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| djkoolaide |
I'm ordering a record off ebay, one that I really want and it's new and sealed :eyespop: 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?
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DJK |
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| dj_lane |
| I have personally heard alot of bad things about media mail |
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| 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. |
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| auujay |
| quote: | 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. |
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| i got big pants |
| 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. |
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| r5a |
| Obviously take the UPS if it's only 2 dollars more, jesus. Hard descison. |
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| djkoolaide |
| Haha, alright, I went with UPS then :) Thanks for your replies! |
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