On 10/12/22 11:20, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
> Well, at least it was another brass instrument, not an attempt to ship a
> string or woodwind in a brass instrument case :-)
> My sister insists that her wooden Alphorn is a brass instrument, but
> that a brass saxophone is NOT a brass instrument.
From the USPS Domestic Mail Manual, section 170, subsection 4.1(i):
"Computer-readable media containing prerecorded information and guides or
scripts prepared solely for use with such media."
On Wed, 12 Oct 2022, Jonathan Chapman via cctalk wrote:
I've asked and our postmaster has said
"Media mail" is the only practical option for those.
THAT comment was actuaally in reply to somebody who had a problem with the
cost of shipping Chilton automotive books, where media mail is the ONLY
practical option.
And, blank, or user-written diskettes don't qualify; according to the
> From the USPS Domestic Mail Manual, section 170, subsection 4.1(i):
>
> "Computer-readable media containing prerecorded information and guides or
> scripts prepared solely for use with such media."
I've asked and our postmaster has said anything that's not blank is OK (we ship
a lot of
That is a shared experience. The only way to know is to read the user
agreement carefully, then apply the math yourself. When I've done so, it
has always checked out. A trust but verify kinda thing.
I regularly check my account ledger as once in a while I'll find a random
charge that makes no
At 09:16 AM 10/11/2022, Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
>Yes, eBay charges the seller the same commission on shipping as it does for
>the item price, and the taxes charged to the buyer as well.
A year or so ago, I tried to figure out how to even see a detailed
breakdown of eBay's costs and
On 10/11/22 08:22, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
> "Media mail" is the only practical option for those.
>
> And, blank, or user-written diskettes don't qualify; according to the
> post-office, only commercially written disks.
Who says that the media has to be disks. Dig around for some dusty
On 2022-10-11 8:16 a.m., Sellam Abraham via cctalk wrote:
Yes, eBay charges the seller the same commission on shipping as it does for
the item price, and the taxes charged to the buyer as well.
Sometimes if you contact the buyer and ask them nicely if they can add a
cheaper shipping option they
From the USPS Domestic Mail Manual, section 170, subsection 4.1(i):
"Computer-readable media containing prerecorded information and guides or
scripts prepared solely for use with such media."
Sellam
On Tue, Oct 11, 2022, 8:23 AM Fred Cisin via cctalk
wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Oct 2022, Bill
On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 4:25 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk
wrote:
>
> On Tue, 11 Oct 2022, Cory Heisterkamp via cctalk wrote:
>> If the seller has a few “worthless” diskettes laying around, he can
>> include one in each case and now the package qualifies under media mail
>> rates. I won’t speak to
If the seller has a few “worthless” diskettes laying around, he can
include one in each case and now the package qualifies under media mail
rates. I won’t speak to the ethics of it, but it is technically
allowed per USPS’ rules.
According to USPS, that is not acceptable for blank, nor even
If the seller has a few “worthless” diskettes laying around, he can
include one in each case and now the package qualifies under media mail
rates. I won’t speak to the ethics of it, but it is technically
allowed per USPS’ rules.
According to USPS, that is not acceptable for blank, nor even
On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 4:25 PM Fred Cisin via cctalk
wrote:
>
> On Tue, 11 Oct 2022, Cory Heisterkamp via cctalk wrote:
> > If the seller has a few “worthless” diskettes laying around, he can
> > include one in each case and now the package qualifies under media mail
> > rates. I won’t speak to
On Tue, 11 Oct 2022, Cory Heisterkamp via cctalk wrote:
If the seller has a few “worthless” diskettes laying around, he can
include one in each case and now the package qualifies under media mail
rates. I won’t speak to the ethics of it, but it is technically
allowed per USPS’ rules.
On Tue, 11 Oct 2022, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk wrote:
On the other side of the coin... I once tried to sell a couple
Chilton's car manuals. The shipping price I quoted was the cost
of a "If it fits, it ships" USPS envelope. eBay refused to let
me do it claiming the shipping charges were too
> On Oct 11, 2022, at 1:51 AM, D. Resor via cctalk
> wrote:
>
> Does anyone have, or know of a reasonably priced supplier of good clean
> used, or new 8" floppy diskette boxes? The kind made of plastic like these?
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/134258177087
>
> I have one 8" box with Xerox
I have contacted the seller, and kindly asked as a gentlemanly as I possibly
could.
I'll see what happens
Don Resor
If the seller will use PirateShip that can knock down the price of
shipping quite a bit, UPS and USPS only. Good news is it, unlike so many
others, can actually give you a PDF
Subject: [cctalk] Re: 8" floppy diskette storage cases
Yes, eBay charges the seller the same commission on shipping as it does for the
item price, and the taxes charged to the buyer as well.
Sometimes if you contact the buyer and ask them nicely if they can add a
cheaper shipping o
ugh.
Don Resor
-Original Message-
From: Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 7:01 AM
To: cctalk@classiccmp.org
Cc: Bill Gunshannon
Subject: [cctalk] Re: 8" floppy diskette storage cases
On 10/11/22 09:17, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
> Of you're near kennettsquar
-Original Message-
> From: Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 6:59 AM
> To: cctalk@classiccmp.org
> Cc: Bill Gunshannon
> Subject: [cctalk] Re: 8" floppy diskette storage cases
>
>
> eBay has always been rather stupid when it comes to shi
Unfortunately I am in Los Angeles
Thanks anyway
Don Resor
-Original Message-
From: Bill Degnan via cctalk
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 6:18 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Cc: Bill Degnan
Subject: [cctalk] Re: 8" floppy diskette storage
elped much.
Don Resor
-Original Message-
From: Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2022 6:59 AM
To: cctalk@classiccmp.org
Cc: Bill Gunshannon
Subject: [cctalk] Re: 8" floppy diskette storage cases
eBay has always been rather stupid when it comes to shipping.
I
On 10/11/22 09:17, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
Of you're near kennettsquare, PAI have a few
I have piles of them. Unfortunately, they are all full of
disks loaded with data. :-)
bill
On 10/11/22 09:00, geneb via cctalk wrote:
On Mon, 10 Oct 2022, D. Resor via cctalk wrote:
Does anyone have, or know of a reasonably priced supplier of good clean
used, or new 8" floppy diskette boxes? The kind made of plastic like
these?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/134258177087
I have one
Of you're near kennettsquare, PAI have a few
On Tue, Oct 11, 2022, 9:01 AM geneb via cctalk
wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Oct 2022, D. Resor via cctalk wrote:
>
> > Does anyone have, or know of a reasonably priced supplier of good clean
> > used, or new 8" floppy diskette boxes? The kind made of plastic
On Mon, 10 Oct 2022, D. Resor via cctalk wrote:
Does anyone have, or know of a reasonably priced supplier of good clean
used, or new 8" floppy diskette boxes? The kind made of plastic like these?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/134258177087
I have one 8" box with Xerox software in which the plastic
Don...it's the package size not the weight.
On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 2:52 AM D. Resor via cctalk
wrote:
> Does anyone have, or know of a reasonably priced supplier of good clean
> used, or new 8" floppy diskette boxes? The kind made of plastic like
> these?
>
>
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