posted on October 20, 2000 08:17:08 PM new
She told me they alerted all of their postal workers about their intent to do this. She says it is all of the stuff from the dead letter pile and the proceeds are all going to charity.. Told her looked like they had some pretty good stuff sometimes. Seems they know alot about the stuff they are selling LOL.
posted on October 20, 2000 09:41:22 PM new
If u look closely at the packages, I'll bet that you will be able to see where the "insurance" tag was pulled off!!!!
Keith
I assume full responsibility for my actions, except
the ones that are someone else's fault.
posted on October 20, 2000 09:56:38 PM new
They've been doing it for years and the proceeds do NOT go to charities. The money goes to the Postal general fund as revenue received.
posted on October 20, 2000 10:42:56 PM new
If that postmaster contemplates such a thing, they should know that it is what's called a 'career decision' meaning she can be fired for it. The postal service would not allow her to do it because there is a potential for her to control what becomes unclaimed goods. She could, say, begin to classify stereo equpment as undeliverable and add it to her auction list. Also a sure accounting of all funds would be imposed and they won't leave it to her to keep the books.
The postal service has an entire nationwide department that does all sales of excess postal equipment and undeliverable or unclaimed items. Your postmaster is required to deliver under receipt all items that accumulate in her office and to be able to account for their passage to the procurement and dispursal depts.
Dead letters are first class mail items which could not be delivered or returned to sender. What would she auction in that stuff? Social Security checks for dead people?
