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Pricing - FREE service for Stamps.com eCommerce Plan for eBay® users

$0/month for Stamps.com service using Stamps.com's webstore shipping process (described below) that automatically retrieves all order data for shipping goods sold through your eBay account - no hidden costs, cancel anytime. You only pay for the actual cost of the postage and supplies you purchase. You must be using Stamps.com services specific to your eBay business and be an active eBay seller to qualify. (Limited time offer. Terms and conditions may vary.)

Stamps.com Webstore Shipping Process

Stamps.com's webstore shipping process allows a user to automatically retrieve order data for shipping goods sold through eBay. As a Stamps.com user, log in to your Stamps.com account and click on the link that says "Batch" from the options menu. You can view all your eBay orders and keep track of how many orders remain to be shipped. Stamps.com will post back to your eBay store account shipping details like tracking number and cost data. From your eBay account, you can let customers know that an order has shipped along with the tracking number - building buyer confidence!

Stamps.com's webstore shipping process is also available for Amazon.com, Yahoo!, Google Checkout™ and Paypal® Shops. From one interface, you can easily manage your shipping from multiple sources. If you choose to access these webstore shipping processes from webstores other than eBay or if you use Stamps.com services other than the Batch feature, you will be billed the full monthly service fee of $15.99, you can cancel your services at any time.

FREE 5lb Digital Scale Offer

As a new Stamps.com customer you can receive a FREE 5 lb. Digital Scale. The scale is a $50 value and is yours to keep with no additional obligation. Just pay for shipping and handling.

FREE Supplies Kit

To help you get started we will ship you a free Supplies Kit that includes free postage labels to use with the service (a $5 value). However, you don't need to wait for the Supplies Kit to arrive in order to print postage. You can immediately take advantage of features such as printing shipping labels on plain paper! If you like to print postage directly on envelopes, simply upgrade your Stamps.com plan and you are ready to go.

Customer Support

As a Stamps.com customer, you will receive full access to free Customer Support. You can call us toll-free Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Pacific) for technical and account questions. We also provide an extensive online support section and email support.

USPS Media Mail

What is Media Mail?

Media Mail is a cost-effective way to send media materials through the U.S. Postal Service. You can send books, videotapes, DVDs, CDs, printed music and other sound recordings through Media Mail as long as they weigh less than 70 pounds. Although you won't pay as much to send these items via Media Mail, they can take longer to get to their destination. USPS estimates that your item will arrive in 2 to 10 days.

The savings with Media Mail can add up. If you’re a Stamps.com customer sending a 1-pound package, it will cost you $5.20 with Parcel Post, $4.90 with Priority Mail (using the Stamps.com discount) and $2.47 with Media Mail. Using Media Mail in this situation will save you nearly 50 percent in postage costs.

The drawback of Media Mail is that USPS has a right to open and inspect your package to check for abuse of the system. Therefore, you shouldn't mail advertisements (except for a book announcement with a book) or other non-media material through Media Mail because you will risk having your package sent back to you for insufficient postage. Even including a birthday card in the package can cause your parcel to be sent back because the card isn't an approved form of media by the U.S. Postal Service.

How does Media Mail work?

Media Mail is based on weight and size, not the zone-based distance system that Parcel Post, Priority Mail and Express Mail use. Once you've addressed and sealed your item, you should weigh it. If your package weighs less than 8 ounces, it will be less expensive for you to ship your item using First-Class Mail. If it weighs more that, just print your postage using the Media Mail option in your Stamps.com account. Stamps.com will calculate and display the expected delivery time of your package.

Selecting Media Mail in the Stamps.com software Selecting Media Mail in the Stamps.com software
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Media Mail Shipping Label Example of Media Mail Shipping Label

USPS will allow you to add additional services for Media Mail parcels. You can purchase insurance, COD, Delivery Confirmation and Signature Confirmation for your item through the Stamps.com software.

Sending Media Mail with Stamps.com is Easy

Organize Your Media Mail with Cost Codes: USPS offers a presorted rate for 300 parcels or more and a bar code discount for Media Mail. Keeping track of all of those packages is simple if you use Stamps.com's Cost Codes feature, which allows you to put items that you ship into different categories. This works particularly well for mass mailings, and allows you to keep track of your business expenses more easily.

Hidden Postage: If you don't want your customers to know how much you spent to mail them a book or movie, you can use Stamps.com's hidden postage feature which blocks the postage cost from appearing on the shipping label. Just choose this option before printing your postage. Keep in mind that you must mail your package on the day that you print hidden postage, or else you'll have to print new postage and request a refund from Stamps.com.
 

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