Sellers need to take this SERIOUSLY

[@bamabassgrabber]

I'm new to eBay and Mercari. I've been watching y'all's videos the past 3 or 4 weeks. I can tell you that with NOT having any sort of printer that the QR CODE is the best option for me. It's so easy. Just have the code ready and they scan and print the label. You can also screenshot it and send it to your Wife while at work and she can do it for you 😅 All you have to do is confirm after package is dropped off. New Subscriber here BTW!

[@pinarellorider9023]

Yeah Lonnie, I remember breaking thermometers and playing with the mercury as a kid. Fun times!!

[@wlnorris75]

I'm not sure that your comic strips are what you think they are. As someone who collects these, yours mostly look like cutouts from either the newspaper, reprint magazines like Comic Strip Art Magazine, or one of the many books that have reprinted some or all of the Star Wars comic strips. Basically you start with the original line and ink drawings. These can be one piece of bristol board, or they can be paste-ups, where the artists drew each individual panel then they cut and paste those originals onto a bristol board. Often the title block of the strip is just a copy, because no artist wanted to draw the title block 100 times, so they just made copies they cutout and past up. These original pieces then go to a proof printer and get printed in black and white. These proof copies go to the editor(s) to review/markup; the type setter gets a copy with the number of columns and lines (the size) so they can start laying out a space of that size on the page; if the strip is to be in color, a copy might to to the color artist so they can mark it up as a color proof, etc. Then after any changes happen and any color proofing is done, another production copy is made on a proof printer again. These final proofs mainly go to the editor(s) for final approval. Once approved, the plate maker gets them to make the printing plates for mass production. The problem with yours being consider "production proofs" is that I don't see any markings on what you show. Editors would normally put notes in the margins. There would be markings on them that indicate the intended size (columns x lines or points). One the back there will be stamps that say "Property of" or have place for initials or signatures to sign off they had been reviewed and approved (why would the next person just start making the next step, without knowing the initial reviewers had approved). You will find dates or volume numbers to know which issue that was supposed to be included in. I don't see any of that on yours. When production proofs are printed, they do make extras. Say a color artist is making a color proof and screws up, you don't want to have to go back and print out 1 more copy. You make 20 extras for that kind of situation. Usually those have to be destroyed because they can't have that leaking before the actual issue or paper gets printed. But occasionally some of those sneak out the door or end up in someone's desk. Sometimes the paper just sticks the extras in their archives along with all the marked up copies that were used. So unused copies do survive pretty regularly (particularly if it is of something popular). So at best, you might have some unused production copies. The problem there is, how do you tell the difference between one of those unused copies, and a copy of that copy? How would you prove that they are actually 1st or 2nd state production copies? Generally these suspected unused copies are low value, maybe $5-$10 each. I've owned some of them that I actually purchased right out of the newspaper archives, so I could document they were original period unused production copies (had a letter from the newspaper stating it), and I was getting $10 a piece out of them (1975 Cincinnati Reds pre-season promotional art ad; I also bought the original pasteup of that page, which appraised at $3500 vs $10 for the copy). At worst, some guy got his hands on an unused proof and then made copies of the proofs for his kids, who cut them up. And then maybe he made more copies of his copy, and setup at the local comic show selling them for a buck or two a page to Hulk fans. Who knows... I would really be hesitant to call them proof or pre-production pieces, because from what you have shown, many clearly are not that, and I didn't see anything in your video or E-Bay listings that would support that claim. So if someone buys them as a proof or pre-production piece, anyone that certifies that type of material would refuse to certify and at the very best, say inconclusive, and likely say no on many of the pieces. Then you'll have a mess on your hand with people wanting a refund AND money back they paid for verification/certification. I would just call them copies and leave it at that, unless you have something else (like a letter from a newspaper saying those came straight out of their archives). Then they could be proofs, they could be newspaper clippings, they could be magazine reprints: all those are copies.

[@wlnorris75]

The Conan stuff you showed in your previous video is more what you would expect to see form a syndicated comic strip. The syndication company would ship out copies of the strips to the local newspapers who were going to print them. The local newspapers would then work from those copies. The copies sent from the syndication company would include things like size (columns and lines) and the dates they were to appear in print (so every paper would get them on the same day). There were a little over 1000 pages in the entire syndicated run, so if you have 500, you have about half the run. Then you had a letter about incorrect dates, and that letter would be specific to a certain packet of copies that arrived with wrong dates (so you should keep that letter with those strips). They were distributed by the Register and Tribune Syndicate, which was later purchased by King Syndicate. The Register and Tribune syndicate never syndicated to more than 1000 newspapers, so that is the max possible number of newspapers that would have received copies of Conan strips. Only the Family Circus hit that kinds of number, so Conan was likely at least somewhat less than that at its peak distribution. The earlier in the strip you get (it started in 1978), the fewer copies there will be. X number of papers will pick it up initially, and then as time goes on, more papers add it if it is popular. Some papers may drop it if local readers have an objection. So maybe 800-1000 copies of what you have were made. So how many were kept and survive? Probably a smaller number, but who knows...

