How To Store, Pack and Ship Clothing On Ebay and Poshmark
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
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This is how I organize my clothing inventory and ship it with USPS. Presenting a general overview here, there are more technical specifics to be learned when it comes to Ebay and especially the fine grain of USPS shipping policies. - Навчання та стиль
I’ve been contemplating getting rid of the clear poly bags. It seemed really wasteful.
On poshmark labels you can ship up to 5 lbs on the standard label not 15. If it weighs more like coats or bundles, the seller has to buy an upgraded label. Can get really expensive too. The max weight with Posh is 10 lbs.
Ah, good info. Must have misremebered. Thanks.
Same here but more so for the overusing of plastic, thrifting in a sense should be environmentally friendly yet everything you order comes in so much plastic!
@@ThriftALife I only remembered cause I got stuck paying an upgraded label recently on a coat. 😒 The upgrade label prices are VERY inflated.
@@armandogonzalez8636 absolutely. That is my concern as well. I reuse packaging every chance I can but the poly bags were hard to reuse. Glad to see it’s unlikely to affect my feedback to abandon their use and be greener.
@@noelle91176 @Armando Gonzalez If you need to keep some fabrics from touching, I find storing in regular ziplocks work well and then remove them before shipping and reuse since they don't have the sticky sealant like polybags. :)
I place clothing (that fits) in a gallon zip lock bag when storing it. Then take it out when I sell it. Find their zip lock bag keeps items in same condition as photographed and lets me fit more items in a single tote.
You should also consider the legal flat rate envelopes. Bit cheaper than the padded flat rate and could potentially fit stuff better than the padded FR
I use generic zip lock bags from the dollar store. So they don't get wasted when I open things again and/or sell it outside of mailing.
I've had a plenty of people thankful for the bag.
You are sooo right, shipping is a chaotic and frustrating process. It's been my biggest challenge in getting my business up and going. Thank-you. I have learned a great deal from your videos. I hope you keep creating content.
Hotdog-wise 🤣
I have to poly bag clothes to protect them from dog hair, but I don’t seal them until they’re ready to go. I’ve received a package that had been mangled by USPS, but a poly bag saved the fabric, so I’m a believer. However, I do hate creating extra waste. 😬
Thank you for sharing this Free info!! Stay Humble and kind!
I use polybags so that things don't take on scents from my house. I have dogs, that my husband loves- and I am paranoid about the clothes smelling like animals! I wash it, process it, bag it, store it.
I use ziplocks. I have dogs and cats, so while listing and measuring I get busy with a lint brush.
You truly are one of the most interesting and funniest reseller to listen to.
I shipp the same way aswell on ebay and posh. Poshers are going crazy over this video " where is your thank you card, sticker, colorful poly bags, and free gift with every sale?????" Lol. I love how realistic your videos are.
I personally get annoyed if someone overpacks one of my orders with cards and keepsakes and love letters.
@@ThriftALife I feel the same way. Its also not environmentally friendly to add all that fluff. Just give me what I paid for lol.
I received a blouse yesterday, from a new seller, and she just put it in a poly bag. It was warm and humid, thankfully it had not soured nor did it have mildew. I sent her a message and let her know about it, and also let her know that as a reseller, I also learned something. Then I gave her positive feedback. She was appreciative of me letting her know.
Same thing happened to me.. I bought a blouse on EBay and they just put the blouse in the poly bag without a plastic bag and it ripped during the shipping route to me and the Blouse was ruined!
Just thought I would share 1 tip to add on to the poly bag info. If you do want to go that route you could also consider just getting a big box of gallon ziplock bags and then that way you can reuse them if the item doesn’t sell or something like that. I do this sometimes if I have an item that’s like super fuzzy or something to avoid it getting cut when they open their package.
Good suggestion, thank you Ashley.
Didn't realize adding custom SKUs was so easy! Labeled a few bins and their corresponding listings over the weekend and I can already tell it's going to save me so much time! Agreed about the clear polybags too - I save them from personal orders for re-use on more expensive sales, but other than that haven't gotten any complaints either. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge! 😊
Thanks Kjersten, hope it makes an impact on your time.
