eBay Beginner's Guide: How to Ship Items & Manage Inventory 

I hope this series helps as many people as possible 😊 thank you for the support!

Enjoying your EBAY for beginners series. I recently retired after 25 years with the same company. Decided to try my hand at something new. Was feeling a little overwhelmed but watching your videos has really helped. Thanks to you and your wife.

I'm far from a beginner, 25 years, but I seem to learn something from every one of your videos last video I learned about the big Hangar that was really cool thank you Ryan

So very helpful! It is clear you are a top notch seller and obviously a very good teacher who has a heart to help new beginners and I cannot thank you enough!

Thank you! You have been a tremendous help today~ I have been away from ebay for 4-5 years, and I was scared to try and list somethiong! You have taught me so much! I love all of your videos and will continue to Watch and Like!

I am enjoying your ebay beginner series. I am downsizing and not doimg garage sales in hot fl . Your a great teacher!

Wow, Ryan, this was a super awesome video! I am only a once in a while reseller, selling off my collections, but I feel like I’m prepared to go full-time now, if I wanted to. Not many resellers will take the time to teach the shipping part of the business & I think that’s the most confusing and challenging part of the equation to most people. It’s super cool that you took the time to make this video for your subscribers. You & Allison are good people 😊❤

Dude this type of video brings back memories. I remember being brand new and stumbling onto your “how to” videos. Super helpful and it’s smart yall still remake these.

Excellent! Thank you for taking time to be thorough.

I do appreciate your knowledge and your time putting out these vids

Thank so so much for this series of videos I know you probably get hard of answering these questions over and over and I’m sure you’ll have to make new updated videos from time to time but I appreciate all the time you’ve taken. I’ve learned so much from the last couple days of watching your videos so nice to know and I especially love the shipping one..

Thank you so very much for showing us the actual way to use eBay shipping site!!!

Can you breakdown thought process when buying? What to pick up or not. Business model as to what ROI you expect. Also, brands to buy. All things great for this series.

Wow I remember these videos! Thanks for going step by step for the new sellers. It really helps. Here’s an idea for shipping 2.0 how to make a frank-n-box? Love you guys. See you in the discord!

Thanks for these videos I'm going to try to start putting it on E-bay

Thank You For This Amazing Series!

Thank you again for this. Greatly appreciated!

Another great how to vid - thank you ⚡⚡⚡

If you guys don't like dealing with boxes, I ship baseball hats in poly bags, but only if I have some air pillows available. usually 2 in back & 2 around brim b4 wrapping. never had any damage complaints : )

I have been following you guys for at least 6 years and it's always a pleasure to see what you come up with. Thanks for the educational videos. I followed your videos throughout my eBay path and much appreciated. Someday hopefully I'll be able to make one of your inventory classes. Thanks a million

So much awesome and super useful information. Excited for the next video. I took notes 4 separate times. Thanks Ryan.

Even though Ive been doing this awhile, I keep learning new things from this series. Thanks!

These videos couldn’t have come at a better time!!! I have been selling on Mercari for close to 5 years now and have been wanting to also sell on EBay but it’s just felt so confusing and overwhelming to me. Your videos have definitely helped me understand the process better!!! Thank you!!! I have a question tho, when I list an item on my phone it asks for so much info, I didn’t see it doing that to u when u used your computer…is it safe to say that listing on the computer is a bit easier and not so tedious as using you phone?? Thanks again for creating this series of super helpful information ☺️

Thank you for the video! In your video, you mentioned to have viewer possible video suggestions. I think having one on how to successfully source at garage sales like brands to look for, how to know quality items, etc. Thank you!

Thank you for your sharing I would like to start my own small business for selling clothes online but I don’t know how to start it.

My new favorite channel

Excellent, thorough presentation; thank you! I like the way you're going thru step by step! Recently new sub; looking forward to this series! 💯

Thank you so much. I have one question. If you choose cheaper shipping after the fact, how did the buyer know the shipping cost at the time of purchase?

