Selling Free USPS Priority Mail Boxes - Is it Legal?

[The Kaptain]

I just noticed a couple of people selling the free Spider-Man USPS Priority Mail shipping boxes on eBay.

 

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Is this legal? I would think not.

[sd2416]

People sell free comic book day books all the time.

 

Same thing, no?

[ChicksCosmiComics]

Yeah I would think if the post office caught on this could be a problem. On the other hand maybe one could consider it a collectible like selling a stamp?

 

But a free comic does not come from a federal entity

[Buzzetta]

I would say it is not worth the legal fees to defend against.

[masterlogan2000]

This verbage is clearly stated on the box:

 

This packaging is the property of the U.S. Postal Service and is provided solely for use in sending Priority Mail shipments. Misuse may be a violation of federal law. This packaging is not for resale.

 

Now, the exact violation that "may" be occurring is not explicitly stated, but I wouldn't take any chances here.

[Vikingreed]

If someone is dumb enough to pay $15.00 for it, then kudos to the seller.

The buyer should be the one locked up.

[Robot Man]

I would assume they are out of print? Otherwise, couldn't you just get them for free at the Post Office? I mean, who would want them anyway? I guess some people are just so crazy that they want anything with a certian character on it...

[skypinkblu]

How on earth would they ship that?

 

It says free Priority shipping.

 

Maybe they put the flier in the box and mail that...then it might be legal,

 

[HighRadArt]

One would think USPS has enough problems with brutally crushing packages and/or losing them.

[Mayor006]

:: I got a bunch of these when they came out. I'm still shipping stuff in them!

[01TheDude]

c'mon CGC -- when are you going to make a slab that holds my USPS Spider-man collectible postage box?

 

 

 

[F For Fake]

I may have a couple of these left over in my shipping supplies, I'll have to check. I got a ton of them when they were released, but my recollection is that they somehow seemed even flimsier than the normal MFRB's, and they actually kinda smelled bad. Not sure if it was just my batch or not, I'm thinking it was the glue. Kinda funky.

[01TheDude]

I may have a couple of these left over in my shipping supplies, I'll have to check. I got a ton of them when they were released, but my recollection is that they somehow seemed even flimsier than the normal MFRB's, and they actually kinda smelled bad. Not sure if it was just my batch or not, I'm thinking it was the glue. Kinda funky.

 

you must have got the second printing-- not as valuable or collectible

[shadroch]

It's illegal to sell them, but you could sell a picture of one for $15 and use the box to ship it.