How to Ship Anything
Item-by-item shipping guides with carrier recommendations, packaging tips, and cost breakdowns. Select your item type to get started.
Ship Books
Books are one of the most commonly shipped items, whether you sell on eBay, Amazon, or ThriftBooks. The good news: USPS ...
Ship Clothes
Shipping clothes is the backbone of online reselling on Poshmark, Mercari, eBay, and Depop. Clothes are lightweight and ...
Ship Electronics
Electronics require careful packaging to survive transit — they're fragile, valuable, and often oddly shaped. Whether yo...
Ship Fragile Items
Shipping fragile items — ceramics, glassware, artwork, candles, figurines — is stressful. One wrong bump and your item (...
Ship Shoes
Shoes are one of the top-selling categories on eBay, Poshmark, StockX, GOAT, and Mercari. Shipping them properly — witho...
Ship Artwork & Prints
Shipping artwork — whether it's a framed painting, canvas print, or rolled poster — requires special care. Art is often ...
Ship Jewelry
Jewelry is small, light, and often valuable — a perfect combination for USPS Priority Mail with Signature Confirmation. ...
Ship Watches
Watches need more protection than most small items — they're sensitive to shock, magnetic fields, moisture, and the auto...
Ship Wine
Shipping wine is heavily regulated — USPS does not allow wine shipments at all. You need a licensed shipper account with...
Ship Coffee
Coffee is lightweight, valuable, and freshness-sensitive. Most small-batch roasters and coffee subscription boxes ship v...
Ship Plants
Shipping live plants is a balancing act — too slow and they die, too cold and they freeze, too wet and they rot. USPS Pr...
Ship Candles
Candles are heavy (mostly wax + glass), fragile (glass containers), and temperature-sensitive (melting in summer trucks ...
Ship Cosmetics & Skincare
Cosmetics span a huge range — solid bars, liquid serums, aerosols, pressurized products. Liquid leak risk, temperature s...
Ship CBD Products
Shipping CBD in the US is legal under the 2018 Farm Bill as long as it's hemp-derived (not marijuana-derived) and contai...
Ship Knives
Knives are legal to ship via USPS, UPS, and FedEx with proper packaging. The main concerns: blade protection (both the k...
Ship Vinyl Records
Vinyl records are notoriously tricky to ship — the heavy disc flexes during transit, cardboard mailers get crushed, and ...
Ship Bikes & Bike Parts
Shipping a complete bike is non-trivial — you need the right bike box, partial disassembly (wheels, handlebars, pedals),...
Ship Prescription Medications
Shipping prescription medications is heavily regulated. Only licensed pharmacies and healthcare providers can legally sh...
Ship Comic Books & Graphic Novels
Comic books are thin and flex easily — even slight shipping damage destroys collectible grade. Serious sellers use bags,...
Ship Food & Perishables
Shipping food means balancing speed (freshness), temperature (safety), and regulations (FDA labeling, international cust...
Ship Musical Instruments
Musical instruments are fragile, often expensive, and need specific packaging depending on type. Guitars, violins, and m...
Ship Board Games
Board games are bulky, awkward-shaped, and often contain small loose pieces that can scatter inside the box. Whether you...
Ship Video Games
Video games — whether cartridges, discs, or collector's editions — are a staple of eBay, Mercari, and Facebook Marketpla...
Ship Game Consoles
Game consoles are high-value electronics that can easily be damaged by drops, static, or rough handling in transit. Sell...
Ship Trading Cards
Trading cards — from Magic: The Gathering to baseball cards — are deceptively delicate. Bent corners and surface scratch...
Ship Sneakers
Sneaker reselling on StockX, GOAT, eBay, and Poshmark is a booming market where condition is everything. Buyers expect p...
Ship Handbags & Purses
Handbags and purses — especially designer pieces — are high-value soft goods that need careful packaging to prevent crea...
Ship Hats & Caps
Hats are trickier to ship than they look — a crushed brim or dented crown can make an otherwise perfect hat unsellable. ...
Ship Sunglasses
Sunglasses are lightweight but fragile — lenses scratch easily and frames can snap under pressure. Whether you're shippi...
Ship Supplements & Vitamins
Supplements and vitamins are a fast-growing e-commerce category, shipped by brands, Amazon FBA sellers, and small health...
