 Hey, fellow buddies. Thanks for watching. Okay. I thought I would throw together a little shipping video for you guys I get a lot of questions about how do I ship my toys? What do I use and I've learned some shipping tips over the years tips and tricks So I thought I would share them with you The first item is gonna be clothing because I just happened to sell two plus size skirts And I'm gonna show you a way to keep the cost down when you're shipping them Hey, fellow buddies. Thanks for watching Amazing, right? All right, let's get started And it just so happens this item was going to California. So it saved me a lot of money small toys things that are not breakable Just wait until you see these tips. It's gonna save you money a lot of money over time My channel is mostly about volo items items to be on the lookout for items you can buy low and resell high So check out my other videos so that you can learn how to source and make money on eBay or Poshmark Mercari tons of selling platforms out there Lots of videos on my channel and before I forget I do have another video on how to save money on Insurance so when you package those items that are $50 and you can ship them first class I'm gonna show you how to ship them cheaper how to get cheaper insurance Or if you have a package that is say $500, but you only get a hundred dollar coverage on a USPS Priority mail. So you need to ensure that item for the full $500. I am gonna show you how to get it way Cheaper so I'm not gonna show you that in this video. I have another video on that I will try to remember to link it at the end or down in the description of the video So definitely check that out. It will save you a bunch of money and all right. We are gonna talk about ways To ship cheaper. These are things that I do I don't do a lot of shipping videos But I used to sell tons of clothing and I actually sold a couple items today And I want to show you guys a little trick that I have a lot of people do not buy these This is the legal flat rate envelope. It is bigger Here is just the standard size. So you get this extra space on the side now The price on eBay To ship these is only about 30 cents different. So it's not a huge savings that way But the items that fit in this it's a lot more. So let me show you what I'm talking about here. I sold This plus size denim skirt, so I am gonna fold this Like that Kind of keep it long But I also sold this plus size denim skirt or I'm sorry It's not really denim. It's more of like a khaki So I'm gonna take those like that and then I am gonna grab a poly mailer Actually, I think let me grab a smaller poly mailer and see if I can use that There is a size in between these two and I'm out. So This is gonna be too small. So I'm just gonna have to use this bigger one and make adjustments So I'm gonna put these in the bag and this just kind of like I Guess you wouldn't have to do this but for me it gets everything more Compact This is great for genes as well. Sorry Gonna get the tape such a lovely sound, okay So this is not gonna fit in here now. I will say If I would have folded it different I still think it would have been too thick to shut on The line to keep it in to the mailer, okay so what I do when I'm shoving something big like this into paper is I reinforce it before I Stick the package it in so I just take a piece of tape and I run it across just like that Otherwise it is gonna rip down the sides Gonna have to kind of squeeze this in here Push it down. You got to work it in there I use these for sweaters plus size genes if I'm I can't remember if I can get two or three small pair like smaller genes in here But usually multi-quantity items can go in here or big poofy sweaters and then I hold it like this and I fold over And that's gonna I'm on bubble wrap so the floor is better or like a shipping table is what I usually use It's sealed where it's supposed to be sealed and then I do and I don't think this is not actually necessary But I do reinforce it Sometimes depending what is in it I will even go as far as to Do one of these numbers Just in case it gets like run over No, I'm kidding, but I have had a package that run over before it came to me with tire marks. Thankfully it was a clothing item So there you go Legal flat rate. This would not have fit in this now if I shipped it in this it probably would have been about 30 cents cheaper with the shipping discount, but if I would have put this into a Just a priority mailbox It would have been Let's see I'm guessing that's over two pounds So I've got my computer over here To ship that priority mail that was going to California. That would have cost me $20 and 15 cents This is gonna cost me $7.81 cents if I could have gotten it in here. It would have cost me $7.52. Okay. I have another tip for you. Stay tuned Okay, so tip two I've had people ask what do I ship my small toys in a lot of times I use these but stay tuned because I'm gonna show you something else I use now This is called a pillow box You fold it in and In I do not reinforce these with tape. I Put the toy in so this is for small toys that I don't want to put in a poly mailer Sometimes I use padded poly mailers, but for things that could get broken even if they're plastic They can still get broken in transit. This gives it just some extra support So when you close it it has a little bit of give But that item is small and it's not enough that even if it gets smushed it's probably not gonna break the item it has some protection now am I suggesting this for something like really expensive or A breakable item. No I do put jewelry in these from time to time depending on what the jewelry is or I'll use a box But then I take this This and I slide it into a small poly mailer And then pull off Close and that's how I ship it. So it's either a little troll Just floating around in one of these Or it has some protection So that is what I do with my small toys and This