Thanks for the quick response and all the info in the video. This is exactly what I was wanting to see. Now I feel much more confident in handling my shipping the next time I make a sell. Dale from Midland, TX
I use my regular printer at home and I order the free sleeves from UPS, once the label prints I fold the paper in half and just slide it into the sleeve and seal it, job done
I was actually lucky enough to find a label printer for sale for only $20 at one of my local thrift stores just around the time I started to really start selling stuff on eBay, it even had an entire roll inside already. It was the Brother QL-800, and though my labels print a bit small on it it works great and the bar codes and text are readable, which is apparently all that matters.
To add onto the savings point with printing at home, FedEx has huuuuuge discounts on large items and is already cheaper than uses. Today I shipped out a large toolbox weighing 60 pounds and I had a $12 discount with FedEx which came out to $61 and the same package with USPS was $118 so the printer will pay for itself. I got a regular printer and will soon get a label maker as it will pay for itself within a couple months at the rate I'm growing and selling at
This guy is absolutely right when it comes to printing your own labels...buying a printer, scale, etc. My gf & I have been selling off & on for close to 20 years & she is CHEAP! Lol! If she can save 3 cents, she's gonna save that 3 cents!!!
Thrifty not cheap I have to explain this to my wife.... a lot. She will get a laugh when she sees this, I have her out hanging the paper plates to dry on the clothesline right now.
Lol...this is why communication through messaging is hard..I guess I should've been more specific when I said "on and off"...I was actually referring more to our relationship rather than the selling aspect, as we dated for a while, broke up for a number of years (& sold on our own separately as well) & then reunited 5 yrs ago! The end goal isn't marriage, meaning that it isn't that important for either of us. We're happy, that's all that matters!😜
I was looking at label printers, just decided I don't sell enough to justify that type of purchase yet. I bought a scale, 100 of the 6x9 packing label sleeves for about 10 bucks, use my printer that I already have available and save all boxes and bubble wrap that I come across. The only other things that I have had to purchase is paper for the printer and tape so far, the ink for my printer is not very expensive. Just trying to be as cost effective as I can for the amount that I currently sell. Now gotta get busy listing as much as I can since eBay extended that promotion for stores. This is a great time to see if listing more will result in more sales. Currently have the lowest cost store and trying to justify going up to the next level, not quite there yet.
Big FACTS couldn't agree more, this definitely adds up over time especially if you start doing big numbers.. and the way things have been lately SALES have been SKYROCKETING, especially if you sell anything entertainment related, that has been crushing it for me 🔥🚀
Joah, you are by far one of my favorite Reselling TH-camrs. The reason is that you are so real. You never act arrogant, nor do you act in any manner which seems exaggerated. I am grateful for what you share and for your presence, in general. Keep up the good work.
I just have a regular ink jet printer, and the part I like about printing my own postage, is the receipt i get with it.I t has all the info on it, what the item was, how much it sold for, who it sold to, shipping cost. It's a big help with record keeping for the whole business.
When eBay first started letting you print postage through them, they charged for the privilege. Not much, maybe 15 cents, but that added up over time. Now eBay not only doesn't charge for this, they let you use their commercial discount, which is usually significant. I almost never do weigh-and-pay at the PO anymore.
As soon as you showed the phone number to The Krusty Krab, I thought to myself "What would happen if someone were to actually call that number??".....and then you called that number! No joke! LOL!! Thank you so much for another great video and very helpful advice for reseller newbies like me!
Quick question. I am just starting on Ebay. When I am creating my listing, what do I put in the shipping fields? Do I select 'calculated shipping'? And then how do you know what kind of shipping it will be? USPS ground? Priority? First Class? It asks all these questions in the listing and I am not sure what to put?
Your space always makes me feel normal! I try sooo hard to organize. Most of the time I spend hours cleaning and when Troy gets home, he's like, "oh um, good job?" 🤦🏻♀️
JOOOOSH!!! Thank you!!! You are a great inspiration for a lot of us my man. Thank you for all the tips and clarity! Very informative; amazing!!! I subscribed to your channel and started just watching all your videos. I highly appreciate your great attitude, and fluency man!
Thanks, Josh. Was a bigger seller at one time, now casual. Reaized how much I need to get back to automated postage. I love your youtubes, a bright spot.
I appreciate the question about shipping because it's a learning process and I was really ignorant of a lot of things for the longest time. By the way, with how the rates are setup when you buy postage from the post office, it is possible for an item to be shipped for the same price or even cheaper using priority instead of first class. Doesn't sound right but it can happen. Anyway, I've been selling on eBay since 1998 when eBay didn't offer shipping options from them. I hand wrote the address on each package and bought the postage at full price from the post office. I graduated to printing the address on blank labels I purchased from an office supply store, but still purchased the postage at full price from the post office. I didn't start to purchase the postage from eBay until the summer of 2018. It was a game changer! I printed my labels on paper using the same printer I've had for over 15 years ago. My printer was showing signs that it was in it's last days, so I finally purchased a Rollo that I got earlier this month. It's amazing!!!
It's great you are covering such helpful things like this. Also anyone selling look into getting a tax number saves a bunch. And keep those receipts for tax right offs. Anything you use for business scales printers tape pens pencils notebooks. Also any services such as cell phone bills or your online connection bills all can be deducted to help you out at tax time.
I use a HP m15w wireless laser printer 🖨 through bluetooth or wifi. I love it for many reasons. I like that its small does not take too much space. That it does not use that much ink it only prints in black. Ink cartridges for it are cheap to buy on ebay. And that I can set it up and use it to print anything using only my iPhone no laptop or computer needed or required. I like that I can use it to print anything other than just shipping labels like the thermo printers. With the HP phone app I can easily make copies of anything using my iPhone or any smartphone!
