Stuck in California, this McGill student paid movers to ship his stuff home. 2 years later, it's still missing
CBC
When McGill University suspended classes and exams at the start of the pandemic in March 2020, the break was expected to last only two weeks.
Randy Li decided he'd spend that time in California with his mother.
He packed a suitcase with enough clothes for a few days, not realizing it would be the last time he'd see the rest of his belongings.
"Everything was still left in my apartment," said Li, 26. "My shirts, jackets, shoes, my notes, textbooks, school files, my laptop, my watch, my piano, some jewelry."
Shortly after Li left Montreal, non-essential travel was banned between the United States and Canada, making it impossible for him to return.
With his apartment's lease set to expire, he hired a local mover to pack everything up at the end of May 2020. The boxes were then supposed to be sent to him via an international shipping company.
Li says he provided the moving company, ASAP Moving and Transport, with his mother's credit card number to pay the $1,750 shipping fee.
A month went by. Then two.
When his possessions still hadn't shown up by August, Li called the mover.
Li says the company expressed surprise and told him it had no idea what had happened.
Although each of the 21 boxes had a unique tracking code, the shipping company that ASAP had used, Canpar Express, couldn't find any trace of them.
Li says the boxes contained thousands of dollars worth of high-fashion clothing, accessories and jewelry. He also had an expensive collection of footwear, including limited edition Yeezy and NMD sneakers, which are made by Adidas. The priciest pair was worth $1,500.
Li also lost important computer files he needed for school and for job applications.
Besides the expense and inconvenience, Li says many of his belongings had sentimental value.
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