Shipping Costs for Selling on TCGPlayer | Magic: The Gathering, YuGiOh, Flesh and Blood

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Hoping this math isn't too boring xD I'd love to answer any questions people have in regard to how to properly ship cards so stick around for more videos like this :D
Toploaders:
www.amazon.com/dp/B07DKWFPDB/...
Penny Sleeves:
www.amazon.com/Ultra-Sleeves-...
Shipping Shields:
shippingshieldus.com/
Bubble Mailers:
www.amazon.com/dp/B07BK1MPT4?...
#6 Envelopes:
www.amazon.com/dp/B06X15WSLL?...
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www.amazon.com/Original-Multi...
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www.store.usps.com
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@Robert-dp9ud Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the detailed breakdown! Subbed and looking forward to more

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@missingnoglitch520 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing you knowledge

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

No problem! Happy to help!

@DwayneBennett Жыл бұрын

Thx man. This was a big help

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

No Problem! Glad it helped out :D

@SoDerpy Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video thank you!!

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it :D

@novasnotvibing Ай бұрын

correct me if im wrong but for us people, usps priority mail and usps ground advantage include tracking built into their prices incredibly cheaply as well as insurance at good rates.

@AshenWingzTCG Ай бұрын

The only time I've ever sent tracking directly through USPS, it has always been more expensive than when I made my own tracking slip from PirateShip. If it has changed recently, thats awesome! But shipping rates continue to rise year after year so I'd be surprised if that is the case

@sirtrap7098 Жыл бұрын

I get 35 toploaders for 5$.. thats 14 cents each. Ive never seen them for 1$ each. But I still like the shipping shield more.

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

For $5? In this economy? Where do you find a deal like that lol

@austinhite2684 Жыл бұрын

Walmart

@kevinlams1025 Жыл бұрын

We get them for 1.70 per 35 toploaders But I'm a lgs

@noggindude5012 Жыл бұрын

Amazon 200ct for 28.14 for ultra pro top loaders

@3rdStBD Жыл бұрын

Yeah, top loaders are around 5-10 cents. Appreciate the environmental aspect, not the financial one

@shadowswishmoonlight1640 Жыл бұрын

Can you talk about selling bulk? You are pretty informative, which makes your videos really good and easy to understand.

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

Yeah I can definitely make a video on bulk once I get TCGPlayer Direct set up :)

@shadowswishmoonlight1640 Жыл бұрын

@@AshenWingzTCG Is bulk one of the features that is only available through direct?

@WeirdThumbz Жыл бұрын

@@shadowswishmoonlight1640 it makes it profitable. At level 1 it’s hard to compete and you’re losing money. Better to go to cards worth a tiny bit more so instead of losing little, you’re gaining little. You just have to know your costs down to the penny and how to make it as cheap as possible while not impacting quality.

@shadowswishmoonlight1640 Жыл бұрын

@@WeirdThumbz when moving forward, I saw comments about troll and toad is a good place for selling bulk. When selling such, I normally go for cards 50 cents or even 80 cents while 90 to a $1.00 I'll attempt to sell unless 2 months pass, in which case I'll put it in bulk and sell it that way. Is this an acceptable line of thinking?

@WeirdThumbz Жыл бұрын

@@shadowswishmoonlight1640 I think bulk means the .05-.10 range. $0.50+ is the good range to start an account at if I’m processing everything right. I haven’t sold anything or even tried yet. Just soaking up info. But to me the plan is, sell $0.40-$1.00 cards under market to pop up first on TCG. That’s just the first step. Selling fresh and selling at lvl4 are two totally different games

@aureliotorresdelgado9548 Ай бұрын

Hi, thank you for sharing your point of view. It might seems like a lot, but I have my shipping at 2.99 and most of the times I still lose money. Shipping from my location (Puerto Rico), with tracking will cost me 5.50 and I usually pay for tracking in orders more than 10 dollars just to cover my self as much as I can. But I also got an email saying that by July prices will go up again . . .

