oskay
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I cannot seem to find an accurate answer to this question. I'm trying to use the USPS shipping calculator. I saw an answer posted that USPS "regular" rates were used below 13 oz and priority mail above 13 oz, but this is apparently not the case.
Test case 1: 14.1 oz, large box to Canada: USPS Priority Mail price: $16.15. E-Junkie: $4.76
Test case 2: 23.1 oz, large box to New Zealand: USPS Priority Mail price: $17.48. E-Junkie: $13.05
I want to be able to ship priority mail. It does not make any sense to me (1) what E-junkie is actually doing or (2) that it cannot simply calculate a priority mail rate under easy tests like these.
Can someone please explain what method is actually used, so that i might be able to find a way to work around it?
It really does not make sense to me that E-junkie claims to but cannot calculate USPS postage.
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POSTED ON: June 15, 2008 @ 16:18 GMT -7
MODIFIED ON: June 15, 2008 @ 16:21 GMT -7
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Tyson
E-Junkie Crew
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We query the USPS rate API directly and apply whichever rate USPS reports back as cheapest, comparing First Class vs. Priority Mail; in most cases, First Class is cheapest, and in some cases, you get a better deal with the Priority Mail rate. At present, we have no way you can force all-Priority-Mail shipping charges, but you might be able to configure a compromise combining some of the other shipping-related settings, so at least you'd never or rarely wind up behind on that cost; this is the basic formula we apply to calculate shipping:
((cost per oz.) X (product wt. + package wt.)) + (package cost) + (handling cost)
Note that the (cost per oz.) part would be determined either by USPS rates (if you have your zipcode and no custom shipping cost per oz. entered in Seller Admin > Cart Shipping Settings), or otherwise by a flat per-oz. rate you specify for Domestic or for International shipping.
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POSTED ON: June 16, 2008 @ 15:10 GMT -7
MODIFIED ON: June 16, 2008 @ 15:12 GMT -7
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