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Re: [ARSCLIST] Media mail
My experience has been the same as Jack's.
Joel Ackerman
-----Original Message-----
>From: Jack Palmer <vdalhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jun 8, 2007 5:30 PM
>To: ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Media mail
>
> I have to admit that I have never had any problem with Media Mail except
>sometimes it is a little slow. Both shipping and receiving have been OK.
>However sloppy packing is another matter. But mine was not done by the Post
>Office, who have never opened a pkg up till now. Jack
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tom Fine" <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 9:01 AM
>Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Media mail
>
>
>> This is true! I did a transfer of one reel for a guy, and he paid by
>> sending me a large box of junk tape on metal reels (the payment was the
>> metal reels and boxes). As far as I was concerned, because there was ONE
>> for-sure recorded tape in there, the whole thing counted for Media Mail.
>> His post office raised a ruckus but he stuck to his guns and the local
>> postmaster sided with us.
>>
>> -- Tom Fine
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Robert Hodge" <rjhodge@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 8:48 AM
>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Media mail
>>
>>
>>> I've had a few reopened , but only one that was sloppily repacked. The
>>> bells seem to go off when the inspector believes the sender is trying to
>>> pull a fast one. Nothing implied here.
>>> There has been a continuing conterversy about what constitutes "
>>> Media". Some postal workers do not consider piano rolls and music box
>>> discs acceptable as" media". I would !
>>>
>>> Bob Hodge
>>>
>>>>>> smolians@xxxxxxxxx 6/7/2007 11:26 PM >>>
>>> Has anyone had any incidents involving the opening of media mail
>>> containing 78s by the post office? Any where they were badly repacked
>>> by them?
>>>
>>> I've not had the experience but am trying to track down a rumor.
>>>
>>> Steve Smolian
>>>
>>
>>