How to Properly Sell and Ship Sports Cards on eBay Like a Pro
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
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00:48 Auction vs. Buy it Now eBay Listings
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Did I leave any aspect of selling sports cards on eBay out of this video that you would like me to cover in detail, in an upcoming video? what's your go to strategy for selling sports cards on eBay? Let us know in the comments below!
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I'm new to selling. My dad recently passed away and left me a massive collection. I want to know how to track the cards that I put on ebay. How do you keep your cards organized so that I can find them again if they sell? My dad had garages full of sports cards. I'm overwhelmed.
@@misschristina95 There might be other ways to organize out there, but it might be helpful to know that you can separate them by sport, year, collection/set, and team, so looking for something might be 'Football, 2020 Panini Chronicles, Green Bay Packers' (then you can either look for single players, parallel/variety, insert, etc.). This will also allow you to sell in bulk while keeping the year and set segregated from others if you plan to sell in bulk by team.
Another method, if you had a smaller amount, would be to use a binder and card protector sheets, that way you have them all in one binder and can sell as a collection.
I can't imagine the overwhelming sensation of acquiring garages full of sports cards but allocating some time here and there to go through each box, binder, and even card could result in finding valuable sports cards, especially if he's been collecting over time.
Marketing and promoted listings. Are they worth it?
Huge props for recommending cheap shipping. I’ve passed on a TON of cards trying to sell low dollar singles with $5 shipping…
Thanks Curtis, I got you bro!! Crazy right, there’s still so many people out there not on the level with PWE, it’s wild
Super helpful! I would also note the utility of team bags if you want extra protection from water damage etc
This was clutch! Appreciate it!
Hey I enjoy this video and I really enjoy the love and support that the people of the youtube community shows
Thank you!! Yea the community has been great!
I wish more sellers would realize EBay standard envelope is safe and secure with tracking. I see a lot of cards $5 and under with $5 shipping.
Exactly, I pass up on a tons of cards I would have purchased if they used the appropriate shipping method.
Great point Bill!
Hey bro! You love to see those free shipping or PWE shipping rates on those kinds of cards ✊
Bill and Andy please help. I sell a lot of cards in a regular envelope for around a buck. Problem is they do not scan these with ebay tracking. I have guys who just check the shipping date who i believe get the card and request a refund. I always eat the full amount. I know they usually get the cards because they wait until the expected ship date. Do you guys have this problem? When shipping higher end cards i NEVER have a problem when scanned in a bubble mailer. I would love your feedback Andy and Bill. Thanks in advance.
@@billjones4936 EBay has an option now that you can ship for less than $1 with tracking in the same envelopes.
Thank you so much! I have these cards that are a lot of money but I couldn't figure out how to sell them. Huge help
AWESOME video! Thank you for the information!
Todd!! My pleasure bro, I hope this was exactly what you were looking for 😉👊🏻
Great info , thank you ! Subscribed 🤙🏾
Awesome, thank you!
This video changed everything for me. Thank you!
nice! glad to hear this!
Getting ready to sell some of my older football cards. Great info. Thanks.
Awesome Greg! Good luck bro!
Best football card content on the planet!
Great content and intel Andy. Thanks for sharing your experience. Go Bucs!
Thanks Dave! Appreciate you bro! Gonna be a very interesting off season for our Bucs, 🤔. You wanna see Trask start?
@@FootballCardQuest Absolutely and love your insight and your enthusiasm for football. Yup, with Rodgers and Wilson off the board, maybe Jimmy G or Derrick Carr is in play? If not. I like Trask, he had to grind to win the UF QB job, but time will tell if he can play at the NFL level? Thanks for all you do for our hobby.
Great info!
Glad it was helpful!
Great video man
Thanks bro!
Very informative. I will go back over your video, so I don’t miss any critical information.
Great tool for beginners and ebay lifers....thanks for doing this
Absolutely Ken, appreciate the feedback!!
So are you a beginner or an eBay lifer? Haha
Haha! Been at this a while, I used to sell Cds way back when....I love to see models that create success. I always want to learn from guys like you, rather than think I know it all. Cheers to helping others do better 👍👍
One of my favorite videos that you have done! I was looking through the "HOW I MAKE MY VIDEOS:" list and noticed tha the Tripod and Lighting link does not work. Just a FYI!
I cannot remember off the top of my head if you covered this tip, but "Know your card". I have newly returned to the hobby after taking a few decades vacation. I overpaid on a raw Justin Herbert RC Select (not realizing that there are several variations of Select - concourse, club, premier). Lucky for me, we are only talking a few dollars. I have also snagged/sniped a few cards that were insanely cheap compared to their comps.
Thank you for all that you do to improve the hobby!
