Add the eBay Seller Account

You can add your eBay company to ShipGear using your eBay Seller Account information. As you have not yet defined the eBay Seller Account to which you want to connect, you receive a prompt saying that no eBay seller exists. Click OK.

1. Click the My Companies button and then click Add Company.
   
   
   
   
    
   
   
   
   
2. Enter the Company Name and click the Add Account (+) button.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Select eBay as the eCommerce Provider.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Enter your eBay User ID in the provided field and click the "here" link.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. The eBay Sign In page is launched in your Internet browser. Your eBay ID may already be filled in for you. If not, enter it in the field provided. Enter your Password and click the Sign In button.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. On the ShipGear Authorization page, review the Consent Agreement. Click I Agree to allow ShipGear access to your eBay account information.
   
   
   
   
    
   
   
   
7. You may now close the browser window to return to the ShipGear interface.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
8. Click the Request Access Token button. The token you create needs to be renewed every 18 months. Seven days before the expiration date, ShipGear will prompt you to renew the token.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
9. Click the Enabled check box and click OK. The company is added to your My Companies list.
   
   
   
   
   
   
10. Declared Value Setting
    
    Select Yes to keep the declared value mapping and have ShipGear automatically select this setting in the carrier software. 
    
    
    
    
    
    Select No if you do not wish to have the Declared Value mapped in the carrier software :
    
    
    

Once ShipGear is connected to eBay, you can connect to the carrier system to begin shipping.

Or, if you want to continue later, use the Run ShipGear steps to get started every time you want to initialize ShipGear.

• To edit the values of any of the company fields, you can click Company Properties.
• To add another eBay company, click the Add Company button and repeat the steps above.
• To delete a company, click the Delete Company button. You will have a chance to confirm or cancel the deletion.
• To view the status of your eCommerce shipments, click the View eCommerce button.

See also : eCommerce Settings

Connect to the Carrier Shipping Software

Once ShipGear is connected to your eBay company, follow these steps to connect to UPS WorldShip® , FedEx Ship Manager®, and/or Endicia Professional®.

UPS WorldShip®

1. Run UPS WorldShip.
2. From the Import/Export Data menu, select Keyed Import > SG2Import.
3. The Enter import key: dialog box appears. It stays open until you close it or exit WorldShip.
   
   
   
   Note: If you do not see "SG2Import" on the UPS Import/Export Data menu, select More… and then select SG2Import from the list. Click the Import button. You will then see the Enter Import key: dialog box.
   
   You are ready to start shipping!

FedEx Ship Manager®

1. With ShipGear Exchange shut down, run FedEx Ship Manager®.
2. Click OK at the Dangerous Goods informational dialog when you are done reading it.
3. Launch ShipGear Exchange; by default, it minimizes to the system tray.
4. In the bottom left-hand corner of the Ship Manager® screen, click the Clear Fields button.
   
   
   
   
   
    

5. The Lookup Value dialog pops up. Type in a document key, such as the Invoice number, Order number, Customer name, etc. and press Enter to populate the FedEx Ship Manager screen with that record's data. You can also browse for records. See Browsing Documents for more information.
   
   Note : If you are using FedEx Ship Manager® v.28xx or lower, you'll see the ShipGear Import Key dialog instead. See Shipping with FedEx Manager (v.28xx and lower) for more information.
   
   
   
   

Endicia Professional®

Note : If you are using Endicia Professional with DAZzle, you must set up your account in DAZzle before launching Endicia Professional.

1. Open Endicia Professional. ShipGear adds all of your active profile settings to a new "ShipGear Profile". This must be the Active Profile when shipping.

• If Endicia Professional (using Label Server) is running, you will be prompted to exit and relaunch Endicia so that the ShipGear Profile can be created.

• If Endicia Professional is not running, launch it and you will see the ShipGear Profile in the Active Profile field.