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missing parcel, post office

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recently i posted a parcel , which cost me £5.50 to mail, through post office, unfortunatelly the recipient did not get the parcel, and has claimed £220 back through paypal which now im in debt with paypal, i have been in touch with the post office and tried to claim it back but they insist on original proof of reciept/posting, unfortunately ive misplaced it, however i did wright all the information down,.. i.e date, time, cost and transaction ID. but still they insist on the original reciept. is there anything else i can do to claim back my lost.? please help

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  • telboyo
    telboyo Posts: 410 Forumite
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    owenp70 wrote: »
    recently i posted a parcel , which cost me £5.50 to mail, through post office, unfortunatelly the recipient did not get the parcel, and has claimed £220 back through paypal which now im in debt with paypal, i have been in touch with the post office and tried to claim it back but they insist on original proof of reciept/posting, unfortunately ive misplaced it, however i did wright all the information down,.. i.e date, time, cost and transaction ID. but still they insist on the original reciept. is there anything else i can do to claim back my lost.? please help

    What service did you use?
  • it was recorded first class with signature
  • WASHER
    WASHER Posts: 1,347 Forumite
    Have you tracked the item on the Royal Mail website?

    http://track.royalmail.com/portal/rm/track?keyname=track_home&catId=22700601

    If that doesn't show up it being signed for, or if you cannot provide the original receipt, then I think Paypal have done the correct thing, sorry, but if it was worth that much you should have sent it by special delivery.
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