@AshenWingzTCG Ай бұрын

Having to ship through TCGPlayer is often quite alot, especially if you're from Puerto Rico shipping into the Mainland. I definitely suggest putting tracking onto only stuff that needs it at that point. There aren't many situations in which a person loses their package and if it happens often, switching back to tracking on $10 or more is fine

@Sigildollarsign Жыл бұрын

thanks

@ediancastrorivera4682 7 ай бұрын

Can you go over what dimensions you use on pirate ship for the bubble mailers? I looked it over and it was overwhelming so I have been going to the post office which is a pain. I just want to print it off at home

@AshenWingzTCG 7 ай бұрын

I'll gladly get you the measurements when I'm back home!

@ediancastrorivera4682 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! I just bought the bubble mailers you have linked in your comments so it should be the same ones 😊

@AshenWingzTCG 7 ай бұрын

@ediancastrorivera4682 Yes, those are the ones I use, so it looks like you are all set! Best of luck!

@brianmontgomery6184 Жыл бұрын

My local post offices require me to use non-machinable stamps for shipping. After the summer price hike that's .99/stamp. I also use top loaders. Can you use a single forever stamp if you use shipping shields?

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

My post office hasnt had an issue with my envelopes so far with a shipping shield and a forever stamp. You just have to make sure that it is under 1 oz otherwise you need more postage.

@brianmontgomery6184 Жыл бұрын

@@AshenWingzTCG, thanks. Weirdly, my local post offices don't care about envelopes over an ounce. If I post a single non-machinable stamp on something that's 1.5 ounces, they're cool with that even though they shouldn't be. However, if there's anything rigid in the envelope, they say that it needs the non-machinable stamp. My brother-in-law is a letter carrier, so I might order some shipping shields to see what he thinks. I hope it works out because the .99 stamps are killing my profits for smaller orders.

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

@@brianmontgomery6184 No problem! I hope it works out for you!

@rainer6164 Жыл бұрын

@@brianmontgomery6184 me too, the post office is just trying to upsell you

@logistic528 Жыл бұрын

Question, for the stamps, how do you figure out how many stamps you need in you're selling more then 1 card at a time?

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

Get yourself a small kitchen scale. Anything over 1 oz needs more postage. There is more info regarding that on the USPS website

@logistic528 Жыл бұрын

@@AshenWingzTCG thank you!

@JoseGarcia-fz9dx 11 ай бұрын

Can I ship something out after 48 hours? I’m new to selling so I didn’t realize I made a sell until after the 48 hour mark. Also do I buy my own shipping label? TCG says I need tracking and delivery confirmation. Is confirmation a signature or will tracking by itself be fine?

@AshenWingzTCG 11 ай бұрын

You can ship after 48 hrs, just make sure to send a message to the buyer that its coming out late. I also only get a shipping label for orders of $20 or more so if its less than that then no

@Tyrius8 Жыл бұрын

Still trying to figure out why some people I buy from it says shipping included but I still get charged for shipping. Been happening since channel fireball was bought.

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

I know that some say shipping is included only if you are purchasing a certain amount. Could that be what you are talking about?

@Tyrius8 Жыл бұрын

@@AshenWingzTCG no, I know what you mean though. It will say shipping is free with such and such price. I'm referring to when you click on the card you want and your going throb the listed sales and it says shipping included in stead of .99 or .95 is been happening to me a lot now

@PreciseDullBlade Жыл бұрын

I’m a new seller. I use the same setup as you. PWE, penny sleeve and a shipping sleeve. Have you had any issues sending 4-6 cards in a shipping shield, inside a 3 5/8 x 6 1/2 PWE with a forever stamp? I did a test delivery with 6, 8, and 10 cards to a city over from where I live and the person said they haven’t received them yet. So I’m thinking it got rejected or damaged in the sorting machine.

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

USPS tends to take a little long to deliver sometimes. I haven't had an issue with sending 4-6 but I don't like to push the limits of the shipping shields. You also need to make sure to weigh the package because anything over 1 oz is gonna need to have 2 stamps

@PreciseDullBlade Жыл бұрын

@@AshenWingzTCG thanks for the quick reply. I can sleep easier now. That’s what I think too, might just be a slow delivery process. When those cards do get delivered, I’ll give you an update on how they ended up.

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

@@PreciseDullBlade Awesome! Hope it all goes well for you :D

@masterhandasmr Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! What about Paypal processing fees? Is there anything to take into account there?

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

Not too sure on the paypal fees to be honest. If someone did buy cards through Paypal, I personally wouldnt know. I'm sure its on a report somewhere. I do know that refunds are a bit of a hassle with Paypal but TCGPlayer takes care of most of the work.

