I have 2 life-size mannequins like they have in clothing stores with the real eyes and everything. Freaks my friends out when they come in and aren't expecting to see THAT. I gave one of them away and plan to give the other two away as well or sell them, when I feel like loading them up and toting them off. I used to have some antique mall booths and was planning on using them for that. I ordered one and it arrived beheaded, so they had to send me another one and they sent the wrong one and in total, I ended up with 3. I still have the beheaded one. I plan on JB Welding her head on eventually. I might could use one of them to display baseball caps. I used to have a big glass head that I displayed them on, but I gave that away too. How do you describe the back adjustable method on baseball caps when it's velcro? I have one baseball cap listed that is velcro closing and Ebay sent me a notice that I could NOT use the trademarked name Velcro in my listing.
8X6X6 is what most hats should ship in. Also often times hats border between the 8 ounce threshold for USPS so you can trim the tabs shave weight and get it under 8 ozs. Been selling hats since I was in high school in 2004 on eBay.
Based off this video I ordered a 40 pack of 8x6x4, as I planned to start focusing a bit of my reselling on hats. They may fit, but I worry that there would be many customer complaints as a result of hats being misshapen by being stuffed in the tight space. I’ll put them to use on other items, but thank you for the clarification.
My husband and I love baseball caps. After washing a cap, I fit it over the bottom of a gallon milk jug and that shapes it perfectly as it drys. Since a milk jug is the same color as your ball of paper, you could probably cut the bottom off and use it to shape your hats when you take pictures. Love this video!
I just started selling hats because of watching you picking them all the time. I have found a few good gems. This was a helpful tutorial for sure. Thanks Josh!
Nice video Josh. I had to watch as I'm a hat guy. I restore and sell 100's a year. I know everyone does what works for them, but I wanted to trow my .02. There is nothing wrong with your video at all, but I wanted to share what I do. The angle photos you do are very important, but try using one a your main photo and ending with the other one. 2nd... instead of paper to shape; try a balloon. I use balloons for this unless I have restored it with a balloon. And last, as a hat seller collector, I try and use a bigger box. I'm not a fan of hats that are even a little bit smashed. Most people won't mind, but if you get that one collector that does not know how to restore, you are asking for a negative. Try using an 7 or 8 cube box 7x7x7 or 8x8x8 with some craft paper for void fill. Nice detailed video. I have a 5 min restoration video on my YT on hat restorations. With knowing how to restore, you may pick up hats you normally wouldn't.
Even though this video is 2-years old, I was glad I found it. I was searching on youtube about "how to ship hats" and your video showed up. Thank you for the great tips. I'm learning something everyday.
I was searching the same thing, getting ready to list my first items and they’re some brand new ditch witch hats I came across a thrift store near my house. Kinda funny I’ve been hoping he’d make a video like this soon but had already made it 2 years ago.
This is the best way to ship hats. I usually use 8x8x4 since I run out of 8x6x4 boxes I get from eBay for other items. And the bigger size allows me to fit flat brim hats and 5-panel hats better. Also put a balled up paper at the back of the hat inside the poly bag if it won’t change the weight category. (Probably overkill, but I get feedback on all hats)
So I was listing some hats on Ebay and needed to know the best way to ship them. I popped on youtube and typed in "how to ship ball caps on ebay" and there you were in the line up :) This is one of your videos I had not seen yet. I found it even more helpful because I realized I needed like 4 more pictures lol Thanks again Josh.
I would LOVE to see more videos on selling caps! I find myself drawn to them, but I'm not into wearing caps, so selling them is the next best thing! fun finding them!
Nice comprehensive guide on listing and shipping hats. I would like to see what kind of condition hats you're picking and what you're doing to bring the hats back to life as far as cleaning prior to your listing and shipping as well. This might make a good part 2 video
I sell a lot of hats. If i buy 1 and later realize it either smells like smoke or is to stained tio easily clean i group with others in same condition and sell in large bundles on macari.
By using brown tape on brown boxes, in my opinion, will also look a little more professional. I use brown on brown, clear on white and priority (go to the post office and if you ask really nice, they may give you 1 or 2 huge rolls of that really good priority tape) on priority. But thats just me.
Josh, Thanks so much for answering my questions. I watch your videos all the time and I learn so much. Your the Best! I hope to send you a post card soon so you can add to your board. Peace out!
With the paper stuffing, it holds a nice shape. When you lay the hat upside down to show the inside, the hat looses its form. Is this when the buyer realizes that it is not a firm hat? Best video on hats, ever. Thanks so much for this and all of your other videos.
Bro thank you so much for your channel! I literally listed some hats at 1am (October 5th, 2020) woke up around 7am to 4 orders. Thanks for all the knowledge gems you continuously drop on your channel!
Hello loved the video lots of great information and I especially loved the shirt you were wearing Loot Crate shirt I got that same exact shirt keep up the great work my friend.
Thank you for this video! Super helpful to see your photography / listing / shipping process. I will definitely be more open to selling hats in the future 😊.
