS Priority Mail International. I guess a lot items end up in our Msian CusXXX / PosXXX officer house

Hi May I know how long it takes for 'UPS Mail Innovations' to ship to Malaysia? Thanks.

I'd like to know how long it'll take First-Class Mail International to ship to malaysia. Mine is insured and has the tracking code starting with LC.

I'm waiting for my parcel and when I check today, the status is as shown in the attachment.

There are two " Into Foreign Custom", usually only one and the other would be out of custom within hours. But now already one day, and status still like this.
Is my item being held?


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Hi I've ordered a package from US through ebay
After reading this thread I checked both the USPS and Poslaju site with the tracking number i was given. (luckily it started with C).
This is what I got

This is from the USPS site


And this is from the Poslaju site


Just want to double confirm. This means Poslaju won't deliver it to my house and I'll have to go to PPL Batu Caves to collect it right? And lets say I want Poslaju to deliver to my doorstep, what should I do?