Excellent video. I have sold off and on for 22 years. I quit selling about 5 years ago because of shipping at the post office. Sold on Poshmark because it was so easy to ship. About a year ago, I figured out how to print out my own shipping labels. GAME CHANGER!!!
Good stuff re: shipping !! I do one more thing, that I find most TH-cam eBay resellers do not do. I figure out what packaging I'm going to use for the item (exact box or envelope) and the total weight, so I know my shipping costs BEFORE I even list the item. That way I have no surprises about shipping costs (regardless of the distance to the customer), when the item sells.
I use my regular printer at home and I order the free sleeves from UPS, once the label prints I hold the paper in half and just slide it into the sleeve and seal it, job done
Hey Josh, huge fan of the channel. I’ve been reselling for over a year on eBay. I started out doing mostly small items and collectibles, but recently started branching out into different categories such as thrifting and retail arbitrage. Since branching out I’ve been starting to have questions about what the best boxes are for shipping different sized items out. I noticed you were talking about ways to save money on shipping and I think that this is something else that could be a fantastic way to save some money one shipping supplies and costs. Is there any way you’d be able to make a break down of most of the boxes you use, what you use them for (for example which box for which type of item), and where we could get those boxes? Thank you so much, and I look forward to the next video. Best wishes to your family and Mose!
Re: Retail Arb... I work Retail P/T and some stores are not taking returns at all... because of potential contamination... just be sure they'll take stuff back.
Also another mistake new resellers do is not planning how they're going to ship the item they are selling until it sells and they didnt put right weight and box dimensions into ebay and itll cost more to ship than the buyer paid. Also ive seen sellers only list priority when it can go first class. With shipping you'll learn with trial and error. if your item isnt moving when you know it should, you might want to look at the shipping method and price cause chances are the shipping is overpriced.
Agreed! Depending on the item, it can even possible to send it first class, add insurance and still have it be cheaper than Priority. Best of both worlds!
Getting my Rollo in the mail next week, just got my scale for home use (we have the same scale lol woot), Right now on amazon Rollo is having a nice sale on their printer paid $170 for my printer normally $300
Another great video! I would also like to add, I feel like the savings we receive from printing labels directly from eBay helps cover the price for labels and a printer. They are not cheap.
Thanks as usual Josh! Hands down you're the man...I really enjoy your content. I do have a question for you kind sir...I just setup my Rollo and I'm stoked! How do you feel about he Rollo Shipping Manager? I mean I already preloaded some cash so I will be using it for a while, but do you like it or I am good just using the Ebay site. Best of everything from Littleton Colorado!
I knew about the packaging being too expensive there...but i didnt know the price was different buying thru ebay! Ive been doing almost all by hand and buying the first class/priority postage there, even on days of 12 items going out FML. thank you so much for this
I’m a green noob on selling on eBay. I’m in Canada and I was directed to a service/site called “Shippo”. I guess that’s what we use up here. I love your channel and it is helping me a bunch. But could you do a video on the top scams that scammers do on eBay?? I had some weasel try as scam me today because he must have noticed my account was new and thought I was also born yesterday. He offered DOUBLE of my asking BIN I guess to spark my enthusiasm and trust. He wanted me to buy a $300 gift card and include it with the item he tried to purchase from me. He said he’d PayPal me the cost of everything. Aside from his broken abrupt English the situation seemed really off putting and just straight up shady. I was like no. I tried to report him but I can’t find his account. He must have blocked me. Aaaanyway. A video of scam horror stories you’ve heard about would be great for awareness. Cheers from Canada eh. 🇨🇦
Can't thank you enough for this video--you covered the nuts and bolts that others didn't! I've been selling for years and I've left tons of money on the table! I spend so much time in the post office they were going to get me a permanent cot. All that ends now!
Josh, I just viewed this video and saw the trick shot. The shot was awesome. How about some more trick shots in the upcoming year (2021)? Best wishes for the upcoming year.
If you have a printer you can just print the label then use clear tape and that works too if you dont have a label maker. Shipping is key to make max profit reselling online!!!
I used to think that ebay was charging for just the LABEL, and thinking, why would I pay for a label when I can just write it on the package with a sharpie for free. Lol.
I agree shipping is hard to figure out, I've sold a little on ebay in the past and doing it again, I dont have a printer or scale, after I get down the road a scale & printer is the 1st thing Im getting☺
Dude thanks about showing how to print the shipping labels. I am an FBA amazon seller and i do the same printing my own labels withe the Dymo 4xl but didnt know where to find this on ebay. I mostly sell adidas shoes. Im doing pretty good but want to do some ebay. Im in SC too close to Laurens. Hopefully we will cross paths. Sometimes we come to columbia to hit the GW stores.Thanks again!
OMG, That's like Rule #1....PRINT YOUR LABELS AT HOME!!! INVEST IN PRINTER, INK. SAVE THOUSANDS! eBay saves you TONS of MONEY. That was definitely the mistake I made for the first 6 months. I've been selling almost 10 years now. This guy is RIGHT!
