Is there any risk in overnighting a shipment compared to standard shipping with usps?
[2 Points] MDMangel:
[3 Points] CookyDough:
Is there any risk in overnighting a shipment compared to standard shipping with usps?
Yes. There is.
Domestically, at some major USPS facilities prior to regional delivery, sacks of Express Mail are set aside to be screened by a dog and for packages/envelopes that look "suspicious." This does not happen to Priority Mail or First-Class because the volume is just way too large.
In particular, US Postal Inspectors are looking for CASH and drugs to seize. In medical and recreationally legal marijuana states, they look extra hard for cash sent from out of state to pay for marijuana that will be shipped out of state. They want money and if they can make any arrests too, all the better.
For details on this, see the PDF at /r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/50utel/state_v_barnthouse_350_p_3d_536_or_court_of/
Here's a link to the PDF court docs hosted elsewhere in case the one in the original link ever goes dead.
[1 Points] None:
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[1 Points] disk1997:
If its domestic it wont matter if its intentional overnight is a huge no no most all overnight packs get seized because they are scrutinized more in customs
[1 Points] Throwaw1776:
I'm a junkie, I get express packs so often it's nuts. Like 3 a week on average. All domestic, USPS express. The mailmen must all know the way to my place by now. Expecting another in the morning, hopefully I can sleep til it shows.
[1 Points] Mang0_Tang0:
What about international?
[1 Points] doeboyfreessh:
Don't do overnight
I'm not really sure, but I've seen some vendors post on their pages explaining that they do not provide overnight shipping. I think it's because overnight requires alot more human handleing as opposed to the machine sorting of regular mail. It would also require the vendor to have to go into the post office with the pack. So I'd have to guess by taking in these variables that overnight is more risky.