DR.X Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 I contacted a Boardie this morning to check if his books arrived from my last sales thread. He sent me these pics. Looks like someone hit them with an ax. How in the heck does stuff like this happen. Luckily the stacks of books were not damaged. Larryw7, Brandon Shepherd, MagnusX and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lightning55 Posted December 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2022 You'll have to change your name from Dr. X to Dr. Ax. DR.X, Dr. Balls, Point Five and 7 others 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Tis the season for angry shipping employees to take frustrations out on packages. I received a box that looked like it had been run over several times - thankfully there was only a hat in it, so it absorbed whatever damage it would have gotten. ThothAmon and Point Five 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
universal soldier Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 A long time ago I spent the summer unloading trucks for a small shipping company. You don't want to know how we treated those packages . I will say that I got really good a "frisbeeing" packages off two walls and landing them in the exact city pile I needed to. Artboy99, Brandon Shepherd, MattTheDuck and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnexus Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 25,000,000 packages go through the post office each day. If you're not packing with that in mind, frankly that's on you. Also, if you're sending something media mail, the literal cheapest way to send something, do not expect 1st class service. Artboy99, thehumantorch, ThothAmon and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
universal soldier Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 4:40 PM, Tnexus said: 25,000,000 packages go through the post office each day. If you're not packing with that in mind, frankly that's on you. Also, if you're sending something media mail, the literal cheapest way to send something, do not expect 1st class service. Beware the media mail! ThothAmon, jcjames and Brandon Shepherd 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.X Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 3:40 PM, Tnexus said: 25,000,000 packages go through the post office each day. If you're not packing with that in mind, frankly that's on you. I do pack with that it mind, but thanks for the tip. ThothAmon and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B2D327 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Holiday season also brings in temporary hires that really don’t care about the treatment of packages. By the time complaints and insurance claims are filed, the people who should be held accountable are gone until next year media_junkie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcjames Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Got this one a couple weeks ago, crushed pretty good on one side... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 3:46 PM, universal soldier said: Beware the media mail! Many comic book dealers still use them today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dave2739 Posted December 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 5:36 PM, jcjames said: Got this one a couple weeks ago, crushed pretty good on one side... Good thing there is a bright orange sticker warning that the box could explode. jaybuck43, Larryw7, Dr. Balls and 6 others 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
universal soldier Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 5:56 PM, JollyComics said: Many comic book dealers still use them today. This was 2014 I believe (even though it looks like 2019 on the envelope). Strange, the post master at that time had a real hard-on for media. Never had a problem since. ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 4:58 PM, universal soldier said: This was 2014 I believe (even though it looks like 2019 on the envelope). Strange, the post master at that time had a real hard-on for media. Never had a problem since. That surprises me too. I rarely used Media Mail but they caught me three times!!! universal soldier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
707comics Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 2:36 PM, jcjames said: Got this one a couple weeks ago, crushed pretty good on one side... jcjames 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 1:05 PM, DR.X said: I contacted a Boardie this morning to check if his books arrived from my last sales thread. He sent me these pics. Looks like someone hit them with an ax. How in the heck does stuff like this happen. Luckily the stacks of books were not damaged. I am confident in your packing skill. No questions about it. Point Five and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 (edited) Only once did I receive a package that looked as if someone had put their football boot into the corner of it and sent it on a complimentary aerial adventure. A stack of U.K. newsstand-distributed comics which sadly had a lot of corner impaction damage on them, including some nice early Swamp Thing issues by Alan Moore, 20 up. No sturdy protection from the vendor, worst case result. Early 1980s, and again, as said by other boardies, on a similar-sounding chilly, pre-Christmas December morning. Edited December 22, 2022 by Ken Aldred Cat, Point Five and Larryw7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastriver400 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 6:01 PM, JollyComics said: That surprises me too. I rarely used Media Mail but they caught me three times!!! What happens? Do they return the package? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnexus Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 6:29 PM, eastriver400 said: What happens? Do they return the package? If postage is bought online, they generally just charge your card/shipping client the cost of priority. Otherwise they will make the receiver pay the difference at the post office. eastriver400 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 8:29 PM, eastriver400 said: What happens? Do they return the package? All of them are returned with similar explaination - we have to open the package for the inspection. Under the article # (I don't recall the number), you have violated the rule, the comic books are not qualified for Media Mail and please pay this amount (the total bill was varied in depending of the location) at the local post office. You will pay the new shipping charge before the package will be shipped. I think one of them that went to Oregon so I had to pay about $8.50 additional shipping charge. Never again with Media Mail. One time, I picked it up at the post office and was asked to pay $4 extra for using the Media Mail. I was not the sender but I had to pay the extra money so I contacted the sender to cover my expense. He agreed to do it. eastriver400 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpineTic Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 (edited) On 12/22/2022 at 11:39 AM, JollyComics said: All of them are returned with similar explaination - we have to open the package for the inspection. Under the article # (I don't recall the number), you have violated the rule, the comic books are not qualified for Media Mail and please pay this amount (the total bill was varied in depending of the location) at the local post office. You will pay the new shipping charge before the package will be shipped. I think one of them that went to Oregon so I had to pay about $8.50 additional shipping charge. Never again with Media Mail. One time, I picked it up at the post office and was asked to pay $4 extra for using the Media Mail. I was not the sender but I had to pay the extra money so I contacted the sender to cover my expense. He agreed to do it. Any kind of book or magazine with advertising inside cannot ship media mail. Even eBay won't allow you to ship comics anymore using Media Mail. Media Mail Service Media Mail® service has special eligibility requirements for permissible contents. Media Mail rates are limited to the items listed below: Books (at least 8 pages). Sound recordings and video recordings, such as CDs and DVDs. Playscripts and manuscripts for books, periodicals, and music. Printed music. Computer-readable media containing prerecorded information and guides or scripts prepared solely for use with such media. Sixteen millimeter or narrower width films. Printed objective test materials and their accessories. Printed educational reference charts. Loose-leaf pages and their binders consisting of medical information for distribution to doctors, hospitals, medical schools, and medical students. Media Mail Packages may not contain advertising except that books may contain incidental announcements of other books and sound recordings may contain incidental announcements of other sound recordings. In accordance with standards in the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM 300) 173.3.2, Media Mail Packages are subject to inspection by the Postal Service™. Upon such inspection, matter not eligible for the Media Mail rate may be assessed at the proper rate and sent to the recipient postage due, or the sender may be contacted for additional postage (DMM 604.8.1). Edited December 22, 2022 by ak47po Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