For reference for those want want to use poly bags but worry about the sealing portion, or cost, walmart sells bread bags. its a box of 100 for about 3 bucks and fit smaller items, shirts, skirts, dresses, etc, and very cost effective. these do not seal so you arent wasting the bag.
Double bagging the jacket! I love that!
You crack me up! I enjoy your posts and love the tips. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Erich, glad to crack you up
Perfect. Thanks...was asking for this, and finally found it :)
Another great video! I just got my Rollo last week and LOVE it! Before I was printing on regular paper and cutting them out and putting them in sticky pouches
Thermal is such an upgrade on every level, glad you made the leap
It's nice to watch your videos. They just start and stop on a dime.
I forgot that's how it used to be early UA-cam. Lol
Love it
I pre-pack all my clothing in clear zip lock poly bags but only because all of my clothing inventory is out in my garage and it protects the clothing from dust or bugs etc. I don’t use a bin system...I have 3 big (5 drawer) metal filing cabinets that I got free from a business that went out of business. I store jerseys in one, tops in another and jeans in another. I don’t sell shoes...just not my thing. The other thing I sell are sports cards and sports memorabilia and I keep that inventory in my house. Great video! Keep on keepin on!
Good point, I forgot that not everyone lives inside of their inventory.
Love your how to videos!
Your bin system makes this a “Hunt with Me” video. Would be fun to script a “Where the eff is that effing thing?” segment. Who hasn’t experienced that panic? I do the double USPS envelope thing too. I don’t seal the inner one, thinking that the recipient might reuse it.
Interesting, hadn't considered that about the envelope. Good call. Next time I'm panicking about a lost item I'll turn the camera on.
Ohhh such excellency in accuracy I get the giggles
In always hoping my packaging might be reused and work accordingly thinking like you did right there
Good to hear on the clear bread bags that you have not had any consequences by not using them. I have been using them to ship clothing inside the priority mail boxes.
Great video. Very helpful, as I wasn't sure if I should get the poly bags for shipping. You helped me decide on how to send my products, thanks!
Lol a depth of flavor
I absolutely love youuu
I found a source where I reuse polybags (clean) that would have been thrown away, so reusing them I feel is good, and I always get positive
feedback for packaging. I like to ship in the same way I would like to receive an item as a seller.
New to reselling live watching your videos!!
Career wear (women) or business attire (men) may be more common descriptors. Formal tends to skew to “fancy” event....even though business attire is worn if not specifically black tie.
Love your videos! Thanks for the tips.
THANK YOU ,not having to open 5 different bins when putting new stock away much quicker & love your sense of humor btw
Thanks Jillian.
I was waiting for you to do this, of course I've already searched up how and watched other vids but had a feeling you'd be more thorough, thanks!!
Thanks for watching, hope it filled in some gaps.
@@ThriftALife on average how many listings do you have active on eBay on any given day?
You always crack me up 😂 love the price is right hand gestures. And of course, great info too.
Thanks Annie. (flourishes hand)
Always love his videos. Puts a big smile on my face.
I watch your old videos while I work a lot. I really like your approach, more than most of the other resellers I watch. And learn so much. It never occurred to me to first pull the 1st class items only, which would make it really easy for me to know to avoid priority packaging for them. And if I do Priority after that, I can use the Priority poly mailers instead of the ones I bought. Thank you!
Do a video on a weekly period about--what platforms has more sales Poshmark or eBay when it comes to clothing only...? Could be interesting...Love your videos!
I'm starting to source more clothes and didn't have my inventory shipping process together. This Helped! Thx.
New subscriber in AZ, love your straight no nonsense style, going back through your brand videos. Sadly I have a nice levi trucker jacket as well as a North Face zip that have been listed for awhile but I'm a smaller seller, just over 250 items, and not exclusive in clothing. Will keep my eye out for some of these I haven't heard of. Thanks for the great content and I so agree on the polybag deal, sometimes I've put things in a zip lock if I was worried it might hit bad weather but no issues yet. Btw, nice eyes too 🙂
Thanks, re: my content and eyes. Sorry to hear about the stale inventory, happens sometimes even with good stuff. It'll sell.
