[Closed] A frame arrived in the post....but I didnt buy one.

Is there no return address?

tracking code should give some indication, I'd imagine.

Oops, sorry about that, it's mine, please post it back asap!

I think it must have been for me, can you forward it on?

Road frame, you say?...
...bin it!

All I seem to get is bills.

There must be a lot of disappointed ducks waiting by their letter boxes.

Is it a new frame?

I lost some brown paper slips with a picture of the Queen on. Can you check in your wallet and see if you have any of them and then send them on to me. Ta.

PS - if its secondhand do a search on classifieds for the make/model to see if you can track the seller/sender

I checked with the two people I was expecting parcels from, neither had sent it.

I think this counts as 'reasonable steps' to return it to its rightful recipient and means you can legally* keep it.

*this may not be true, I am not authorised to provide legal advice outside of Botswana.

No return address, no documentation in or on the box.

Post pub purchase forgotten about?

What's the frame, then?

[i]No return address, no documentation in or on the box. [/i]

But specifically addressed to you?

I guess it's yours then.

Unsolicited goods can be classed as gifts. Happy new frame.

post up pics - lets start a bidding war

Checked bank/credit card transactions yet?

Ah, the old Nigerian road frame fraud, again......!

Can you post up some more pics of your fabulous wood stores just to brighten everyone's day up, please?

I think we need a picture of the frame with a herring/mackerel on it or this is all bluff 🙂

Its a used frame, if the shoe was on the other foot, I would appreciate someone trying to reunite the frame with its rightful new owner.

It is light though....

I think we need a picture of the frame with a herring/mackerel on it or this is all bluff

Agreed. In extremis, we will accept a tin of tuna.

What about a shrunk-wrapped sardine?

Its probably someone who has seen the state of the Turner feeling sorry for you 🙂

mcmoonter - Member
Its a used frame,

Thought it was, the OP said it was a road frame...
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IGMC

Road frame though - so its still junk mail.

We could narrow down who on here might have sent it by asking questions

Does it have any cutlery superglued to it? No - not cynic-al

Has it been ridden much? No - could be hora.

etc

junk mail these days eh? sheesh! 🙄

EDIT - Damn beaten to it ^^

Or so you told Mrs McMoonter.

No sign of owt on the classifieds here.

I checked the parcelforce tracking number. It says it was collected from St Johns and its first stop was Worcester.

its first stop was Worcester.

Is it stupidly large and made of drainpipes? If so, Stoner's your man.

If it was collected then ParcelForce must have a return address - give them a ring?

Frame Fairy innit. Did you leave your old bike under your pillow?

Anyone dumb enough to post something of that value without a return address of any identifying marks deserves to lose it.

Having said that there are probably two people having a very heated conversation right now

- I haven't received my frame.
- But I definately posted it, look here's the receipt.
- But I haven't got it, I want a refund.
- No, how do I know you haven't received it and are just trying to scam me?
- How do I know your not trying to scam me?

If it was collected then ParcelForce must have a return address

Collected from the post office.

Having said that there are probably two people having a very heated conversation right now

- I haven't received my frame.
- But I definately posted it, look here's the receipt.
- But I haven't got it, I want a refund.
- No, how do I know you haven't received it and are just trying to scam me?
- How do I know your not trying to scam me?

Immediatly googles the above, pitchforks and bombers

not your nobeersinthefridge mate printing the same label twice?

Is it stupidly large and made of drainpipes? If so, Stoner's your man.

*Runs off to shed to do roll-call*

St Johns is an district of Worcester, not that it helps much.

Have you been playing Drunk Christmas?

Thing is I've been away for two months, I've only bought a couple of things since my return at the begining of the week, I cant think who else may have had my address to hand.

Having said that there are probably two people having a very heated conversation right now

There'll be a "Have I been scammed?!" thread along shortly

- I haven't received my frame.
- But I definately posted it, look here's the receipt.

In my post office they write the destination post code on the receipt. useful when shipping a load of eBay tat.

I emailed ParcelForce with the tracking number. I doubt they can do much as they fulfilled their side of the contract, they delivered the frame to my address on the box.

So until a disgruntled buyer starts asking questions from the seller, who then goes to Parcel Force to ask where the parcel went we will have to wait.

Of course if the frame in question was a Colnago C50 wrapped in caviar, I wouldn't be having this conversation at all. 👿

Oh must try this line of defence when the postie delivers a parcel!

"no dear I never ordered it!, I have no idea who it's from"

btw, I recently ordered a Colnago C50 wrapped in caviar which never arrived. Did anyone else pick it up by chance?

[i]Oh must try this line of defence when the postie delivers a parcel!

