What TCG QuickShip does well
TCG QuickShip does more of the selling side than PigeonTrail. It sells letter postage starting at $0.78 for a 1 ounce letter with the barcode included, and its paid plans include 50 to 300 labels a month without its 12 cent fee. Letters and flats bought through it can be insured with PIP for 1% of the declared value, with a 20 cent minimum, up to $50. It also has AI card scanning, cross listing, pricing rules, a picking screen, branded packing slips and end of day SCAN forms, and it offers support on Discord.
Its free plan is close to what PigeonTrail does: its pricing page says "Free tracked labels with from and to addresses only. You may add your own stamp."
Emails your buyer gets from your shop
PigeonTrail gives every letter a tracking page with your logo, tagline and accent color, a map of the route so far and the day USPS expects it. When your order file includes the buyer's email address, we email your buyer the link at the first USPS scan. If you're on Pro, those emails come from your shop's name, and your buyer hears from you when the letter is mailed, when it's almost there and when USPS marks it delivered.
TCGplayer and Mana Pool don't share buyer email addresses with outside tools, so for those orders each letter's page in PigeonTrail has a message with the tracking link ready to paste into the marketplace's messages.
TCG QuickShip has a public lookup page where anyone can enter a tracking or order number, and its site doesn't describe buyer emails.
A warning before your buyer writes to you
PigeonTrail asks USPS how many delivery days a First Class letter gets between your ZIP code and your buyer's, and counts them out on the calendar. A letter more than a day past that date, or five days without a scan, is flagged in your letters list, and on Pro we email you about it, so you can reach the buyer first. Our free letter delivery time tool shows the same USPS numbers for any two ZIP codes.
Order files from more stores
TCG QuickShip syncs eBay, Mana Pool, CardNexus and Misprint and reads TCGplayer exports, and it lists Shopify as rolling out. PigeonTrail also reads the order files that Amazon, Etsy, ShipStation and WooCommerce export, which matters if you sell outside the card marketplaces.
Envelopes that look like your shop
PigeonTrail's envelope designer puts your logo, a tagline and an accent color in the return corner, with a preview of each size before anything prints, and the same look carries over to your buyer's tracking page.
TCG QuickShip and PigeonTrail side by side
Every TCG QuickShip fact below comes from TCG QuickShip's own website, read on October 21, 2026. The PigeonTrail column comes from our pricing table.
| TCG QuickShip | PigeonTrail | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan; Standard $10 a month with 50 fee free labels, up to Business $40 with 300; then 12 cents a label plus postage | 100 letters a month free; Pro $12.99 a month for 500, then 2 cents each |
| Free plan | Barcoded address labels for your own stamp | 100 letters every month, on your own envelopes or labels |
| Postage | Tracked letter postage from $0.78 | Your own stamp; a Pirate Ship file for packages |
| Letter insurance | PIP, 1% of value with a 20 cent minimum, up to $50, on postage bought there | Not offered |
| Order imports | Sync with eBay, Mana Pool, CardNexus and Misprint; TCGplayer exports; Shopify rolling out | Mana Pool connected; order files from TCGplayer, eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Shopify, ShipStation and WooCommerce |
| Buyer updates | A public lookup by tracking or order number | A tracking page in your shop's colors with a route map, and emails at the first scan, or three from your shop on Pro |
| Late letters | Not described | USPS's expected day for each letter, a flag when it falls behind, and an email to you on Pro |
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
Does TCG QuickShip sell postage?
Yes. Its site lists tracked letter postage from $0.78 for 1 ounce. PigeonTrail doesn't sell postage, so you add your own Forever stamp.
Does TCG QuickShip have insurance?
Yes, through PIP, at 1% of the value with a 20 cent minimum, up to $50, on postage bought through TCG QuickShip. PigeonTrail doesn't sell insurance.
Which one emails my buyer?
PigeonTrail does, when your order file includes the buyer's email address. TCG QuickShip's site describes a lookup page and doesn't describe buyer emails.
Sources
- TCG QuickShip's home, pricing, tracking documentation, print size documentation, changelog and shipping insurance terms (last updated January 19, 2026) pages, read October 21, 2026. We do not link to other companies' sites.
- TCGplayer, "How should I ship my TCGplayer orders?", read October 13, 2026: help.tcgplayer.com
- Mana Pool, "Shipping, Rates and Methods", updated September 20, 2026: support.manapool.com