Shipping credits
I have been an FBA seller for a while and I was wondering about merchant fulfilled and doing a bit of arbitrage. I don’t understand how the shipping credits work. do we only get credit if its an individual seller account or do professional accounts also get the shipping credit. Does the type of shipping determine what credit we get?
5 replies
Seller_3N7yVnTXPzLkL
Professional accounts get a shipping credit and get to decide how large it is,
Seller_oewHJOFDM7eyN
Pro Accounts get to mess with Shipping Templates for setting fees for the shipping credit. Unless you get ridiculous for the amount of the shipping charges.
Seller_Hi7wbO2Kbo6bl
Sellers on the individual plan are stuck with whatever shipping Amazon has assigned to that item.
Professional sellers may create and use a number of different templates to set shipping charges.
Seller_DZ1maDmp7Xt2o
Cisco design-- you have an individual account, Amazon sets the amount of shipping, that they allow you… So if they give you $5.99 to ship and it cost you more, you need to build that into your per unit pricing that you sell…
And you have to determine whether or not at that point it’s cost-effective, competitive enough to be able to offer that particular widget…
Seller_hA060q8nqygew
Arbitrage can be a dangerous game. Although that wasn’t your question, it’s important to be aware of.
I don’t understand how the shipping credits work. do we only get credit if its an individual seller account or do professional accounts also get the shipping credit.
Individual accounts DO get a shipping credit, and the amount is decided by Amazon. I think it’s still $4.99 per item + 50 cents per pound for “standard” shipping and $6.49 + ?? per pound for expedited.
Professional accounts get to choose if they want to charge shipping or not. If they decide to charge it, they get to set the price - through the shipping templates @bookwormapril mentioned.
Does the type of shipping determine what credit we get?
Yes, the level of service the buyer chooses at checkout decides what amount of shipping they are charged. Levels of service can include, depending on seller eligibility - free economy, standard, expedited, two-day, or next day. As a pro seller, you create formulas that tell Amazon how to calculate the shipping for each service level.
For example:
- Charge $4.99 + $1.50 per pound if the buyer chooses standard shipping
- Charge $8.99 + $3 per pound if the buyer chooses expedited shipping
- Charge a flat $24.95 if the buyer chooses 2-day shipping
If you’re a pro seller and charge for shipping, Amazon collects the shipping amount from the buyer and passes it on to you.
Shipping credits
I have been an FBA seller for a while and I was wondering about merchant fulfilled and doing a bit of arbitrage. I don’t understand how the shipping credits work. do we only get credit if its an individual seller account or do professional accounts also get the shipping credit. Does the type of shipping determine what credit we get?
Shipping credits
I have been an FBA seller for a while and I was wondering about merchant fulfilled and doing a bit of arbitrage. I don’t understand how the shipping credits work. do we only get credit if its an individual seller account or do professional accounts also get the shipping credit. Does the type of shipping determine what credit we get?
5 replies
5 replies
Seller_3N7yVnTXPzLkL
Professional accounts get a shipping credit and get to decide how large it is,
Seller_oewHJOFDM7eyN
Pro Accounts get to mess with Shipping Templates for setting fees for the shipping credit. Unless you get ridiculous for the amount of the shipping charges.
Seller_Hi7wbO2Kbo6bl
Sellers on the individual plan are stuck with whatever shipping Amazon has assigned to that item.
Professional sellers may create and use a number of different templates to set shipping charges.
Seller_DZ1maDmp7Xt2o
Cisco design-- you have an individual account, Amazon sets the amount of shipping, that they allow you… So if they give you $5.99 to ship and it cost you more, you need to build that into your per unit pricing that you sell…
And you have to determine whether or not at that point it’s cost-effective, competitive enough to be able to offer that particular widget…
Seller_hA060q8nqygew
Arbitrage can be a dangerous game. Although that wasn’t your question, it’s important to be aware of.
I don’t understand how the shipping credits work. do we only get credit if its an individual seller account or do professional accounts also get the shipping credit.
Individual accounts DO get a shipping credit, and the amount is decided by Amazon. I think it’s still $4.99 per item + 50 cents per pound for “standard” shipping and $6.49 + ?? per pound for expedited.
Professional accounts get to choose if they want to charge shipping or not. If they decide to charge it, they get to set the price - through the shipping templates @bookwormapril mentioned.
Does the type of shipping determine what credit we get?
Yes, the level of service the buyer chooses at checkout decides what amount of shipping they are charged. Levels of service can include, depending on seller eligibility - free economy, standard, expedited, two-day, or next day. As a pro seller, you create formulas that tell Amazon how to calculate the shipping for each service level.