Hi HT! Question ? You mentioned your pay pal account was charged , is it because you offered free shipping? Do you offer free shipping or does it depend on each item? Shipping is the most confusing for me. I’m a inspiring reseller, but shipping makes me pause. My plan is to start small ( jewelry) just to get a feel an learn the process then ease into other items. This video was very helpful . Thank you!
here is a tip I printed all my postage when I first started at the library cost 10c a page so I would log into my eBay and print them where they had a printer tell I could buy a printer.I did have a scale at home to get my measurements and everything but i did everything I could flat rate. took me like 2 weeks to save up but this was 3 years ago i don't know if you can do that anymore but worth a look
You need a challenge how about a drop shot into a shot glass? Hmmm you guessed it I'm not a golfer that's probably an impossible shot! Thanks for the tips I am slowly researching selling on ebay first I'll sell everything out of my home that will sell (need to move out of CA it's too dang expensive to retire with on SS coming in!) I only need to earn like $45 a day so I really think this will work. I saved this video for tips on shipping... much love and appreciation Grand-mère Rain
Sets up the day's trick shot... "This should be fun!" Try 1: Missed - "So close..." Try 50: "Ugh, okay this wasn't that easy." Try 75: "Is it too late to set up a different one?" Try 100: "I'm not giving up!" Try 150: "If I hit 200, I'm giving up!" Try 175: "UUUUUHHHHHHGGGGGGHHHH" Try 176: "YES! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 176 tries!"
LOL I thought I was wasting time printing a paper label. The day I bought a working printer at the thrift $12. That was a lifesaver!! Once I start moving more quantities then I will get a label maker printer.
hey! thank you for the tips, because i have been watching your vids you gave me the urge to go out and garage sell shop, i found some old hotwheels cars yesterday and got a nice stack of them for like $25 in the packs still. i have it listed and did lots of research on them. i think i have them listed right i was just wondering if i could maybe get your opinion on my listing! if not thank you for the inspiration , and keep up the good work
Just the saving you get from buying ebay discounted prices is worth going that route. Funny you did the padded envelope I ran into that at USPS office. I thought they were same prices, so used to the padded rate 7.52 , I packed it at usps office and they were saying $8.45 I was flabbergasted. I'm like No its $7.52, I ship padded all the time, they looked at me like I was crazy, well recently prices went up. Noticed recently my fedex home ground dropped alot for heavy items.
I appreciate the video! I've been preaching this on my Instagram for a while. Haven't been able to reach the same audience as you, but glad it's coming out of your mouth.
ONE THOUSAND PERCENT! Do everything yourself at home. I just had this conversation with my girlfriend. She mentioned “why don’t your just go to Box Bros down the street?” I said, “there is about fifteen bullet points as to why I shouldn’t.” There are times I have saved up to 70%! I’d say on average, it’s safe to say I save 40% by shipping from home. So, you damn near pay HALF by shipping from home!
@hairytornado another choice piece of advice I got a while back was to invest in a box resizer; otherwise you’re paying to ship more AIR! Haha. Resizers are about 15 bucks and can often save even more money once you get the package just right!
Back in the mid 2000s my dad opened up an Ebay store that was all commission based. People brought their items to his business address or he picked up their items to sell on ebay they got what they wanted out of the item and my dad got his commission on it. It ultimately failed in the long run and went bankrupt it was a good idea in theory but I think the employees he hired would have been better off also going out to find stuff to buy not waiting on things to be brought to them.
I have been selling on eBay for about 4 or 5 months now. Is there a printer I can use that I do not have to have a computer ? At the time I am doing everything through my phone for eBay.
All you need is smartphone with eBay app. You can send directly to your printer. Just make sure your printer is connected to Wi-Fi network. (10 Year eBay Seller here)
When I first started eBay, I didn’t know that you could print off labels and take the shipping from the pending payments. And when you first start it can be 2-3 weeks before you see any money in your eBay account. So I was using my own cash, planning on getting reimbursed later when the deposit was made. But I was shipping out like 4-5 things a day so we’re talking 25-50 a day of my own money. I only figured out printing off shipping labels and taking from pending payments when one day I was broke and had like 4 things to ship out lol. I would literally hand write all of the addresses. Stand in line at the post office, pay my own money, then manually put the tracking numbers in the eBay app. Not only was it expensive but I was spending like an hour a day at the post office.
@@HairyTornado yea it was awful lol. And the post office workers hated me. I would show up everyday right before closing with this big bag of packages needing to be shipped out. 😂
Thanks Josh, I found you about a week ago & have been binge watching you like Netflix ever since 😂 I LOVE LOVE your energy & how informative and fun your videos are, this one seriously answered all my shipping questions. 🤗 Love, health, wealth & happiness to your family. ☀️
Great advice my shipping right now kinda stinks I'm out in the country with no internet and only use my phone. But I got a printer that runs off WiFi I think and I can download the label on my phone and then turn on the wifi and shut off my phone internet and it hooks up to the printer and then I can print the label just one at a time so it wastes time but saves a trip to the post office. And I ship everything with PayPal I can use eBay but I can't use my labels for eBay cause it prints a whole page for some reason. Someday I'll upgrade my printing setup.
For those who are on the fence on if you're going to buy a label printer do not get the dymo 4xl they are overhyped and overpriced. Get a Zebra LP 2844 or a rollo they are $100 or less on ebay. You can get 4x6 labels from fed-ex for free they will come in a roll of 960 and you'll have to suspend it behind the printer but its worth it if you sell alot on ebay. they wont work on dymo or brother label printers those printers are proprietary printers meaning they can only use a special kind of paper . i started out writing the address on the box, then printing with a inkjet printer and taping the label on the box and now i have a Zebra LP 2844 and free labels from fed-ex. it has saved me alot of time and money.
I didn't read all of the comments but if you print your own label, first class is up to 15.9 oz. If you walk into the post office they say anything over 12 oz is not 1st class. Then you are stuck paying priority.