Ship Hot Sauce
Hot sauce is one of the most popular artisan food products shipped online — but a leaking bottle is a customer service n...
Ship Headphones & Earbuds
Headphones and earbuds are fragile electronics with delicate hinges, drivers, and cables that can be damaged by rough ha...
Ship Cameras & Lenses
Cameras and lenses are precision optical instruments that can cost hundreds to thousands of dollars — any internal misal...
Ship Drones
Drones are complex, fragile, and carry lithium batteries — which means shipping them involves both careful physical pack...
Ship Printers
Printers are heavy, bulky, and contain fragile print heads and ink cartridges that can leak or break in transit. Sellers...
Ship Computer Monitors
Computer monitors are large, expensive, and extremely vulnerable to damage in transit — a cracked LCD panel is usually a...
Ship Air Fryers & Kitchen Appliances
Kitchen appliances like air fryers, Instant Pots, and stand mixers are heavy, bulky, and contain glass or fragile compon...
Ship Pots, Pans & Cookware
Cookware is heavy, hard, and can scratch or dent other items in transit — and its own non-stick or enamel coating can be...
Ship Power Tools
Power tools are heavy, often have sharp edges, and commonly include lithium batteries — which adds a layer of shipping c...
Ship Golf Clubs
Golf clubs are long, awkward, and potentially expensive — a driver head can snap off or a shaft can crack if the club is...
Ship Fishing Rods & Tackle
Fishing rods are long, delicate, and notoriously difficult to ship without damage. Blanks crack, tips break, and guides ...
Ship Ski Equipment & Snowboards
Skis and snowboards are among the hardest items to ship affordably — their extreme length puts them in oversize territor...
Ship Helmets (Bike, Ski, Motorcycle)
Helmets are light but bulky, and they have protruding visors, vents, and shells that can crack or chip without proper pa...
Ship Perfume & Cologne
Perfume and cologne are regulated as flammable liquids by shipping carriers because they contain alcohol. This means you...
Ship Makeup & Beauty Products
Makeup is a dominant category on Poshmark, Mercari, and eBay — but pressed powders crack, liquid foundations leak, and f...
Ship Skincare Products
Skincare products range from lightweight serums to heavy glass jars, and they're extremely popular in resale markets and...
Ship Pet Supplies
Pet supplies cover an enormous range of products — from tiny catnip toys to 30-lb bags of dog food — and the shipping ap...
Ship Baby Clothes & Kids Clothing
Baby and children's clothing is one of the most actively traded categories on resale platforms — kids outgrow things fas...
Ship Office Chairs & Furniture
Shipping large furniture like office chairs, desks, and shelving units requires a different approach than standard parce...
Ship Luggage & Suitcases
Shipping luggage has two distinct use cases: selling a used suitcase on eBay or Mercari, and sending luggage ahead of a ...
Ship Backpacks
Backpacks are a popular resale item on eBay, Poshmark, and Mercari — and they're relatively easy to ship compared to mos...
Ship Paintings & Canvas Art
Paintings are irreplaceable originals that need careful packaging — a punctured canvas or cracked frame can destroy mont...
Ship Ceramics & Pottery
Ceramics and pottery are among the most fragile items you can ship — a single hard impact can shatter a piece that took ...
Ship Antiques & Collectibles
Antiques and collectibles are often one-of-a-kind irreplaceable items with significant monetary and sentimental value. B...
Ship Pokémon Cards & TCG
Pokémon cards are one of the most actively traded collectibles online, from $1 commons to $10,000 vintage holographics. ...
Ship LEGO Sets & Toy Bricks
LEGO is a thriving collector market on BrickLink, eBay, and Facebook Marketplace — but retired sets are only valuable wi...
Ship Action Figures & Figurines
Action figures are a major category on eBay and specialty collector markets, with value ranging from a few dollars for o...
Ship Fresh Flowers
Fresh flowers are extremely time-sensitive and temperature-sensitive — they can wilt, brown, or die within hours in a wa...
Ship Chocolate & Candy
Chocolate melts at 86-90°F — well within the interior temperature of a parcel box sitting in a carrier truck on a warm d...
Ship Cheese & Dairy
Cheese and dairy products are perishable and require cold-chain shipping to arrive safe and in good condition. Artisan c...
