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Zonalyzer was very popular with eBay sellers years ago before eBay developed their own S&H calculator. I've had the site in mothballs since then as there was not sufficient interest to warrant the support effort.

But! All that has changed now that eBay has gone berserk and sellers are scattering. I'm bringing the scripts back starting with this one which will work good in general web pages and some auction venues.

You don't have to come back here for each listing. You can reuse the script for any items with the same weight, or just edit the options and paste it in any web page.   Click here for an explanation of how to manually edit the script variables.

The widgets below will work for demonstration but the rates shown will be meaningless without a user ID and origin zip code.

SET UP YOUR ID
Name
Email Address
Zip Code
You will need an account. It's free, but requires a confirmed email address. Once you have the account id assigned, you can use the wizard below to create the correct code for your auction or catalog page.

Don't be tempted to copy another user! Unless your zip code is exactly the same, rate calculations will be completely inaccurate! (The Zonalyzer™ engine computes zones based on the origin zip code)


Configuration Caution! Packages over one cubic ft (12 X 12 X 12 inches) are subject to minimum weight charges. If your package is oversize, enter the dimensional weight, not the actual weight.
Item weight (Max 10 pounds for the free calculator) Show pkg weight in result?
Handling Charge: *added to computed rate
Shipping Methods Priority Mail Parcel Post Std (Machinable) Parcel Post (Non-machinable)
Background color for widget: Background color for rates:
Colors are not checked for accuracy. Use the format shown for the defaults.

Indicate preferences above then click to generate the code

Once your widget is created and tested, copy the code from one (just one!) of the boxes below to your listing, template or catalog page.    Which one should I use?

Script Method: TEST    Send To AuctionWriter

Tiny Method TEST    Send To AuctionWriter

Form Method TEST    Send To AuctionWriter



Cancel this Variable are passed to the Zonalyzer program using the "GET" method for either widget. If you are familiar with this method, you can customize your widget using a text editor. If not, just return to this page to create new widgets when needed.

VariableDescription
u Your Zonalyzer User ID *Required!
wt Shipping Weight of this item *Required!
m Shipping method(s) *Required
hc Handling Charge *Optional
sw Show package weight to buyer
bg Background color for widget and result
cb Background color for Highlight

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The Zonalyzer system relies on two basic components. The input form or "client" is the part of the system which is created on this page. This part needs to be unique for each seller and each item so that both the weight and origin location are known. At run time, the buyers zip code is also needed to provide a method of calculating the distance between shipper and receiver.

By placing one of the "client" components from this page in your auction or sales page, all the information needed to calculate the actual cost of postage is gathered and can be sent to the second component of the system, the "server" or calculator.

The Zonalyzer calculator receives information from the client, uses it to find the zip codes and rates in a database and returns the proper result to your prospective bidder/buyer. Pretty simple really.

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Which Widget is right for me?

This depends on the policies in effect for the selling page. If you are selling from your own web site where you are in control, you can use either one - which ever you are more comfortable working with. They both do the same thing.

Public venues such as auctions, blogs or free web pages may have restrictions against Javascript, Forms or both. For these venues, you will need to ask the venue operator or just determine which method works best by trial and error.

Bottom line, your page must send the buyer's zip code and other data back to the Zonalyzer engine in the format shown. If you need to rewrite the client code to get that done, that's ok! but please identify our service in your script or form.

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