More Shippo Questions

[sylviebee]

Just when I was getting comfortable with Snap Ship I was blocked out so I used Shippo.

The label was created before I was aware of what was happening because I can't see anywhere I was charged.

Also, Expedited to the States was less expensive than small packet.

I have a label but I have no idea if I paid for it and/or if it's valid.

Is that what others are experiencing as well?

[sylviebee]

It seems to be a valid label because when I track it it says that the electronic information has been submitted but there is no declaration and it's going the States.

I have several more to do and I have no idea what's going on.

[vintagenorth]

The info I received from Shippo was that they bill your PayPal account once a week or when your bill reaches $100, whichever comes first.

[sylviebee]

Yikes.  That will take some getting used to.

Also,  is it the norm for expedited to be more expensive than small packet?

And........ there don't seem to be any discounts here.  The label cost quite a bit more than Snap Ship did and also more than PP, or is that just my imagination?

[sylviebee]

Oops.  It's staying in Canada so that explains some of it.

But still seems very expensive.

[sylviebee]

About a dollar more than PP and quite a bit more than Snap Ship was.

[ypdc_dennis · Accepted solution]

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@sylviebee wrote:

Just when I was getting comfortable with Snap Ship I was blocked out so I used Shippo.

The label was created before I was aware of what was happening because I can't see anywhere I was charged.

I have a label but I have no idea if I paid for it and/or if it's valid.

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As for payment. Check Shippo's "$ Billing" link -- it has Unbilled Transactions and Past Invoices.

Several other threads mention the default is payment from paypal once a week or whenever the the amount owed is greater than $100 (it is said that different values can be requested).

Go to Canada Post and put in the tracking number (for anything except Small Packet) -- and it should show as purchased (although Canada Post can take a couple of hours to update).

USA rates this week...

http://community.ebay.ca/t5/Seller-Central/July-rates-eBay-Shippo-vs-Canada-Post-Snap-Ship-vs-PayPal...

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[sylviebee]

I chose $C for the Shippo label but I only have $US in my PP account.

If they're billing my CC then I'd like to use $C but if they're billing PP then I think I'll pay with $US.

Anyone know how that works?  Wouldn't it be better if they just billed the CC and kept PP out of it?

[ypdc_dennis]

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@sylviebee wrote:

I chose $C for the Shippo label but I only have $US in my PP account.

If they're billing my CC then I'd like to use $C but if they're billing PP then I think I'll pay with $US.

Anyone know how that works?  Wouldn't it be better if they just billed the CC and kept PP out of it?

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Last time I checked you get to pick credit card OR paypal.

See: "$ Billings"  >> "Payment Methods"

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[rose-dee]

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@ypdc_dennis wrote:

Last time I checked you get to pick credit card OR paypal.

 See: "$ Billings"  >> "Payment Methods"

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I'd prefer to have my Shippo charges be paid out of Paypal, but my concern was whether I'd get charged for currency exchange (I usually keep only $USD in my PP account). 

Do you know whether Shippo and/or Paypal charge for currency conversion for these shipping labels?  It's a minor amount, I know, but over time it will add up.  

I suppose the alternative is to upload some $CDN funds from my bank account to keep a $CDN balance in my Paypal account.  I'd really prefer not to have Shippo charges go onto my credit card. 

This is all just such a pain...

[hlmacdon]

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@rose-dee wrote:

Do you know whether Shippo and/or Paypal charge for currency conversion for these shipping labels?  It's a minor amount, I know, but over time it will add up.  

I suppose the alternative is to upload some $CDN funds from my bank account to keep a $CDN balance in my Paypal account.  I'd really prefer not to have Shippo charges go onto my credit card. 

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Pretty sure other users here have confirmed that all charges are in CAD, and any references to USD on the Shippo site are for reference and don't reflect the billed amounts.

[pjcdn2005]

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@rose-dee wrote:

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@ypdc_dennis wrote:

Last time I checked you get to pick credit card OR paypal.

 See: "$ Billings"  >> "Payment Methods"

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I'd prefer to have my Shippo charges be paid out of Paypal, but my concern was whether I'd get charged for currency exchange (I usually keep only $USD in my PP account). 

Do you know whether Shippo and/or Paypal charge for currency conversion for these shipping labels?  It's a minor amount, I know, but over time it will add up.  

I suppose the alternative is to upload some $CDN funds from my bank account to keep a $CDN balance in my Paypal account.  I'd really prefer not to have Shippo charges go onto my credit card. 

This is all just such a pain...

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If you only keep $US in your account, didn't Paypal have to convert to Canadian when you used Paypal shipping?

Instead of uploading Canadian funds form your bank, you can convert some of the $US  to Canadian within Paypal.

[pjcdn2005]

You're right. When I signed up today I'm sure that I was given the option of paying with a credit card or PP.

If Sylvie wants to change that she might have to go back into her account settings in Shippo and set that up there.

[hlmacdon]

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@pjcdn2005 wrote:

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If you only keep $US in your account, didn't Paypal have to convert to Canadian when you used Paypal shipping?

Instead of uploading Canadian funds form your bank, you can convert some of the $US  to Canadian within Paypal.

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If you are going to do a conversion within paypal, that would be the preferred way to do it rather than at the transaction/cart/billing level as you'll get a better fx rate.