Packaging and Shipping Your Sports Cards - WATCH AND SAVE MONEY!!!!
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- čas přidán 7. 06. 2019
- Thanks for watching my video on packaging and shipping your sports cards. I show you my methodology to prepare a card for shipping as well as how I save money by buying postage through paypal. If you have any helpful tips please comment below!
I hope every person that I’ve ever received a card from watches this video. The amounts of packing tape I remove from top loaders is ridiculous. Btw, thanks for sharing, I learned a lot.
My Barry Sanders PSA10 Was mailed so bad im surprised it wasn't scratch up but the 🤬 Had Scotch Tap Taped All Over The Slab......DON'T BE A 🤬
I buy and sell cards on eBay. When I buy cards, I gently snip the tops of the bubble envelopes and save them. When I sell, I reuse the same envelopes and tape over the old shipping labels with the new labels. Another great way to save a few cents. Thank you for the great video!
How much does it cost to send bubble mailers?
I do the same thing. In fact, I have tons of used ones lol
same
This is great! The painters tape suggestion is fantastic thank you.
this was extremely informative -- thank you!
Thank you, I've been looking for a vid like this. YOU THE MAN!
thanks for the tips! starting on mailing some cards today and found this super helpful
Video was great. I'm just starting with a little shop and shipping was the main thing I needed to figure out and this video helped a lot. Thanks Mikey.
Thank you! Great video! I just got into investing in sports cards. I will soon need to ship cards. This is perfect! 👍
So many gems on this video, thank you!
Thanks....starting my card shop next year
Thank you!! This is the most simplified and concise video I've seen on this subject and I've watched a lot!! Didn't think I was ever going to be able to ship anything in my bubble mailers. I can't thank you enough for all your valuable information!!!
I'm getting them kicked back for postage due for bubble mailers
Man that was exactly all of the answers I was looking for! Thanks dude😎
great video ... Love it ... Thank you ..... woot woot
Very informative video. Thank you!!
Excellent video much appreciated
Great video. Lots of useful information. Thank you.
Thanks mate. Super informative!
Just send some cards with more shipping cost than what they were worth! haha, it led me to this video! Thanks so much
WOW MIKEY U HAVE SAVED ME TIME IM STARTING UP IN SELLING AND THIS IS SOOOO EASY I WOULD GO TO THE POST OFFICE OMG.. WELL LIVE AND LEARN THANKS TO YOU JUST SUBCRIBED THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOO MUCH U HAVE DAVED ME TIME AND MONEY WHAT A GOOD WED. THANKS
Postage part was super helpful didn't know you can do that in pay pal thanks
Excellent tips!
Thanks for the tips, I’m going to be selling soon. 👍🏻
Very informative, thank you!
Very helpful video!
Great video man very helpful!
Awesome man, thanks !!!!
Thank you so much Mikey for all this great info! I’m planning on selling sports cards in the near future on eBay. Liked and subscribed
Thank you! Answered a lot of my questions lol
Great Info!
Good stuff thanks
Just started selling cards on eBay! This helped me alot
Great video! Big help for us noobs! Lol
Thanks Mike! Fellow Michigander
Very important to get a reliable scale! As a postal employee, the other tip I will give you is to always round up on the weight. For example, if your package weighs 3.1 oz, you need to enter 4oz for the shipping weight, or your customers will be charged the postage due for the item.
Thanks for the helpful video Mikey B, well done!
That's some solid advice there! I always round up, always! Any recommendations for a larger scale that's good for home use but can handle 15+ lbs boxes that are larger than 15x15x8 ?
@@MikeyBcards I only have a small scale, but I see on Amazon that you can get one that is rated for around 100lbs for $25-35, which is reasonable imo.
Wiscollectibles wait so there is a minimum weight? I’m new so I don’t know how to package and don’t want to charge my customer extra
Thanks a bunch for the help here
Very well done i nevet comment but this video was very clear I mean very clear for me. Thank you
Appreciate the video. New to the hobby
Great information man thanks
Nice video, don't undercut yourself you seem professional and legit to me.
Agreed not paying "retail" shipping rates is one of those big things that's not obvious to new shippers
Heck I didn't know either.