[@RetrObscurity]

I think the most important reason to purchase shipping labels from Ebay is to remove human error. Eventually you will write an incorrect address by mistake and cost you time, money, and (possibly) feedback rating.

[@aslobos]

You two had me cracking up at Meghan Markle working in the shed!! 🤴😆😆

[@ralphmartinez5227]

😂😂😂Megan Markle!! I knew it! 😂😂

[@sudaisjabarkhil7440]

I am putting small numbers on the package, then I put the same number on a side of the QR code then it is easy to print my labels in post office

[@gonuts1]

That was good Candice with the pocket 97. You had me goin. lol

[@chuckholtlocker605]

For the comic artwork have you thought about selling some of it thru Heritage Auctions. The consignment fees would be similar to eBay fees, and you wouldn't have to deal with listing and shipping. And you might get more for them since Heritage has the audience for that type of stuff.

[@BasTHoorn]

I second this

[@shedflips]

Everything I see on their site for comic strips is original art. I don't think they would accept ours.

[@resellingandthrifting]

Yep I played with Mercury too. Lol.

[@LazieJane]

As a nurse back in the old day we used to sweep up the memains of mercury thermometers and bobbles of mercury with tissue and put it in the bin so many times . I guess that’s my organs done for.

[@patriciacrowley1102]

I'm a new reseller and use what I have right now and I don't have a printer for my labels yet,I save the qr code in my phone and have it scanned at the post office. I screen shot my qr code I get from ebay,make a note on it of what the item is and have it scanned . I also make a note on the box or package of my item so I can match it up at the post office. It really does save a ton of money and doesn't take much extra time. I wouldn't pay the postage at the post office itself. You will lose money that way because ebay discounts your shipping when you buy through them.

[@catwhisperer968]

Doesn’t eBay offer the QR code to post office and post office prints out labels

[@tinbinhminh1521]

Candace is the owner and CEO of this little family business. She wouldn't pack all this stuffs'. That is Your job, Lonnie !!! CANDANCE IS THE BOSS :-)

[@shedflips]

Thats right!

[@barbknight7803]

The nutcracker convo..funny! I had posted, b4 I saw this, in the Reseller Watercooler, a convo I had with a pair of shoes in my warehouse 😂

[@shedflips]

😂

[@Dave-zl2ky]

As a kid, I had a vial of mercury as well. Neat stuff back in the day.

[@cavyart]

With the handwritten labels, also you have to do all that extra work of manually entering all the tracking numbers. You'd have to stand in line and get receipts and not accidentally lose them before you get home to enter them all.

[@shedflips]

TRUE. Thanks for watching - Lonnie

[@flippinwithamy3397]

Yes, you pay like 2 dollars more per package at the post office. So glad I finally got my printer. But, remember, permanent marker if you are writing on poly bags. Ink will smear off.

[@bestbudsflips]

With the QR code, the postal clerk scans it and it generates a label, then they stick it on the package. I had to do it a few times while in the process of moving because my printers were packed up.

[@donniedarko7751]

In Canada you get comparable rates between eBay and Buying postage at the post office using a small business account (Free and super easy to obtain)

[@WronaworksWondershop]

OMGOSH 😂 New to ebay and your channel. Sitting here listening while I list. You guys are hilarious and inspiring. Thanks for sharing your process.

[@1Craftermom]

At the person about the hand written label... I would purchase shipping through eBay or pirate ship, and my printer was down I'd go to the library and print out my label's.... Just a hint

[@brianhenry2385]

Shirt from Hong Kong: I used to visit Hong Kong in the 1989s, while it was still a British colony. It was a colony from 1841 until its handover back to Chinese in 1997, so the shirt pre-dates 1997.

[@brianhenry2385]

We used to call those Asian style embroidered cloth buttons “frogs”. Don’t know if it’s still a current term for them.

[@shedflips]

yes that is the correct term@@brianhenry2385

[@brianhenry2385]

@@shedflips I used to bring back dresses for my wife and shirts for my daughters, from my visits in the 1980s. Also had some tailored suits made there. Hong Kong, under British rule was an interesting place. On my last visit, I took the family (we were living in Japan at the time) and my eldest got to have her 16th birthday up on Victoria Peak. 😉

[@chuckholtlocker605]

Had a family friend that bought that Magnetix kit for my young toddler son. I knew right away that no way is that appropriate for his age. I put the box on a high shelf in the hallway until I could decide what to do with it later. Well, weeks later my 21 yr old stepdaughter thought it would be a fun activity for my son. Of course, a magnetic ball went right into his mouth. She came running to me to tell me she thinks he swallowed one. Luckily, he hadn't, and I got it out of his mouth. She then wasn't sure if he swallowed some. So I counted them all out and they were all accounted for.

[@shedflips]

That must have been terrifying!

[@mdm9449]

I buy the postage on my phone through ebay or even pirate ship. It's so easy. I screen shot the QR code and show the USPS worker and they print it out and put it on the box and done. Now the self service machine prints out the label from the QR code. For pirate ship i have only had UPS and you email the label to the store your at and they print it out for like $3.

