Thanks for your response but not really sure, story is

Watch was sent to me by USPS in Dec, due to a mix up and them not contacting me it sat in a post depot in London for about a month...so most likely happened here.

BUT

It then took almost two months stopping at almost every depot in the US before it finally made it back to Texas, so could have happened in the US.

The lovely lady I originally bought it from just put the returned box, straight in a fedex box and shipped it back to me without re-opening, when I received it the box had been opened and filled with wood to make up the weight.

I believe in Karma so believe the thief will get it back but this did not stop my reaction being

grrr!!"$%£"! DDF!""%%&* !!"£$%

And just to rub it in, the key expose programme on UK TV tonight is.......you guessed it.....an undercover report on mail theft

grrr !"$%$£

all the best
shaun