Just started our own Pokemon store on Ebay and this was SO helpful!! Thank you!!
Send me link please lol I’m
Interested in checking your store out!
Lesall27 has lots of pokemon stuff on ebay
Thank you !!!
Thank you for the video! Very informative! Gave you a sub!
I use the same amount of scotch tape that you use for the top loader for the bubble mailer so people could reuse the envelope
Regarding the cardboard/filler cards, I ALWAYS use them when shipping. I just recycle Amazon boxes and trace the toploader around the cardboard and cut a bunch at once and slip one or two inside of the team bag, fits perfectly! Sure, it takes a little more time but it's so worth it, especially on a high value card. And as long as it's under 3-4 ounces, the shipping costs are the same. Great video!!
I never knew about the paypal ship now thing dang glad i watched the video been thinking about getting a thermal printer also but the print cut and tape is pretty easy for me lol. I always use spare cardboard to protect toploaded cards dont want to take the risk. Thanks for the info mikey
Print cut and tape worked for me as well, until I started doing 50-100 deals a month. When I looked at what I was spending on paper, ink and tape, plus how long I spent for each package it made the thermal printer a no brainer.
Thanks for the info. I'm also from GR, maybe we'll run into each other at a con or show. I think collectors in GR are very fortunate. We have so many shops and shows near us.
I appreciate you man
good stuff!
I use scotch flex seal to ship all my stuff it's cheapest easiest way I've found cuz you can cut it to fit each thing you ship 🔥
Cool vid man. I do it like you as well.
Very helpful brother. Thanks!
Thanks so much for this tip! I’ve been selling for a long time but never realized that I could use PayPal shipping for non-eBay/PayPal orders.
penny sleeve, top loader, team bag. no need for painters tape. and buy postage through pirateship. easy way to save on bubble mailer. for pwe you can add a small piece of cardboard in the team bag for pwe.
Here’s a question... What do you think about shipping insurance for high end cards? Should we and how do we do it?
The weight machine killed me 😂😂
I shipped a card in a top loader, with two other cards one on each side to help protect the middle card, all 3 had top loaders. In a regular cardboard mailer instead of the bubble mailer. Do you think it will be okay?
you should always fold your bubble mailer, so your card doesn't move around inside!
Thanks for the video. Very helpful, and will never ship through eBay again!
I always use cardboard just because a top loader itself still has some give but a cardboard sandwich is virtually unbendable and really doesn't have any impact on first class shipping costs. One card in a toploader sandwiched between 16th inch corrugated cardboard in a team bag plus business card and two base card freebies in a penny sleeve weighs 1.45 ounces. If I'm shipping two cards, I can fit them inside of a team bag sandwiched between 3 cut USPS box cardboard pieces (one in front, one in back and one between the two cards). It weighs 2.5 ounces and is just as rigid as the one card method. There is a bit of an extra cost using the corrugated cardboard but if you're shipping enough cards it's pretty marginal.
One other tip for using painters tape - I make a pull tab. So, cut about a half inch long piece and fold a small tab on one end. It makes the tape easier to remove because you don't need to use your fingernail to get it started. Just pull up the tab on the back, boom. It removes cleanly and easily. If you want to class it up a bit, the round Avery removable labels work pretty well, too. I laser print my store/site name on the labels and use the tab method to seal the top loader. Just kinda classes it up a bit and looks nice for marketing purposes. My goal is make people remember me so the next time they're looking for something, they see my name and remember "Hey. The last card I got from this guy had really good, cool packaging" and, from my experience, it works. Probably 75% of my business is repeat customers.
Some great advice in this comment! Thanks for sharing!
Do you have a video about how to pack and ship unopened packs of cards in multiple numbers like four and five pack lots??
Grand Rapids 🙌🏻
I like your video
And i always use a Bubble Mailer
I don't believe in using a PWE to send cards in
what about the free supplies from the post office?
Good video my brother, thank you for explaining everything. Quick question, When sending with a Bubble envelope do I need to weight the envelope with the items inside or by itself?
Weigh everything together. You need total weight when figuring out postage.
At what price point do you recommend sending a card in a one touch?
