There is a lost mail auction, I cant remember where I heard about it. When the package gets so damaged where you cant read the address on it they save it for a while to see if it gets claimed then it goes off to auction. Mark V On Jan 18, 2007, at 7:27 AM, Soma576@xxxxxxx wrote: > I don't think there even is such as a thing as a 'lost mail freight > auction'. I keep hearing about how the US mail will deliver a letter > from 1952 that > they found under a 40 ton sorting machine, etc. > > Think about this: > It is highly unlikely that the part would be undeliverable since the > box it > came in would have had both a destination and return address, and > there would > also be a shipping manifest or invoice that would also have the > destination > and address. I believe the mail service would have returned the part > to the > sender before they put it up for auction. > > My guess is that this was stolen off someone's porch. > > Andy > > Fargo, ND > 1982 DeLorean DMC12 VIN 11596 To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/