@@ThriftALife lol you had me and my husband rolling this afternoon, I went back and watched more past videos and we were loving your "wear a mask" comments...something about 4th of july barbeques🤭. My husband was working in the next room and his belly laugh brought him into the room to listen. Great content, some good laughs, and dude those eyes again omg. Love the hair short or long, glasses no glasses...you made my day! Thanks for the lift, had some good sales this weekend so on the upswing.
I like your system. I have 8-items listed so far. lol. My eBay flipping will be my third entrepreneurial revenue stream. Already got an offer on an Under Armour hoodie I posted yesterday. Got it at goodwill for $3.99, most recently bid is $30. Thanks for all your wisdom.
Amazing your level of sensibility ❤ i originally started watching JRide Flips and you are exceptional in you attention to detail
I just found your you tube channel now I am binge watching your videos
Thank you for this. I haven't been doing this for very long, but I have only used polybags when I have one that I can re-use. I also haven't had any comments/feedback suggesting it was not good. Yet I have recently been wondering if I have just been lucky and I should just get them. I do use re-usable ziploc bags to store my inventory. It gives a little protection. Also, I have them pre-numbered so it give just a little more confidence that I am grabbing the right item.
I've been off of poly bags for around three years now. If it ain't broke
Ive been shipping pottery and glass practically from the birth of ebay. I'm really good at it but it does take time and lots of packing material! I thought it might be interesting to branch out to clothing. I've been watching several big sellers who store in poly bags so I thought that was the way to go. From your comments and watcher comments, I will have to reevaluate. I don't know that I would ship a business jacket in a poly mailer tho! Love your videos, i have been learning a lot!!
This video was super informative, plastic vins, great idea
I would suggest dress jacket for a nice jacket worn during the day versus formal which refers to a jacket worn at night. Nice to see you Matt, always enjoy your videos.
Thanks Deborah, good tip.
The clear bags I get are resealable. I don't sell many clothes but I use them to store plush (stuffed animals). We have pets and I don't want the plush to get fur or dirt on them. Then I can just pile them in a box in the closet and not plastic bins. But, when I ship the item, I just take the plush out of the bag and reuse if for another item that needs to be stored in inventory.
I use the extra large bagel bags from Walmart flattened w air out folding down flap and use a round thank you sticker to close 💕
I don’t store my items in poly bags either. I think waste of time and money. You always share great info. TY!
Thanks Shana, agreed.
I didn't know Chris Delia got into the reselling game, LOL thanks for all your knowledge I appreciate it.
Pistols at dawn
Think you are keeping POST~IT$ in business 😏 good stuff as always . . . getting closer to making the jump into the fire🔥TFS
I may have misunderstood, but if you sold an item on Poshmark and end listing on eBay, you can still get that sku number by looking in the unsold listings. This is bit of an older video so if I was correct you may already have been told. Great advice on shipping thicker suit coats, I have always thought they’d need to go in a box.
I can't believe I still like watching these at normal speed... lol
Lol love the streamline system ;)
Thank you for information, much appreciated
Thanks for watching, Tom.
Thanls for the video. I love my IKEA bags!!!
Don't know how I resold without them.
Yeah, much needed video. Lots of people talking about Pirate Ship but not really explaining it other than as a concept. I also dont see the point in taking a chance with trouble at the Post Office. A grey area is one thing, crossing a visible and written line is another. I prefer to also color within the lines. This is getting a thumbs up. 👍
I'm the same way. Many people have told me the flat rates are allowed but I'll probably only do it if I don't have a convenient option.
@@ThriftALife and the part where you put the flat envelope inside the flat envelope, genius 👍
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR EXPERIENCE AND WHAT WORKS.....YOU ARE VERY APPRECIATED. 🙏🇺🇸👍😎
Thanks for watching Janice
you are so funny I love your videos very helpful.... Thankyou
I just found your videos. Once I got over being mesmerized by your blue eyes , I got a lot of great information. Has your inventory process changed in the last year?