How much does one toploaded card in a bubble mailer weigh?
Do you use envelopes with bubble inside or no bubble
What’s the cost to ship a single card top loader in a small bubble mailer? It’s is same as PWE using FOREVER stamp?
I know this is stupid to ask but can I ship a bubble mailer with tracking included? (That I would pay for)
Are the envelopes 4x8? I haven't found 5x7 .
What if you sell cards for 5 or less is it worth it because the shipping label?
does the mailman just pick these up when they drop off mail?
Thanks for the tips, I'm about to get back in the business after 25 years and shipping is one thing i need to learn.
Could you do a video on how you ship larger items like wax boxes,binder full of cards and large quantities of like 100-1000+ cards
I can add that to the future video list for sure Eric. In the meantime I'll tell you that my preferred methods are to put those items in a cardboard box with either bubble wrap or packing peanuts. I'll typically use USPS and do priority mail or ground service when sending packages of that size. I know a lot of people like to use flat rate boxes to ship things like binders and a lot of cards. That can certainly be less expensive. Just ensure the cards won't come out of their protective cases.
I bought a few cards off ebay a couple of months ago, and the seller had wrapped the cards together with packaging tape, and there had to be at least 3 or 4 layers around the cards. Took me 10 minutes to get through all of the tape. What a nightmare.
What about insurance? Do you have a rule for when you add insurance?
Roughly how many ounces would it weigh to mail 15 cards in penny sleeves and top loaders in a bubble mailer?
Ebay adds the tracking # itself
Some people chargd under $1 shipping for a card. Is that just an envelope plus a stamp?
The ebay envelope service looks good havent tried yet though and its like a dollar without tracking to send a card in toploader just sucks not having tracking I do cheap cards this way
I made this video a long time before ebay had that option. Haven't used it myself, waiting to hear from others and what they think about it
2/2022 4oz first class shipping is now $3.86. $1.20 increase in just 18 months.
Hi thanks for the video. Just wanted to know if green painters tape is ok to use or only blue?
Hey Mike, Great video. You said you don't have to go to the post office -- you do it all from home. Do you just leave it in your mail box for the postal service to pick up? Will they take larger boxes as well?
If I only have a couple I’ll throw in mailbox. Since I work from home when I have my bundles of packages I just meet my postal worker when she rolls up and help her put everything in the car.
Mikey B What about the tracking number? If you just toss it into a regular post office box, will it still get scanned and shown delivered when delivered?
what if you used the postage through ebay? would that be cheaper?
Anyone know if the 'shipnow' service is available for other countries than the US?
Thanks for the informative video mikey, I will definitely reference this when I start shipping this summer. What would the overall ballpark be for all the supplies?
I got everything at Amazon. The small envelopes I believe run $16 for 50. The 7x9 if you don't get a color one is a few bucks more. I'd recommend shopping around for sure.
@@MikeyBcards Hey...im a new seller on ebay. I heard they gold the money. Either pay does or ebay? Is this true? If so how to by pass?
whats the point of taping when you're gonna seal it with a team bag?
Panini sent me point-redempted cards with office tape on the top loader..... Unbelievable.
Update: -- I've been following these rules for my eBay sales, and have gotten 100% feedback, sometimes add my own personal touch. This vid is bible
Dude same thing happened to me. I ordered 4 relic cards from panini points rewards thing and all of them came with office tape on it
@@Sethscrappycollectibles0674 yea bro, like it basically ruins the toploader if you take the tape off, gets all sticky and stuff. It should've been done with painter's tape, I guess they only use the Panini "encased" stickers for like one touch mags & special products or some bullshiatt
Adam Surowiec It’s just another reason why panini as a company sucks
Where can i get team bags
What size printing labels do you use for the 5x7 envelopes? I'm seeing a lot of 4"x6" thermal printers online. Is that the right printing label size?
It would be perfect
@@eddiegonzalez2883 I learned they were 4x6 around the time I asked 😅
So you can print the label and tape it to the package. Then put it in your mailbox for usps to pick up and then ship it? What about stamps?
watch the video...
What would be your method of choice for shipping Baster boxes and hanger boxes?
