Re: USPS 4.2 problem

[boogiebobsrecords]

Hello,

Could someone please help me out here. this is in regards to : USPS
Configure Ship Method    4.2 / VirtueMart 1.0.15

I really need an accurate solution to this problem. I know it's been there since the beginning of time but the thing is it is costing me 3 or 4 maybe 5 sales a Week. Plus the fact of all the hassles in refunding after payments are made and the shipping is off because of the API not allowing a set weight for the box. The way it is I either get screwed if there is no box weight added or the customer gets scared off because the shipping is $10 or more too much becuase they ordered 10 LPs and are getting charged for 10 boxes when I am using only one. This is a Major problem with international orders because they pay around $3.00 or more per pound on large orders.

Can you at least tell me if this is a problem with the virtuemart design or if USPS is the cause of it.

On 2012-01-30 20:04, Power Sellers Unite wrote: There isn't a way to add the shipping package weight.  What we can do is that I can run an update on your database to increase all the weights by a set amount. For example you use pounds so I can add .25 which will make anything 1 pounds be 1.25 pounds

I sent you an email yesterday about adding a field in the shipping module or changing this one

is there a way to either add a field for shipping package weight or change this field so it can be an actual weight instead of a percentage ?

Percent to pad weight for shipping package. (Include %)       

Percentage does not work as it is adding a percentage of the order weight instead of the actual weight of the box.
and the box weight is pretty much the same.

Please help me out someone !

Thanks,
Bob Bergmann
Owner, Boogiebobs Records
www.boogiebobsrecords.com

[lowmips]

Topic split from the USPSv5 thread and moved here...this is a USPSv4.2 issue.  Please do not post 4.2 issues in the v5 thread.  Thank you!
Reggie

[boogiebobsrecords]

Sorry I put it in the wrong thread - has this issue been resolved in version 5 or is someone at least working on it ?

Thanks,
Boogiebob

[pauloberoi]

Hi boogiebobsrecords,

I am having an ecommerce site as well, and I was screwed too just like you...  USPS was killing my business as upgraded to ver 4 but no support of documentation, what thats crazy.. right.. !!!


you know I was crazy for searching for any solution or a documentation, but on any forum tech forum , its just nothing..

But the good thing is I have lot of contacts with programmers, and one of my friend forwarded me a post which really helped me..

I am not a programmer and I just want to stay away from this nonsense programming thing...

I browsed this forum few days back when I was searching for a solution, but I notice still no solution have been posted here so far by any big techy guys... So thought to share what helped me..

http://70.164.0.206/ppscloud.com/issues-and-solution/usps-rate-calculati...

If you think I helped you.. only a thanks msg will be apprecitaed mate.. )