"no dear I never ordered it!, I have no idea who it's from" [/i]

I'm sure a well-known Todmorden-based bicycle manufacturer and retailer used to sell "congratulations on winning this frame in our prize draw" certificates that could be included in the box with the frame in order to avoid difficult discussions on it's arrival 🙂

McMoonter - the request was herring, mackerel, tuna or sardines - don't go bringing caviar into it just because you found a convenient picture on google.

Have you asked Hora, most frames pass through his hands at some point.

McMoonter - the request was herring, mackerel, tuna or sardines - don't go bringing caviar into it just because you found a convenient picture on google.

This is the best I could find on google

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Why would somebody else but your address down. Don't understand that, unless they did it my mistake.

Will: Tried these?
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*skip to the end*

We had a picture of the bike with a fish on it yet?

I cycle through St Johns on my commute home every night 😉

Its full of Uni students & a nice cricket ground, not a huge place, did you say its a road frame MM?

If it is, long shot and if you want to try some fishing, you could try contacting St Johns Cycling Club?

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I bought a fork on the classified once, and the guy posted it to the wrong stw-er (iirc he had sold them something else). I did get the fork a few days late and with a curly wurly in with it. 😀

McMoonter have you bought anything else from the classifieds? I suppose it is just possible that a seller you bought from once with a "lot on thier mind" might have muddled your details with someone with a similar name/email address/etc.

They weren't referring to St John Street Cycles (SJS) in Bridgwater? Unlikely if passing through Worcester though.

I managed to send two near identical packages out to the wrong stwers once. I realised about 10 minutes after the post office shut.

They were very nice about it and forwarded them on to each other.

I still blush when I think about it now.

I once sent a pair of kneepads to Howies after the label with the buyer's address fell off en route, leaving only Howies' return address.

Then I posted something to myself after same thing happened.

Then I stopped just using sticky labels.

Can I have it?

Somebodies sure to pop up on here in a few days slagging off some bloke he bought a road frame off and it didnt arrive.

you could try contacting St Johns Cycling Club

Sorry if this sounds like I am trying to be useful but my brother belongs to Worcester St johns if you want me to ask?

Can I have a curly wurly too?

I checked the parcelforce tracking number. It says it was collected from St Johns and its first stop was Worcester.

As has been said before, St Johns is one of Worcester's larger suburbs. Many students. There is one bike shoip also - the green bike company, May be worth callign Ian there to see if he could put the word out, as they are quite involved in the local scene, their number is 01905 426459. Contacting SJCC is also a good iea as has been said above.

I once chundered in a park in St Johns, and susequently fell asleep on the grass, waking at 6am. Likely to be unrelated to the miss-sending of this frame.

Woody, that can't be it, that Road Pike is a shingle speed......

I posted a thread on the SJCC forum, they also have a facebook page which I hope they can link it to.

Road Pike! This place is sometimes amazing.

Didn't this happen to Ton before? I'm sure he bought a frame, reused the box, eventually the box with his address on it ended up with him again, except this time he wasn't expecting it. By working out who he had sent it to, he managed to work out where it should be going

Its your christmas present...you've spoilt it now!

I had a big first aid kit sent to me a couple of years ago. Never worked out who or why it was sent, but it is now stashed in my camper 🙂 Very nice it is too, all clear zipped wallets so you can see your stuff without having to open everything first 🙂

I had a big first aid kit sent to me a couple of years ago

I'll raise you, bank error in my favour - £100 transferred into my account for no reason a few years back, contacted bank & told them, nothing they would do unless someone wanted it back apparently 😉

[i]I'll raise you, bank error in my favour[/i]

Does a Monopoly Chance card count?

Pah, I came second in a beauty contest. Im keeping that £10.

[i]I once sent a pair of kneepads to Howies after the label with the buyer's address fell off en route, leaving only Howies' return address.[/i]

I once did the same with a tatty saddle I sold in the classifieds that ended up back at CRC after I reused one of their envelopes. They were very good about it, they even forwarded it on to the STW'r it was supposed to have gone to 🙂

[i]Pah, I came second in a beauty contest. Im keeping that £10. [/i]

And, amazingly, you were the only entrant.

Good news.

The sender got a note from the person expecting the frame. He checked the post office receipts and went through his account to find me.

He offered to refund the postage cost of £12.80 then sent me £58 via paypal.

Time to focus on the detail I think.

A bit of good Karma goes a long way. I sent the difference back.

[i]He offered to refund the postage cost of £12.80 then sent me £58 via paypal[/i]

He's full of win this month...

I am not authorised to provide legal advice outside of Botswana.