Enough times of buying printer ink, you find that you need a label printer. I got a Nunbyn about a year ago and it might be the best thing I've ever bought
Great video thanks for the info as always! Still rockin' the 'dana on your head I see. I do short hair and its become my daily routine for a hair band too.. The salons need to open soon, I feel for you guys, see I ng my husband's growing daily who can literally grunt and grow a full beard. 😄
I’m not sure if you ever had this problem. I printed labels on eBay for the usps and dropped the packages at their mailbox outside since the one inside was so full. I had 2 packages not even being accepted at the usps even though I shipped it. My dad took the tracking numbers to the usps so he could ask about them. The clerk said those tracking numbers are not valid usps tracking numbers. Is that true? Doesn’t make sense since usps always scans eBay packages with those tracking numbers. Hopefully that made sense
Something super funny was I just watched your whole video and I could not be more literal when I say this; but when you made the toilet paper shot, my alarm for 4:20 went off. Idk, it's pretty funny to me anyways.
I’ve been years on eBay but I’ve never heard of pirateship I sent a 17 pounds box to the east coast and it cost me $65 😭 on pirateship it’s only $20. Omg thank you I learned something new
This is so true. FedEx tried to charge me $19.45 to send a hat from Oregon to Ohio. Come on, man. They're just trying to profit. I went home, looked at the rates, and saved $12.00. Thanks Josh!
I semi agree about the post office people. But most people bring the shirt in and say I need to ship this so they suggest priority cuz they don't have a box or bag to put it in. So instead of selling them a box and the postage it's almost the same to use priority
I just bought the same scale you have. If it sucks it's you're fault. Lol jk. My current scale goes to 12 lbs and it drives me nuts. I've needed a new one for over a year just always been lazy and use the bathroom scale for larger items
I took a package to the post for my mom. Small, 2lb box, about 5 inches all sides. The lady said I could either pay $20 or cheapest $14... I said uhh theres nothing cheaper? She said no, over and over, with a "are you going to pay that or get out of my line" attitude. As a reseller I learned early on to not rely on their prices. I declined and took it home, discovered Pirate Ship and I put in all the info and they taught me about Priority Mail Cubic- Paid around $8.50.
I was pretty happy about it. I didn’t look for clubs till after watching you’re channel I’m guessing I’ve walked past thousands of dollars worth over the years 😂 thanks for the tips.
@hairytornado Great vid as always brother. I’ve been holding off buying a printer and scale but it’s time. Time to save time and money! Also, two questions...did u recently do a video on whether it’s better to post on eBay for a set price vs bin with highest bids option? I haven’t done the set price so I’m wondering pros and cons. Finally, do u think u should have posted items for more money when they sell super fast like ur Kinect did? I sometimes wonder. Stay safe and looking forward to ur response.
for my scales i use a luggage scale there cheap mine is pretty accurate and for super small packages i use my e liquid scales. i just use whats to hand to save money.
Kind of a stupid question but I’ve never sold anything through eBay before, what do you do after you buy the label from eBay? Do you still take is to the post office?
I'm confused. For people who don't have porch pickup or don't want it because their neighborhood isn't good for that, don't they have to go to the post office anyway? I live in the mountains and we don't have daily mail delivery to our home. It goes to the PO so I'm not sure I'd be able to get porch pickup. I wouldn't be worried about anyone stealing it but we don't have mail delivery here. What do the non-porch pickup people do to ship things out then? Don't they have to stand in line at the PO to ship?
I just started eBay the first 16 orders I went to the post office and they charged me $110 print the labels off of eBay it was supposed to only be $58 the post got me!!
wow i totally needed this advice man. iv been hiking to the post office and i live in Deadwood in the Black Hills of South Dakota; Blizzard Country. 🤣😯😐
Thanks for the quick response and all the info in the video. This is exactly what I was wanting to see. Now I feel much more confident in handling my shipping the next time I make a sell. Dale from Midland, TX
I use my regular printer at home and I order the free sleeves from UPS, once the label prints I fold the paper in half and just slide it into the sleeve and seal it, job done
dont you still have to drop the packages off at the post office?
Ugh. So thankful for you and the fact that we knew each other when we were both nobodies. So excited for my go pro and to make you proud!
One thing I do (that I’m sure everyone else does) is save boxes from previous purchases. Saves money on buying boxes for me!
Duval Cricket I find so many boxes that people give away for free on Craigslist Free!
Duval Cricket ditto
Would you use Walmart or amazon boxes as well?? I have so many and wondering if I should?
Even tissue paper, packing peanuts I save too from previous shipments.
@@budgetedgoods yes as long as they are clean and not all mangled
I was actually lucky enough to find a label printer for sale for only $20 at one of my local thrift stores just around the time I started to really start selling stuff on eBay, it even had an entire roll inside already. It was the Brother QL-800, and though my labels print a bit small on it it works great and the bar codes and text are readable, which is apparently all that matters.
To add onto the savings point with printing at home, FedEx has huuuuuge discounts on large items and is already cheaper than uses. Today I shipped out a large toolbox weighing 60 pounds and I had a $12 discount with FedEx which came out to $61 and the same package with USPS was $118 so the printer will pay for itself. I got a regular printer and will soon get a label maker as it will pay for itself within a couple months at the rate I'm growing and selling at
This guy is absolutely right when it comes to printing your own labels...buying a printer, scale, etc. My gf & I have been selling off & on for close to 20 years & she is CHEAP! Lol! If she can save 3 cents, she's gonna save that 3 cents!!!
DEE SKULLY I love it! It all adds up!!!
Thrifty not cheap I have to explain this to my wife.... a lot. She will get a laugh when she sees this, I have her out hanging the paper plates to dry on the clothesline right now.
thermal printers are awesome.