I like using the larger (and free) boxes supplied by USPS. You can get them at the post office or they can deliver them to your door. Throw some packing peanuts or old grocery bags, newspaper or countless other items for padding.
@@MikeyBcards thanks Mikey!
If I already have the peel off shipping labels can I use PayPal ship now? Will it just print out the address onto the shipping label I have?
Yes you can. That's a printing thing, not a paypal shipping thing. Just adjust your settings and print on your labels. I do it all the time with a thermal printer. No ink! It's the way to go.
Good stuff. How do you mail it? Drop off somewhere or put it in your mailbox at home?
I hand all our packages to our post lady when she comes to the house.
@@MikeyBcards ahh. Could you put them in your mailbox?
What is a teen bag? You didn't post any of the products in description? what are the little plastic bags called that you put the hard case in
"Team" Bag is the plastic bag you place the cards into. You can find supplies from companies like BCW and UltraPro at any card shop or online.
Do you take the package into a usps store or do you just put it into your mailbox?
my mailperson takes them from me directly
I always see sales for $1 and free shipping on ebay do you know how they do that? I have a bunch of cards i want to get rid of but shipping is a pain
Do you mean BINs? Only thing i can think of is that buyers bulk buy, or at least that's what the seller hopes for.
@@alanp.verdugo2691 no I checked the listings and it's a single card sold for like $1-$2 shipped but shipping is like $3 for a card so i'm not sure why they would do that
@@ryanlinstead2220 If it's $2, that makes a little more sense. Those cards ship in a plain white envelope which is basically just the cost of the postage stamp.
Those are usually Buy it Now variation listings and shipping in plain white envelopes. At $1, the seller is usually losing money if they sell just one card to a buyer. This is because the stamp is 55 cents , the Ebay fee is 10 cents and the PayPal minimum fee on anything is around 39 cents.
They are hoping people will buy multiple cards. When multiples are purchased the price of the stamp does not change, EBay fee is 10% and now the PayPal goes up a few cents. So $2 worth of cards would cost 55 cents for the stamp, 20 cents EBay fee and around 41 cents for a PayPal fee. Now they are making 84 cents. Each additional card purchased only increases that margin.
Set builders love these listings because they usually only need a few cards to finish up their set and it is hard to find places that sell singles or commons.
I usually start my lowest variation listings at $1.25 with 25 cents per card for shipping (max out at $2.50). This ensures that I will not lose money on the deal if one card is purchased. On lesser valued cards, I also offer a buy 3 get 1 free promotion (4 total cards) to entice people to buy multiples. It also helps them reduce the cost per card they are paying.
I like it because I break a lot of stuff to grade and what the hell am I going to do with the rest of the stuff besides let it sit in boxes for the next 20 years.
If you're trying to send single cards for cheap, you could send via PWE (plain white envelope). Helps you break even or maybe even profit a little. Make sure to highlight that in the description so you can avoid negative reviews from those who were expecting bubble mailers.
I'm just wondering how it's that cheap to ship. I don't have a printer so I go to the post office. The cheapest first class option is always $3.70 something and sometimes it's over $4 if it's going to certain states.
depending on how much you ship it might be worth it to get a cheap printer or a thermal printer. Save all those trips to the post office and save on postage.
What's the best way to ship wax packs individually in the mail. I won a bunch of 1980's baseball card wax pack cases at auction and want to sell the packs individually on eBay. The price of shipping needs to be low but still protect the pack. The cheaper the shipping the cheaper I can as for the packs to sell them better. Any help would be great. Thanks.
It's very hard to achieve "good" packaging while also being cheap. I would suggest placing the packs in a team/graded card bag and then putting a heavy piece of cardboard on both sides to prevent corners being bent. Then ship in a larger (maybe 5x7) bubble mailer with a handwritten "do not bend" on the envelope. Shipping will run $3.60 or higher via this method. In my opinion there is not a good way to ship in a plain white envelope with an unopened pack. Way too easy for damage to occur.
@@MikeyBcards Thanks for the information. It's appreciated.
Do you still need a stamp with the PayPal print?
no -- the postage is paid through your PayPal account