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I sold a couple of high value items this week which had to be sent via registered mail.
I noticed that I wasn't keen on getting these wrapped up asap like the other coins, as playing with a wet sponge and gooey tape has lost it's fun.
Does anyone know if there's a self adhesive variety of paper tape that the USPS has approved for Registered Mail usage
Thanks in Advance!!!
I noticed that I wasn't keen on getting these wrapped up asap like the other coins, as playing with a wet sponge and gooey tape has lost it's fun.
Does anyone know if there's a self adhesive variety of paper tape that the USPS has approved for Registered Mail usage
Thanks in Advance!!!
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<< <i>I sold a couple of high value items this week which had to be sent via registered mail.
I noticed that I wasn't keen on getting these wrapped up asap like the other coins, as playing with a wet sponge and gooey tape has lost it's fun.
Does anyone know if there's a self adhesive variety of paper tape that the USPS has approved for Registered Mail usage
Thanks in Advance!!! >>
Yes.
One post office near me has it, the main one doesn't
I've used it, but I've never tested it, though. I wonder how easy it is to peel off itself and the package as opposed to the old fashioned wet-n-wild tape. (I hope they thought of this first before providing it for use.)
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<< <i>I sold a couple of high value items this week which had to be sent via registered mail.
I noticed that I wasn't keen on getting these wrapped up asap like the other coins, as playing with a wet sponge and gooey tape has lost it's fun.
Does anyone know if there's a self adhesive variety of paper tape that the USPS has approved for Registered Mail usage
Thanks in Advance!!! >>
Yes.
One post office near me has it, the main one doesn't
I've used it, but I've never tested it, though. I wonder how easy it is to peel off itself and the package as opposed to the old fashioned wet-n-wild tape. (I hope they thought of this first before providing it for use.) >>
Are you sure that self adhesive tape is the type which is required for registered mail? I have seen self adhesive brown tape before, but it wasn't approved for registered mail use.
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<< <i>I sold a couple of high value items this week which had to be sent via registered mail.
I noticed that I wasn't keen on getting these wrapped up asap like the other coins, as playing with a wet sponge and gooey tape has lost it's fun.
Does anyone know if there's a self adhesive variety of paper tape that the USPS has approved for Registered Mail usage
Thanks in Advance!!! >>
Yes.
One post office near me has it, the main one doesn't
I've used it, but I've never tested it, though. I wonder how easy it is to peel off itself and the package as opposed to the old fashioned wet-n-wild tape. (I hope they thought of this first before providing it for use.) >>
Are you sure that self adhesive tape is the type which is required for registered mail? I have seen self adhesive brown tape before, but it wasn't approved for registered mail use. >>
The postal clerk provided it to me for a couple of separate registered mail packages.
Also you can use an envelope with secure brown tape.
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"To be used on Registered Mail, tape must visibly damage the envelope or wrapper if removed and must absorb the ink in a postmark impression."
<< <i>All of the self-adhesive tapes that I've seen are waxed and shouldn't be allowed for Registered. I've gotten some packages with that tape, but I don't think the accepting PO was correct. If you ship enough, you may want to invest in a paper taping machine, which draws the tape over a wet brush and slices it perfectly to your desired length with the pull of a handle. I got one used on eBay a few years ago for $75 or so, and boy was it a great buy. Then again, I use the stuff all the time, as opposed to being an infrequent taper. >>
Thanks Airplanenut as the watering tape dispenser or taping machine is something I didn't know about.
I'm just glancing on EBay now and although as high as $1400 there's some for under $30 that would make this much easier!!!
I like this one for $27 as I have a few more gummed rolls on hand which should last me another decade.
<< <i>DMM says:
"To be used on Registered Mail, tape must visibly damage the envelope or wrapper if removed and must absorb the ink in a postmark impression." >>
This is the key. I have sent numerous packages via registered mail for work. I started off with the wet sponge and paper tape. We then picked up some nice brown paper tape that was the sticky adhesive. This was really cool and quick. After a few times of use I was informed by the post office that I could not use that tape as it would not accept the postal ink very well. The next type of sticky adhesive brown tape I tried had a plastic feel and I know that would not work. We went back to the normal paper tape and wet sponge. It is not that much of a problem if you precut your tape and have the sponge lying flat.
<< <i>I use this that I buy at my local Office Max. Never had a problem with it at my PO. >>
I think you've been lucky.
