UPS has announced their 2010 rate changes today, effective January 4th, 2010. Small package Daily and Retail rates will change as follows: UPS Ground service will increase 4.9%. UPS Air and International Services will increase a net 4.9% through a combination of a 6.9% increase in the base rate and a 2% reduction in the Air and International Services fuel surcharge. Also of interest to us are the following: The Daily Rate charge for Declared [...]

We have just issued an update to our  eReport for Stamps.com program. The new version number is 2.8. ————— Whats New? Excluded country updates and performance enhancements. ————— If you are a current eReport for Stamps.com user, you can click on the “Check for Updates” button to update the program. More details about the program are can be found here: http://www.shipsurance.com/ereport_stamps.asp

eBay sellers can now insure their shipments from within “My eBay” for less. $0.99 shipping insurance is now available. Tarzana, CA (PRWEB) November 11, 2009 — Shipsurance and inkFrog have teamed up to offer discounted shipping insurance for U.S.A. and Canada based eBay sellers. The newly released “ShipSaver Insurance Application” allows items sold through eBay to be insured from the familiar eBay Selling Manager without the need to leave the eBay website. This new program [...]

eBay sellers have always been able to enjoy discounted shipping insurance offered directly by Shipsurance. However, some sellers were averse to reporting their insured shipments or some do not want a monthly minimum due per month.  Thanks to the new eBay Selling Manager Application, Shipsurance and inkFrog have partnered to offer the ShipSaver Insurance Application. What is it? ShipSaver allows all U.S. (and some Canada, too) based eBay sellers to insure their shipments sent via [...]

Tune into our short segment on eBay radio dealing with providing shipping insurance as an eBay seller. It is listed as “05 Shipping insurance tips“. The eBay Radio webpage is located here: http://bit.ly/DzavD. The direct MP3 download is here: http://bit.ly/wzCJs

eBay© has decided to change many of its seller rules and programs. Of interest to many is their removal of optional charges for shipping insurance. Starting September 22, 2009, shipping insurance will no longer be included in the purchase flow as either an option or requirement for buyers. The explanation hinges on the buyer  experience and expectation from buying goods via the Internet. eBay© explains that buyers do not purchase shipping insurance from other e-commerce [...]

We are in a recession and anything that can be done to save some money is being pondered. Unfortunately, when shipping a package, sometimes it it just common sense to pay for specialized transit. We commonly speak with customers that are shipping items in the stock manufacturers packaging. The problem with many of these shipments is that most of them are meant to be shipped on a pallet, with other like items. They are not [...]

We have just issued an update to our  eReport for UPS WorldShip program. The new version number is 2.3. ————— Whats New? All Shipsurance premium rates are automatically downloaded into the program. Users no longer need to input their premium rates. ————— If you are a current eReport for FedEx Ship Manager user, you can click on the “Check for Updates” button to update the program. More details about the program are can be found [...]

We have just issued an update to our  eReport for FedEx Ship Manager program. The new version number is 2.4. ————— Whats New? Bug Fix:  Premiums are now downloaded without error if there is no Domestic or International coverage defined. ————— If you are a current eReport for FedEx Ship Manager user, you can click on the “Check for Updates” button to update the program. More details about the program are can be found here: [...]

Over the next three months, more than 3,200 post offices and retail outlets — out of 34,000 — will be reviewed for possible closure or consolidation. Downsizing is a business imperative, says Linda Welch, acting vice president of delivery and post office operations at USPS. “Revenues have declined, and mail volume continues to decline,” she says. Not only have e-mail and electronic bill-paying made for a thinner mail stream, the recession has added a sharp [...]