Thanks Brian, I am working on updating those links . Appreciate you bro! So Important to know your card… we’ll definitely be doing more videos around this 🙌😁
great tips, didnt know about the 'sell one like this' feature
Thanks Karl, oh yea you’re gonna love that feature it’s a nice way to list for sure
Love it!!
Thank you!!
As a beginner (less than 25 ratings, 100% positive), I've found singles and envelopes to be the best way to sell, typically by auction with a buy-now option. However, I have noted that it is extremely time consuming for selling
Nice!! Great feedback sharpshooter!!
What's a power index?
Hey, love the content! What is the Best way to find low end Cards to flip on EBay? Do You buy collections? Do You buy off StarStock to flip on EBay? Any Advice will Help! Also do You have any Videos on this? Thanks!
Hey John, welcome to the quest bro! Buying collection off Facebook marketplace or garage sales may not be a bad idea , it’s important to examine the cards in person or with good pics but you could potentially find some very undervalued cards that way. Otherwise it’s just a matter of hunting down specific cards on eBay, and if you’re looking for entry level cards I’d target the rated rookies .
Solids tips.
Thanks Gator! You been losing up on Kyle Trask?
Thank you so very. First time picking up the hobby in 30 years. How does the money work with buyer and seller?
eBay takes care of all of that. Now if your at a show or make a deal through Instagram/Facebook now you will likely want PayPal to give you some buyer protection.
Do you post your Hype Index anywhere? and how often do you update it? Super cool concept.
In our discord and through patreon. I update it every week during the season and with major news and draft during the off-season. About to release a new version here in the next week.
thanks
Thanx Andy
Yessir Ken!
hi, very informative video! keep it up. by the way, can you ship memorabilia cards jersey patch weight 1oz. Will it damage during shipping using ebay standard envelope? let me know if possible. thank you
Thanks Pechak! You a Tua fan? No typically won’t damage. But I would also recommend you stamp “non-machinable” on the back just to make sure
Yes I would like to know how do you sell cars that may have been damaged as far as the edging. I have found other cards but the edgings are a little damaged and a lot of them are older rookie cards. And I was wondering if they were still worth being sold and if there's an offering price that I should start doing at like a deion Sanders or a Troy aikman card. And is it based on the name and brand of the card I look forward to hearing from you very soon Reginald.
Hey Reginald, you’ll want to be careful buying older cards of players like Aikman and Sanders, stick with cards of them in PSA or SGC slabs for the most part, unless you are at a show and able to take a very close look
8:08 you definitely don't want to 'extenuate' your card ... but a one touch mag protector is a good call. May have to try that on a few BINs. Problem is, buyer will demand it come in the 1 touch... & I only have a few hundred for my PC and bangerz. Dig the channel.
I’ve honestly never had a single buyer demand the one touch.
@@TheOGEmoticon do you take pics in the one touch ? and then ship in a top loader ?
@@swaggyb9862 I do and note the one touch is for display purposes unless otherwise indicated. If it’s a higher end card, I’m fine sending the one touch but otherwise I find the cardboard sandwich after a top loader secured with painter’s tape works wonders.
If you like JT I've got 2 2021 Mosaic Pink No Huddle 4/20 and 11/20.
Thanks for the video. Been in the baseball buying and selling game for about a year. I'm sure you aware of the new ebay tax laws of $600 or more on eBay sales the IRS will hit you with a 1099f and you will be taxed at your current tax bracket.
I found this out after since Jan 2023 I sold over 2k in cards. Ouch. Any tips or more knowledge about this?
Have you setup a LLC? Also when you do your taxes make sure your write off ALL of your card purchases as expenses for the business as office decorations. We’ve got to find a way to take a loss.
Hey, when you send multiple cards PWE, do you send them in semi-rigid holders, or together in a fat top-loader?
I send them like I showed. Basically each card in a penny sleeve secured with painters tape, all sandwiches in between two semi-rigids secured with painters tape so nothing moves at all.
I send them like I showed. Basically each card in a penny sleeve secured with painters tape, all sandwiches in between two semi-rigids secured with painters tape so nothing moves at all.
I always have debates on whether to include shipping cost when comparing card prices, my answer is yes. Some say no though which doesn't make sense to me, on ebay anyways. Alot of cards on ebay have their price baked into the shipping whether its for tax reasons or just to make the card price seem lower. I have troubles finding information on this online though, thoughts?
