[78-L] USPS Strikes Again!?

[Darrell Lehman]

Similar but perhaps coincidental... a buyer rec'd my mailing with 
"Postage Due" (which he paid  - $6). It appears the postal employee 
ignored the "Media Mail" stamp on the box and re-calculated postage at 
the First Class rate, charging him the difference.  I don't think the 
box was even opened so not a question of content.  Why my buyer didn't 
object I don't know - hope this isn't a new... "ploy" to raise 
revenue... just another conspiracy theory...

Darrell

Taylor Bowie wrote:
> 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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