Shipping

[dechilson2]

What is it with AZ? Caught it this morning on shipping a paperback via media mail as been doing for years. Thought it was a new type label and didn’t check really close. BUT AZ printed a UPS label cheaper than USPS media label. Price was great BUT no place to ship from. Whats going on?

[RiverRetail]

Announced in Feb

Amazon Sponsored Discount is now available for shipping labels on Buy Shipping

We have launched Amazon Sponsored Discount for shipping labels purchased through Buy Shipping to support you in providing fast, on-time, and tracked products to customers. These discounts will be available for select reliable and faster ship methods. When using Buy Shipping on Seller Central, you will see the shipping methods that are discounted with a blue badge that says Amazon Sponsored Discount with a discounted price next to it. If you’re using Buy Shipping thro…

several posts in the forums including this super long one:

What's Amazon's goal/game with the UPS discounts for FBM?

From what I’ve seen, they started offering 10 cents below my negotiated price with FedEx for ground orders that were under 14 pounds. The 10 cents was not enough to sway me from my negotiated rates, plus for anything heavier than 14-15lbs, they couldn’t match my rates. Last week their offer became more aggressive. They changed from 10 cents cheaper to 15 cents cheaper for the -14lbs orders (I only ship ground). Like clockwork, all of my UPS offers were 15 cents cheaper than my FedEx negotiated …

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