[78-L] USPS Strikes Again!?

[Taylor Bowie]

I'd actually welcome some crack-down on the cheaters who use free Priority 
Mail supplies to use to send their Media Mail packages...I see this with a 
number of eBay sellers although never from the best of them...it just seems 
like a sleazy way to save a little bit on shipping supplies and is really 
nothing more than theft.  I'm not speaking of  those who reuse old Priority 
Boxes for packing,  but those who take the brand new ones off the shelf at 
the PO and use them for other purposes....e.g. I get a crappy old cardboard 
box in the mail sent "media" and inside they've used a brand new (free) 
Priority box to protect the record,  book,  or whatever.


Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Fraissinet" <pf13 at cornell.edu>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] USPS Strikes Again!?


> USPS has always reserved the right to do this, and they have done it.  I 
> have had several packages come in re-taped by USPS, and likewise several 
> packages sent out have been reported (by the recipient) as having been 
> officially opened.  This over the last 20 years.  Never was there damage, 
> I'm happy to report.
>
> The primary effect will be that the recipients of boxes, where the sender 
> has used Priority materials (boxes, envelopes, tape) inside the media mail 
> package, will have to pay the postage due for a Priority box, or refuse 
> delivery.  That is current policy, and this will be a big new income 
> stream if they step up inspection.  Kind of like a parking meter violation 
> blitz catching scofflaws unawares.  For awhile anyway, till people get 
> wise.
>
> First Class is hardly an option, for after 13 oz it is replaced by 
> Priority (for domestic mail).
>
> Peter Fraissinet
> West Danby NY
> ________________________________________
> post office will be begin opening media mail packages to see if it is 
> really is media.
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