@masterhandasmr Жыл бұрын

@@AshenWingzTCG Thank you for the info!

@ericmchatton8416 Жыл бұрын

@@AshenWingzTCG For seller levels 1-4 TCG takes 10.25% for fees, PayPal takes 2.5% + a $0.30 processing fee. TCG does not charge fees on tax but PayPal does, and the $0.30 processing fee is for each order whether you sale 1 card or 20. This is why I have free shipping on orders over $5. By doing this if the buyer does spend over $5 I know I will make a profit, but if the buyer chooses to not spend over $5 then they will have to pay a $0.99 shipping charge which may or may not allow for a profit. If you sell a $0.05 card you probably will not simply because of the $0.30 processing fee.

@RedDetailAZ 2 жыл бұрын

ive listed about 55 commons from the pokemon go set such as the sought after solrock and lunastone some of the cards people want and i just cant get people to buy my orders. I feel like im going to be stuck at a level 1 on tcg forever it seems like. people just dont wanna go to the 3rd and 4th page to buy from a seller with 0 sales. Its been very frustrating since im sitting on over 3-4,000 in bulk that id like to some day send into tcg direct player. Any thoughts or advice ?

@AshenWingzTCG 2 жыл бұрын

Are you constantly updating your inventory to match the lowest price of those cards? Depending on the supply, the prices can change drastically and undercutting happens often. Sometimes patience and updating your prices at least once a week helps. At least it helped me when I started.

@RedDetailAZ 2 жыл бұрын

@@AshenWingzTCG What really bugs me about TCGplayer is lets say a common card starts getting used in tournaments that card is now worth 40-50 cents. if your a level 1 seller you will never sell it at 40-50 and I have to resort to selling at lowest tcg offer and some of them are like 10-12 cents which really hurts your profit margins considering the value vs what I have to sell it at for my rep to build. I'm under the impression that it is smarter to try and build your level rep so you dont loose out on profits. Questions is do I just heap out a bunch of .2-.5 cent cards loose the profit and build the rep?

@AshenWingzTCG 2 жыл бұрын

@@RedDetailAZ That is what I would recommend if you're looking to build rep and seller level fast. Which is why selling cards under a dollar wont exactly hurt much. I wouldn't go selling a $20 for $5, but a $1 going for .50c sounds pretty good. You only need to make 51 sales and have good feedback in order to get to Level 4 so it doesnt take much.

@RedDetailAZ 2 жыл бұрын

@@AshenWingzTCG well thanks man I went ahead a subscribed Keep up the cool content

@AshenWingzTCG 2 жыл бұрын

@@RedDetailAZ Happy to help! I'll keep bringing you information on selling on TCGPlayer and hopefully it continues to bring some insight into the business :D

@alexblake294 Жыл бұрын

how do you get $3.50 tracking on your bubble mailer? i mainly purchase my postage on usps' website but i can never get something with tracking less than like $9. are you using stamps and paying for a tracking number separately? or like whats the method so i can stop losing money lol

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

I use PirateShip which is a website that allows me to create and print my own tracking labels

@alexblake294 Жыл бұрын

@@AshenWingzTCG thanks for the super quick response. Is that a free website or is there a subscription to use it?

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

@Alex Blake No problem! It is a free website, you just need to be charged for credit to get the labels. I have a pool of $50 that the site uses and if I run out, the site sutomatically charges me another $50 so I can keep making labels

@confessions721 Ай бұрын

Do you not print out invoices/packing slips to be included with all of your orders?

@AshenWingzTCG Ай бұрын

I do print out the order slip and put it with every shipment.

@confessions721 Ай бұрын

@@AshenWingzTCG Okay thank you good to know. I'm thinking about casually selling some of the TCG cards I have on the side and was trying to price out how much everything would cost me. I didn't see a cost for paper and ink when you did your cost break down. I don't have a printer either, so I would have to figure out a inexpensive one to get me started or at least one that would keep the cost of printing invoices low.

@AshenWingzTCG Ай бұрын

@@confessions721 I suggest if its just a side thing and you're just looking to offload some stuff, it might be better to use facebook groups to sell in those situations to save on those costs. Even a fairly cheap printer will do the job though and while ink is expensive, unless you're selling thousands of cards a day, the investment will be worth it.