You know, I never thought about putting those silver strips in my mouth to get them out of the way. I think that is a very useful tip. 😁😁😁
It works!
Great content. Thanks so much!
Thanks for watching, hope it's helpful
Great content brother.
Thank you much
Great info, thanks for the video and for the laughs! Refreshing to watch as I binge reseller content trying to get back in the swing of it myself. I love selling shoes on Poshmark, but I’m hesitant to sell them on eBay because of their weight. I got burned recently because I just can’t bring myself to put shoes in a padded flat rate, so I used a box. Do you have any tips for shipping shoes on eBay? Thanks!
It's definitely less preferable to selling them on Poshmark. I use the USPS "shoe box" mailing boxes and medium flat rate boxes. Large flat rates for big sneakers but they have to be pricey to justify it.
You have GREAT hair...so jealous!!
Thank you so much
Could you do another video for us thats more in depth specifically with how to use pirateship? Thanks for all u do, your videos are super helpful!
Great video. To recapture that Sku info on Ebay if you forget to write it down. You can sell similar on that same item and you will see your original Sku # in the custom Sku field. Just don't forget to cancel out of the listing before you go. Try It. Thanks for the great content.
Oh my god what a great piece of info. Thank you, I had no idea you could do that.
@@ThriftALifeYour welcome. Figured this out about a month ago and it has saved me a few times from having to dig through bins for hours. 😊
Thank you so much. I always use priority boxes for Poshmark. Any box so if you have regional B and you want to get rid of them it is easy. I live in FL so idk if California has other rules.
Thanks for the tips
Thanks for the video.
PM allows any flat rate priority or regional box (not express). The PM label has a statement at the bottom which boxes are allowed. You can point to that when you have an uninformed USPS person. I’ve never had a problem...I typically schedule pickups and don’t go to post office. However, I have had to inform a USPS employee once...and just showed her the label. Also, I don’t use plastic and don’t understand why so many Poshers do...don’t clothes need to breathe? Also, I’m new and part time and my intent is to not keep significant levels of inventory longer than 3-6 months, so I don’t need a long term storage solution. Most is kept hanging...I have a large basement area that I have converted for PM.
Love the sarcasm...🤣
I've been shipping in a zip bag (the store brand ziplocs), a lot of times they're cheaper than poly bags, like less than 10 cents each. I can easily open and reopen if I need to, I can reuse it, and I hope that when the buyer gets it, they'll reuse it too.
I really enjoyed your video. You have made me think -. Why am I using the clear poly's for clothing? LOL. You are so right. Thanks :)
Thanks thanks. Yeah more optional than people assume.
Like your filing system. Trying to figure about shipping. I'm on etsy most of stuff goes USPS. Customers like the quick shipping. But I would like to expand so I will be checking out Pirate. Thanks for info
Thanks Brant, Pirate Ship is great.
I store all of my listed clothing in clear zip bags so I can easily take the item out for additional photos if needed. My reason for bagging each item is because my bins are assigned a number and each item in the bin has a number. It keeps me from shipping the wrong item.
I store all clothing in a ziplock labeled with a sku sticker. I am labeling bins with a letter.
I always wrap everything in tissue to mail.
At first i thought it was a good idea to pack it a mailer, until a customer requested measurements. Lessons learned.
Do you have a video on how to do measurements for clothing? Thanks!
Good call, will make one at some point. Have some other videos in the pipe.
Bags got bagged 😂💓
Ya.. starting a system..clothes pile quick in yard sale season!
It makes everything faster
I've also ditched the poly bags. No earth friendly.
Would you consider showing us how to list on Posh? I could watch other videos probably, but you’re to the point and I need that.
I made a video about it a while back. Hopefully it's concise: ua-cam.com/video/7mpt62S08h4/v-deo.html
Thank you!!!
