Find an online deal on postage stamps? Be wary
If you're scrolling through social media and find a deal on postage stamps, be wary.
News 8 On Your Side is hearing more frequently from viewers with questions about stamps.
For example, Susan in York sent this email: "I have seen many ads for rolls and sheets of USPS forever postage stamps for sale on Facebook. They run from $19.99 to $39.99 for 100 stamps. Are these usable? Many people including myself have ordered them and they do come, but is it legal to use them?"
The Postal Service makes it clear that it does not sell postage stamps below face value.
A first-class stamp costs 58 cents, so a roll of 100 stamps should cost $58.
So, if you spot an ad to buy stamps for $20, that's too good to be true.
If you do buy counterfeit stamps, try to use them and they're discovered by the postal service, your mail could be confiscated.
The Postal Service recommends that you buy stamps from approved vendors. That can include legitimate big-box or warehouse retailers who do provide small discounts on postage stamps, but that is through resale agreements with the Postal Service.