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Congratulations, you just sold your first item on eBay! Now what? You ship it.
Steps
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1Pack your item so that it won't rattle or break, depending on what you are shipping, for example if you sold a fragile piece of china you would need bubble wrap and Styrofoam.
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2If you have PayPal, after you make the sale log in to your PayPal account and go to account history you will see the payment you received from the buyer a few columns to the right it will say "Print Shipping Label" - when you click that, it will bring you to a screen where you confirm the address, the weight dimensions and the service you would like to ship with and then they prompt you to print the label.Advertisement
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3Tape the shipping label to the box covering the whole label with tape.
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4Take it to a trading post or a post office.
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5Send the tracking label to your customer.
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6TIP: You may want to use old newspaper for the packing. Close it and see if anything rattles when shaken. Very nicely use clear packing tape, found everywhere basically, and seal all open ends. Good luck!
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Community Q&A
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QuestionWhat do I ship the items in?
Community AnswerYou can use a regular cardboard box. (They will sell them at any UPS/FedEx store around you if you don't have any.) -
QuestionHow do I confirm on eBay that I have shipped the item?
Community AnswerWhen you go into the app, you will see the item that you were selling. When you click on it, it will give you options to cancel shipment, contact buyer, pay or click on Shipped. -
QuestionIf I print a label, do I need stamps as well?
Community AnswerNo, not usually. The label is a replacement for the stamps. However, on the rare occasion you might need to add more stamps, ask your local post office.
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Warnings
- If you pack your items insecurely they may break.⧼thumbs_response⧽
- In your auctions state that once you ship it the delivery time is out of your hands. If you don't annoying people might give you a negative point.⧼thumbs_response⧽
- Be on the watch for fraud.⧼thumbs_response⧽
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Things You'll Need
- Computer
- Printer
- Boxes
- Shipping labels (optional)
- Packing peanuts
- Bubble wrap
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