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iamjosh (and others interested): When I look at Shippo this morning on our eBay orders, if I select Priority Padded Flat Rate (PFR), the cost on Shippo is $5.83. However, if I create a new order manually on Shippo, the PFR rate is $6.90. So it looks like the better Priority Rate is being applied to the eBay orders on Shippo, but not on manual orders.
Also, I have a 12oz shirt to ship right now. On both Shippo and eBay, the First Class rate is $3.82. But the Priority Rate is different. For that 12oz item, the eBay Priority Rate is $7.13, while on Shippo it is $6.03.
Really hoping that this discounted Priority Rate on Shippo holds…
We had a few sales last night on first class items, but definitely a slow day for us. We also do flat rate pricing, so I should not have impacted us.
Yes, PFR is Padded Flat Rate
Interesting. When I try to create a PFR shipment on Shippo…$6.90. Maybe it was a glitch that they just corrected.
Interesting on FitShipper. I checked out their pricing, but they are a bit misleading. They show that the eBay TRS rate for PFR is $7.10, but I saw it today at $6.90, which is the same as their rates.
Mike: Just for added info, Shippo does Etsy. It automatically links up.
I think eBay knows that many sellers are going multiplatform, so they are allowing that. I’m sure they will always allow for labels to be printed through eBay, but are allowing Shippo and ShipRush to automatically link in with eBay.
imjosh: The thing is, eBay and Shippo were in sync with pricing before, but while eBay went up, Shippo went DOWN. When both had a PFR for $6.30, eBay now has the PFR at $6.90 (which I expected based on the rate change), but Shippo is $5.83.
Plus, on Regional A rates they are not the same. eBay went up, Shippo went down.
On some other items we were shipping, I checked and the Priority rates were always showing lower on Shippo by about $2 per item.
So either Shippo has better pricing, or a bug. Either way, Shippo is currently cheaper on Priority right now. First Class is the same.
We are thinking the same Ryanne! The question would be, if the item was 14-16oz, can they still pay the FC rate? Or does it kick them to the Priority Rate?
So for us, would the $4 FC flat rate we use get kicked to $6.99 PFR if the item was 14-16oz?
I’m sure they are working it…just hope it doesn’t take long. The Puerto Rico issue we had (where all our Puerto Rico sales were assumed to be international by eBay) wasn’t fixed for months…
Mike: Not really. eBay gets their Final Value Fees on the total price (including shipping). So whatever the buyer pays for shipping, eBay gets the cut of that. What we actually pay does not come into play.
However…if Shippo stays lower on the Priority side, and you use flat rate shipping and factor those savings into your eBay listing, then yes, you save on fees.
For example, we charged $6.50 for PFR (Padded Flat Rate) last year, and the actual cost was $6.30. We increased our PFR rate this year to $6.99. expecting the rate to be $6.90 (which is what I saw on the eBay label today). If the Shippo rate stays at $5.83 to $5.91 (I have seen those today on Shippo), I could change our flat rate to $5.99, which would give us an advantage.
I was hoping the Regional A rate would stay below $10, but I have seen the eBay rate over $10 to the east coast today, but it was $8 on Shippo…
Ebay is a marketplace, no different than a mall. If they offer to promote your listings for a voluntary fee, it is no different than the mall charging more rent for the stores by the food court. More traffic, more rent.
The good news is that Promoted Listings are only charged when an item sells. Makes it more palatable.
Ebay’s rules, they get to make them up.
Is everyone with this error using calculated shipping? Is anyone seeing the error using Free Shipping or Flat Rate Shipping? Wondering if the shipping type is part of the issue.
We have not heard anything today, but all our First Class has been Flat Rate ($4) and nothing over 13oz.
Try this link:
http://pages.ebay.com/shipping/labelpartners/index.html
Yes, you can list as normal, and you just use Shippo to print your labels. After you sign up and link your account, you will see your orders in Shippo. It is pretty easy to set up and do, but let me know if you sign up and have some specific questions.
Basically, you log into Shippo, your orders are on the screen, and you print the labels from there. It automatically passes the information to eBay so your items show as shipped on eBay immediately.
FYI, Shippo does not do Media Mail, and you don’t get the eBay discount on FedEx on Shippo (you have to have your own FedEx account and you can use that, but you may not have the same discounts). So when we have a FedEx or a Media Mail order, we ship through eBay as normal. Also, Shippo requires measurements on each package (annoying), but it is quick to add (and they don’t have to be dead on…our First Class I always put 12x9x3…close enough)
PS – Looks like ALL the Priority rates are cheaper on Shippo. I checked some other listings, and when I compare the eBay Priority rate to the Shippo Priority Rate, Shippo is much cheaper. With the added bonus of getting our shipping on our PayPal card (so 1% back), we can print labels throughout the day and then create the SCAN sheet later, and we can add our Etsy (autolink), Bonanaza, and TrueGether orders (manual), it is working out pretty well.
Just an FYI… we use Shippo for our shipping service, and we are currently getting much better rates than on eBay for our USPS shipping since Saturday. Regional A rates, we are $2 cheaper per item. Even Padded Flat Rate we are saving about $0.50 per item.
Free to sign up though your eBay partnership.
Hoping that it isn’t a glitch, but we are happy while it continues…
