I ship a lot of Magazines---and I use Bound Printed when they weigh over 13 ounces and First Class when they weigh under that. Had a couple of BPMs returned---with no problems

That's great!
That will be my recourse when the post office tells me I absolutely, positively cannot send comics with Media Mail.
Currently they tell me I absolutely, positively can!

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Dude - here's my problem... those clerk's job is to answer questions with accurate information - that's why they are standing at that counter waiting to serve. Just like any customer service agent who works for any other governmental agency.

Let's say you were disturbed by a neighbor chainsawing trees at night & you went into your local police department to asked the police administrator at the head desk if there was any law against people using chainsaws after dark. And she answered "you cannot use a chainsaw in this town after dark, would you like to file a complaint?" Would you then say... how do I know you're telling the truth? How do I know you know what you're talking about? I demand to speak to the chief.

If the chief told you the same thing and that they'd be glad to send a patrol car round to speak to your noisey neighbors, would you demand to talk to your mayor, then the county assemblyman, then your Governer, etc. to see if the chief understands his own laws?

So why should I question these clerks and their superiors who've all told me the same thing in every P.O. I've gone to - why should I try to find some way to exclude myself from using a service that works well for me and my customers when the people who are representatives of the very delivery service I'm utilizing state that it's okay?

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It doesn't matter--if someone down the line inforces the 'CORRECT' policy of Comic Books not qualifying, it is your problem (or at least your customer's)

So--keep using Media Mail, until it bites ya

I've been sending and receiving comics via Media Mail for 6 years now. My PO doesn't have a problem.

And the Postal Inspectors that have opened my mail have ALL approved the comics inside as being legitimate items for Media Mail.

Now I've read the DMM and I fully understand that they could reject them back to the sender for containing advertisments (or try to get me to pay a higher rate for my package), but to date no rejections or claims that I owe them money have ever happened.

This is the part that drives everyone nuts... the USPS is inconsistent with how they enforce the regulations. I'm not sure what I can say to others when my local PO clerks, the local head of rates and classification, and postal inspectors for my area, have all approved comics for Media Mail.

no one can give me just one, teeny, tiny, little example of a parcel containing comics and mailed using the media mail rate, having been opened in transit and assessed additional postage due. Not one. Funny, that. Well, I can. I had an item opened by the post office in transit (1st and only time so far, to be sure) and was contacted stating that if the recipient chose to pay the additional postage, there would be no problem. If tbey didn't, the item would be returned to me at appropriate rates and I'd have to pay all the extra shipping. As the item hadn't been identified as to which parcel (odd), I couldn't track it down to address any concerns on the part of the recipient as I recall. SO--yeah, it can happen.

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With all due respect, why would you choose to disbelieve me? Sarcasm aside, it's difficult to presume the tenor of your message overall. Though I'm betting it's a safe guess you don't believe me.

Fine-- I have no idea who you are, I have no vested interest in 'proving' anything about the exigencies of media mail vs other classes; I simply put forth my own experience and you had to act like a Dick about it. Jeezis.

To attend your questions-- I mailed comic books via USPS media mail and they were opened in transit by the USPS. They sent me a form letter which provided the information which I provided in my earlier post about the recipient having a choice about paying the extra shipping fees.

Thanks mr zero feedback. Hope this helps, and if it doesn't, well...

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Thanks for the additional information. By any chance did you save the form letter and could you post a scan? Did you have to physically go to the Post Office or were you able to call a phone number to say send the parcel through?

I'm sorry you feel that I'm being a dick, but hey, that makes up for some of those occassions where I've thought the same about you while reading your Oh So? drivel.

Thanks!

Well, your baa baaaa baaa ONE OF US!ONE OF US! *was* a little dickish...

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Agreed. (cathartic! LOL)

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I had a media mail package of comics upgraded to priority rate because a worker in Ohio said it did not qualify, and yes i refunded the difference to the buyer. No big deal. They didnt even realize why it came postage due until they went to their local post office a couple days later. They emailed, i refunded and got a great repeat customer out of it.

drautosound out for 3-more.

I like that positive outlook! And I do think that, for the most part, any customer thus affected would be quite understanding as long as the seller was willing to refund the extra fees paid (no one likes the USPS).

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