Re: [MBZ] Postage Rate Increase
what is different about this increase is that it is not just based on weight but size also...as you point out. Chris John W. Reames III [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If it is too thick it goes up too; a not-sharply-creased two page business letter in a com10 envelope can push out to about half an inch thik, so it will cost you $.80 instead of $.41 I sh*t you not -j. On Thu, 17 May 2007, Craig McCluskey wrote: In case you've been hiding under a rock like my wife and I have, the cost of sending mail went up on Monday. Craig From http://postcalc.usps.gov/Popups/pop_up23.htm, First-Class Mail Letters First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Express Mail is required for personal correspondence, handwritten or typewritten material, and bills or statements of account. First-Class Mail may also be used for advertisements. First-Class Mail Letter Rates Weight Not Over (ounces) Rates 1 $0.41 2 0.58 3 0.75 3.5 0.92 Letters that weigh 1 ounce or less and meet one or more of the nonmachinable characteristics below are subject to the $0.17 nonmachinable surcharge. For heavier items, see Large Envelope or Package. * It is a square letter * It is too rigid \u2013 does not bend easily * It has clasps, string, buttons, or similar closure devices * It has an address parallel to the shorter dimension of the letter * It contains items such as pens that cause the surface to be uneven * The length divided by height is less than 1.3 or more than 2.5 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Christopher McCann, happy customer of austerlitzshepherds.com Ohne Zucht keine Leistung, ohne Leistung keine Zucht! -2006 GSD, Anke (Yanke von der Burg Austerlitz) -2006 GSD, Sammy (Zane von der Burg Austerlitz) Freude an der Arbeit: Hoechste Leistung - Mercedes-Benz. -1985 300SD, 222K miles, Wulf -1982 300Dt, 118K miles, little blue klatter box - Give spam the boot. Take control with tough spam protection in the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri May 18 03:08:24 2007 Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com ([66.249.82.230]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) id 1HospM-0001qB-0F for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Fri, 18 May 2007 03:08:24 + Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id t8so753102wxc for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Thu, 17 May 2007 20:08:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.100.39.18 with SMTP id m18mr777285anm.1179457701783; Thu, 17 May 2007 20:08:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.100.125.13 with HTTP; Thu, 17 May 2007 20:08:21 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 22:08:21 -0500 From: Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.9.cp2 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Postage Rate Increase X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com List-Unsubscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com List-Post: mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 03:08:25 - Because size matters, I guess. On 5/17/07, Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what is different about this increase is that it is not just based on weight but size also...as you point out. Chris -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ Make a small loan, Make a big difference - Kiva.org
Re: [MBZ] Postage Rate Increase
what is different about this increase is that it is not just based on weight but size also...as you point out. It used to cost $4.75 to mail a cruise control amp, now it's about $6.30 or so. Neither factor changed in this case. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Postage Rate Increase
Strap a GPS to it, set it on 120, and let her rip! --R Jim Cathey wrote: what is different about this increase is that it is not just based on weight but size also...as you point out. It used to cost $4.75 to mail a cruise control amp, now it's about $6.30 or so. Neither factor changed in this case. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Postage Rate Increase
uh...Jim...rethink. It's a postal INCREASE. In the past, the increase was based solely on weight, they did not care the dimensions, now they do. Your price went up and I realize that your package hasn't changed, but you have no idea how to account for the $1.55 difference. It may be solely the weight of the package (they charge MORE for the same weight...that's an increase) and it may also be becauase of the DIMENSIONS of the package...that was never a consideration in the past. For example. a letter in a standard envelope under 1 oz WAS 39 cents. It is now 41 cents. the letter hasn't changed, the rate has. Another scenario. That same letter in a 9x12 envelope WAS 39 cents (weight based only), but now is MORE than 41 cents (don't know how much more, but it is more than 41 cents, I know that) because of the DIMENSION. Get it? Chris Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: what is different about this increase is that it is not just based on weight but size also...as you point out. It used to cost $4.75 to mail a cruise control amp, now it's about $6.30 or so. Neither factor changed in this case. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Christopher McCann, happy customer of austerlitzshepherds.com Ohne Zucht keine Leistung, ohne Leistung keine Zucht! -2006 GSD, Anke (Yanke von der Burg Austerlitz) -2006 GSD, Sammy (Zane von der Burg Austerlitz) Freude an der Arbeit: Hoechste Leistung - Mercedes-Benz. -1985 300SD, 222K miles, Wulf -1982 300Dt, 118K miles, little blue klatter box - Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri May 18 03:45:53 2007 Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.184.233]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) id 1HotPc-0002Ki-Ol for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Fri, 18 May 2007 03:45:53 + Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id q50so822911wrq for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Thu, 17 May 2007 20:45:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.38.2 with SMTP id l2mr599732wal.1179459948006; Thu, 17 May 2007 20:45:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.60.14 with HTTP; Thu, 17 May 2007 20:45:47 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 23:45:47 -0400 From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] I Almost Missed This X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com List-Unsubscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com List-Post: mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 03:45:53 - I already own a car like that and do much of my own work (but not AC). On 5/17/07, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I suppose it you are paying a shop to fix everything. If that is the case, you really have no business owning a car like this in the first place. andrew strasfogel wrote: It's a genuine money pit, starting with $2K needed to fix the AC and it goes downhill from there... This is no bargain. On 5/17/07, Bob Rentfro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: H. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-Mercedes-300-Turbo-Diesel-Wagon-Great-For-Parts_W0QQitemZ180117249735QQihZ008QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Bob Rentfro '77 300D 173K '87 Acura Legend 184K Goodyear, AZ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Kaleb C.
