[Dx-qsl] Using IRCs bought from QSL managers

[ron]

Strange stories...I sell many and use many and have
never had a problem. I can exchange any irc at my
local post office for 1 air mail stamp. I have used
100's sold 1,000's and never had a rejection so I
think a lot is old wives tales :-) Maybe my fellow
manager W3HNK will comment.
73
Ron
AC7DX

--- Leonard Kay <len at k1nu.com> wrote:

> Paul,
> 
> Two things you need to watch for when using
> 'recirculated' IRCs:
> 
> 1) You can't send an IRC from country "Foo" to
> someone IN country Foo. I 
> believe they are not exchangeable. For example, I
> can't take a US IRC that I 
> bought at the PO, and redeem it at another US PO.
> Only someone in another 
> country can redeem it.
> 2) Remember that many countries have different
> "minimum" rates to different 
> areas of the world, and often the IRC is
> exchangeable only for the lowest. 
> So, for example, if you send a Fredonia IRC to
> someone in Sylvania, the 
> Sylvania person may only be able to exchange it for
> a stamp to Fredonia, 
> which may NOT be enough to send the card to the US.
> 
> Therefore (by #2) I try to use my Japan/Australia
> IRCs for European managers 
> and vice versa.
> 
> At least, these are the rules I have always used.
> Fellow listers, am I 
> correct?
> 
> 73
> Len K1NU
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Paul Kelley N1BUG"
> <paul.kelley.n1bug at gmail.com>
> To: <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:23 AM
> Subject: [Dx-qsl] Using IRCs bought from QSL
> managers
> 
> 
> >I apologize for the second IRC related question...
> I truly wish the things 
> >weren't such a nightmare!!!
> >
> > I've seen a few reports indicating problems
> redeeming an IRC if the DXer 
> > is not wanting to at the same time send a letter
> to the country of origin 
> > for that particular IRC. Are these rare/isolated
> cases or something to be 
> > concerned about if using 'recirculated' IRCs
> obtained from a QSL manager? 
> > I'm assuming IRCs obtained that way are 'random'
> in terms of country of 
> > origin. Any comments appreciated.
> >
> > 73,
> > Paul N1BUG
> >
> > &quot;Don't it always seem to go that you don't
> know what you've 
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> > 
> 
> 
> 
> &quot;Don't it always seem to go that you don't know
> what you've got...till it's gone.&quot; from Big
> Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell) but also true about
> QSL.NET if more users don't open their wallets and
> help financially. Please contribute TODAY !!
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