@confessions721 Ай бұрын

@@AshenWingzTCG I lost my job recently, so while I'm going to be doing this part time while still looking for a job... if it turns profitable enough where I could do it full time, I would consider it. I figure I would try to sell my bulk cards and better cards overtime. I haven't used facebook to try and sell anything before and wouldn't know the risks involved trying to do so when there wouldn't be any type of protection.

@AshenWingzTCG Ай бұрын

@@confessions721 It definitely could be risky, but the more you do it, the better your reputation is and that helps secure better deals. Luckily if you're selling MTG, getting to Level 4 Seller status and then getting set up with Direct will help offload alot of that bulk.

@noRanchnoService 6 ай бұрын

I recently bought from a sller but when the product arrived it says postage due. Is that normal?

@AshenWingzTCG 6 ай бұрын

It is not normal. It means the seller did not add enough postage on their end and that means you would have to pay that additional postage. I would message the seller and tell them they didn't add enough posted and you had to pay more to get your package, then ask for a partial refund on your order.

@noRanchnoService 6 ай бұрын

@@AshenWingzTCG thank you

@user-nj2wb9yd1n Жыл бұрын

wouldn't I save more money selling it for 19.90 instead of 20 so I won't pay for tracking fees?

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

Great question! The $20 mark I believe it is just suggested to do tracking but it isnt necessary. Anything over $50 it is required though. You could sell a $50 card for 49.90 but at that rate, if anything happens to the card, you're at fault and with no tracking, you have no record of completed delivery. Honestly if tracking was $1 I'd put it on every order haha

@cosmogundam8184 Жыл бұрын

I had to stop selling a few months ago because shops in my area had no toploaders. I thought about using the shields, but after buying a few cards for my collection from Pro Play Games, I saw they would always ship using the cheap $.25 binder pages. They would cut them in three pieces and would fit perfectly in a pwe. My locals always has them in stock and I can fit about 10 cards for $0.03 per sleeve. Beside that I always go to the Dollar Tree for envelopes which come in packs of 30 and are the peel and stick ones which are only $0.03 each. However I never really printed orders when I ship and want to in order to make orders look more professional and get better reviews. The best printer I found can print for $0.07 each page for a total of 0.71 per order. Do you think it's worth doing to print the order? Other than that I only ever sold bulk I acquired from packs and ever since I've strictly been buying singles all my bulk is gone. I thought about doing a post in our towns tcg facebook group to buy bulk, but don't know how to go about it. Only 1 shop buys bulk, but they only determine prices after looking at how much is brought in. Any ideas to try and set up bulk rates? I like these informational videos you've done. I can't find a lot explaining the rates cards are bought and sold, but your videos have helped me get back into selling on tcgplayer

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your message and I'm glad to see you started selling again! As far as the printer situation, I'd say if its within budget and doesn't take up too much time for you, then its usually a good idea. Although I gotta say, while people enjoy good looking mail, as ling as their cards come in the condition they ordered, I'm sure they don't mind. Maybe I'm wrong though. Just be accurate, on time with orders and have great customer service and I'm sure you'll do just fine :D

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

Oh and as for bulk, fb marketplace is usually selling tons of bulk for pretty cheap. Right around $40-$50 for 4000+ cards for most people. Ebay as has tons of bulk as well. Not sure what the going rate is off the top of my head but I would say $5 ish for every 1k in bulk is usually a good buy price

@jasonwhite3345 Жыл бұрын

what about a credit card processing fee?

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

I think this gets bundled in with the tcgplayer seller fees but I coupd be mistaken

@loganjohnson4257 8 ай бұрын

What about shipping cheap cards?

@AshenWingzTCG 8 ай бұрын

Depends on how many cards you are shipping to one place but it should just need 1 stamp

@Entrepreneurr Жыл бұрын

Were you buying top loaders from for $1.00 each?? I pay 10-12 cents per top loader.

