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PS5 Stolen by UPS
marioxb:
I wonder if something similar happened with my copy of Ultra Street Fighter II for Switch. UPS says it was "delivered" Oct 6. I was in the process of moving, so I wasn't there, but family members and neighbors said they have not seen it. I filed a lost claim with UPS, so we will see I guess....
Megatron:
It seems my little problem isn't exclusive. I've since heard (and seen) a lot of cases where PS5s are being stolen by drivers all over the world.
So much so, that yesterday morning I got a call from the San Diego Police. It seems the driver who "allegedly" stole my PS5 before getting caught, repackaging it in a Target box, and delivering it the next day may have done this to a few more people as well. Or was possibly involved in a "ring" of drivers working together to steal these.
So a while back I worked closely with the police department because of my job. An officer I used to be friendly with gave me a call and asked about my stolen PS5 - she had seen a similar post I made on my Facebook page about the incident. She asked me if I would reach out to a detective colleague of hers and tell him my story. So I take the detective's number and give him a call during lunch. I let him know why I'm calling, who gave me his number, etc. I then basically told my story. He asked for copies of the pictures I took (see above) as well as anything else I could provide - exact date, time of alleged delivery, etc. So while we're on the phone the detective is apparently taking notes and he looks at the date at time, and says that one of my neighbors (someone 2 blocks away) was supposed to have one delivered about the same time, and was marked delivered about 5 minutes after mine. I got put on hold for a bit, and when he came back he asked me if I'd be willing to make a statement, in addition to the one I made with UPS. This statement also was to include a description of the man who delivered my package a day later, since he handed it right to me.
I was hesitant at first, like I said before I got my PS5 back, and I was hoping that this kid just made a dumb mistake and learned from it. Then he told me there have been over a dozen PS5 thefts in my area. Granted my area has about 50,000 people living in it, but still. That number caught me off guard a bit. The detective reported that it was likely multiple drivers, but all their routes depart from the same warehouse. So at this point I was actually pretty pissed. The guy who (allegedly) stole mine also very like stole another from a guy down the street. And on top of that, there have been 10+ more in just my area alone. By this point, I was pretty pissed and gave a description of the guy. Not sure what, if anything, will come of it. But it is definitely irritating.
Quazimoto:
I managed to get a PS5 off PlayStation Direct after a whole week of sitting online 24/7 waiting for drops and having it in my cart no less than a dozen times at various retailers only to fail (only reason I kept trying is because it's my Brothers Christmas gift - it'll be years before I buy one for myself).
Was so freaked out about it getting stolen or "lost" like some of the horror stories I'd heard online that I literally set up a chair at my front door so I could open it and watch anytime my video doorbell alerted.
Turns out I needed have worried because the driver was super chill and friendly. Asked if it was a PS5. I said it was. Then he asked for tips on how I managed to get one. Before he left I felt kinda bad and sort of apologized for stalking the front door waiting for delivery. He just laughed and said not to worry and that he's done the same thing before.
Feel terrible for anyone who has to go through the hassle of trying to recover a "lost" delivery with these new systems, but also so glad mine went so smoothly.
marioxb:
Good thing I don't want a PS5. Never even had a 3 or 4. Or Xbox equivalent. Xbox original and PS2 is enough for me. I only need to keep current with Nintendo.
segamer:
I'm sorry to hear your story. I'm broken hearted for you. It's happening to a lot of people.