Shipping prices are charged based on the weight of your orders and the distance they are traveling (between the seller and you). In the US, our primary carrier is the USPS, and we are testing with other carriers like UPS.
Note: At this time, our UPS pilot is closed.
We primarily use Ground Advantage and Priority Mail to ship our buyers’ orders. Our shipping rates are based on USPS Commercial pricing, which you can find here. These costs apply to all shipments below 1 lb and above 5 lbs (excluding Flat Rate Packaging).*
For shipments between 1 - 5 lbs or shipped in Flat Rate Packaging, Whatnot provides a flat rate of $9.21 ($8.77 + fees)*. Once a buyer’s combined orders reach 1 lb, they can continue to purchase items for no additional shipping cost until their combined shipment crosses 5 lbs.
Users in the below zip codes are excluded from reduced pricing and Flat Rate Packaging and will be charged USPS commercial rates for all packages.
We also offer USPS First-Class Mail Letter (commonly known as Plain White Envelope) shipping for orders that meet the following eligibility requirements:
- All enclosed items are cards from Sports Cards and TCG categories only
- No more than 5 cards in the shipment
- Shipment weighs less than 3 ounces
- Total value is less than $20
- Order is a domestic US order
Learn more about USPS First-Class Mail Letter shipping here.
*Total shipping prices will include the label costs you can find above and a small fee to help cover some of the operational expenses that result from building and maintaining features like Smart Bundling and Flat Rate shipping. We will continue to invest in great product experiences and work with our carriers to get preferential rates for our customers.
Other notes:
- Zones are calculated by distance between the seller and the buyer. You can look up zones for orders by using the USPS zone lookup tool.
- USPS pricing is subject to change - as our costs are updated, we may update our pricing. You can find more on USPS shipping prices here.
- For sellers in Media Mail eligible categories, you will continue to use Media Mail labels when the price is cheaper than standard Priority Mail or Priority Mail Flat Rate labels.
- For packages over 1 cubic foot in volume, users will be charged based on the dimensional weight of the package. You can find more details here.