InPost collection - not going to make the 3 day deadline

[Mamma37868]

I thought I had tomorrow to collect my parcel but it turns out the deadline is 3am Monday. 😖 It's actually a small distance away so I can't pick it up now, nor can I ask anyone else to do it this late on a Sunday.

Is there a chance it could still be there tomorrow morning or afternoon? I could possibly ask a friend to do it but I don't want them to go out of their way to get it if it's not there.

It's also something I bought off vinted. I'm not sure what to do - will the sale then be cancelled? And would they have to relist so I can buy it again?

Can you give a rough idea of the area the seller is in?

Yes it goes back to the seller for re listing after 3 days but depends what time collection is, it may still be there tomorrow x

If your collection time is 3am then that probably means it gets dropped off/collected about that time too (certainly the ones near us follow that pattern) so it probably will go, although I guess it's possible you get lucky. While in theory they can relist it's going to take a while for it to get back to them as well.

Will I still be able to track it if it is collected again? So I know if it's still there before I ask someone to check.

What's the earliest you can get there? It's worth getting up as early as you can to get it rather than mess the seller about.

If you download the InPost app then you’ll be able to check when it’s been collected. I had a buyer once not collect something but they messaged to apologise and asked if they could buy it again for me. I took a photo of it still wrapped and posted that on Vinted, messaged them and the bought it immediately. Very little stress for me as the seller 😂

It may still be there if you can get there early. The seller can realist but they don’t have to.

Definitely worth a shot first thing in the morning. I had this a month ago and a few minutes after the deadline had passed received a message from InPost saying that the package had been picked up by the courier. However, I tried on a whim and it was still there several hours later. I think that courier message must have been automated - bit naughty of them imo!

I can't do it first thing because I do school drop off. I could ask DH as he has the car but he would have to take a detour that takes him through rush hour. I just feel terrible at inconveniencing him when it might not even be there.

People like you are the reason I took inpost off my postage options on Vinted...... I kept missing postage deadlines because the lockers were always full due to people not collecting and just leaving their parcels there for days!

(Sorry I realise that's no help to your problem but it's a petty bug bear of mine 😂)

Just go and get it now, those lockers are 24/7