What stays the same when you switch
You keep mailing the way you do now. You print the envelope or label on your own printer, put a Forever stamp on it and drop it in the mail, and nobody needs a postage account. The barcode is a USPS Intelligent Mail barcode, the same kind of barcode LetterTrack prints, so the letter gets the same scans on the same USPS machines.
The orders come in the same way too. If you export a file from TCGplayer, eBay or Shopify today, PigeonTrail reads that same file, checks every address against USPS data and prints one envelope per order, combining two orders to the same buyer into one letter when you want.
A monthly allowance instead of prepaid packs
LetterTrack charges for each label from a pack you buy ahead, and PigeonTrail gives every account 100 letters a month for free. If you mail more, Pro costs $12.99 a month and covers 500 letters, which is about 2.6 cents a letter when you use them all, and each letter past 500 costs 2 cents. Sellers who would rather not have a plan can buy credits at 10 cents a letter.
| Letters a month | LetterTrack, from its packs | PigeonTrail |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | $16, one 50 pack | $0 on Free |
| 100 | $28, one 100 pack | $0 on Free |
| 300 | $54 at the 1,000 pack price of 18 cents | $12.99 on Pro |
| 800 | $144 at 18 cents | $18.99 on Pro, 500 included and 300 at 2 cents |
A pack has one real advantage. If you mail in bursts, a few hundred letters at a show and then nothing for months, you pay only for what you print and there is no monthly charge to remember. PigeonTrail's free 100 covers a lot of slow months, and you can cancel Pro any time.
What your buyer sees
Every PigeonTrail letter gets its own tracking page with your shop's logo, tagline and colors at the top. It shows the route the letter has taken across a map of the cities USPS scanned it in, and the day USPS expects it to arrive, counted from USPS's own delivery standard for the two ZIP codes.
LetterTrack emails the sender and the recipient at each scan. PigeonTrail sends fewer emails on purpose. On the Free plan your buyer gets one email from PigeonTrail at the first USPS scan with the link to the page, and if you're on Pro, your buyer hears from your shop's name when the letter is mailed, when it's almost there and when USPS marks it delivered. Every email has a link to stop them, and none go out at night.
How each one describes a delivered letter
Both services receive the same delivered event from USPS for a letter. LetterTrack's site calls it Delivered in Mailbox and describes it as the time a postal truck carrying the letter passed the mailbox. USPS's own guide to this data calls the same event an implied delivery: USPS records it when the carrier's scanner leaves the area of the address's ZIP+4 on the route, because nobody scans a letter at the mailbox.
PigeonTrail shows that event as "USPS marked it delivered" and tells your buyer in one sentence what it means, so a buyer who has not opened the mailbox yet is not told their letter is inside it. Our guide to what each USPS scan means covers every event a letter can get.
When a letter runs late or goes missing
PigeonTrail compares every letter with the day USPS expects it. A letter that is more than a day past that date, or that goes five days without a scan, is flagged in your letters list, and if you're on Pro we also email you about it. When a letter is lost, one click prints a replacement with a new barcode, and the old tracking page sends your buyer to the new one.
If a buyer opens a claim, Pro gives you a one page mailing record for the letter with the address check and every USPS scan. On Free or pay as you go, a mailing record costs 20 credits.
Moving over from LetterTrack
Make a free account with your email at pigeontrail.com/app. It needs no card.
Add your return address in Settings, and if you like, your logo and a tagline for the envelope and the buyer page.
Drop in the same TCGplayer, eBay or Shopify export you give LetterTrack today, or connect Mana Pool or Shopify once and let orders arrive by themselves.
Print on the envelopes or labels you already use, add a Forever stamp and mail them as usual.
Your first letter also starts a 30 day Pro trial with no card, so you can see the shop emails and late letter alerts before deciding on a plan.
LetterTrack and PigeonTrail side by side
Every LetterTrack fact below comes from LetterTrack's own website, read on October 18, 2026.
| LetterTrack | PigeonTrail | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Prepaid packs from 50 for $16 to 1,000 for $180, 18 to 32 cents a label | 100 letters a month free; Pro $12.99 a month for 500, then 2 cents each; credits at 10 cents |
| To start | 5 free labels | 100 free letters every month and a 30 day Pro trial |
| Order imports | eBay, Etsy, TCGplayer, Shopify, ShipStation | Mana Pool and Shopify connected; TCGplayer, eBay and Shopify files |
| What it prints | #10, A6, A7 and A9 envelopes and labels, and its barcode on ShipStation postage labels | #10, #9, #6 3/4, A7 and 6 x 9 envelopes, Avery 5163 sheets, 4 x 2 and 4 x 6 labels, #10 window slips |
| Emails | The sender and the recipient at each scan | One to the buyer at the first scan on Free; three from your shop on Pro |
| Delivered event | Shown as Delivered in Mailbox | Shown as USPS marked it delivered, with what that means |
| Postage | Your own stamp, or ShipStation postage | Your own stamp |
We read every fact about another company on its own website on the date shown. Prices and features change, so if something here is out of date, write to support@pigeontrail.com and we will correct it.
Questions
What does LetterTrack cost per letter?
LetterTrack sells prepaid packs of labels: 50 for $16, 100 for $28, 250 for $60, 500 for $105 and 1,000 for $180, which works out to 32 cents down to 18 cents a letter. New accounts get 5 labels free. These are the prices on LetterTrack's pricing page on October 18, 2026.
Is LetterTrack legit?
Yes. LetterTrack sells tracking for stamped mail, and its scans come from USPS, the same way PigeonTrail's do. Both services print a USPS Intelligent Mail barcode and read the scans USPS reports for it.
Does eBay accept a LetterTrack or PigeonTrail number?
No. eBay does not accept tracking from a letter barcode service as valid tracking for its seller protections, and sellers on the eBay Community board report the same for LetterTrack. That is true for PigeonTrail too. For eBay orders under $20, eBay Standard Envelope is the label eBay counts, and our eBay Standard Envelope guide explains when to use it.
Which marketplaces does each one import from?
LetterTrack's site lists eBay, Etsy, TCGplayer, Shopify and ShipStation. PigeonTrail brings Mana Pool orders in by itself, connects to a Shopify store, and reads the order files you export from TCGplayer, eBay and Shopify.
Can I use LetterTrack and PigeonTrail at the same time?
Yes, as long as each envelope carries one barcode. If you have LetterTrack labels left, you can use them up on some orders and print the rest from PigeonTrail.
Sources
- LetterTrack's home page and pricing page, read October 18, 2026. We do not link to other companies' sites.
- USPS, Notice 123 price list, effective October 4, 2026: pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/Notice123.htm
- USPS, Informed Visibility Mail Tracking and Reporting User Guide, version 2.19.9 (September 2026), Appendix E.3.2 on the logical delivery event, opcode 517: postalpro.usps.com/informedvisibility
- PigeonTrail plans and prices: pigeontrail.com/#pricing