Wholesale 101
Online Sellers: The Dangers of Using USPS Scan Sheets
If you ship multiple parcels each day you have likely discovered, or at least heard about, the supposedly absolutely AMAZING USPS “Scan Sheet”. The Scan Sheet looks like this:The idea of the scan sheet is outstanding; essentially the seller prints postage for dozens (or hundreds or thousands) of parcels then the seller prints a single “Scan Sheet” which features a single barcode. When the United States Postal Service employee scans the barcode it is SUPPOSED to be the same as the employee
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8th Sep 2021
Online Sellers: How to Ship An Expensive Item So You Don’t Get Scammed
CONGRATS on your expensive sale! Woo-hoo for you! Pat yourself on the back because you did GREAT work! The hard part is done, now all you gotta do is ship, and here’s how to make sure you don’t get scammed:STEP 1: Protect Against “Not As Described” Liars - Photos are great but that cell phone in your hand also records video! Yes, it’s true, your cell phone isn’t just for cute selfies. Before you start recording the actual product, start your video by going to google and typing in “Todays Dat
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30th Mar 2021
How to Ship PERISHABLES That Need to Stay Cold / Warm (Fish! Live Fish Food! Etc)
Let me start off by saying that we do not carry fish here at BigBrandWholesale.com, so we have never personally shipped any. HOWEVER, our family is huge fish enthusiasts. We have two 55 gallons, a 250 pond and a breeder tank so we have ordered from all over the world, years on end. Here's a couple of our tanks and fish:Blood Parrots:Our newest baby newt, born in 2020:Like most fish collectors, we order these fellows online so we can get exotics that are not available locally. With
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13th Dec 2020
Online Sellers: How to SHIP The Most in One Day
Yesterday we discussed How to List the Most in One Day and, as promised, today we will discuss Secrets to Saving Time Shipping Online Orders. Enjoy these super simple tips that will greatly increase your output! TIP 1: Use Shelf Locations to inventory your merchandise (If you’re not using shelf locations, read our 3 part series! ( Part 1: Shelving Basics Part 2: How to Label Inventory / Assigning SKUs Part 3: How to Assign Shelf Locations). When you know EXACTLY where the item
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3rd Nov 2020
Online Sellers: 5 Address Label Shipping Mistakes That You Need to Fix Now
When you are a new seller it is super easy to overlook the tiny details that make such a massive difference in business so today we are going to discuss Address Label things you never considered. Let’s begin! MISTAKE #1: One of the biggest mistakes sellers make is not having their mailing label match their business. Lets first look at a standard mailing label, just like the kind you would print to apply to your buyers parcel:Can you spot the mistake? Look again:As you now see, I am shipp
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31st Oct 2020