Central Michigan University Press
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5 days ago
Project Update: Shipping Costs, Credit Card Charges, and Fulfillment, Oh My!
Hey all,
We're very close to fulfillment being ready to go for this campaign. Here's a couple of things you should be aware of as we head into May.
Shipping Costs
First, we have updated shipping costs in the pledge manager. You should be able to see these listed on your order now.
For US backers, costs to ship a single copy of either game or both games in the same package (the vast majority of backers for the campaign) have come in around $13.00–$14.00, which reflects the current pricing of shipping plus the pick & package fees of our fulfillment warehouse. If you order includes more than just Making History and Witch Hunt 1649, the shipping costs scale a little higher, topping out at $20.50 for the largest packages.
For international backers, prices vary wildly depending on your home country, how many games and add-on games you ordered, and how much the costs for shipping have increased lately (it seems like there are shipping cost increases passed onto us every three months now). The range has come in around $13.00–$30.00 for the most part. Most of these orders will come from our fulfillment partner in the UK, but a handful will come direct from us using Pirate Ship's Simple Export Rate (which has also recently gone up in price...sigh...).
In an effort to be more transparent about where costs are coming into the process, we are also doing something different in this campaign with regards to VAT costs for UK and EU backers. In the past, we have folded these costs into the customs-friendly shipping charges on your orders, which often resulted in us undercharging for VAT (and then eating those costs later). For this campaign, we are listing VAT charges separately and collecting them more explicitly up front to improve VAT filing accuracy on our end. This is on top of the shipping charges above.
Shipping costs continue to rise, as they are particularly sensitive to world events, and many countries keep imposing new duties/tariffs/fees on mailings. Please let us know if you have any questions about the shipping charges on your orders or need help with anything (either through Backerkit Support or by emailing [email protected]).
Credit Card Charges
Second, we will be charging credit cards on Monday, April 27, 2026. We'll have Backerkit send out an email about upcoming charges before then as a reminder. The charge will be for all outstanding add-ons and shipping charges.
Once credit cards are charged, we'll pull the shipping data for our fulfillment partners in the US and UK and get rewards shipped out to you. Access to any digital rewards currently released should also be available by then as well.
We're very close to fulfillment being ready to go for this campaign. Here's a couple of things you should be aware of as we head into May.
Shipping Costs
First, we have updated shipping costs in the pledge manager. You should be able to see these listed on your order now.
For US backers, costs to ship a single copy of either game or both games in the same package (the vast majority of backers for the campaign) have come in around $13.00–$14.00, which reflects the current pricing of shipping plus the pick & package fees of our fulfillment warehouse. If you order includes more than just Making History and Witch Hunt 1649, the shipping costs scale a little higher, topping out at $20.50 for the largest packages.
For international backers, prices vary wildly depending on your home country, how many games and add-on games you ordered, and how much the costs for shipping have increased lately (it seems like there are shipping cost increases passed onto us every three months now). The range has come in around $13.00–$30.00 for the most part. Most of these orders will come from our fulfillment partner in the UK, but a handful will come direct from us using Pirate Ship's Simple Export Rate (which has also recently gone up in price...sigh...).
In an effort to be more transparent about where costs are coming into the process, we are also doing something different in this campaign with regards to VAT costs for UK and EU backers. In the past, we have folded these costs into the customs-friendly shipping charges on your orders, which often resulted in us undercharging for VAT (and then eating those costs later). For this campaign, we are listing VAT charges separately and collecting them more explicitly up front to improve VAT filing accuracy on our end. This is on top of the shipping charges above.
Shipping costs continue to rise, as they are particularly sensitive to world events, and many countries keep imposing new duties/tariffs/fees on mailings. Please let us know if you have any questions about the shipping charges on your orders or need help with anything (either through Backerkit Support or by emailing [email protected]).
Credit Card Charges
Second, we will be charging credit cards on Monday, April 27, 2026. We'll have Backerkit send out an email about upcoming charges before then as a reminder. The charge will be for all outstanding add-ons and shipping charges.
Once credit cards are charged, we'll pull the shipping data for our fulfillment partners in the US and UK and get rewards shipped out to you. Access to any digital rewards currently released should also be available by then as well.
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