I was waiting for this video!

Great help with this video as I am just getting started. How do you decide when to use a priority mail over a regular box? Also when do you decide as a new seller to pay for ebay subscriptions vs selling for free no subscriptions and what are the benefits using their subscriptions

Awesome video thanks

Very good video. Your doing a good deed dude.

Series is great... Q: When just starting up should someone sign up for a storefront plan or just start selling on my ebay?

Great video! Thanks for the info! One question I have heard new sellers ask about is, "Where is the Custom Sku option?" Most of us know, but some don't. Not meaning to critique your already Great Video, it is just something I have come across quite often! Thanks again Ryan! I can't wait for the next video!

Thank you for doing this.. a lot of resellers won’t do this for their followers.❤

This video was a much needed refresher. Thank you!

Love this channel!

Do you then physically take your items to the post office and also do you just take the hit on shipping or is that factored in

Thank you Ryan! I appreciate you sharing your knowledge and experiences! : )

Thanks for all the fine info. I have a different type question. If a seller shows a certain amount previously sold, is there a place or way to tell what they sold for. Thanks again. Your knowledge and help is appreciated.

Hi, thank you so much for making great videos. Well I'm a new seller and I'm struggling with the banding account so if you don't mind can you make one video about banding account please 🙏

Very informative. Thanks. I have been doing dropshipping on eBay and not physically based in US. Do you recommend any affordable 3pl warehouse?

Honestly super helpful, thank you!

Hey ralli roots can you give advice on things like taxes, and whether or not to get a business license/ what type of business ect.

What items would you look for if you are just starting out doing this? I want to get into this but it seems overwhelming with what to look for and what to buy starting out. Also having the capital to get started.

another good video- next time can you show how to select the setting options for the label to print on the thermal printer

I thought that Raymarine item was a small TV with sneakers on the bottom. 😂

@RALLIROOTS I have a question I desperately need your pro advice…out of all the resellers, y’all are my go to for everything! Question: What’s your opinion on taking photos outside in the sunlight versus my shadow box lights. I only have 2 of the inside lights and I don’t know how or where to place them to get ultimate photos for listings that will catch a viewers attention? Thank you so much. 😊

Thank you Ryan

So since you’re using eBays mailing system how do you pay for that shipping ? Is it automatically deducted by eBay when customer pays?

When you list a product, should eBay promote it or not? I mean for those who are at the beginning

great video. how do you delete alaska, hawaii, and puerto rico? since those areas will be much higher in shipping...

thank you for your most excellent advice. i have learned a lot through this series. but i do have a nagging question i can't seem to resolve: take that heavy gps unit you talked about here. when we list, we have to put in shipping, and to do this, you have to know IN ADVANCE, what size box you're using, and how much padding/tape/paper you'll need, in order to put this data in the listing. especially for heavier items. so how did you resolve that when you originally listed the gps unit? it looked to me like you just chose everything in real time - how did your customer know how much to expect to pay? did you just put in an estimate? this i do not understand! but b/c i've gotten dinged a few times now on mailing, what i find myself doing, is when i list, i'll go ahead and wrap up the item, choose the box, put it in the box, and fold up some extra paper and bubble wrap for the final go - and then weigh and measure the box, and then i end up storing the unsealed box with a sticky note on the outside telling me what it is. not super efficient. but it does give me accurate postage - any advice? thank you!

How to ship from otside of the us. Can I used fedex or DHL with out the EBAY stickers o it must have that

Im new so take this w a grain of salt 😆 but to save money on packing paper i got a shredder on a garbage can, i shred junk mail, and get old outdated fliers from stores, shred it and pack it tight. Havent had a complaint yet. But im only 144 sales this 90 days so not real big.

If we don't have products what should i do please tell us details...

How do you know what amount of postage to add to the listing?