Bro 20 year girlfriend? Time to get married Lol
Lol...this is why communication through messaging is hard..I guess I should've been more specific when I said "on and off"...I was actually referring more to our relationship rather than the selling aspect, as we dated for a while, broke up for a number of years (& sold on our own separately as well) & then reunited 5 yrs ago! The end goal isn't marriage, meaning that it isn't that important for either of us. We're happy, that's all that matters!😜
I was looking at label printers, just decided I don't sell enough to justify that type of purchase yet.
I bought a scale, 100 of the 6x9 packing label sleeves for about 10 bucks, use my printer that I already have available and save all boxes and bubble wrap that I come across. The only other things that I have had to purchase is paper for the printer and tape so far, the ink for my printer is not very expensive.
Just trying to be as cost effective as I can for the amount that I currently sell.
Now gotta get busy listing as much as I can since eBay extended that promotion for stores. This is a great time to see if listing more will result in more sales. Currently have the lowest cost store and trying to justify going up to the next level, not quite there yet.
Big FACTS couldn't agree more, this definitely adds up over time especially if you start doing big numbers.. and the way things have been lately SALES have been SKYROCKETING, especially if you sell anything entertainment related, that has been crushing it for me 🔥🚀
Joah, you are by far one of my favorite Reselling TH-camrs. The reason is that you are so real. You never act arrogant, nor do you act in any manner which seems exaggerated. I am grateful for what you share and for your presence, in general. Keep up the good work.
Thank you, Elliott!
I just have a regular ink jet printer, and the part I like about printing my own postage, is the receipt i get with it.I t has all the info on it, what the item was, how much it sold for, who it sold to, shipping cost. It's a big help with record keeping for the whole business.
When eBay first started letting you print postage through them, they charged for the privilege. Not much, maybe 15 cents, but that added up over time. Now eBay not only doesn't charge for this, they let you use their commercial discount, which is usually significant. I almost never do weigh-and-pay at the PO anymore.
As soon as you showed the phone number to The Krusty Krab, I thought to myself "What would happen if someone were to actually call that number??".....and then you called that number! No joke! LOL!!
Thank you so much for another great video and very helpful advice for reseller newbies like me!
Yeah when I was first getting started I did not have a printer. So I went to the Library and printed off shipping labels there.
Ebay Addicts I did the same thing! .10 per sheet! Not to mention gas. Thank god I got my semi commercial printer
Me too. And when they weren't open ughhhh!
What imma have to do! I just ask friends 😂
Quick question. I am just starting on Ebay. When I am creating my listing, what do I put in the shipping fields? Do I select 'calculated shipping'? And then how do you know what kind of shipping it will be? USPS ground? Priority? First Class? It asks all these questions in the listing and I am not sure what to put?
Your space always makes me feel normal! I try sooo hard to organize. Most of the time I spend hours cleaning and when Troy gets home, he's like, "oh um, good job?" 🤦🏻♀️
The dedication on that trick shot was worth the watch.
JOOOOSH!!! Thank you!!! You are a great inspiration for a lot of us my man. Thank you for all the tips and clarity! Very informative; amazing!!! I subscribed to your channel and started just watching all your videos. I highly appreciate your great attitude, and fluency man!
Thanks, Josh. Was a bigger seller at one time, now casual. Reaized how much I need to get back to automated postage.
I love your youtubes, a bright spot.
I sell some books, so I love that ebay shipping includes tracking for media mail.
Good to know... I’ve sold before thought for some reason media mail was a challenge in the past. Starting to sell again !!
I appreciate the question about shipping because it's a learning process and I was really ignorant of a lot of things for the longest time. By the way, with how the rates are setup when you buy postage from the post office, it is possible for an item to be shipped for the same price or even cheaper using priority instead of first class. Doesn't sound right but it can happen.
Anyway, I've been selling on eBay since 1998 when eBay didn't offer shipping options from them. I hand wrote the address on each package and bought the postage at full price from the post office. I graduated to printing the address on blank labels I purchased from an office supply store, but still purchased the postage at full price from the post office. I didn't start to purchase the postage from eBay until the summer of 2018. It was a game changer! I printed my labels on paper using the same printer I've had for over 15 years ago. My printer was showing signs that it was in it's last days, so I finally purchased a Rollo that I got earlier this month. It's amazing!!!
It's great you are covering such helpful things like this. Also anyone selling look into getting a tax number saves a bunch. And keep those receipts for tax right offs. Anything you use for business scales printers tape pens pencils notebooks. Also any services such as cell phone bills or your online connection bills all can be deducted to help you out at tax time.
I use a HP m15w wireless laser printer 🖨 through bluetooth or wifi. I love it for many reasons. I like that its small does not take too much space. That it does not use that much ink it only prints in black. Ink cartridges for it are cheap to buy on ebay. And that I can set it up and use it to print anything using only my iPhone no laptop or computer needed or required. I like that I can use it to print anything other than just shipping labels like the thermo printers. With the HP phone app I can easily make copies of anything using my iPhone or any smartphone!
Excellent video. I have sold off and on for 22 years. I quit selling about 5 years ago because of shipping at the post office. Sold on Poshmark because it was so easy to ship. About a year ago, I figured out how to print out my own shipping labels. GAME CHANGER!!!
Good stuff re: shipping !! I do one more thing, that I find most TH-cam eBay resellers do not do. I figure out what packaging I'm going to use for the item (exact box or envelope) and the total weight, so I know my shipping costs BEFORE I even list the item. That way I have no surprises about shipping costs (regardless of the distance to the customer), when the item sells.
Just starting out reselling as a side gig and this video was super helpful! Thanks!
