PayPal/Ship Station ?

Discussion in 'Marketplace Discussions' started by TheVillageRecorder, Jan 7, 2022.

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  1. TheVillageRecorder

    TheVillageRecorder Forum Resident Thread Starter

    I logged into my PayPal this evening to print a shipping label. I clicked on the name of the person who sent me the funds, then clicked on Print Shipping Label. It then redirects me to Ship Station. I tried going to print bulk shipping on PayPal and it also redirects me to Ship Station. Is there a way to just print labels from PayPal or is Ship Station the new default?
     
  2. Spitfire

    Spitfire Senior Member

    Location:
    Pacific Northwest
  3. R. Totale

    R. Totale The Voice of Reason

    Buying postage for an order paid with Paypal is the same for me as it has always been. They have been using Shipstation behind the scenes but the Paypal interface for buying postage is the same as ever - no additional costs and the screens haven't changed.
     
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  4. Spitfire

    Spitfire Senior Member

    Location:
    Pacific Northwest
    I have to do some shipping labels tomorrow. I'll see what happens
     
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  5. TheVillageRecorder

    TheVillageRecorder Forum Resident Thread Starter

    It has always been the same for me as well, until yesterday evening. It looks like PayPal or Ship Station, is rolling it out to everyone sooner or later from what I've been reading. I'd just like to opt out of Ship Station.
     
  6. R. Totale

    R. Totale The Voice of Reason

    There's always Pirate Ship.
     
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  7. TheVillageRecorder

    TheVillageRecorder Forum Resident Thread Starter

    I have a USPS account, but I don't think you have the option for Media Mail from Click N Ship.
     
  8. kwadguy

    kwadguy Senior Member

    Location:
    Cambridge, MA
    Paypal is formalizing the move to ShipStation for the actual shipping. But I'm not aware that this changes any costs or features. Unless it does, it's a change without significance.
     
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  9. jvc444

    jvc444 Are you a 1099er?

    Location:
    CA, U.S.A.
    How do you pay, by credit card?
     
  10. R. Totale

    R. Totale The Voice of Reason

    Yes, as in most cases when you buy a product online. They may take Paypal as well.
     
  11. jhw59

    jhw59 Forum Resident

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    Rehoboth Beach DE.
    Yes, last time I tried to use it, it only offered priority mail. Unless I missed something as I'm not a shipping expert.
     
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  12. WarEagleRK

    WarEagleRK Forum Resident

    Location:
    Chattanooga, TN
    It looks like Paypal made their switch to their new shipping method through ship station today for me. I needed to print a shipping label and they now send you to another site to ship.
     
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  13. Spitfire

    Spitfire Senior Member

    Location:
    Pacific Northwest
    They changed me over today. Not very happy. They broke a service that worked perfectly for me for something that takes longer for me to use. Between the added work required for the new 1099-K requirements and now the added time it's going to take to make shipping labels I think I'm going to take a break from selling for a while. Too much hassle anymore. I saw Paypal stock dropped 25% today. Don't feel bad about that
     
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  14. TheVillageRecorder

    TheVillageRecorder Forum Resident Thread Starter

    Since my account got switched over to Ship Station a few weeks back, I've learned to use Ship Station. It does take longer and more steps are needed to complete the shipping label process, but its fairly simple. However, the prices are not lower using Ship Station as they said they would be, it's the same as the old style PayPal shipping.
     
  15. Bob Sattin

    Bob Sattin Forum Resident

    Location:
    Albuquerque, NM
  16. kwadguy

    kwadguy Senior Member

    Location:
    Cambridge, MA
    PayPal
    Ship Station
    Pirate Ship
    eBay

    They have the exact same negotiated rates with the USPS. You won't save more (or pay more) with any of them.

    You will pay more if you pay for shipping labels through Discogs, though, so don't do that.
     
  17. R. Totale

    R. Totale The Voice of Reason

    Pirate Ship does offer domestic Priority Mail Cubic, which the others do not and is a smidgen cheaper in many cases.
     
  18. 12" 45rpm

    12" 45rpm Forum Resident

    Location:
    New York City
    The new shipstation prints a black box on the label for media mail which wastes toner. The old paypal system would print a white square with an X in it. Very annoying..

    If you like send an email to:

    [email protected]
    and
    [email protected]

    with this message:

    When using media mail, the label prints a large black square in the top left. This wastes toner ink. The previous paypal shipping tool just printed an X in the spot with white background. See picture below.

    https://ibb.co/R7vynTP
     
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