Regarding the removal of sticky price tags... sometimes after removing the sticker you're left with that annoying gummy residue still stuck / smeared on the item. My trick is to simply use a small spray of oven cleaner... wait a minute or two, and it cleanly wipes right off. Using products like Goo-Gone or similar leaves behind a greasy feel and a gasoline-like odor... the oven cleaner leaves nothing. Oven cleaner works best for gummy residue on metal, plastics, glass, and ceramics. I wouldn't use it on wood, cardboard, or paper items as it'll just soak in. I hope this tip helps others! 😁👍
Merry Christmas, thanks for sharing. I would suggest a new seller buy a scale with a corded (detachable) screen. So when you have a box on the scale you can easily see the weight.
I use 99% Isopropyl Alcohol to clean stuff. I sell alot of media and I use it to get marker and stickers off of the cases. I use a q-tip and it doesn't hurt the items as it dries very quick.
I use brown packaging tape when I wrap bubble wrap items. Makes it easier for the buyer to see and remove. I also save big flat sections of cardboard boxes. ( I do collision repair) I always come across big boxes. And if needed I make my own size boxes. I also like to use gummed tape with a dispenser. Very nice tool to have. It’s water active tape. You dial the machine to what size tape you need pull the lever and cuts the tape to the size you selected. One last tip I forgot to post. On eBay custom label I put the location of the item, how much I paid for the item.
@@shedflipsyeah i worked in retail i was a price/ scanning coordinator manager and we used those scotty peelers when we had to remove the old price tag to put up a new one & they made things alot easier
Should use the stretch wrap to hold book bundles together....rather than having to figure out what belongs with what at time of sale. Happy Christmas to your family from NZ
My tip is for people who sell plush and hats, mostly for people working out of a storage unit. I hung a lightweight hammock from the wire ceiling for the plush and clothes lines and clothes pins to hang the hats so I could utilize all the space above the areas that don't have shelving (above my shipping and photography areas as well as above the walkways) I had that would usually not be usable. Also I added a similar bubble wrap holder like yours to mine as well.
I use a measuring tape and photograph the measurements of items in my pictures. Not all clothing brands have the same measurements for a size. I've found that out from my purchases and when I started selling, I didn't want buyers to get something too small.
Goo Gone applied with a Q-tip is good for stickers on plastic like the game case, glass, books with shiny covers; it's greasy so can't be used on paper, cloth, etc. I like the other Scotty tool for some things, the metal one that's thinner.
Nail polish remover on a Qtip works too. Its active ingredient is the same as what they use in hospitals to remove residue from patients who have had a lot of bandages stuck to them for long periods of time.
Acetone is often the main ingredient in Nail Polish remover. Buy larger cans in the paint dept, it’s often cheaper then Polish Remover. For the Goo Gone style products some are citrus based and seem to cause less damage then those that are chemical solvent based.
One note, don't forget Dollar Tree has great items to use as props, boxes, and bags, etc I bought a bookholder/plateholder, and jewelry holders, to show, well, books, plates, cards, jewlery, etc, for $1.25 each! You can't beat that!
Just starting this fun business so all these tip are a gold mine for helping us as we get our storage unit ready to be full time inventory storage, thank you for all the tips and encouraging videos
Photo Prop Hack: when I film hollow items like purses, tall boots and hats (before I had a foam head) I would use a ball or wad of void fill brown crumple paper to fill out the item to make it stand up in the photos. I think all such items look better without the “slouch” that happens when tall boots fold over or purses lay limp. When I’m done with that group of pics, I use that paper for packing and grab another next time I take photos. Another great video guys!
I absolutely could not/would not do ebay without my canister of multi-surface disinfecting wipes (Clorox Scentiva is my fave). They work great on all my dirty glass, ceramic, metal and plastic thrift shop finds. An additional expense, but so convenient compared to wet paper towels or running to the kitchen sink.
Love my jewelry organizer too for smalls. I am a small store but I also use a closet organizer with 5 compartments that hangs on a rod. Works great for small clothing items.
As far as tape dispensers, i use a handheld style that doesnt have a handle. I have a desktop one too but i rarely use. Ebay had 3in branded tape for a short time, bought a 3in dispenser and then they stopped offering the tape lol.
Pool noodles, and painters tape....(especially good for wall art... from corner, diagonal, lattice pattern....if glass breaks, this can save the picture).
@@shedflips like pool noodles, I watch for the foam tube type water pipe freeze wraps. A few leftovers are often spotted around garage sales and Habitat Re-sale stores. I grab them as I see them.