I use my regular printer at home and I order the free sleeves from UPS, once the label prints I hold the paper in half and just slide it into the sleeve and seal it, job done
Hey Josh, huge fan of the channel. I’ve been reselling for over a year on eBay. I started out doing mostly small items and collectibles, but recently started branching out into different categories such as thrifting and retail arbitrage. Since branching out I’ve been starting to have questions about what the best boxes are for shipping different sized items out. I noticed you were talking about ways to save money on shipping and I think that this is something else that could be a fantastic way to save some money one shipping supplies and costs. Is there any way you’d be able to make a break down of most of the boxes you use, what you use them for (for example which box for which type of item), and where we could get those boxes? Thank you so much, and I look forward to the next video. Best wishes to your family and Mose!
I am a rookie Ebayer and knew most of what you said about shipping, but you have me motivated to do it the right way. Thanks...nice TP shot!
Re: Retail Arb... I work Retail P/T and some stores are not taking returns at all... because of potential contamination... just be sure they'll take stuff back.
I'm in college. I use that same scale you first had! I use my roommate's printer and buy him ink. Works well for both of us. Great info.
So funny, love your shots no matter how many it takes. Mose, what a sweet baby. Reminds me so much of our dogs over the years. Thanks Josh
Also another mistake new resellers do is not planning how they're going to ship the item they are selling until it sells and they didnt put right weight and box dimensions into ebay and itll cost more to ship than the buyer paid. Also ive seen sellers only list priority when it can go first class. With shipping you'll learn with trial and error. if your item isnt moving when you know it should, you might want to look at the shipping method and price cause chances are the shipping is overpriced.
Agreed! Depending on the item, it can even possible to send it first class, add insurance and still have it be cheaper than Priority. Best of both worlds!
Getting my Rollo in the mail next week, just got my scale for home use (we have the same scale lol woot), Right now on amazon Rollo is having a nice sale on their printer paid $170 for my printer normally $300
I just bought a Rollo and have been extremely happy with it.
Another great video! I would also like to add, I feel like the savings we receive from printing labels directly from eBay helps cover the price for labels and a printer. They are not cheap.
Thanks as usual Josh! Hands down you're the man...I really enjoy your content. I do have a question for you kind sir...I just setup my Rollo and I'm stoked! How do you feel about he Rollo Shipping Manager? I mean I already preloaded some cash so I will be using it for a while, but do you like it or I am good just using the Ebay site. Best of everything from Littleton Colorado!
I knew about the packaging being too expensive there...but i didnt know the price was different buying thru ebay! Ive been doing almost all by hand and buying the first class/priority postage there, even on days of 12 items going out
FML. thank you so much for this
I’m a green noob on selling on eBay. I’m in Canada and I was directed to a service/site called “Shippo”. I guess that’s what we use up here.
I love your channel and it is helping me a bunch.
But could you do a video on the top scams that scammers do on eBay??
I had some weasel try as scam me today because he must have noticed my account was new and thought I was also born yesterday.
He offered DOUBLE of my asking BIN I guess to spark my enthusiasm and trust. He wanted me to buy a $300 gift card and include it with the item he tried to purchase from me. He said he’d PayPal me the cost of everything. Aside from his broken abrupt English the situation seemed really off putting and just straight up shady.
I was like no. I tried to report him but I can’t find his account. He must have blocked me.
Aaaanyway.
A video of scam horror stories you’ve heard about would be great for awareness.
Cheers from Canada eh. 🇨🇦
Can't thank you enough for this video--you covered the nuts and bolts that others didn't! I've been selling for years and I've left tons of money on the table! I spend so much time in the post office they were going to get me a permanent cot. All that ends now!
Haha my golden lab used to do that to his pound puppies in the 80s. I went through alot. So cute.
Wow 👏 the feeling when you hit the shot. Live for those feelings. Keep it up, more mose & more trick shots 😄
Josh, I just viewed this video and saw the trick shot. The shot was awesome. How about some more trick shots in the upcoming year (2021)?
Best wishes for the upcoming year.
If you have a printer you can just print the label then use clear tape and that works too if you dont have a label maker. Shipping is key to make max profit reselling online!!!
I used to think that ebay was charging for just the LABEL, and thinking, why would I pay for a label when I can just write it on the package with a sharpie for free. Lol.
I agree shipping is hard to figure out, I've sold a little on ebay in the past and doing it again, I dont have a printer or scale, after I get down the road a scale & printer is the 1st thing Im getting☺
Thank goodness, I've been looking for a video like this.
Dude thanks about showing how to print the shipping labels. I am an FBA amazon seller and i do the same printing my own labels withe the Dymo 4xl but didnt know where to find this on ebay. I mostly sell adidas shoes. Im doing pretty good but want to do some ebay. Im in SC too close to Laurens. Hopefully we will cross paths. Sometimes we come to columbia to hit the GW stores.Thanks again!
Great video Josh
Mose looked so happy with his new toy!
nice shot there at the end
OMG, That's like Rule #1....PRINT YOUR LABELS AT HOME!!! INVEST IN PRINTER, INK. SAVE THOUSANDS! eBay saves you TONS of MONEY.
That was definitely the mistake I made for the first 6 months. I've been selling almost 10 years now. This guy is RIGHT!
Hi HT! Question ? You mentioned your pay pal account was charged , is it because you offered free shipping? Do you offer free shipping or does it depend on each item? Shipping is the most confusing for me. I’m a inspiring reseller, but shipping makes me pause. My plan is to start small ( jewelry) just to get a feel an learn the process then ease into other items. This video was very helpful . Thank you!
here is a tip I printed all my postage when I first started at the library cost 10c a page so I would log into my eBay and print them where they had a printer tell I could buy a printer.I did have a scale at home to get my measurements and everything but i did everything I could flat rate. took me like 2 weeks to save up but this was 3 years ago i don't know if you can do that anymore but worth a look
Love the Rollo we bought so far. You plug into computer, hit print, and it goes. Simply take of wax paper and stick to package. Done!
