USPS Media Mail (was Re: Off-topic, but interesting (Fiorina fired))

[Scott Stevens]

On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 23:45:09 -0500
"Teo Zenios" <teoz at neo.rr.com> wrote:

> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf at siconic.com>
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
> <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 11:23 PM
> Subject: USPS Media Mail (was Re: Off-topic, but interesting (Fiorina
> fired))
> 
> 
> > I've had people tell me the post office wouldn't let them send
> > magazines because they have advertising in them.  Even 20 year old
> > magazines. Sheesh.
> >
> > -- 
> >
> > Sellam Ismail                                        Vintage
> > Computer
> Festival
> 
> I had magazines sent media mail (nothing but computer mags) with no
> issues. One guy slipped a huge boxed Atari trackball (was a surprise
> to me) in with some boxed ST games I purchased and had no problems
> mailing them media mail. Must just be the person behind the counter
> being difficult.
> 
> 

There are shippers like that, who violate the guidelines for Media Mail.
 They are penalized if they are caught doing so.

People like that who abuse the super-low rates offered for Media Mail
jeapordize the low rates for the rest of us who follow the rules.