Ship Seafood & Fish
Seafood is one of the most perishable foods you can ship — salmon, lobster, and shrimp can spoil within hours at room te...
Ship Cigars & Tobacco
Cigars are legal to ship domestically in the US but subject to significant regulations — most notably, USPS prohibits ma...
Ship Alcohol (Beer, Wine & Spirits)
Alcohol is one of the most legally complex items to ship in the US. USPS prohibits all alcohol shipments entirely. UPS a...
Ship Coins & Numismatics
Coins are small, dense, and surprisingly easy to ship safely — but valuable numismatic coins, proof sets, and certified ...
Ship Yarn, Fabric & Sewing Supplies
Yarn, fabric, and sewing supplies are a booming Etsy and online marketplace category. Most fiber arts supplies are soft,...
Ship Art Supplies & Craft Materials
Art supplies span an enormous range of products — from small tubes of paint to large rolled canvases to heavy pottery cl...
Ship Fountain Pens & Stationery
Fountain pens are a passionate collector market on eBay and specialty forums, with vintage pens sometimes valued in the ...
Ship Sports Cards & Memorabilia
Sports cards and memorabilia range from $1 commons to six-figure rookies and game-used items. The right packaging depend...
Ship Furniture
Furniture shipping is fundamentally different from small parcel shipping — most assembled furniture exceeds standard car...
Ship Rugs & Carpets
Rugs are large, heavy, and awkward to ship — but they roll up tightly, which makes them more manageable than their flat ...
Ship Mirrors
Mirrors are fragile, heavy, and dangerous to pack incorrectly — broken glass can injure postal workers and results in a ...
Ship Car Parts & Auto Parts
Auto parts range from tiny sensors that fit in a padded envelope to full bumpers and engines that require freight shippi...
Ship Tires & Wheels
Tires and wheels are oversized, heavy, and awkward to ship — but it's done every day by eBay sellers and online retailer...
Ship Car Batteries
Car batteries are classified as hazardous materials because they contain sulfuric acid and lead. This means you cannot s...
Ship Surfboards & Paddleboards
Surfboards and paddleboards are among the most challenging items to ship due to their extreme length and fragility. Most...
Ship Kayaks & Canoes
Kayaks and canoes are too large for standard parcel carriers and must be shipped as freight. These items typically range...
Ship Electric Bikes & E-Scooters
Electric bikes and e-scooters present a unique shipping challenge: they're heavy, bulky, and contain lithium-ion batteri...
Ship Suits & Formal Wear
Suits, tuxedos, and formal wear are delicate garments that wrinkle easily and require careful packaging to arrive presen...
Ship Wallets & Card Holders
Wallets and card holders are small, lightweight accessories that are inexpensive and easy to ship. Whether you're an Ets...
Ship Belts & Fashion Accessories
Belts, chains, bracelets, and small fashion accessories are among the easiest items to ship thanks to their lightweight ...
Ship Scarves & Wraps
Scarves, pashminas, and wraps are lightweight and compact when folded, making them one of the cheapest fashion accessori...
Ship Strollers & Baby Gear
Strollers are bulky, oddly shaped, and can weigh anywhere from 10 to 30 pounds. Whether you're reselling on Facebook Mar...
Ship Car Seats & Child Safety Seats
Car seats are large, awkward, and moderately heavy — typically 10 to 25 pounds in their box. They're a common resale ite...
Ship Pet Food & Treats
Pet food and treats are a growing e-commerce category, from homemade dog biscuits on Etsy to bulk kibble subscriptions. ...
Ship Frozen Food & Perishables
Shipping frozen food requires a race against time — keeping your product at safe temperature from your freezer to the re...
Ship Protein Powder & Sports Nutrition
Protein powder and sports nutrition products are popular e-commerce items, but they present packaging challenges: large ...
Ship Energy Drinks & Beverages
Shipping beverages — cans, bottles, and pouches — requires careful packaging to prevent breakage and leakage. Energy dri...
Ship 3D Printers & Filament
3D printers are precision electronics with fragile components — print heads, glass beds, and calibrated frames can all b...
Ship RC Cars & Remote Control Toys
RC cars, helicopters, drones, and remote control toys are popular on eBay, Facebook Marketplace, and hobby forums. Many ...
