[78-L] eBay gripes

[Taylor Bowie]

Actually,  I think you have it backwards in both cases.  If somebody runs a 
red light and doesn't hit another car,  should that driver not get a ticket? 
The red light runner could have killed someone,  and there was no reason the 
record didn't arrive broken except for luck.

Nor is there is any reason that the PO should  inspect how packages are 
packed or what material is used.  A better idea is to not give away the 
material in the first place...sell the Priority boxes,  envelopes,  etc. at 
the PO and have that charge reflected in a lesser amount of postage charged 
for the package.

And whatever the bottom line for the PO...that Priority Mail material is not 
there for cheapskates to use to pack their media packages.  As others have 
already pointed out,  using the Priority materials for that purpose is the 
same as stealing.

All that said,   I'm with Dave W and others as far as enjoying  "my eBay 
experience"  pretty much all the time.

Taylor B


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <PHONOGUY at aol.com>
To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 8:32 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] eBay gripes


> Well...I feel giving someone a negative just because you do not like what 
> the
> seller chose for packing material is not a fair thing to do as long as it
> arrived in good condition.. I send items by Priority mail as well as media 
> mail.
> Just yesterday I mailed a cylinder record to Montana. I told the postman 
> to
> send it by media mail. He told me that since it was only 7 oz it was 
> cheaper to
> send it first class mail!!!  It all evens out. I can order priority mail 
> boxes
> by the case from the USPS  web site and I do when I need some. They make a
> lot of money on Priority mail and it is all paid for with the postage 
> costs.
> They do a great job handling millions of items every day and if you had to 
> have
> people just to open packages to see what packing material was used your
> shipping costs would cost 200 times what they are now not to mention all 
> the extra
> damage. You would be spending $500 to save 4 cents. Thanks Henry
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