is a really small one. Actually some of the bigger ones fit too. It keeps the costs down because these are pretty lightweight um Really really love these pillow boxes So that is that now for my favorite way to save money. Okay, and this happened by accident. All right so Here are the ebay boxes I use the eight by six by four a lot This one weighs three point four ounces I also use the six by Pretty much six by five by five is what I call it. It weighs two point four ounces Okay, that's great. If you look at the side here These are pretty thick boxes. So they are sturdy. The crush rating is probably pretty good You're gonna want to put your breakables in this. All right I do a lot of toys I don't really need to protect the item, but I don't want to send it in a poly mailer. So I actually was just looking for boxes on um ebay looking at different sellers And you guys I got this box in the mail and I was like What on earth? I'm look how thin it is. I'm like this is so cheap. I'm like, uh I can't use this and I was really disappointed. So look at the difference between ebay And this all right So literally This weighs two point four ounces This one only weighs one point one. So why is this important? Let me tell you that is a huge difference on weight Now the dimensions They don't look like it This has um bigger flaps But when you fold it down, well, I thought they were the same size That's weird I'll have to look back. Maybe this is six by four. I bet that's what it is because um ebay It's a little bit smaller But either way it's the the point is still the same It's a smaller box. It's gonna be uh cheaper to ship. I think the problem on this one. Well number one the boxes I got were defective Which is super frustrating because when I close it It closes like this So I think where the difference is is this is four and three fours four and three fours and this is um Six by four by four if I remember correctly. All right. So here is the bigger one I use eight by six by four now It is three point four ounces Let me see if this one's the same now. I'm questioning myself I was sure that I ordered the right the same sizes. Let's see This one is the same Well, no, it's a little shorter too. So I wonder if ebay just kind of rounds up, huh? Maybe you should look into that I'll check the box sizes, but I was pretty sure I ordered the same exact sizes So three point four ounces two ounces So I had let's say I'm shipping these trolls. Okay This weighs 15.5 ounces If I were to put this in this box I would not be able to ship this first class I am a I can ship this first class. So I'm not gonna have to pay priority mail shipping on this Because this is going to is going to be 15.5 ounces. You guys three point four ounces So the difference is one point four ounces So if these trolls were in this box, it would have to ship priority mail I hope this is making sense So these cheap boxes I would not use for breakables unless you're going to put a box in A box and since this ebay box is just a little bit bigger I'm thinking maybe maybe not I can fit this Down in here. So if you want to double box an item Just have to get it within the flap This is great To double box So now you have that coffee mug that you're like, oh, I just want to double box it It's gonna fit tight, but it's gonna give it double protection So that's another thing you can do with it. I I didn't really sell the trolls I haven't even listed them. I was just showing you guys something where the weight was close To show you how it can save you money All right, I'll be back with another tip. So this box is going to be too wide It's not going to fit Now a lot of times I'll just put a poly mailer over the box But some people collect boxes like if you're getting into Collectible like nikes and stuff like that You're gonna want to box the box something like this. I I think it's probably going to be okay There's already damage to the box. I'll probably put this in a poly mailer. That's just me I'm not saying that's the smartest thing to do So I'm gonna take this box It is almost 15 by 12 by 3 I am going to take this little guy right here And I'm gonna cut along right here I am then going to put this in here like this And you can see I need to make this fit right here so I'm gonna take this side That has this little wheel thing on it I actually need to mark it. Let me grab a pin. It does take a little longer I'm gonna mark it across. Hopefully this pin is gonna show up enough Yeah, good enough. Okay, so here's my mark. So I'm gonna start here And I'm gonna go across Uh-oh, my line is not straight. Hopefully you're better at this than me Okay, and once you make that line It is gonna fold right there where you needed to fold Now After you do that I'm gonna take the sharp and I'm gonna cut Just the part that folds Cut that all the way through All right, so that's that now it's gonna fold this way and I'm just gonna leave my box here for this side because I wanted to fold where the box is so I'm just gonna go So along My box here I'm gonna fold up And then I'm gonna have to Do it again here and there may be an easier way to do this But it's gonna fold that way That way and then You can either just fold it over like I just did Take your tape go over it like this And then Now you got to get your tabs to fold so that one is ready to go I need to cut here and here So I'm just gonna go like this And like this which is not perfect It's hard to do it for the video and then my I can still pull this off here I'm trying to do it for the video a little But across here and then you do the same thing you cut your sides again And fold it in and your shoebox now fits in a box. Okay Now another thing I do. Let me show you like The fast sloppy way, which is what I usually do hang tight And that's because I just got one of these I didn't used to have this little tool right here, which is fantastic So it's got the razor on one side and