Comments on: eBay Becomes USPS Compliant, No More Media Mail for Magazines

By: paulw

paulw — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 01:07:42 +0000

In reply to 4yourinfo. Amazon offers it only for FBA. BPM is no longer accepted at retail offices but must be deposited as business mail at the Business Mail Entry Unit where the permit was issued. The permit costs $275 per year, making it uneconomical for all but the largest sellers.

By: 51st State

51st State — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 16:42:42 +0000

@jono77 and @doc – I totally agree; I also sell a vintage/antique magazine occasionally. Since they are odd issues, long ago out of print and removed from any “periodical” status, and any “advertising” They may contain is useless today, they are vastly different from most listings in eBay’s “Magazine” category. Frankly, IMHO there should be a separate eBay category for these “Antique/Vintage” publications that BEGAN as magazines, but have aged into a “COLLECTIBLE” status. (Easy – set a year : pre-???? or post-????) They do not attract buyers by being “magazines,” rather they attract buyers because of the individual piece being an old piece of printed matter.

By: MindElec

MindElec — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 20:57:14 +0000

In reply to 4yourinfo. apparently not, or they just think it is too much trouble to offer it. at the rate they are raising media mail it will cost as much as first class soon.

By: Doc

Doc — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 20:09:39 +0000

Like jono77, I also sell a few vintage magazines. Most have obsolete advertising that if written to, the mail would come back as undeliverable, and the phone numbers [when offered] won’t work.

By: jono77

jono77 — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 17:45:41 +0000

What about vintage magazines?
Since eBay profits from postage costs it’s not hard to work out why they have done this.

Obviously eBay finds it better to profit from postage costs of one item than the fees for selling multiple items. And when I say this is an eBay no-brainer what I mean to say is it is brainless.

By: Upset Seller

Upset Seller — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:22:48 +0000

About time. Magazines have NEVER been allowed by the USPS. It’s about time eBay stars following the rules that everyone else has to follow. I don’t sell on eBay any more because they like to cheat and think they are the best, NOT in my book……. They’re a dictator and out to take E VERYONE that they can.

By: 4yourinfo

4yourinfo — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 13:37:46 +0000

Amazon offers BPM (Bount print Matter) for their sellers – anyone @ebay heard of that?

By: pjgriff

pjgriff — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 13:02:34 +0000

I have never mailed magazines with ads using media mail, thus, I rarely sell magazines since there are so few without ads.

By: The End

The End — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:29:35 +0000

GOOD.
Eliminate it ENTIRELY.
I’m tired of subsidizing media mailers.
Pay up like the rest of us.

By: paulw

paulw — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 04:47:07 +0000

USPS specifies that periodicals are ineligible for Media Mail, so any publication that states that it is mailed at periodical rate cannot be sent Media Mail. This would apply to almost every magazine and comic book, whether or not they contain advertising. So far eBay still allows comic books to be sent Media Mail but that likely will change and should be changed. Graphic novels are generally not periodicals nor contain ads, so can be mailed Media Mail, but in the future may need to be listed in the book category to use Media Mail.