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Posted by djkoolaide on Feb-27-2005 20:54:

shipping?

I'm ordering a record off ebay, one that I really want and it's new and sealed so its very important to me that it gets here safely.

I can spend $4.95 for US Postal Media Mail or $7.00 for UPS Ground. Should I spend the extra $2.05 for UPS or is Media Mail pretty safe?

Thanks
DJK

Posted by dj_lane on Feb-27-2005 20:55:

I have personally heard alot of bad things about media mail

Posted by Cheetah86 on Feb-27-2005 22:00:

Media mail is slooooooooooow. I'd definetly go with UPS on this one. I'm not sure exactly why it takes so long, but I think that media mail is in a class lower than first class(what you usually get when you mail something). I think it can take something like up to 21 business days to get the package to its destination(that's 4+ weeks) versus a few days with UPS.

Posted by auujay on Feb-27-2005 22:08:

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Originally posted by Cheetah86
Media mail is slooooooooooow. I'd definetly go with UPS on this one. I'm not sure exactly why it takes so long, but I think that media mail is in a class lower than first class(what you usually get when you mail something). I think it can take something like up to 21 business days to get the package to its destination(that's 4+ weeks) versus a few days with UPS.

Ya, media mail is slow, it used to be called "book rate". UPS should be decent, and it will automatically be insured up to $100 with UPS.

Posted by i got big pants on Feb-27-2005 22:25:

media mail depends...ive gotten tons of records off of ebay through media mail, and it can either be really quick or really slow. i'd see if you can opt for a priority mail option. that way, at the most, it'll be 3-5 days.

Posted by r5a on Feb-27-2005 22:54:

Obviously take the UPS if it's only 2 dollars more, jesus. Hard descison.

Posted by djkoolaide on Feb-28-2005 01:03:

Haha, alright, I went with UPS then Thanks for your replies!