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I am putting them on my table at an upcoming gun show in March, shipping so expensive anymore.
Some of them that are in not so good shape, will cut out some adds for framing , etc .
Thanks!

What qualifies as Media Mail with USPS?

Media Mail rates are limited to the items listed below: Books (at least 8 pages). Sound recordings and video recordings, such as CDs and DVDs. Play scripts and manuscripts for books, periodicals, and music.

I always thought a magazine was a 'periodical'...

Maybe a gray area. Sounds like advertising is the hang up. Crazy rule that forces first class ship.

From USPS
"Media Mail packages may not contain advertising. Comic books do not meet this standard. Books may contain incidental announcements of other books and sound recordings may contain incidental announcements of other sound recordings."

picky aren't they? But then that's what to expect from the government.

I didn't realize that "cannot contain advertising" would mean advertising in the magazine. I always thought it meant advertising added by the seller.

That's just... stupid.

I'm sure it means just advertising material without associated content. Again, a magazine is a periodical and that is allowed.

I've held my tongue long enough--challenge: I have

Every American Rifleman since 1928
Every Gun Digest
Every Gun Report
Every Double Gun Journal
About four hundred books on firearms and hunting

Is there a bigger packrat in our group?

Ive gifted some to friends, month and year they were born.

I thought about selling mine on Ebay with media mail, until I checked the regs for media mail. Being a very rule oriented person I couldn't do it. Unless the Post Office changed the rules recently, it was against the law, or "PO" Rules to ship anything with adds for items for sale, including 100 year old magazines. The only exception was a publisher could have ads for books by the same author. Ask Randy, he might know the rules. most people just say fork the rules, nobody checks. I just did a search.

https://about.usps.com/notices/not121/not121_tech.htm

Well, I should of read everything first. Others have brought it up?
Dave, you don't collect chainsaws too do you? We have a guy on the Arborist site that goes by "Bigolddave". If that were you, with his saw collection, I'd say you are the biggest Pack Rat. I only have about 70 chainsaws.

Joe, I am ashamed to say I have only one chainsaw, and it is a little electric one. My wife, however, has about three thousand cook books, down from about forty-five hundred.

Fork the rules. If it fits it ships. They don't have enough people to get the mail delivered and they certainly don't have enough to tear apart media mail to make sure it doesn't have advertising in it. Nobody at the post office cares what's in your package.

Don’t buy anymore!

I know what you mean, and it’s a pretty stupid rule especially on old stuff. Even BATF draws a line at 50 years. It’s hard to compete with all the vendors that use it. But, when I was a kid, my Dad asked me, “If you steal a piece of candy and don’t get caught, does that mean you didn’t steal it?”

FWIW I've media mailed and received bundles of Rifleman's and other rags over the years without getting busted by the Postal Inspectors and with zero remorse to boot. Some rules were made to be broken.

I'd hardly put stealing in the same category as breaking a post office mailing rule. That's a stretch...

Don’t worry, if Uncle Joe knew how much firewood I sell, he’d clear out a cell just for me.