My comment must've not posted but I had a question when it comes to shipping an item out. Can you use the shipping fee as credit towards the eBay shipping label or does it just come with the rest of the money when you finally received the money for the item

So you show things like "shipping profile" among other things. Are these sections reserved for eBay stores only? I've been a casual reseller for a year now. Maybe 50-75 sales and I haven't seen some of these sections at all

Hey love the video and content. Just had a question on how do you ship your higher end vintage tee. Any tee over $100+ should you ship with priority mail or usps ground ? And should I just ship it in a poly mailer or a shirt box since the buyer are paying a lot for the tee ? Thank you

On the purse I would have cut the box down to make it less tall then 9 " and put packing paper in it to keep buyer from cutting the item when they open it .I also write on teh box do not cut too deep just cut tape LOL . Just because I am selling my old stuff does not mean I still do not love them

I really enjoyed your explanation of shipping. But one thing I would like for someone to go over is how do you know what to charge for shipping like does it matter how much something weighs or how big the package is? If a package is 1 lb but it's only 4 x 4 x 4 is that cheaper than a package that is 1 lb that is 8 x 8 x 8? also at what point would I want to use the USPS Priority Shipping? How do you know if that would be cheaper than paying for the shipping label

shipping policy is just for sellers who have ebay stores? I can not afford an ebay store

So question. Does ebay tell you how much the shipping cost will be or do you have to figure that out yourself before listing?

So when you listed those items how did you know what weight & dimensions to put on the listing when you didn’t know what box you would be using? Or weight of the item boxed up?

Do you pay or shipping? Or how does that work on ebay?

Hi-Just starting out doing this and I’m wondering can I do all of this through the app on my phone because I don’t currently have a PC? Would everything work the same as far as buying labels etc. Thanks 🙂

How do you control your inventory from sitting in a box unsold for months? Before eBay went with automatic relist after 30 days I would use the relist to make any changes to the listing that might improve the chances for a sale. Now that items are automatically relisted I’ve found items on my shelves that have not sold for months. Do you have any control for a larger inventory with 2000+ listings to prevent that? Thanks! Love your content!

On that purse, you weighed it at 4.5 ounces. But you typed in 3.5 ounces. So will the post office charge you more when they receive it?

breakables: I bunble wrap teh item Place in a box surrounded by more packing materials then wrap that box in bubble wrap and the place in the larger shipping box surrounded by more packing materials peanuts, , air packs, styrofoam . I was told it must have at least 2 " all around the breakable item from the outside shipping bos to be protected by insurance from usps , I also take photos of all my items with buyers label in each picture and at each stage of packing and I take photos at the post office with my item ..I also take photos with a ruler to show it is 2 inches from the outside box and I take one more photo at the post office showing what the box looked like when I left it at the post office. and fragile written all over the shipping box or fragile stickers but I can not afford those

I have also been thinking that resellers like lsome older YT resellers since they are toward the end of their working life ( and they have a savings or significant other who pays the bills ) that they are just trying to MAKE a lot of money like they just need to show on paper that they made 1000000.00 that year so that they can retire at a higher SS .. I was told by an accountant your SS retirement is based on your last 20 years of your working life. Creative accounting ???maybe ?

ebay keeps changing my priority to ground advantage ... I only have those free usps boxes , I can not have in my house a million different size boxes fire hazard plus no room . very frustrating when ebay does that I had to cancel an item that had 2 bids on it I wanted to try auction for a change and I started my item off at .99 cents it has 2 bids on it when I noticed ebay changed the shipping to ground advantage very frustrating .. I had to cancel the item that was 3 pounds and breakable because I only had priority boxes ,,I filled out all the boxes in shipping for the box I had and weight. After all my packing materials shipping my item would have been 3 pounds . Now I am afraid of selling on ebay if they keep changing my shipping from priority to ground advantage . I will never use ground advantage because all I have room for are the free usps boxes.