How do i know how much postage and packaging items to stock up on when selling items on Ebay?
I have quite alot to sell. How do i know what a wise purchase of bubblewrap, rolls of brown paper and alsortment of envelopes i would clearly need, without running out during a sale?
If you start off with a few rolls of brown tape, a couple of rolls of clear sellotape, some grey wrapping bags in medium size (cut them down when they arereally to big and stick them with sellotape), a roll of bubble wrap and also start saving boxes for the bigger things. If using padded enveloppes calculate the shipping accordingly and buy them as you sell.
It all depends on what you are selling. Clothes can be put in a grey post bag but breakable will need proper cardboard boxes and padding. I use foam personally. It costs me an arm and a leg but i recoup it through shipping charges. if you sell books beware of the corners and sometimes it pays to reinforce paperback with sturdy cardboard to prevent them bending.
FRAGILE and DO NOT BEND stickers might come in handy too.
Go to the post office and get ‘proof of delivery’ cards, airmail stickers and also custom stickers for outside the EU.
Oh and thumbs up to the person that mentioned scales. get an electronic set that goes up to about 2 kg. They are not cheap but worth every penny if you sell regularly. Anything heavier than 2kg I weigh on my bathroom scales.
Get just enough.
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I only sold a coupe of things on Ebay and it was a while ago but i’m pretty sure that you don’t charge people for the packaging materials int he cost of postage.
The postage cost is worked out automatically at the buyers end from their postcode.
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Buy enough to wrap everythinkg you have to sell, then you won’t run out!
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If you start off with a few rolls of brown tape, a couple of rolls of clear sellotape, some grey wrapping bags in medium size (cut them down when they arereally to big and stick them with sellotape), a roll of bubble wrap and also start saving boxes for the bigger things. If using padded enveloppes calculate the shipping accordingly and buy them as you sell.
It all depends on what you are selling. Clothes can be put in a grey post bag but breakable will need proper cardboard boxes and padding. I use foam personally. It costs me an arm and a leg but i recoup it through shipping charges. if you sell books beware of the corners and sometimes it pays to reinforce paperback with sturdy cardboard to prevent them bending.
FRAGILE and DO NOT BEND stickers might come in handy too.
Go to the post office and get ‘proof of delivery’ cards, airmail stickers and also custom stickers for outside the EU.
Oh and thumbs up to the person that mentioned scales. get an electronic set that goes up to about 2 kg. They are not cheap but worth every penny if you sell regularly. Anything heavier than 2kg I weigh on my bathroom scales.
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How long is piece of string ?
Look on Ebay – plenty of cheap packaging available.
Better to have it when you need it than not – even if you don’t use it this time its there for the next.
The price wouldn’t kill you
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You need supplies before doing anything. Look at the items you wish to sell. What size envelope/pkg/bag/box will they need? What about bubble wrap/peanuts/air-filled bubble? And tapes- clear/brown. Also post office supplies. Whatever you purchase, you must pass on to your customer, otherwise your sale may not amount to much.
Buy a scale for both small(under 5 lbs) and large(bathroom). items. You need to be accurate as much as possible beforehand, because you will place the weight of each item on your auction site during the listing.
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