posted on June 16, 2007 06:08:57 PM new
hello, i just won an auction of 211 magazines. The seller is new to this... i would like to suggest best/most economic way to send to me. any one have a suggestion (approx cost?)
posted on June 16, 2007 06:25:09 PM new
Unless they're journals... the magazines probably have advertising in them. That disqualifies them for media mail. (not that some sellers don't send them that way anyway, and get away with it...)
Technically, they could be sent via bound printed mail... but that has a 15 pound limit... so the magazines would have to be shipped in separate boxes... where one larger box via parcel post might be less expensive.
It's really hard to say what an accurate cost should be for this, because it's going to completely depend on thickness of the magazines, weight of the paper and distance between you and the seller. I would budget anywhere between $50-100 (with it being POSSIBLY less, if you're really close to the seller).
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posted on June 16, 2007 06:30:17 PM new
Where are you and where is seller, and how much do they weigh (approx) and how big are they? Without that info, we can't help. An auction number would have been nice too.
posted on June 16, 2007 07:36:59 PM new
M-bag up to 60 lbs or 66 lbs limit,the cheapest way to go.
But some postal clerks dont even know what to do with M-bag,so tell your shipper to look up all he needs on usps website.
Lurking at the back of the post office is this infamous M-BAG,a green canvas bag with ropes around the opening,the clerk should take all your magazines and put them in the bag and tighten the ropes and weigh them.
It should fit all your magazines ,if not then the rest would either go into another M-BAG or parcel post.
There are some paperworks required,some forms.
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[ edited by hwahwa on Jun 16, 2007 07:41 PM ]
[ edited by hwahwa on Jun 16, 2007 07:42 PM ]
M-bags are for international shipments only. They aren't for domestic shipments, nor would they likely be cheaper than bound printed, or parcel post. (not to mention that it's not likely the magazines would arrive safely...)
kidgalahad...
Being larger magazines... it's not going to be cheap, any way you look at it. I'd definitely expect it to be closer to the $100 mark for shipping...
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posted on June 17, 2007 06:05:00 AM new
These are going to be heavy ... otherwise I would suggest checking Greyhound, but the thought of lugging one or more boxes filled with 211 large magazines to and from a terminal which may or may not be convenient for either shipper or recipient is not really appealing.
You have to watch the dimensional weight on a box in this case, especially with parcel post and new rates. DHL may be one option to consider -- I've found them the best with pricing on large packages.
posted on June 17, 2007 09:39:53 AM new
Int'l M-bag is still viable; I just got one from our p.o. for a possible overseas shipment.
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posted on June 17, 2007 11:01:35 AM new
Hwahwa: I had to research postage with M-bag for a buyer in Hong Kong (who then didn't bid!). I had a 15-pound set of books. There's an 11# minimum you have to pay, for $43.45, and then 4 extra pounds at $15.80, totalling $59.45.
The clerk led me to believe that that would be the price anywhere in the world, but not sure. Definitely, though the 11# minimum is good anywhere.
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posted on June 17, 2007 12:16:03 PM new
On the day of switchover (may 24th)my postman returned a package to me-a 5 lb book going to Japan via M-bag and told me I need to add more to postage bringing the total to 12.55.
I think some of these postal clerks do not understand M-bag.
When I complained (I am only short of 55 cents),the postman said they need every penny these days.
Well,wasting a postman time to bring the book back and forth ,what is that??
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posted on June 18, 2007 07:40:03 AM new
I once sold a 20 year collection of quilting magazines and the best and safest way for them to go was the priority flat rate box. Its astounding how many magazines will go in one of those boxes. I even rolled a few to fill in the extra end spaces. Might be a consideration for you
posted on June 18, 2007 08:20:11 AM new
Did I read that "bound printed matter" was not returned if there is a problem with delivery but is dumped?
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posted on June 18, 2007 09:51:25 AM new
I think you can request to have it return to you if not delivered.
E R Hamilton sends out their catalogues ,if not delivered,they will get them back.
Thats the way it works in the 90s,I dont know what the policy is now.
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