I flinched every time the golf ball hit the camera lens as if it was going to hit me. Lol
You need a challenge how about a drop shot into a shot glass? Hmmm you guessed it I'm not a golfer that's probably an impossible shot! Thanks for the tips I am slowly researching selling on ebay first I'll sell everything out of my home that will sell (need to move out of CA it's too dang expensive to retire with on SS coming in!) I only need to earn like $45 a day so I really think this will work. I saved this video for tips on shipping... much love and appreciation Grand-mère Rain
Grand Mère! Le coût de la vie en Arizona est bien plus abordable. Anne
Josh, I am making my way thru your videos. Love the ending..lol
Sets up the day's trick shot... "This should be fun!"
Try 1: Missed - "So close..."
Try 50: "Ugh, okay this wasn't that easy."
Try 75: "Is it too late to set up a different one?"
Try 100: "I'm not giving up!"
Try 150: "If I hit 200, I'm giving up!"
Try 175: "UUUUUHHHHHHGGGGGGHHHH"
Try 176: "YES! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 176 tries!"
LOL I thought I was wasting time printing a paper label. The day I bought a working printer at the thrift $12. That was a lifesaver!! Once I start moving more quantities then I will get a label maker printer.
As a begginer i can see them going to use the post office to start with. But i agree as we grow and change use the funds to buy the stuff we need.
I was debating on getting a portable Bluetooth label maker. But after you answered that question I was like yep im getting it
OMG. I just found your channel. You are too funny! 176?!?! Dude you got mad patience!! Love your doggo😘 Thank you for the shipping help.😃
hey! thank you for the tips, because i have been watching your vids you gave me the urge to go out and garage sell shop, i found some old hotwheels cars yesterday and got a nice stack of them for like $25 in the packs still. i have it listed and did lots of research on them. i think i have them listed right i was just wondering if i could maybe get your opinion on my listing! if not thank you for the inspiration , and keep up the good work
Def def def def def def need that printer…already learned from you about scale and packaging :)
Wow ....selling on ebay America and ebay Australia is just soooo different ....you guys have it easy
Just the saving you get from buying ebay discounted prices is worth going that route. Funny you did the padded envelope I ran into that at USPS office. I thought they were same prices, so used to the padded rate 7.52 , I packed it at usps office and they were saying $8.45 I was flabbergasted. I'm like No its $7.52, I ship padded all the time, they looked at me like I was crazy, well recently prices went up. Noticed recently my fedex home ground dropped alot for heavy items.
I appreciate the video! I've been preaching this on my Instagram for a while. Haven't been able to reach the same audience as you, but glad it's coming out of your mouth.
Josh - I love your tee-shirt. I'm I little jealous. Thanks for all your content, keep it coming. Stay save and good selling.
I dont know why I enjoy the Trick Shots so much...LOL That was a hard one didn't think you would make that.. Good Shot!!!
I have a question .Do you need a special printer & and paper to print a shipping label. I dont think a regular printer will do that
ONE THOUSAND PERCENT! Do everything yourself at home. I just had this conversation with my girlfriend. She mentioned “why don’t your just go to Box Bros down the street?” I said, “there is about fifteen bullet points as to why I shouldn’t.” There are times I have saved up to 70%! I’d say on average, it’s safe to say I save 40% by shipping from home. So, you damn near pay HALF by shipping from home!
@hairytornado another choice piece of advice I got a while back was to invest in a box resizer; otherwise you’re paying to ship more AIR! Haha. Resizers are about 15 bucks and can often save even more money once you get the package just right!
Back in the mid 2000s my dad opened up an Ebay store that was all commission based. People brought their items to his business address or he picked up their items to sell on ebay they got what they wanted out of the item and my dad got his commission on it. It ultimately failed in the long run and went bankrupt it was a good idea in theory but I think the employees he hired would have been better off also going out to find stuff to buy not waiting on things to be brought to them.
Padded envelopes at the dollar stores, labels printed at the library, I’m cheap and small scale I only sell about 10 items a month.
I have been selling on eBay for about 4 or 5 months now. Is there a printer I can use that I do not have to have a computer ? At the time I am doing everything through my phone for eBay.
All you need is smartphone with eBay app. You can send directly to your printer. Just make sure your printer is connected to Wi-Fi network. (10 Year eBay Seller here)
When I first started eBay, I didn’t know that you could print off labels and take the shipping from the pending payments. And when you first start it can be 2-3 weeks before you see any money in your eBay account. So I was using my own cash, planning on getting reimbursed later when the deposit was made. But I was shipping out like 4-5 things a day so we’re talking 25-50 a day of my own money. I only figured out printing off shipping labels and taking from pending payments when one day I was broke and had like 4 things to ship out lol.
I would literally hand write all of the addresses. Stand in line at the post office, pay my own money, then manually put the tracking numbers in the eBay app. Not only was it expensive but I was spending like an hour a day at the post office.
That is a truly a nightmare 😂
@@HairyTornado yea it was awful lol. And the post office workers hated me. I would show up everyday right before closing with this big bag of packages needing to be shipped out. 😂
Thanks Josh, I found you about a week ago & have been binge watching you like Netflix ever since 😂 I LOVE LOVE your energy & how informative and fun your videos are, this one seriously answered all my shipping questions. 🤗 Love, health, wealth & happiness to your family. ☀️
Thank you!!