<< <i>I just use a shallow dish with a folded wet cloth. Simply cut the tape to size and slide it over the cloth. It's quick, mess free and easy. >>
Yes guess that sounds like it would be less messy then sponging it on the kitchen counter near the sink which leaves the counter all sticky
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<< <i>I just use a shallow dish with a folded wet cloth. Simply cut the tape to size and slide it over the cloth. It's quick, mess free and easy. >>
Yes guess that sounds like it would be less messy then sponging it on the kitchen counter near the sink which leaves the counter all sticky
Damn, that's my method exactly! I'm the worst. I always have unraveling tape curling up by time I get to the PO. It flips a switch on my A.D.D and O.C.D. They basically laugh at me at the counter of the Post Office. I was also a poor ""colorer" as a kid and couldn't stay in the lines. The irony is that I'm a designer now...........MJ
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<< <i>I just use a shallow dish with a folded wet cloth. Simply cut the tape to size and slide it over the cloth. It's quick, mess free and easy. >>
Yes guess that sounds like it would be less messy then sponging it on the kitchen counter near the sink which leaves the counter all sticky
Damn, that's my method exactly! I'm the worst. I always have unraveling tape by time I get to the PO. It flips a switch on my A.D.D and O.C.D. They basically laugh at me at the counter of the Post Office. I was also a poor ""colorer" as a kid and couldn't stay in the lines. The irony is that I'm a designer now...........MJ >>
It's best to wrap them the day before as if it doesn't fully dry running out the door to the PO the shipping label falls off!
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<< <i>All of the self-adhesive tapes that I've seen are waxed and shouldn't be allowed for Registered. I've gotten some packages with that tape, but I don't think the accepting PO was correct. If you ship enough, you may want to invest in a paper taping machine, which draws the tape over a wet brush and slices it perfectly to your desired length with the pull of a handle. I got one used on eBay a few years ago for $75 or so, and boy was it a great buy. Then again, I use the stuff all the time, as opposed to being an infrequent taper. >>
Thanks Airplanenut as the watering tape dispenser or taping machine is something I didn't know about.
I'm just glancing on EBay now and although as high as $1400 there's some for under $30 that would make this much easier!!!
I like this one for $27 as I have a few more gummed rolls on hand which should last me another decade.
Link to the forementioned item - Water Activated Kraft Paper Tape Dispenser - up to 3
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<< <i>I just use a shallow dish with a folded wet cloth. Simply cut the tape to size and slide it over the cloth. It's quick, mess free and easy. >>
Yes guess that sounds like it would be less messy then sponging it on the kitchen counter near the sink which leaves the counter all sticky
Are you saying that you place the paper on the counter and then use the sponge to moisten the glue and the counter???? If so, it is much easier and cleaner to moisten the sponge and place it face up on the counter, then run the tape over the sponge using a couple fingers to pull and a couple fingers to apply pressure to the back of the tape as it slides over the sponge.
They are most fun when they drop on your foot. Also, a true delight when the tape roll gets wet and it all sticks togetrher
....meahwhile the folding machine is running at 15,000 pieces per hour.
What flies at one P.O may be rejected at another ; what one clerk accepts may be declined as allowable by another.....even at the same P.O
...but I tell you what , it's getting harder and harder to find places that sell the paper gummed tape !
Second, i hardly ever ship registered since they lowered the insurance rate for express mail and I found a private insurer for high value packages (higher than the express mail limit of $5k).
But I used to ship a lot of registered packages. One year I sold several hundred PR70 gold buffalos and shipped them all registered. I got very quick at taping up boxes and padded envelopes. I almost never used the wettable paper tape. I came upon many rolls of the 3m self adhesive paper tape for free. It was much much quicker and zero mess. The ink stuck to it pretty well but not perfectly. about 1/2 the time the postal clerk would say "This isn't the kind you're supposed to use" and "Don't use this type next time." I'd say OK but that I wasn't worried about them losing it and that I felt the tape requirement was left over from a bygone era. We would both laugh and I'd keep using it. hundreds of packages later I can still report no problems.
--Jerry
<< <i>The clerk at my PO always put the tape on for me, and it was the self-adhesive kind. I guess this isn't SOP for them... >>
I like you, Barry, but I can't stand people who aren't set when they get to the front of the line.
<< <i> First let me say that I think the paper tape is an anachronism and is really not necessary. It is required to meet the rules for registered mail so i use it. But I think it is a lot of trouble for nothing. >>
The idea is that a package can't be opened and resealed without breaking the postmarks, and thus it would be obvious that something happened. It's no different than when my college transcripts came in envelopes whose seals had the registrar's signature to show evidence of tampering.
<< <i>I just use a shallow dish with a folded wet cloth. Simply cut the tape to size and slide it over the cloth. It's quick, mess free and easy. >>
I agree.
