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Don't bother waiting for PayPal to switch back.  I switched to Pirate Ship and will never look back.  It is so easy and fast once you get used to it, and that shouldn't take long. ... View more

No fee at all. ... View more

When you create a new label in PIrate Ship, click on Modify Label, change everything to what you want (Media, International, Priority Flat paper envelope, Priority Flat padded envelope, etc.) and SAVE it as a new template.  Then you can use the drop-down box that fits whatever shipping-type you want. ... View more

Switch to Pirate Ship.   https://ship.pirateship.com/ship   I had so many problems with ShipStation on the first day that I switched over on the second, and I'll never look back.  Pirateship is FAST, easy to navigate, you can make your own templates for notes to customers, cut-and-paste for names/addresses, an end-of-day manifests.   Don't waste any more time with ShipStation.  They're amateurs who must have convinced PayPal they knew what they were doing. ... View more

It doesn't integrate with PayPal's shopping cart.  They do have a way to paste the entire address, rather than having to paste the name, then the street, then the city/state/zip.  It really doesn't take much more time than the old PP way.  One of the things I like is that you can put $$ into your account with Pirate Ship, and then print single labels, one at a time, and it deducts the amount from your balance.  This lets you create labels throughout the day, rather than having to wait and do them all at once in order to have everything in one transaction.  You can also create your own message template that goes to customers with the tracking number. ... View more

Thanks, Brad.  I should have noted that you suggested Pirate Ship in this thread.  You're the reason I found it.  I'm getting used to it and it's almost as fast as the original PayPal shipping method.  However, I save time because I can create a template for a personal message from me that goes to the customer as soon as I send the order out.  PayPal let them know, but it was a generic message, so I always sent a personal thank you.  Now I don't have to do that.  Thanks again. ... View more

After spending 3 hours yesterday to slog through the slow ShipStation website, I looked for an alternative and found Pirate Ship!  I used it this morning in a fraction of the time it took yesterday with ShipStation.  You can create a template with Pirate Ship and you get an option to modify it, rather than having to set up a thousand different templates for different weight packages.  ShipStation doesn't have the capability of letting you create a end-of-day manifest, either.  Pirate Ship does!   https://www.pirateship.com/ ... View more

Please let us know if you find a better service.  The only way you can ship multiples is if EVERYTHING weighs exactly the same, and printing labels is a pain.  I will be leaving ShipStation as soon as I can find something else.  Why people have to FIX things that aren't broken is beyond me. ... View more

I did, too, for $10.94.  They said it was for a billing agreement I had set up with Google.  I never did any such thing.  This is a scam and PayPal should be ashamed. ... View more