Pirate Ship
Pirate Ship is a web-based shipping label tool for USPS and UPS. Users buy discounted postage and print labels without a subscription, a per-label fee or a markup on postage.
Pirate Ship is a web-based shipping label tool for USPS and UPS. Users buy discounted postage and print labels without a subscription, a per-label fee or a markup on postage. The company says it earns money through official partnerships with USPS and UPS. Orders can be imported from connected stores such as eBay, Shopify and Discogs, or uploaded as a spreadsheet. For eBay, Pirate Ship imports paid orders that are not yet shipped. When you buy a label, it marks the eBay order as shipped and sends the tracking number and carrier to eBay. Several eBay accounts can be connected to one Pirate Ship account. Support is by live chat and email, with no phone line.
Key features
- USPS and discounted UPS labels with no monthly or per-label fees
- eBay order import with automatic tracking upload and Shipped status
- Multiple store connections, including more than one eBay account
- Batch label creation from a spreadsheet upload
- Field mapping to print order data such as eBay Order ID on labels
- USPS international services such as Priority Mail International
FAQ
Yes. Pirate Ship does not charge a monthly fee, a per-label fee or a markup on postage. You pay only for the labels you buy, at its USPS and discounted UPS rates. The company says it makes money through official partnerships with USPS and UPS, and that it runs a lean business so it does not need to charge customers. There is no free trial because there is no paid plan.
In your Pirate Ship account, go to Settings > Integrations > Connect New Source and choose eBay. You are sent to eBay to log in and authorize the connection. After that, click Import from eBay, or Import from Integrations if you have several stores, to see orders ready to ship. Click Refresh Data if a recent order does not appear yet.
Yes. When you buy a label for an imported eBay order, Pirate Ship automatically sets the order to Shipped in eBay and sends the tracking number and carrier to eBay. You do not need to copy tracking by hand. Pirate Ship does not show live shipping rates to your buyers at eBay checkout, so you still set shipping costs in your eBay listings.
Pirate Ship only imports eBay orders with a payment status of Paid or Payment Pending and a fulfillment status of Not Started or In Progress. Orders that are already shipped, or partially refunded, cannot be imported. The order list refreshes on a schedule, so click Refresh Data for the latest orders. If you have several eBay accounts, check that the right one is connected.
Pirate Ship cannot set an eBay order back to Unshipped after you refund its label. The order stays marked as shipped with the old tracking number. To ship it, create a replacement label manually in Pirate Ship, then copy the new tracking number into the order on eBay yourself so the buyer and eBay see the correct tracking.
Yes. Go to Settings > Integrations, click Connect New Source, choose eBay, and log in with the other eBay account when prompted. Pirate Ship suggests renaming each integration to match the store name so you can tell where each order came from. Its help article does not state a limit on how many eBay accounts can be connected.
Pirate Ship sells USPS labels and discounted UPS labels. Its help center lists store integrations with Big Cartel, BigCommerce, Cratejoy, Discogs, eBay, Ecwid, PayPal, Shopify, Subbly, Square, Squarespace, Wix and WooCommerce. You can also upload a spreadsheet of addresses to create a batch of labels for orders from any other source.
Because Pirate Ship is free, there is no subscription to cancel and nothing is billed if you stop using it. If you want your account fully deleted so you can no longer log in, contact Pirate Ship through the blue chat button on its website or email support@pirateship.com, and the team will delete it for you.
Use the live chat button at the bottom of the Pirate Ship website or email support@pirateship.com. Support is available every day except a few national holidays, from 7 am to 9 pm Pacific Time, which is 10 am to midnight Eastern Time. There is no phone support. The help center at support.pirateship.com has articles on billing, accounts and integrations.
eBay sellers can buy labels directly in eBay's own shipping label flow. Other shipping software that imports eBay orders includes ShipStation, Shippo, Stamps.com and Easyship, which typically charge a monthly fee or per-label fees and may support more carriers. Compare the rates you get for your usual package sizes before switching, since discounts vary by carrier and service.
Use 3Dsellers instead
3Dsellers is a listing, order and customer service platform for eBay and other marketplaces.
eBay AI tools
Write eBay titles, descriptions and item specifics with AI, for one listing or many.
Learn more ->
eBay listing software
Create, edit and bulk update eBay listings, apply listing templates and upload CSV files.
Learn more ->
Claude MCP
Connect 3Dsellers to Claude and manage products, listings and orders by asking in plain language.
Learn more ->
Ready to scale your eBay business? Start a Free Trial
No credit card required, cancel any time.