Thank You Very Much - Merry Christmas Candace and Lonnie !!!! I don't use many pro tool like you do (bad on me) . I took photo on the chair and any where on the car ...hhehehe ..
great video guys, thanks for all the knowledge. my Tip: for EZ photo of hats i hot glued my white styrofoam mannaquin head to a white lazy susan, then i just spin it with my finger as i take pics of all sides of the hat with my phone, Tip 2: to make the styrofoam head last longer i painted it with high gloss varnish because after about 20 hats the styrofoam starts chipping off from the snapbacks and gets stuck to inside of the hat. **currently looking for a plastic glossy 'egg head' style mannaquin for my hat photos for the new year...... ps: "egg head" just means theres no nose or lips to the front of the face, looks not so creepy in photos LOL
Happy Holidays!!!! Thank you for the tips. I love using the jewelry organizer. I've also found clear plastic project boxes do well for things and boxes the lid of file boxes or flat pop boxes good for storing bigger smalls. Love the tips and the time you share answering questions on you channel
PRICE TAG REMOVAL: Greetings Candace & Lonnie, I have been selling for over 30 years and the way I remove price stickers is by using lighter fluid. Squirt a bit on the price tag and let it set for about a minute, then you can use the little plastic spoon like you have or I just use my fingernail and remove it slowly and if there is some sticky residue squirt a bit more on that and rub it around with your finger and wipe with toilet paper or some soft material and let it dry, it will evaporate in just a few minutes! PLEASE keep in mind if the tag is very old it may not come off! You may damage the item, in over 30 years I have only messed up less than 10 items. It happens! I mainly use this method to remove tags from LP Records, but I use it on all kind of items! You just need to use your better judgement and decide if you want to take the chance! The main point is to TAKE YOUR TIME and work slowly for the best results... Thank you for your content!
Hello Candace and Lonnie I appreciate your videos on how to do things. We will call you Lonnie the DIY guy. Thanks for the video. Keep up the good work.
You should add affiliate links for all of these tools you are demonstrating. I wrote down 3 already that I want to pick up and I am only 4 minutes in. Helpful tips!
I used to use the foam heads but I bought 20 glass mannequin heads at auction. I had all the different colors but I use the black ones. It looks a little nicer than the foam ones. Plus they last forever
I keep ikea bags each with a copy paper box in the trunk. I keep all my Amazon padded mailers and use them to wrap my estate/yard/thrift purchases. And put them in the boxes. This works really well and is faster than wrapping in paper or bubble.
You guys should put the items that you list in the description when you do videos like this. I went to look for the heat gun to use an affiliate link and couldn't find one.
I did get the desk tape dispenser that you shared a while back and I love it the one with yellow on it. Great video oh and recently I bought the stretch wrap😊
Thank you so much for all your tips! The only tip I have is I build a cardboard armature around my fragile items to help with no damage to my items. I also have been known to make one side of box at an angle, so in shipping if they stack something heavy on it, the item will slide off. I would love to see a video with all the things you use to test electronic items. Thank you!
We used the same sloping concept for the top of our chickens egg laying next box. The birds can’t roost on the sloped angle and if you’ve ever kept layers you know they poop where they roost! Never considered extending the idea to packages.
Scotty Peeler: as an alternative to the Scotty Peeler, I often use a Single Edge loose Razor Blade to do the same job. I opt for the style that is rectangular and fits into the common utility scraper. They are very thin, so they slide under the label easier then a Scotty peeler, when used at a low angle. They are made with 1 sharp edge and the backside has been thickened, making them easier to hold. They can be used in the scraper tool, but I tend to just use them loose and keep them on hand near my heat gun and Goo Off.
@@user-lx1cq5vs9o Yes, that sounds safer then the single edge razor blade.. We should all use what we feel comfortable with. I simply like a thin blade to go under the label and found the Scotty Peeler a bit thick.
Hey Lonnie & Candice, been Super busy working so I have not been able to watch. Time to play some catch up. Happy Holidays!! You talked me into ordering some 3in tape lol
I pick them up at Michael's craft store. Amazon also sells multipacks. Word of advice, don't use green, yellow, or red. Those colors cast really bad onto the object you are photographing.
Thanks for this video. While I listen to your videos, I don't always write all this stuff down. This gave me incentive to make a shopping list and if I misplace the list I can come back to this video.
Good evening Lonnie and Candice great video as usual Merry Christmas I have question about your bubble set up with when you tare it off..do you the bubble wrap over the roll or under the roll...have great night Merry Christmas looking forward to your next video
Lonnie-Where did you get the razor knife that the other end is a rotary cutter? I've looked everywhere trying to find one. I don't know what it's called, so randomly putting in "names" of what it could be called, lol. Thanks for all the helpful info! You two are amazing!
We used to sell them ourselves but can no longer find a good source at a decent price. I've linked one on amazon that is a good deal if you have Prime. Thanks so much for watching - Lonnie
Hello from Wisconsin. I enjoy your videos and like the useful tips you present. I'm an under 300 items seller on Ebay. I recently had a buyer contact me 20 days after delivery(Christmas evening)of a ceramic dish with lid to tell me he opened it and was damaged. Priority Mail insurance was applied to the package. I told him to file an insurance claim with USPS. About 12 hours later comes the negative feedback. What would you do? It was only a $25 sale. My positive feedback(seller name "spuick") greatly outweighs the negative.
I am very new to eBay, and I'm wondering why you put your merchandise on the shelf unpackaged? Don't you have to weigh it in the box? I've been learning how to eBay from a lot of people, and I've noticed no one has their merchandise already packaged. Why?
A couple of reasons. If a potential buyer has a question about an item, we don't have to unpack it to verify any info we give them. Also, I feel it's best to lay eyes on the item one last time before it's shipped.
Another great video. Thanks. I sell numerous vintage items, and I find painters tape very useful in several ways. Also, a lint brush can be useful for quick sweep of hats/material. A clear shot glass can be a good prop to put items at eye level and hold them in place.
