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Can Comics be shipped through the USPS as Media Rate

Can anyone say definatively yes or no? Some clerks will accept packages for this rate and others say No...claim its "Magazines and has advertising" etc. Its been a crap shoot at the post offices I use and I'm tired of getting burnt on large shipments if I can in fact ship Media Rate. They end up using this other rate that maybe saves a dime called Printed Material but is a variable rate based on where its going by Zip Code so many times its about the same as First Class. Tonight at the 24/7 Post Office I figure it cost me an extra $40. I try to kkep my shipping cost to a minimum to my customers but its getting to be a losing proposition when the post office will not cooperate! Please advise and thanks for input Tony
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"OPENED FOR INSPECTION BY USPS"

was stamped on a box of comics I received today via Media Mail. No problems. Shipped from Michigan to Arizona.

(thanks, comicloversdream!)
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illuminated
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"OPENED FOR INSPECTION BY USPS"

was stamped on a box of comics I received today via Media Mail. No problems. Shipped from Michigan to New York.
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lol - was it from comicloversdream or zillaf4?
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My postal clerk showed me the new media mail stamp that they're using which says "media mail - subject to inspection". He said, your comics are fine, but people were using the mm rate to send clothes and car parts and stuff, so they've had to crack down to prevent abuse.
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So I'm judging by the last few posts that we've now shut the lid on the controversy (yeah, right!) and can safely say that comics can indeed be shipped via Media Mail because the Post Office has said so?

That's good because the guy on the P&S board called me a "criminal" for shipping comics with MM!
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http://forums.ebay.com/db1/thread.jspa?threadID=1000128630&tstart=0&mod=1131557604644

Ha-Ha!
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Gosh darn it! It appears this ID has used its daily allotment of board posts with this here post. Who will take up arms against the evil P&S bloviators?! Is there a champion of light, right and goodness? What say you?
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Can Comics be shipped through the USPS as Media Rate

Already done.
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Can Comics be shipped through the USPS as Media Rate

You're on your own. Herr bulkmail just informed me that the DMM was changed... so the loophole no longer exists!
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Bound Printed can Frequently be CHEAPER then Media Mail

Here is a chart that will show when it is cheaper
http://www.upperaccess.com/bpm.htm

and here is a place to make a Zone Chart that is customized to your location
http://www.upperaccess.com/bpm.htm
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As has been stated many times before BPM gets thrown in the garbage if there's any problem delivering it - even if you have a return address on it. (I've heard you have to write something about returning to sender if undeliverable all over the package if you don't want them to throw it away. Personally I was shocked to find that the USPS throws mail in the garbage. That's because BPM was originally intended only for junk mail. I don't consider comics I sell on eBay that someone's paid for junk mail - so I won't risk sending it that way.)
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NO---Bound Printed DOES NOT get thrown in the garbage if you do one simple thing with your label

Under the return address print

"RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED"

if it undeliverable, it will be returned
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Okay!

I'm still not using because of the people who've told me that when the postman sees "BPM" he doesn't always check for the return service message and chucks it.

Oh, who told me?
Postmen.
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capt.steel : Media Mail is also considered to be a 'Low Class' method of mailing and is not treated as nicely as you may want your 'Treasures' to be treated.
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Well---I have heard the story told the other way--by a Postman. As long as the message is there, it will be returned Make it visible---don't just squiggle it underneath the address

Another tip to save money on heavy boxes.
---if it going to Zone 1,2 or 3 from your destination, Parcel Post is frequently the cheapest method
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