Great advice my shipping right now kinda stinks I'm out in the country with no internet and only use my phone. But I got a printer that runs off WiFi I think and I can download the label on my phone and then turn on the wifi and shut off my phone internet and it hooks up to the printer and then I can print the label just one at a time so it wastes time but saves a trip to the post office. And I ship everything with PayPal I can use eBay but I can't use my labels for eBay cause it prints a whole page for some reason. Someday I'll upgrade my printing setup.
Great info! Thank you!
For those who are on the fence on if you're going to buy a label printer do not get the dymo 4xl they are overhyped and overpriced. Get a Zebra LP 2844 or a rollo they are $100 or less on ebay. You can get 4x6 labels from fed-ex for free they will come in a roll of 960 and you'll have to suspend it behind the printer but its worth it if you sell alot on ebay. they wont work on dymo or brother label printers those printers are proprietary printers meaning they can only use a special kind of paper . i started out writing the address on the box, then printing with a inkjet printer and taping the label on the box and now i have a Zebra LP 2844 and free labels from fed-ex. it has saved me alot of time and money.
I didn't read all of the comments but if you print your own label, first class is up to 15.9 oz. If you walk into the post office they say anything over 12 oz is not 1st class. Then you are stuck paying priority.
Yep, USPS are annoying.
Smoked that ping pong ball halfway down the tube! Way to persevere.
Enough times of buying printer ink, you find that you need a label printer. I got a Nunbyn about a year ago and it might be the best thing I've ever bought
The shipping was just amazingly hard for me in the beginning.
Yeah thats the biggest learning curve for sure
Great video thanks for the info as always! Still rockin' the 'dana on your head I see. I do short hair and its become my daily routine for a hair band too.. The salons need to open soon, I feel for you guys, see I ng my husband's growing daily who can literally grunt and grow a full beard. 😄
I’m not sure if you ever had this problem. I printed labels on eBay for the usps and dropped the packages at their mailbox outside since the one inside was so full. I had 2 packages not even being accepted at the usps even though I shipped it. My dad took the tracking numbers to the usps so he could ask about them. The clerk said those tracking numbers are not valid usps tracking numbers. Is that true? Doesn’t make sense since usps always scans eBay packages with those tracking numbers. Hopefully that made sense
Something super funny was I just watched your whole video and I could not be more literal when I say this; but when you made the toilet paper shot, my alarm for 4:20 went off. Idk, it's pretty funny to me anyways.
I’ve been years on eBay but I’ve never heard of pirateship I sent a 17 pounds box to the east coast and it cost me $65 😭 on pirateship it’s only $20. Omg thank you I learned something new
This is so true. FedEx tried to charge me $19.45 to send a hat from Oregon to Ohio. Come on, man. They're just trying to profit. I went home, looked at the rates, and saved $12.00. Thanks Josh!
I semi agree about the post office people. But most people bring the shirt in and say I need to ship this so they suggest priority cuz they don't have a box or bag to put it in. So instead of selling them a box and the postage it's almost the same to use priority
I just bought the same scale you have. If it sucks it's you're fault. Lol jk. My current scale goes to 12 lbs and it drives me nuts. I've needed a new one for over a year just always been lazy and use the bathroom scale for larger items
I took a package to the post for my mom. Small, 2lb box, about 5 inches all sides. The lady said I could either pay $20 or cheapest $14... I said uhh theres nothing cheaper? She said no, over and over, with a "are you going to pay that or get out of my line" attitude. As a reseller I learned early on to not rely on their prices. I declined and took it home, discovered Pirate Ship and I put in all the info and they taught me about Priority Mail Cubic- Paid around $8.50.
Exactly
Those skillz at the end hahah love it
176!!!! Haha The golf at the end was awesome. As always, great video.
Hay mister tornado 🌪 I sold those Callaway golf clubs on eBay , payed 25$ sold for $304 plus shipping. Thanks for the advice!
Awesome sale!
I was pretty happy about it. I didn’t look for clubs till after watching you’re channel I’m guessing I’ve walked past thousands of dollars worth over the years 😂 thanks for the tips.
@hairytornado
Great vid as always brother. I’ve been holding off buying a printer and scale but it’s time. Time to save time and money! Also, two questions...did u recently do a video on whether it’s better to post on eBay for a set price vs bin with highest bids option? I haven’t done the set price so I’m wondering pros and cons. Finally, do u think u should have posted items for more money when they sell super fast like ur Kinect did? I sometimes wonder. Stay safe and looking forward to ur response.
for my scales i use a luggage scale there cheap mine is pretty accurate and for super small packages i use my e liquid scales. i just use whats to hand to save money.
Kind of a stupid question but I’ve never sold anything through eBay before, what do you do after you buy the label from eBay? Do you still take is to the post office?
No. You just stick it on the Package and put it in the mailbox.
You should make a Discord for the community! Would be fun to discuss all sorts including reselling
sure! *Googles what a discord is*
Hahaha! Me too!
I'm confused. For people who don't have porch pickup or don't want it because their neighborhood isn't good for that, don't they have to go to the post office anyway? I live in the mountains and we don't have daily mail delivery to our home. It goes to the PO so I'm not sure I'd be able to get porch pickup. I wouldn't be worried about anyone stealing it but we don't have mail delivery here. What do the non-porch pickup people do to ship things out then? Don't they have to stand in line at the PO to ship?
If you don't have porch pick up then you would have to take your items to the post office Yes
I just started eBay the first 16 orders I went to the post office and they charged me $110 print the labels off of eBay it was supposed to only be $58 the post got me!!
wow i totally needed this advice man. iv been hiking to the post office and i live in Deadwood in the Black Hills of South Dakota; Blizzard Country. 🤣😯😐
So helpful thank you!
How much do the EBay labels cost?