Postage due on ebay purchases???

[steve B]

The 1/4 inch is in 401.1 but the section is another 3 paragraphs of governmentese so I didn't quote it.

The branch I use is pretty good. And there usually isn't much of a line. They've said that if I have click and ship I can just put it on the end of the counter, but I usually wait in line so the other people don't get mad. And I've done a lot less shipping the last couple years. I do need to get going and sell more stuff
The main office is sometimes difficult, but it's quite urban and the stuff they deal with would make me cranky too.
"What? I have to put this VCR in a box to ship it to Guatemala?"- It had the remote and wiring with it, and not taped on either.
" why can't I stuff 5 sweatshirts into a flat rate envelope and keep it ball shaped with twine and tape" Seriously, it looked like a ball of sweatshirts with a few bits of priority envelope taped to it.
"44 cents for a stamp?! I thought they were only 42 cents so that's all I brought" - Months after the rate went up.

I Have no idea how they manage that all day long and remain polite.

So I really make an effort to know details about what I'm shipping and why it qualifies for the rate I want. Like 16mm film going media mail. No, no 16mm is flammable, but some 35mm is and media allows motion picture film 16mm and less in width. They checked the book for that one, and haven't asked many questions since. When they do ask it's usally something like "why are you sending a book priority- It has advertising so it can't go media- Oh, ok."

Steve B