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

The only way I could find them was that expensive. Some people say they can find em for super cheap but I never see that anywhere personally. Shipping Shields are what I used now and those are just as reliable and are pretty well priced, maybe even lower than 10c per shield

@Blueblur599 Жыл бұрын

I've ordered from tcgplayer direct 2 days my package says pre - shipment for 2 days I'm sorry to say but I may have to ask for a refund and not shop here anymore smh

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

Thats entirely up to you! Plenty of places to shop

@gmGrudgeMonster Жыл бұрын

Damnit, now you are making me want to jump in and do some singles selling again! I had bought bulk off and on from 2012 to about 2018 just to get a mix of the sets I missed when I left the game. (BtW bulk drafts are really fun) Back then you could still get the occasional Beta or Arabian commons mixed in but it was about $20 for 1k from most stores. I must have a good 10k in unsorted bulk cards. Now I want go through and really look at those boxes. Thanks for the solid selling guide!

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

Happy to help! Yeah I wish I could get as lucky as that. Finding Revised in bulk buys are pretty much the only cool stuff I see. Sometimes I get lucky though haha

@gmGrudgeMonster Жыл бұрын

@@AshenWingzTCG I stopped buying bulk 2017 - 2018. Card Kingdom, CF, LGS, ebay, and a few FB groups were my go-to buys. Contents started becoming more current, lots of Masters reprints, current sets, 85% were commons, 10% uncommon, and about 5% were recent rare or mythics. Duplicates and foriegn language cards started becoming a bigger issue. I figured sellers were paying closer attention. I ended up gravitating towards sealed, and loose packs. Im thinking of cracking the loose packs for single sales, but I cant bring myself to open or sell my sealed stuff.

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

@Grudge Monster Arts Its a tough call. I'd say do what makes more senae for your business. Keep premium stuff sealed but maybe recent sets you can crack and get an influx of inventory

@Crocodonk Жыл бұрын

I'm Lvl 4 and I cant figure out how you offer free shipping for orders over $5, or figure out how to have shipping included on an individual card.

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

You need to be a Pro Seller in order to do those kinds of changes to shipping. Should be able to apply to be a Pro Seller on the TCG Player site. I hope to make a video on that one day, but I'm a bit bogged down and don't have much time for selling lol

@Crocodonk Жыл бұрын

@@AshenWingzTCGOk, Thanks for replying :)

@NotTellingYou- 11 ай бұрын

Maybe this is a stupid question because I’m new to the whole process, but why not have the buyer pay for shipping when it’s over $20?

@AshenWingzTCG 11 ай бұрын

I don't believe you have an option for that when setting up ahipping rates

@NotTellingYou- 11 ай бұрын

@@AshenWingzTCG is that for new sellers or even as a level 4?

@brennaroach6822 Жыл бұрын

I had someone buy 29 cards from me and only spend .99 on shipping… naturally I had to pack all of those into a larger envelope and spent more like $7 on shipping ☹️ how do you keep this from happening?

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

Was it bulk you were selling by chance?

@brennaroach6822 Жыл бұрын

@@AshenWingzTCG no it was individuals 😭 I assumed that TCG would consider it a medium size package but it didn’t and only charged the buyer .99 for all of them somehow!

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

@@brennaroach6822 Unfortunately multiple single card orders are never considered to be a medium package. Booster Boxes and the sort are considered to be a different shipping rate, not singles. And I meant more so that were they .02 cent cards that you sold? Because as long as you made a big profit, its not that big of a deal. But if you sold $3 worth of product and had to ship it for $7 then its a loss

@brennaroach6822 Жыл бұрын

@@AshenWingzTCG oh it was a loss but not by much. Sold $6 worth and paid $7 in shipping. I highly doubt this is going to be a common occurrence but I wanted to make sure I didn’t do anything dumb.

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

@@brennaroach6822 If you sold 29 cards for one order and only made $6 gross before supplies etc, I'd check your inventory. Wait until you're a Level 4 seller and meet the requirements for TCG Player Direct before putting cards under .55 cents for sale. It will save you from having something like this happen again. :D

@southdaytontradingco Жыл бұрын

Why are u spending so much on envelopes. Just buy em on Walmart. Literally cost 1 cent

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

Your envelopes cost 1c at Walmart? Where? Cause I use to buy them from Walmart and they cost much more than that

@southdaytontradingco Жыл бұрын

theres another one that goes in and out of stock at 1 cent. this link they are 1.1 cents

@AshenWingzTCG Жыл бұрын

@@southdaytontradingco I'll have to check and see which ones those are. If you have a link you can always send it to my email which is in the about section