Yea I like to charge appropriately for shipping , I think most people expect it to be
AWESOME tips video and I have broke into eBay sales watching Andy over the past year. Just before the SB I learned on this channel about standard eBay shipping envelope and my sales took off by offering free shipping. My only problem is that is turned out to be unreliable compared to the $3.50ish bubble mailer with tracking. 1 person sent pictures with the enveloped ripped to heck by a machine, another had tracking tell him it arrived, but it took 2 more weeks to physically show up at his house. Do more research on eBay standard envelope and see it is riddled with huge issues that could ding your feedback score. You can move more cards, but be ready for more emails to answer and customers to keep happy to protect your feedback score, which Andy is watching too.
This won't help for every case, but I feel complete transparency can cure a number of headaches here. For me - and as Andy point out in the video - that starts with being entirely transparent about the shipping folks will get at each level. If someone buys a card being sent in a PWE, great! But they need to be aware of what they're getting.
I feel Andy does a great job in ensuring a high end of customer service from that perspective and have yet to send more than a single card this way. That being said, if someone would prefer the bubble mailer for a higher price, also cool and I feel that's a solid option to actually offer the buyer. It gives them the option to clearly state they're okay with various levels of protection.
While there will likely be the occasional incident, you can use a free tool called 17Track to get very detailed tracking info. And while this is not an ideal option, most POs are able to track items with GPS if a customer is able to stop by with a tracking number.
your hipe index card is something i have been looking for because of its comprehensive inputs. where can I get a copy of it's formula shreapsheet?
The Hype Index is part of the secret sauce, but there are updates in our Patreon Discord server. 🙂
@@FootballCardQuest lol too funny
@@FootballCardQuest do like BRANDON MARSHALL
Oh you mean switch teams evey off-season. lol
So if Im shipping a card out with a ebay standard envelope do I have to bring it to the post office or can I Just drop it in my mailbox?
You can drop it right in your mailbox.
how would you recommend selling a whole collection. I have probably over 10k mostly Basketball cards from the early 90's that I want to sell. I have never gone through them. should I go through them 1 by 1 to see if there are any valuable ones, or just try and sell the lot. I have had them for 20 years and never even gone through them.
I would def go through them and pull out any card that are in good shape and worth more than $20 to consider grading or sell as a single, the problem is most baseball cards from the 90s are massively overprinted so The rest I would sell as a lot on FAcebook marketplace locally in a cash transaction and get into modern cards like the video I released today. Do you play fantasy football?
@@FootballCardQuest Thanks for the tip. I will take the time to do that. I know at one point I had over 300 Jordan cards alone. Yes I have been playing Fantasy football since the late 90's "Back when we used dial up internet for live drafts" haha.
Im so lost when it comes to shipping more expensive cards. I got the PWE down pretty well but i dont know exactly what to do when im selling cards worth more than 20 dollars. I havnet listed any becuase of this reason. Do i just take the card in the bubbler to UPS and have them ship it? do i still print a label from ebay if im not doing PWE?
There's a few things you can do here. If I sell a $20+ card, I sandwich the protected card in cardboard and send in a bubble mailer. I'll often use some base filler cards as both some extra padding and ideally a bonus for that person/their kids, etc. The key is to not only secure the card so it doesn't rattle around, but protect it as best you can. From there, you can either print a label through eBay or go through PirateShip for what is usually a cheaper label. With this, you can choose between multiple carriers, not just USPS. I also always make sure to insure the package. The small amount you spend for it will come in VERY handy for the times when you pack/ship like a champ, but the package/item takes damage. I hope this has been helpful!
@@TheOGEmoticon oh hell yes thank you! so with the bubbler i can use UPS or USPS or which ever i like, yet i still use ebays shipping label?
one of the biggest mistakes i see people making is not listing there cards to start at .99 cents. cards where the starting bid is listed close to what the card normally sells for doesnt get any traction and nobody wants to bid on a card that looks like it isn't wanted by many. as I buyer though, i look for cards listed this way all the time to snipe and steal .
Great point Jon! Draw in the eyeballs with $.99 cent start so they all get notified at the 15 minute mark 💪🏻
Where can I find this chart about the players?
Hey Attila, right now it’s posted up in our patreon discord server over at www.Patreon.com/footballcards and I’ll be featuring it again in upcoming videos
I’m new to selling cards on eBay. Do you think buyers are drawn more to sellers who have lots of positive reviews, or do you think it will hurt me if I don’t have any reviews to start?…Also at what card value do you recommend getting a PSA grade on? I wouldn’t assume it’s cost effective to get a grade on a card that’s only worth $10.
Hey Brett, welcome to the Quest sir! yea Buyers will absolutely pay more for a card and buy more often from a seller with more feedback, but ultimately its super important to have 100% positive feedback. You can get your feedback rankings up buying as well. When it comes to grading , the most important factor is getting a PSA10, especially on modern and ultra modern cards. I wouldn't submit anything worth less than $20 or $30 in raw format and I would examine very closely for any flaws - surface, corners, edges, and centering. you absolutely want a 10 otherwise it will most likely be a waste of time and money.