Ship Model Kits & Scale Models
Model kits range from factory-sealed boxes to fully assembled, painted masterpieces that can take hundreds of hours to b...
Ship Garden Tools & Equipment
Garden tools range from small hand trowels to large gas-powered equipment, and the shipping approach varies dramatically...
Ship Seeds & Live Plants (Regulated)
Seeds and live plants are regulated by the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to prevent the spre...
Ship Holiday Decorations & Ornaments
Holiday ornaments, especially blown glass and ceramic decorations, are among the most fragile items you'll ever ship. Th...
Ship Gift Baskets & Care Packages
Gift baskets are a popular way to send curated gifts for birthdays, holidays, and sympathy occasions. The challenge is k...
Ship Photo Prints & Photographs
Photo prints are both sentimental and fragile — a bent corner or moisture damage can ruin an irreplaceable image. Whethe...
Ship Posters & Art Prints
Posters and art prints are best shipped rolled in protective tubes — trying to ship them flat often leads to bending, es...
Ship Fabric & Textiles
Fabric is sold by the yard on Etsy, eBay, and specialty textile shops, and it's one of the more straightforward items to...
Ship Leather Goods & Accessories
Leather goods — jackets, bags, belts, boots, and accessories — require moisture protection and padding to prevent surfac...
Ship Workout Equipment & Weights
Workout equipment ranges from lightweight resistance bands to 50 lb dumbbells and barbell plates. Heavy items require sp...
Ship Yoga Mats & Fitness Gear
Yoga mats, foam rollers, resistance bands, and other fitness accessories are lightweight and flexible — making them one ...
Ship Wheelchairs & Mobility Equipment
Wheelchairs, mobility scooters, and power chairs are bulky, heavy, and often expensive medical equipment. Standard parce...
Ship Medical Devices & Equipment
Medical devices range from blood pressure monitors and CPAP machines to surgical instruments and diagnostic equipment. W...
Ship Telescopes & Binoculars
Telescopes and binoculars are precision optical instruments — the glass elements and alignment are sensitive to impact a...
Ship CDs, DVDs & Media
CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, and other optical media qualify for USPS Media Mail — one of the cheapest shipping services availab...
Ship Puzzles & Jigsaw Puzzles
Jigsaw puzzles present a specific shipping challenge: the box must remain intact to keep all the pieces together. A torn...
Ship Taxidermy & Animal Mounts
Taxidermy shipping involves both logistical and legal considerations. Many species are protected under the Migratory Bir...
Ship Wedding Dresses & Formalwear
Wedding dresses are among the most emotionally and financially significant items people ship. Whether you're shipping a ...
Ship Musical Instruments (Small)
Small musical instruments — handbells, recorders, ukuleles, harmonicas, flutes, and similar items — are far simpler to s...
Ship Aquarium Supplies & Equipment
Aquarium hobbyists buy and sell fish, coral, equipment, and tanks online regularly. This category spans from tiny bags o...
Ship Camping Gear & Outdoor Supplies
Camping gear covers a wide spectrum — from small ultralight backpacking accessories that fit in a padded envelope to hea...
Ship Hunting Equipment (Non-Firearm)
Non-firearm hunting equipment — compound bows, archery equipment, hunting optics, tree stands, and game calls — ships vi...
Ship Baseball Bats & Sports Gear
Baseball bats, lacrosse sticks, hockey sticks, and similar long sports equipment require careful packaging due to their ...
Ship Skateboards & Longboards
Skateboards and longboards are active resale items on eBay, Craigslist, and specialty skate forums. Whether you're shipp...
Ship Kick Scooters
Non-electric kick scooters (no lithium battery) are relatively straightforward to ship compared to e-scooters. When fold...
Ship Baby Formula & Infant Nutrition
Baby formula is a high-demand item that is frequently purchased and sold online, particularly specialty formulas that ma...
Ship Lab Equipment & Scientific Instruments
Laboratory equipment — microscopes, centrifuges, spectrophotometers, and analytical balances — is expensive, precision-c...
Ship Sewing Machines & Equipment
Sewing machines are heavy, mechanically complex items that require thoughtful packaging to ship safely. The needle mecha...
Ship Cactus & Succulents (Live Plants)
Cactus and succulents are among the most popular live plants sold online because they're hardy, tolerate transit stress ...