I had to laugh when you said the heads are creepy. That's the same reason I won't get one. I love your background for photos, I was always told it had to be white. Yours is much better ! Next we need a tute on listing clothes ! Thanks !
Its insane to think that in american thrift shops the hats will go from 0.10 to 0.99! Here in Canada, thrift shops (goodwill, value village, salvation army, etc) sells them for $3.99 to $7.99 depending on the hat. And because of that I almost never buy any from thrift stores.
Thanks for info, l did buy some boxes that size and they work great, 1 time l ran out and used a USPS Box and put it in a poly bag, got to get it to the customer 🙂 Have a great day (Russ) Tigg's Treasure's
I stumbled into ball caps and here in Canada I pay $3.50 a hat. I do very, very well with them. Some of them are long tail but it's well worth it. I rarely sell one for less than $12 and have sold as high as $35. I scrounge boxes from the drugstore where my Post Office is so I pay nothing for boxes.
Just be picky. Not every hat will be worth listing. Look for vintage or well-known brands. I picked up a vintage john deere Trucker hat today at the bins for 25 cents and I've got it listed for $80. The gems are out there!
I don't know if it's exactly your style. But I've been dumpster diving to supplement my inventory and source shipping supplies and it's been great. You should at least consider poking around for some bubble wrap at a retail store. Bubble wrap is so expensive yet it's so plentiful everywhere! As an added bonus you reduce your impact on the environment as a seller.
Hey josh thank you for the video about hats. I try with a mannequin head and it came out bad. I just wanted to learn another way to take better pictures. I appreciate all your video still learning a lot. I know I been selling for years but you have open a new doors for me. Happy new year
Can you make some of those paper balls for us? That thing seems perfectly 👌 Universal 😄 I will end up with snowball wads, instead of one dome (no pun intended 😉 get it dome). Yea I'm gonna stop there, it's been a long day
Awesome video with some great advice! I was wondering, what are those lights on poles that you use called? Do you have a link to where you purchased them? Thanks!
Hairy Tornado Oh! 😂 I didn’t notice the date. It was at the top of my RU-vid page and I just picked up a hat at the bins so I clicked! I still vote for the Mohawk by the way😃
You didn’t mention the weight of the box and the hat separate and together and that it fell into a different price range or what that price range is. The weight would be 4, 8, 12, 16 oz. so the hat was 7 oz. and what is the box?
Hi! love your show. I'm retire and just starting out, but having a lot of fun without the pressure to make a living. Would you mind sharing what you wrote on your thank you cards? I'm not good at that.
I was just wondering how you pack and ship the hats -I actually call them caps, and this video pops up in my feed…🤷🏻♂️You Tube’s reading minds now?? Hmmm…🤔 Thanks for the tips on the boxes!
I got a bag of Cleveland Indians .50c ea chief is retired NOS. got 40$ ea.made 440 less the $5 50. I always put in a bag. Garage sale. Sometimes I play dumb and go to a garage sale night before when they are setting up and every time they let you buy
When will you get the "Tax the Rich" hats in? I might be interested. 🤣 Looks like we got a little bit of political dog whistling here with the old advertisement of the thin blue line hat.
Super helpful! Would love to see a similar video about shirts. Question: I noticed you don't use the white background here, curious to hear how you decided to go with the wood instead of eBay's recommended white background? Thanks !!
Great question! I will actually be making a video about my background (and other options for resellers) this week. Stayed tuned! It will probably be released thursday.
Thats not a fitted hat.fitted comes in sizes like 7 1/4..its a flex "trucker" hat..best box ive found for fitted style hats and the kind in this video is the 7x7x7"..they fit perfectly snug..just trying to help anyone selling hats online
Hi Harry Thanks for this great video. It is very helpful. If hats are dirty do you wash them in the dishwasher with a full the dishwasher with a form? And do you put that in the description that it has been washed? Thank you again.
I agree that at least some mannequin heads are creepy, like the ones with beards, so I use a plain white styrofoam head. And then I crop most of that out of the picture anyway because I’m selling the hat not the head.
How many hats did you buy before you started being more choosy. I was buying every baseball and trucker cap the five local goodwills have b4 i learned not all brands and teams sell equally. My best selling hats are comic and cartoon related. My worst selling hats are oddly NASCAR. Maybe its because there are just so many nascar hats already in the resellers market. Do you often find autoghraphed hats? I have a few with signatures i cant identify but dont want to get rid off in case its a highly sought after autoghraph
Ironic you are mention hats. I listed one on ebay and they removed it today. Apparently Velcro Co., contacted ebay to remove my listing because I mentioned Velcro in the listings. Really! So I called ebay, they were awesome, laughed, got my listing back on and removed the word Velcro. I use adjustable now. I also emailed Velcro, waiting to hear from them. I didn't know I would get in trouble, be careful on what you say, geez.
My understanding is that the only time you can use the word Velcro is if that word is actually mentioned in the item. I've listed several items that way and have never had a problem with it.
