Free Shipping Boxes for eBay

Bootstrapping means saving as much money as you can. if you are starting an eBay or Etsy business you want to be careful of your spending early on. The easiest way to do this is to get free shipping boxes for eBay. You can do this a couple ways. Reusuing boxes is a great way to recycle. It will also take away a business expense. You can reuse boxes you recieve or ask for a retail worker to collect boxes for you. Most boxes that go to retail stores will be crushed in a compactor. So find a local store and ask for some free boxes. You could give them a gift card as a thank you.

Brand new boxes will get you better feedback from customers. So I would recommend getting the free USPS Priority mail boxes. These come from the postal service, but UPS will have some boxes for free as well. You have to use their respective mailing services.

Some boxes are flat rate which means you need to be aware of the weights on your packages. It might be cheaper to use a regular priority mail baox and have it charged by weight. So if you have a really light item, you wouldn’t need a flat rate box. There are also regional boxes which can be cheaper too. If the place you are shipping to is close then you might find it cheaper to ship regional.

Warning: Don’t reuse food boxes or food package material. First of all it looks bad on you that you were too cheap to use a shipping box. I’ve been sent items in Ritz cracker boxes and they were a “Top Rated Seller”. That’s a load of crap. If that’s what eBay says is a top seller, it’s no wonder people are switching to shop at Amazon. Second there is a thing called food allergies. I’ve seen eBay “gurus’ with big Facebook groups telling people to put egg cartons in packages. Big no no!

So be smart when you get free shipping boxes for eBay. You are creating an impression on your customer. You can be frugal and still be professional!