Its a streamlined and very efficient process 📝😋😂
How do you price your pieces? What type of lighting for photos do you recommend?
Is this the same system you use today? I know this video was almost a year ago so I wasn't sure. I thought that you also sell hardgoods, so where do they fit in the system? Do put them in the bins the same as you do with the clothing?
Hi Matt. Love your channel. I’m curious if you’re still using your Rollo printer, and if you recommend it over others? Thanks so much!
Yes, still use it. I have nothing to compare it to but not a single problem ever
@@ThriftALife that's really helpful. thanks for letting me know.
What do you put as your shipping service while listing, if you later decide to use Pirate Ship?
I store in the clear bags then in a tote because I have a cat and because the totes stored in the basement which can impart a sent.
Is Pirate ship cheaper than the discounted ebay labels? Thanks.
this video basically launched my store. Can you. when there is time. expand on shipping.. ebay shipping options, global shipping, what do do when packages are lost, when yo refund. i could keep going.. but basically the shipping options ebay offers are still not clear, after three months.. i find all different info online. in the last three months i’ve had 3 lost packages, one in the uk, 4 week delivery in canada. for me right now this topics or pressing. for example the grey area of a lost priority package, 50$ automatic insurance? with ebay or usps? damage packages? how. to make claims and when? or ebay customer service on lost packages.. etc. Thanks… love your content..
Get the freezer bags that has twist ties they look like poly bags
I think putting the adhesive backing in your mouth is the key to your success.
Curious why you decided to move to the clear polybag inventory system in 2022? You seemed to have good arguments for doing it this way. Did you have any issues with feedback or damaged merchandise? Do you just like putting number stickers on things? That's why I'm considering it, to be able to put number stickers on things.
Can you explain the game of Poshmark in one of your videos? I heard that you have to do some kind of Social marketing.. How does that work ? Do you do that ? or do you just list on Poshmark and forget about it?
You can capture the SKU on Poshmark too and it shows in the order screen
Oh nice, hadn't noticed that. Thanks.
I put the SKU as the very last info in my description on Poshmark. ie: I write SKU:15-0383. That way I don't have to go into the record to scroll all the way down to find it.
Do you do all of the thrifting? Do you use VAs?
I like the looks of poly bags, but I wish I would have heard this before I ordered 1000 lol you would have talked me out of it lol and also save $70
where did you find 1000 for 100? cld u please share? I can't get anyone to share where they are getting these poly mailers deals
I poly bag everything because everything's kept in my garage and it gets so dusty in there even if they're in totes.
I keep mine in reusable ziplocks for the same reason-it’s in my basement and although I run a dehumidifier 24/7 I worry about smell or worse: moth holes in the wool and cashmere!
Good point, makes sense.
I put the label on the other side, over the closure, in case it might get caught on anything sliding down USPS processing line, and in case the envelope adhesive fails. Whatever.
I know this is off topic, but I've been watching and giving thumbs up for a little while. But I wanted to celebrate with you, I'm in Florida btw. I found my 1st PURPLE LABEL Ralph Lauren Button down shirt today, so stocked, too bad it's not my size. Thanks for your videos.
Awesome find, congrats. At least you can make some good money off it if you can't wear it.
It doesn't wipe inventory info, if you use item out of stock option for your store, when you end the listing.
Good tip, thanks. Someone else told me if you "sell similar" on an ended listing it repopulates the custom label field too.
@@ThriftALife it does it is an exact copy which is great for listing multiples of the same type and size. I’m like you in I haven’t had luck with lots with low dollar items but selling individually things go quick.
Anybody else find the packaging part + sticking the label on really satisfying? Idk what it is 😂
Wait let me take some notes this is pretty technical stuff! 😂
Great video! Thank you!
So with a thermal printer, how do you know what label goes on what item when you print in bulk?
I pack my items before printing and put the person's name on the packaging. Then just match them up
When you buy your shipping labels, Ebay takes you to a page that has a list of all the items including the names and addresses of their buyers. I just look at the name and match it to the label.