then I don't know what this thing's called But it is amazing. Okay. So here's the lazy way um This is the same box I'm gonna pop it open Like it's normally supposed to pop open I'm gonna take this box And I'm gonna just shove it in here Okay I'm then gonna Fold it like this And shut it like this And you guys it still fits, but it's not gonna give it that sleek Box fit. Okay. It's gonna look A little wonky, you know, it's gonna look a little puffed out on the sides But overall that's so much quicker But this Looks more like a shoebox, especially if I would have actually done this line like this line It just gives it more of a crisp look This tool is new to me I've known about it known about it known about it and I just kept putting it off And then I watched a video by Mindful Recycle I'm gonna pop a Screen share of that video up here. She does a great job Of showing you how to make a box better than me because I'm more of a I'm just gonna make it fit person But her video is more precise This was not a great example, but you get the point. There's two ways you can do it depends on what works for your business model. So What did you learn? This is what I learned Over the years of doing this. I need pillow boxes for my small toys. This is amazing You need one of these tools. I got this on ebay. It was really really cheap I want to say like 12 bucks free shipping or something like that um Great tool Buy these cheaper boxes for things that are not breakable. It is going to save you money um, and I am looking at it now and it is It's smaller Ways less but the thickness is also different and it holds about the same amount of stuff So get some of these cheap boxes for things that are not breakable that you want to keep the weight down Again, not a huge difference like 1.3 ounces But if you have an item that is almost at the weight limit, this is going to save you But it's also going to help when you have an item that let's say It's 2.2 ounces and you add 1.1. That's going to be 3.3 You add 2.2 and 2.4. You are now into What almost 5 ounces into a higher um Shipping bracket so it's going to cost you more to ship. So it may be pennies Over time but over time that is going to add up and it's going to save you a lot per year And these boxes are cheaper Than the thick boxes. So you're going to save money on boxes also and the last tip is The legal flat rate which is widely ignored or people don't know about it These usually are not in the post office. You will have to go to usps.com and order these but Not a lot of price difference. I think on ebay was around 30 cents And you're going to get more in it. So that saved me a ton of money because those skirts were going to california Okay, a couple things. I want to show you first off I'm going to show you how to get free supplies on usps And then I'm also going to show you where I got my boxes And how they compare and price to the ebay boxes So we're going to do that real quick here. So I'm on the usps website You are going to go to shop. You're going to click shipping supplies Over here, you are going to click free shipping supplies That is going to show you anything that you can add to your cart bore free Here's a padded flat rate envelope. There's lots of different sizes So I showed you guys the shoebox and I also showed you the flatter bigger box Those are all available here. It's on page three the legal flat rate envelope right here So lots of resources. You can also get the express mail boxes the regional boxes Lots and lots of choices of free shipping supplies. So go to usps.com Click shop click free shipping supplies and order away. So now we are over on the ebay boxes And again, I love the ebay boxes for the most part. They usually come to me without defects This last batch was a little bit wonky, but that's okay They are still usable. I use my shipping coupon to get these when you have an ebay store You do get a shipping coupon each month now The price of the six by four and three fours and four and three fours For a hundred boxes is 54 dollars and 93 cents Here is where I got mine Now I did measure it and it's like five point seven five and three point seven five So they round it up. That's why the box seemed a little bit smaller than the ebay box But the biggest thing is they are thinner. They weigh less This is going to save you money on shipping and we all need to save money on shipping, right? So for a hundred boxes of the six by four by four It's 39 59 with free shipping. So 40 bucks for a hundred or with ebay 54 93 For a hundred so you're gonna save about 15 dollars But the big thing you're gonna save is all those pennies on your shipments. It is going to add up. I assure you now back over here It looks like they are sold out of the eight by six by four so Can't get that one if you're looking to double box the four by four by four Is smaller. So this is also great if you're double boxing if you just want something that's breakable to be double box This would be a lightweight box Hundred is the lowest you can order and you can order up to a thousand Now they also have a six by six by six I have never ordered this one, but that may be a great option for you depending on what you sell My favorite for toys. I'm sorry. Is this six by four by four This eight by six by four. I use that one all the time also. I'm actually gonna place an order I'm kind of bummed that they are sold out of that But um, it is what it is, right? I will link this down below in the description if you want to check out this store Um, you may want to shop around. There may be something cheaper I ordered these last year and I still I always order in bulk So I have not priced around recently. You may be able to find something cheaper Just make sure they are the thin cheap boxes. You want them to be thin because that's what's going to save you money I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any questions in the comments