@@FootballCardQuest Thank you. One more Q: I’ve read that it’s recommended to set up a separate checking account to be paid in. What’s the reason for a separate account?
Great stuff, Andy. One thing I'd add is streamlining the title as much as possible but include the card number and serial number if possible. Players often have multiple cards in sets and parallels/inserts have different card numbers so a set collector/player collector may miss a card if the title is overly convoluted.
A couple of examples
2020 Optic #161 J.K. Dobbins Rated Rookie Auto SN 112/150.
2020 Optic Holo #170 KJ Hamler PSA 10 Gem Mint Super Low Pop vs. the real title of "2020 Panini Donruss Optics HOLO KJ HAMLER Broncos PSA 10 GEM MINT VERY LOW POP"
Very interesting David! So you like the year then set and number before player name and type of card?
@@FootballCardQuest From what I've seen, that's how most vintage listings are done. It also makes sense if you are looking for a particular card (especially if older sets have subsets too e.g. All-Pro cards, etc.) you're more likely to search 2004 Topps Chrome #215 than Topps Larry Fitzgerald 2004 or some such and it'd boost your card over similar listings.
can't find tool to switch to buisness mode and make a template. followed instructions but didnt have button to switch to buisness. Idk, if u can help please if not thx anyways and have a good day!
no worries I can show you in an upcoming video. Its in the top right of screen when you got list a card. can only be done from web app, not phone app.
Ive tried and doenst go to buisness just lets me change options idk? Really wanted to get in this man! Thx! God bless you and your family.
I am taking offers on a marvel sketch card and have offers as high as $6,000 right now.
I am skeptical of using eBay tho. Is there any way for this customer to demand a refund after the fact? It’s a very expensive 1 of a kind card and I want no shenanigans on their part where I end up losing it or then sending me back an injured card.
make sure when you list the card no select the no refunds option, and make sure you ship with insurance, tracking, the whole deal. I would also film yourself sealing it in package and dropping it off at post office for ultimate insurance policy. ultimately they are ebay's problem if you do all of this.
Hey which Marvel sketch card did you sell if you don’t mind me asking?
Found a Kobe Bryant 138... Now I'm here to learn how to get rid of it lol
Ok what about shipping,global yes or no?
yes, BUT if you do make sure you charge appropriately and you would have to print the label from www.pirateship.com for example it cost me about $18 to ship from US to Canada or US to Europe is about $30
How do I know if I should get my card graded or not?
Great question will. I will answer on Friday morning live stream. Short answer is you wanna submit a card that’s gonna get a 10 first and foremost.
@@FootballCardQuest I'll be all ears tomorrow 🤝
where you typically buy your cards to flip?!
Typically eBay. I target specific single cards of certain players.
ever think about factoring in google trends to your model?
The new algorithm within our app does
@@FootballCardQuest is it free?
awesome, you should try and bake some of the values ur algo gives into the card price, let me know if you need some outside the box thoughts i actually had something like ur app measuring. The algorithm I was developing had an all inclusive stat such as ops/era in baseball or p4p ranking in ufc, weighted against a trend marker. The trend marker will be a factor of popularity between google trends and twitter. Popularity based on a 5 day period (using our trends API), weighted against their active performance in their league. This can be done with teams as well. @@FootballCardQuest
@@creengrack no but it’s too cheap . As little as $6/month
Can I sell with just an android .I don't have a computer
Yea absolutely Thomas, just gotta get that eBay app on your phone.
Every card i list there's a $1 fee..is that standard?
No, unless you’ve listed over 250 cards already for the month. They should be offering you the first 250 cards listed each month for free
@@FootballCardQuest ok cool..I've only listed 5 cards and I've reached my max it says
What you could do is review peoples listings and give feedback. If you increased someone’s sales…. !
Love it!! This is actually a great business idea, I’d probably just end up becoming a consignment house because people are still taking terrible photos 😂
I just can’t get over EBay’s 12.90 percent fee
It can be a rough pill to swallow at times, but they get all the traffic!
“We’re not just out there selling off of our”…. what? Lol
Lol what? Send me the time stamp
Are you paying a 12% final value fee on sales?
Great question. I am. I have setup for my eBay proceeds to be directly deposited into my bank account which does cut out the need for PayPal integration with has cut down on my fees, but I still have to account for the 12% eBay fee, yes.
Incorrect sir! 11:37 your listing habits dictate your success on eBay. If the card's hot. It will sell. Buuut, the casini algorithm looks at what you do and how you do it.
Facts.
hmmm
Hmmm?