Simple and effective.
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<< <i>I just use a shallow dish with a folded wet cloth. Simply cut the tape to size and slide it over the cloth. It's quick, mess free and easy. >>
I agree.
Simple and effective. >>
I have also found that dipping a disposable foam paint bush in water and painting the tape works.
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<< <i>The clerk at my PO always put the tape on for me, and it was the self-adhesive kind. I guess this isn't SOP for them... >>
I like you, Barry, but I can't stand people who aren't set when they get to the front of the line.
<< <i> First let me say that I think the paper tape is an anachronism and is really not necessary. It is required to meet the rules for registered mail so i use it. But I think it is a lot of trouble for nothing. >>
The idea is that a package can't be opened and resealed without breaking the postmarks, and thus it would be obvious that something happened. It's no different than when my college transcripts came in envelopes whose seals had the registrar's signature to show evidence of tampering. >>
I agree with you wholeheartedly with item 1. If everyone were as prepared as I am (and I assume you are, there would never be a line at the PO).
On the second point, I understand the theory behind the tape but believe it is of little value as a deterrent as the lock and key and threat of termination, along with modern scanning and tracking, not to mention video surveillance etc means the tape adds little if anything to the overall security package. --Jerry
BTW, the clerks at my PO told me as long as they can stamp on the tape without the ink rubbing off then it's okay to use.
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<< <i>All of the self-adhesive tapes that I've seen are waxed and shouldn't be allowed for Registered. I've gotten some packages with that tape, but I don't think the accepting PO was correct. If you ship enough, you may want to invest in a paper taping machine, which draws the tape over a wet brush and slices it perfectly to your desired length with the pull of a handle. I got one used on eBay a few years ago for $75 or so, and boy was it a great buy. Then again, I use the stuff all the time, as opposed to being an infrequent taper. >>
I tried the waxed self-adhesive tape from Staples once and only once. The poor postal clerk was stamping the seams and since the tape was non-absorbent, she got more ink on her and the counter than on the box. Last time I ever used it and I pitched the two rolls I bought.
I don't ship that often so I just use a sponge to wet the tape. One trick I have used when the tape wants to curl is to crease the tape lengthwise - it will tend to stay much flatter.
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I could never be a rare coin dealer as I have not mastered that secretive and closely held skill of being able to properly fold paper tape over the package corners? Lacking that ability has forced me to sell only those inexpensive coins that can be thrown into a Priority box.
Registered mail taping is still but a fantasy to me.
<< <i>On the second point, I understand the theory behind the tape but believe it is of little value as a deterrent as the lock and key and threat of termination, along with modern scanning and tracking, not to mention video surveillance etc means the tape adds little if anything to the overall security package. --Jerry >>
Yes, but this makes it much easier to see a potential problem at delivery than have to fight later that the contents were rifled through. Either way, with a taping machine, it's a snap. And if it's just a small order, I simply throw the bubble mailer I'd normally use into a manila envelope, tape once around the seam, and I'm done.
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<< <i>The clerk at my PO always put the tape on for me, and it was the self-adhesive kind. I guess this isn't SOP for them... >>
I like you, Barry, but I can't stand people who aren't set when they get to the front of the line. >>
Sorry Jeremy. At this post office, the clerks like to do the Registered taping themselves. Other than that, I'm always prepared.
Lay down newpaper on the counter and use a napkin or paper towel for getting it wet.
Those small flat rate boxes can be done with one piece of tape. CUt it to length, to wrap all around, crease the corners, cut each side of the creased corner, so you can bend it and stick it to the box correctly. Done.
I don't know what the offical regulations are, but the PO seems to accept anything that is brown and not glossy.
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<< <i>The clerk at my PO always put the tape on for me, and it was the self-adhesive kind. I guess this isn't SOP for them... >>
I like you, Barry, but I can't stand people who aren't set when they get to the front of the line. >>
Sorry Jeremy. At this post office, the clerks like to do the Registered taping themselves. Other than that, I'm always prepared.
Or, you could arrive with the package fully taped and then they wouldn't have to hold up the line.
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Thanx!!!!!! Been lookin for a place to get this tape!
anyone else have a suggestion?
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<< <i>http://www.uline.com/BL_3062/Kraft-Paper-Tape
order ONCE from these folks and you will get a catalog in the mail until the sun goes supernova. Good products though if you like to get large quantites of the item. >>
Thanx!!!!!! Been lookin for a place to get this tape!
anyone else have a suggestion? >>
Office Depot, Office Max, and Staples all sell it. Lucky for me, my company has a deal with OfficeMax, so I can get a roll for under $6 shipped