Re: [MBZ] Postage Rate Increase
Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: DIMENSIONS of the package...that was never a consideration in the past. Actually, I think there have been extra charges for odd/oversized letters for some time. Not sure what the exact limits are, though. I do recall having to put extra postage on a greeting card envelope several years ago, not due to weight but to the dimensions. I think it has to do with whether the dimensions are such that the automated equipment can't handle it and it kicks out for manual sorting. Allan -- 1983 300D 1966 230
Re: [MBZ] Postage Rate Increase
It's true that dimensions did play a role in the past too, but with this increase, they added additional dimension requirements...which is not a normal part of the postal increases we've seen in recent years. Chris Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Christopher McCann writes: DIMENSIONS of the package...that was never a consideration in the past. Actually, I think there have been extra charges for odd/oversized letters for some time. Not sure what the exact limits are, though. I do recall having to put extra postage on a greeting card envelope several years ago, not due to weight but to the dimensions. I think it has to do with whether the dimensions are such that the automated equipment can't handle it and it kicks out for manual sorting. Allan -- 1983 300D 1966 230 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri May 18 13:58:30 2007 Received: from nz-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.162.238]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) id 1Hp2yU-00035L-24 for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Fri, 18 May 2007 13:58:30 + Received: by nz-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id n29so1333412nzf for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Fri, 18 May 2007 06:58:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.130.1 with SMTP id c1mr872771wad.1179496704532; Fri, 18 May 2007 06:58:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.60.14 with HTTP; Fri, 18 May 2007 06:58:24 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 09:58:24 -0400 From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.9.cp2 Subject: Re: [MBZ] I Almost Missed This... X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com List-Unsubscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com List-Post: mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 13:58:30 - I see a future joint venture coming. On 5/18/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am really good at the cosmetic work. I can make a car LOOK good. Whereas me, not so much. But I can make it work well, anyway. Cosmetics I have a more difficult time with. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Postage Rate Increase
On Fri, 18 May 2007 09:33:31 -0400 Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: DIMENSIONS of the package...that was never a consideration in the past. Actually, I think there have been extra charges for odd/oversized letters for some time. Not sure what the exact limits are, though. See my original post, quoting from the USPS web site. Craig
[MBZ] Postage Rate Increase
In case you've been hiding under a rock like my wife and I have, the cost of sending mail went up on Monday. Craig From http://postcalc.usps.gov/Popups/pop_up23.htm, First-Class Mail Letters First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Express Mail is required for personal correspondence, handwritten or typewritten material, and bills or statements of account. First-Class Mail may also be used for advertisements. First-Class Mail Letter Rates Weight Not Over (ounces) Rates 1 $0.41 2 0.58 3 0.75 3.5 0.92 Letters that weigh 1 ounce or less and meet one or more of the nonmachinable characteristics below are subject to the $0.17 nonmachinable surcharge. For heavier items, see Large Envelope or Package. *It is a square letter *It is too rigid \u2013 does not bend easily *It has clasps, string, buttons, or similar closure devices *It has an address parallel to the shorter dimension of the letter *It contains items such as pens that cause the surface to be uneven *The length divided by height is less than 1.3 or more than 2.5
Re: [MBZ] Postage Rate Increase
If it is too thick it goes up too; a not-sharply-creased two page business letter in a com10 envelope can push out to about half an inch thik, so it will cost you $.80 instead of $.41 I sh*t you not -j. On Thu, 17 May 2007, Craig McCluskey wrote: In case you've been hiding under a rock like my wife and I have, the cost of sending mail went up on Monday. Craig From http://postcalc.usps.gov/Popups/pop_up23.htm, First-Class Mail Letters First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Express Mail is required for personal correspondence, handwritten or typewritten material, and bills or statements of account. First-Class Mail may also be used for advertisements. First-Class Mail Letter Rates Weight Not Over (ounces) Rates 1 $0.41 2 0.58 3 0.75 3.5 0.92 Letters that weigh 1 ounce or less and meet one or more of the nonmachinable characteristics below are subject to the $0.17 nonmachinable surcharge. For heavier items, see Large Envelope or Package. * It is a square letter * It is too rigid \u2013 does not bend easily * It has clasps, string, buttons, or similar closure devices * It has an address parallel to the shorter dimension of the letter * It contains items such as pens that cause the surface to be uneven * The length divided by height is less than 1.3 or more than 2.5 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
