How to ship sports cards

Question

When the card is in the bubble bag and sealed, do I buy self adhesive labels, put them in the printer and print to customers info from the eBay sight? Is there a printer you use that works better than others?

mr_lincoln · Answer

Hi @cohe-lewi

You can print your ESE (eBay Standard Envelope) labels through eBay. The envelopes have to conform to the ESE specifications: eBay standard envelope | eBay

I ship mainly in boxes and print my labels on an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of white paper and have a paper cutter that lets me quickly cut the label portion off the page. I then tape the label to the box with clear packing tape. The bottom half of the page is the record of the label purchase. Printer prices have come down over the years, you should go to an office supply store and see what they have to offer and talk to the clerks to get some feedback on them.

For eBay sales shipped in boxes: You can print all of your eBay sales labels through eBay, you get a discount when doing that on all services except USPS Media Mail. Read the new Seller protection below.

eBay launched a new Seller Protection for sellers who print their labels through eBay and get a carrier Acceptance scan within their Handling time. If a Seller loses a Buyerâ€™s claim that they did not receive their item and refunded the Buyer then eBay will reimburse the Seller IF the package is delivered later and tracking confirms the delivery.