Has anyone seen the shipping cost breakdown that bonz claims will beat pirate ship?

Has anyone seen the shipping cost breakdown that Bonz claims will beat Pirate Ship? I need to see a cost breakdown of the different USPS postage Bonz claims will be cheaper. I have read some different questions and responses by Bonz regarding different scenarios… ie. using a postage stamp vs this $2. charge…. many responses from Bonz it to reach out privately – well… there is a problem there.. Bonz needs to let everyone know these answers.. Break it down so we can see your costs per USPS category … ie… media mail .. 1oz to 4 oz = $4.30, Per Region etc…. We can not make a rational decision on this new shipping “solution” thru Bonz without knowing all of the dollars and cents… Don’t just put out a blanket statement and tell us “You are going to charge us $2. and it will cost less and we will like it”… Show Us!

asked 3 months ago

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ToysFromAttic says: October 31, 2023

Some contacted me via email from Bonanza and said I could use PS and told me how to do it but there is no window like they mentioned. I tried contacting them again and no reply. I need more information too.

Tammies_Treasures says: October 31, 2023
FYI-Pirate ship is not one of the approved affiliates
ToysFromAttic says: November 01, 2023

I received a message to add Pirate Ship as a 3rd party dropshipping service and they told me it should take care of it. If you go to settings, shipping and returns, there will be a pane to add it.

autonutt says: November 06, 2023

I’ve just discovered that bonanza’s rates for the shipping I’m already doing through PayPal / PirateShip are pretty much identical… Except for the additional 25 cent fee for not having a shipping fund. Where am I supposed to find out how to set up this shipping fund, and if I don’t use it, how are

autonutt says: November 06, 2023

…you supposed to fund Bonanza labels? There are still too many unanswered questions this close to going live and mandatory.

redredconv says: November 08, 2023

I raised my prices to cover the $2 fine for sticking with my current shipper. I will refund the customers’ 2 bucks if the rates are truly cheaper.

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I don’t see a pane on the shipping settings page where sellers can add a third-party shipping service. Where on the page is it?

I do see the option “I purchase shipping labels from a Bonanza approved API partner shipping label API partner. [URL removed] ___”. Is that what you mean? I entered stamps.com but I can’t believe that would work since they are not one of bonanza’s approved affiliates (just like Pirate Ship isn’t).

answered 3 months ago

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ToysFromAttic says: November 03, 2023

Maybe you have to contact a representative at Bonanza. I don’t know why we have to do it individually but it might be why.

I wrote this on the blog post last week. It is the last post before comments were closed and the moderator never replied.
It appears to me that this was not well thought out in advance and was put forth by people who have never sold on line.
Do you have a rate chart? if not, why not 10 days before launch.
I ship magazines via 1st class “stamped mail” for an average cost of $2.75…I list with $3.99 shipping…will your new shipping program affect me? Can it beat the $2.75 present cost?
How much will a 7 oz large “stamped” envelope cost with $7.00 listed shipping to Canada cost me? Can you beat $5.00?
How much will a 3 0z large “stamped” envelope cost with $3.00 listed shipping from SC to CA cost me? Can you beat $1.75?
These are just some of the questions I have that should be fully answered before forcing sellers into the program.

answered 3 months ago

No, and they expect us to email support begging for price matches.
They do not say how, give a format, a template what is required.

Just their slow support email.

answered 3 months ago

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