Weight-Based Shipping (Setup)

How to Offer Weight-Based Shipping

Got heavy items? Got light items? Weight-Based Shipping is a cost-effective option for your customers.

Name—the name of your shipping method. In this case, we would use “WEIGHT-BASED”

Description—An optional space to describe your shipping method.

Delivery Time—The delivery time appears next to the name of the shipping method. Note: If you use realtime shipping rate calculation, your shipping service may provide its own delivery time. The time provided by the shipping service will be displayed instead of the time you specify here.

Taxes—Select the amount of tax you wish to charge on shipping, based on your location.

Customer Must Specify His/Her Address—Collect customer information in order to complete checkout. This is highly recommended!

Use fo Free Shipping—Exclude products with the “Enabled Free Shipping” option from the shipping price calculation. We recommend this stay checked.

Setting Rate Areas & Shipping Rates

Illinois(+)—Shipping rates for customers in Illinois. 

All Other States(+)—Shipping rates for customers in all other states.

Wright-Based Shipping—Set the cost for shipping based strictly on product weight. The weight (oz) of each product can be set in the “Shipping” tab while creating/editing your products.

IMPORTANT: You MUST set up your shipping rates in BOTH Rate Areas (Illinois & All Other States)

Fulfilling an Order

REMINDER: YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPPING, PAYING SALES TAX & GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE.

Get Money… Ship Products… Click Complete!

You can view all customer order inside of your Spots Dashboard, inside of the “Recent Orders” section. You can also view them by clicking “My Orders >> View Orders” in the main portal navigation bar.

Steps to Fulfill an Order

  1. Receive an order from the marketplace
  2. Pack & ship the item to your customer
  3. Log into your Spots Dashboard
  4. View All Orders
  5. Select an order from the list of orders by clicking the Order #/ID
  6. Add a tracking number & carrier (optional)
  7. Change the order Status from “Paid” to “Complete”
  8. Click Save
  9. The customer will be notified via email that their order has been successfully completed & shipped to their requested address. The email will also include their tracking number, which they can use to see exactly where their order is during its route.
You can view items that have been shipped with tracking numbers in the “Shipments” area of your vendor Dashboard. 

Processing a Refund

Processing a Refund

Refunding a customer order is easy! Because all funds are directed to your Stripe Account, you will process refunds through your Stripe Dashboard. Here is how your do it:

  1. Log into your Stripe Account
  2. Click on the “Payments” button in the side navigation bar. Doing so will pull up a list of all orders placed.
  3. Click on the order you wish to refund.
  4. Click on the “Refund” button at the top of the page.
  5. Follow any steps/confirmation required by Stripe.

IMPORTANT: Refund payments will be drafted from the current balance in your Stripe Account. If your balance has insufficient funds to complete the refund request, Stripe will debit the amount from the bank account you have connected.

There are no processing fees when issuing a refund. However, the Stripe processing fee that was taken from the original transaction will not be refunded. You can refund the full amount (you cover the original processing fee), or you can select a custom refund amount.

Your Stripe Dashboard

Complete Financial Management

Your Stripe Dashboard is your main hub for controlling your funds. Because Spots On The FOX does not touch money from sales that come in through the marketplace, all funds go directly into your connected Stripe Account. Here, you can view live balances, view customer order details & process refunds.

Note: You may need to verify your email address before logging into your Stripe Account & gaining access to the full range of features.

Dashboard Highlights

Payments

Payments—View all successful & refunded orders. Inside each order, you can view customer details.

Balances—View your current Stripe balance & get a feel for how much money will be on its way to your connect bank account, based on the payout schedule you have selected.
 

Settings >> Business Settings

Account Information—Edit your contact information, as well as your website address, statement descriptor & more. 

Bank Accounts & Scheduling—Do you want Stripe to transfer funds to your bank every day, every other day, once a month? Select your payment preference here.

Tax Details—Tax filing information.

Branding—Add your company logo/icon & customize the colors to match your brand. Any refunds or communications sent to customers via Stripe will include your brand identity.

Emails—Customize the messaging sent to customers when you communicate with them, via Stripe.

Processing a Refund

Refunding a customer order is easy! Because all funds are directed to your Stripe Account, you will process refunds through your Stripe Dashboard. Here is how your do it:

  1. Log into your Stripe Account
  2. Click on the “Payments” button in the side navigation bar. Doing so will pull up a list of all orders placed.
  3. Click on the order you wish to refund.
  4. Click on the “Refund” button at the top of the page.
  5. Follow any steps/confirmation required by Stripe.

IMPORTANT: Refund payments will be drafted from the current balance in your Stripe Account. If your balance has insufficient funds to complete the refund request, Stripe will debit the amount from the bank account you have connected.

There are no processing fees when issuing a refund. However, the Stripe processing fee that was taken from the original transaction will not be refunded. You can refund the full amount (you cover the original processing fee), or you can select a custom refund amount.

Download the FREE Mobile App!

Seriously… this is so cool! By downloading this free app, you can connect to your Stripe Account, and be notified every time an order is placed, view customer information, process refunds & more. Definitely something you should consider using!

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