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The Media Mail Question
Hello, Here's one that's been buggin' me for a long time... I've won some auctions, and I've noticed that some folks use Media Mail to ship stamps, and some people don't. I've asked sometimes to used it, to reduce the shipping cost, and I've had them tell me "Oh, no... Can't do that, it's against USPS policy, and I know 'cause I work(ed) for the Post Office." etc.... etc... Now, here's my observations: (1) Stamps ARE printed material. (If you really wanna get crazy, you could say a stamp was a very small, one page BOOK.) and (2) Once you pack them, they are BOUND. So, even if they don't technically qualify for Media Mail rate, there is also the "Bound Printed Material" Rate. Any legal students wanna get in on this one? Just curious. |
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dsw wrote:
Hello, Here's one that's been buggin' me for a long time... I've won some auctions, and I've noticed that some folks use Media Mail to ship stamps, and some people don't. I've asked sometimes to used it, to reduce the shipping cost, and I've had them tell me "Oh, no... Can't do that, it's against USPS policy, and I know 'cause I work(ed) for the Post Office." etc.... etc... Now, here's my observations: (1) Stamps ARE printed material. (If you really wanna get crazy, you could say a stamp was a very small, one page BOOK.) and (2) Once you pack them, they are BOUND. So, even if they don't technically qualify for Media Mail rate, there is also the "Bound Printed Material" Rate. Any legal students wanna get in on this one? Just curious. Check the relevant sections of the DMM at http://pe.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/manuals/dmm/E712.pdf and http://pe.usps.gov/cpim/ftp/manuals/dmm/E713.pdf = Eric |
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writes: Subject: The Media Mail Question From: "dsw" Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2003 08:07:51 GMT Hello, Here's one that's been buggin' me for a long time... I've won some auctions, and I've noticed that some folks use Media Mail to ship stamps, and some people don't. I've asked sometimes to used it, to reduce the shipping cost, and I've had them tell me "Oh, no... Can't do that, it's against USPS policy, and I know 'cause I work(ed) for the Post Office." etc.... etc... Now, here's my observations: (1) Stamps ARE printed material. (If you really wanna get crazy, you could say a stamp was a very small, one page BOOK.) and (2) Once you pack them, they are BOUND. So, even if they don't technically qualify for Media Mail rate, there is also the "Bound Printed Material" Rate. Any legal students wanna get in on this one? Just curious Stamps themseleves are not elligible for printed matter rate. Albums, catalogs etc are. David Snyder David J. Snyder 127 Joseph Avenue Staten Island, New York 10314-5054 USA Web Site : http://members.aol.com/djs127 |
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OK, thanks for the information.
But, how do some people still get away with sending them that way? Even right now, I see a couple of current auctions going where the seller has a bulk stamp lot, no stockbook, no album, and is sending via Media Mail. Thanks. |
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dsw wrote:
OK, thanks for the information. But, how do some people still get away with sending them that way? Even right now, I see a couple of current auctions going where the seller has a bulk stamp lot, no stockbook, no album, and is sending via Media Mail. They just don't tell the postal clerk what is really in the package. Do you think that the Post Office checks every package to make sure that the contents are OK? = Eric |
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One drawback to sending by media mail...the postal service does not return
them if undeliverable. They go to the trash can in the back of the post office. |
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wrote: One drawback to sending by media mail...the postal service does not return them if undeliverable. They go to the trash can in the back of the post office. Not if you have purchased any extra service for the package. Such as, say, 13 cents for electronic delivery confirmation. = Eric -- = Eric K. Bustad Voice: +1 732 949 6257 CAD Systems Engineering Fax: +1 732 949 7512 Lucent Technologies Holmdel, NJ, USA |
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