Lost luggage

Had something similar happen coming back from Mexico with a surfboard bag. Grabbed it in Phoenix and went through customs, never saw it again. Airline ended up cutting me a check for the full value of everything inside, took a few weeks if i remember correctly before they'd declare it officially lost.

Ya, not much you can do except wait and hope they find it or pay you for the replacement. If it's been a week, that is troubling. Usually they are able to almost immediately figure out what happened if it was just misrouted or missed a connection. Rule of thumb for flying is if you are bringing anything really valuable and it's small, put it in carry-on.

They owe you money bro. Even if its delayed they owe you money

You think it'd be upsetting seeing someone on that show rifling through your shit?

Similar note. I buy new vehicles for my company every so often. I bought and registered one a month and a half ago, got the plate and the tags which were to be mailed off to the East Coast. I sent it FedEx and at some routing station in PA the package was lost. We inquired about it after it was a week late and they said they would start an investigation. After another 2 weeks they said, it probably got chewed up in once of their conveyor and was a total loss.

I said, "... and?" They said, "and what? It's lost. Better luck next time."

Luckily, getting new plates and registration tags wasn't the hassle I assumed it would be. The next time, I shipped UPS instead. But, I received zero compensation for the loss of the package, the contents, or the time involved. They frankly didn't give a shit.

If you can't get reimbursed from the Airline you can always go through your home insurance carrier. Most states allow 10% of your Personal property amount to cover property not at the location.

Check with your credit card company as well for any coverage for those lost items if you booked using one that offers it.

Hope you get your stuff back.