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" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
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" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> 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
>>
>>>>> [log in to unmask] 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
>>
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>