"My package was sitting in Atlanta, GA for well over a month with my address clearly visible right on the box."
WOW, and they would just put that up for auction. That is the definition of theft. Don't apologize for that.
WOW, and they would just put that up for auction. That is the definition of theft. Don't apologize for that.
Don't falsely accuse people!
The post office goes to great lengths with undelivered mail they open the boxes and try to find any kind of address, perhaps an invoice or other clues.
You're right though, there's the possibility that they don't actually try to deliver the mail properly until right before they are getting ready to auction it.
However, I'm very glad I didn't have to find out whether or not that was the case.
They would only open it as part of the process to eventually auction it.
So I can totally imagine it sitting there waiting for someone to claim it (like you did), without anyone seeing the address.
Stop being so negative, it's not good for you.
Theft is the criminal (i.e. against the law) stealing of someone's property without their permission. This situation would have been complying with the law, stupid as it may be. It's much closer to abandoned property or salvage.