For example:
- Charge $4.99 + $1.50 per pound if the buyer chooses standard shipping
- Charge $8.99 + $3 per pound if the buyer chooses expedited shipping
- Charge a flat $24.95 if the buyer chooses 2-day shipping
If you’re a pro seller and charge for shipping, Amazon collects the shipping amount from the buyer and passes it on to you.
Seller_3N7yVnTXPzLkL
Professional accounts get a shipping credit and get to decide how large it is,
Seller_3N7yVnTXPzLkL
Professional accounts get a shipping credit and get to decide how large it is,
Seller_oewHJOFDM7eyN
Pro Accounts get to mess with Shipping Templates for setting fees for the shipping credit. Unless you get ridiculous for the amount of the shipping charges.
Seller_oewHJOFDM7eyN
Pro Accounts get to mess with Shipping Templates for setting fees for the shipping credit. Unless you get ridiculous for the amount of the shipping charges.
Seller_Hi7wbO2Kbo6bl
Sellers on the individual plan are stuck with whatever shipping Amazon has assigned to that item.
Professional sellers may create and use a number of different templates to set shipping charges.
Seller_Hi7wbO2Kbo6bl
Sellers on the individual plan are stuck with whatever shipping Amazon has assigned to that item.
Professional sellers may create and use a number of different templates to set shipping charges.
Seller_DZ1maDmp7Xt2o
Cisco design-- you have an individual account, Amazon sets the amount of shipping, that they allow you… So if they give you $5.99 to ship and it cost you more, you need to build that into your per unit pricing that you sell…
And you have to determine whether or not at that point it’s cost-effective, competitive enough to be able to offer that particular widget…
Seller_DZ1maDmp7Xt2o
Cisco design-- you have an individual account, Amazon sets the amount of shipping, that they allow you… So if they give you $5.99 to ship and it cost you more, you need to build that into your per unit pricing that you sell…
And you have to determine whether or not at that point it’s cost-effective, competitive enough to be able to offer that particular widget…
Seller_hA060q8nqygew
Arbitrage can be a dangerous game. Although that wasn’t your question, it’s important to be aware of.
I don’t understand how the shipping credits work. do we only get credit if its an individual seller account or do professional accounts also get the shipping credit.
Individual accounts DO get a shipping credit, and the amount is decided by Amazon. I think it’s still $4.99 per item + 50 cents per pound for “standard” shipping and $6.49 + ?? per pound for expedited.
Professional accounts get to choose if they want to charge shipping or not. If they decide to charge it, they get to set the price - through the shipping templates @bookwormapril mentioned.
Does the type of shipping determine what credit we get?
Yes, the level of service the buyer chooses at checkout decides what amount of shipping they are charged. Levels of service can include, depending on seller eligibility - free economy, standard, expedited, two-day, or next day. As a pro seller, you create formulas that tell Amazon how to calculate the shipping for each service level.
For example:
- Charge $4.99 + $1.50 per pound if the buyer chooses standard shipping
- Charge $8.99 + $3 per pound if the buyer chooses expedited shipping
- Charge a flat $24.95 if the buyer chooses 2-day shipping
If you’re a pro seller and charge for shipping, Amazon collects the shipping amount from the buyer and passes it on to you.
Seller_hA060q8nqygew
Arbitrage can be a dangerous game. Although that wasn’t your question, it’s important to be aware of.
I don’t understand how the shipping credits work. do we only get credit if its an individual seller account or do professional accounts also get the shipping credit.
Individual accounts DO get a shipping credit, and the amount is decided by Amazon. I think it’s still $4.99 per item + 50 cents per pound for “standard” shipping and $6.49 + ?? per pound for expedited.
Professional accounts get to choose if they want to charge shipping or not. If they decide to charge it, they get to set the price - through the shipping templates @bookwormapril mentioned.
Does the type of shipping determine what credit we get?
Yes, the level of service the buyer chooses at checkout decides what amount of shipping they are charged. Levels of service can include, depending on seller eligibility - free economy, standard, expedited, two-day, or next day. As a pro seller, you create formulas that tell Amazon how to calculate the shipping for each service level.
For example:
- Charge $4.99 + $1.50 per pound if the buyer chooses standard shipping
- Charge $8.99 + $3 per pound if the buyer chooses expedited shipping
- Charge a flat $24.95 if the buyer chooses 2-day shipping
If you’re a pro seller and charge for shipping, Amazon collects the shipping amount from the buyer and passes it on to you.