[@luchea32]

I have often used the QR code. It downloads to your email. Open it and the post office scans it and puts the label on. We vacation about 100 miles away and frequently leave before the post office is open. So we take the packages with us. Fortunately, that office is just inside our zone so I don't have to change anything.

[@brianhenry2385]

Mercury: yes Lonnie, when I was a kid I had a small beaker with about have a teaspoon of mercury and liked to put some on a flat surface and watch it bead up (like a water droplet) as I played with it, pushing it around, the droplets would merge together like the newer Terminator in the later Arnold Schwarzenegger movie franchise. It’s amazing most of us survived.

[@brianhenry2385]

Candice, better then Elmer’s glue was the mid-60s era paste they gave us to use in Kindergarten. Many of my classmates tried that out! 🤣😂🤣

[@findsanddeals]

I hate when I realize that something wasn't clear/right with my listing after making the sale. Because I find that the buyer often doesn't come back and answer me at all, and I then have no choice but to ship it out without knowing if all is well.

[@shedflips]

Yes, she never replied so we just shipped it

[@retrosmodernlife8705]

I use the QR codes for labels all the time, super easy and pretty efficient.

[@pandadenfunko]

18:32 Yes, totally agree with the QR code when selling in eBay. It's very simple, I check pirate ship, and if it is the same price as on eBay, I purchase through eBay because they have the QR code. The QR code is saved on the app and sent to your email address, so it makes super user-friendly if you don't have a printer or want to save on labels and tape.

[@DRCFlippin]

I use QR code when buying shipping with eBay. If you have under 10 items to ship it is great. More time consuming if you have over 10 items to ship.

[@brianhenry2385]

Spam is my friend! But who new how the product line of flavors would expand so much over the years.

[@michiganprospector8209]

My gunsmith father in late 50’s and 1960’s used mercury cleaning hard to access areas of gun parts. It was in a small green glass prescriptions size bottle. I used to play with it. As I got old enough to help I cleaned parts with carbontechtachloride bare hands and small paint brush. We found out that was dangerous so used leaded gas after that.

[@OriginalNethead]

Estate SALES..lucky ducks! I have pick between one or two, max, and they're spread out enough that if you do the first one (lining up an hour early to get in to get anything worth buying) you might as well skip the rest. 05:57 I'd wear that jacket if I looked good in orange-red, but it's probably menswear. Smoking jacket? Just in case: Spam is stil a Thing in Hawaii. It dates to the days before refrigeration was common, and that chopped preserved meat worked great in things like Asian stir-fry.

[@beth1039]

I heard crumb toaster too lol

[@kennethyoung9032]

I use QR codes all the time very fast and easy, the gals at the counter are always interested in what I’m selling

[@KatsAlluringTreasures]

Ok the comment "everytime I touch something, something magical happens" and then the look back at Candice LOL 😂😅😂 And I don't like horror movies either - and the whole talk about Megan leaving to work in the shed LOL - you too crack me up.

[@ordiekelleher2641]

The blah case a year for year. I sat jury. It was three days and we could go home. Blag grrr got new try😢

[@kathywilliamson1802]

We briefly played with mercury under parental supervision after a fever thermometer broke. We were allowed to push it around, separate it, etc. with toothpicks. Afterward, Mom scrubbed the table, and I assume Dad buried the mercury somewhere on the farm. This was 50 years ago.

[@shedflips]

Have you ever thought about what kind of weird things (besides the obvious) are buried underground.

[@kathywilliamson1802]

On a farm? You don't want to know! 😂😂😂

[@gem_drops]

Did you all check comps on the Bible? They can send for 80+ that looks like at least 100 especially since its vintage and looks great

[@pineapplesandfrenchfries2654]

I like using qr codes I live in a rural area and my local USPS clerk loves qr codes I just write last 3 letter on package to keep track and show qrc to clerk the print and scan put it on my package and the clerk told me he wished people used them more

[@pamseclecticplace709]

I remember playing with mercury! The good ole days.

[@shedflips]

😂

[@kendledoll1597]

Don’t sell your self short you are both very qualified and would learn quickly

[@babyherc1000old]

we used to eat paint chips, swim in the river, live in abestos filled houses. How the hell di we survive but these kids today eat a nut and break out in hives lol. I guess we were built different.

[@lukesimpson3080]

You two are so engaging and lovely. Really enjoying the videos ❤

[@DiCelloPiano]

I had a older-history teacher in high school ; he told us that as kids they would take as much mercury as they could find... (if you don't know what that is; it's a liquid- metal at room temperature) him and his friends would have contests of who could hold the most mercury inside their mouths without their lips coming apart and the mercury dropping out... when the kids (90's high school kids) asked what he was talking about ; he explained that the metal is so heavy that it was difficult to keep the mouth/lips closed as a kid put more and more in their mouth. Then he had to explain liquid metal and the weight/ etc to kids that had no idea what it was :)

[@donaldmiller9648]

Mercury is if memory serves me has 13.8 times density of water and was used way in past as a way to clear the body's intestinal systems....:-)

[@shedflips]

Crazy!

[@susanannmilikas6748]

You guys are great together!

[@WhiskeyTangoFoxtrotaWtf]

Chrome, crumb 😂. And they go together with this toaster!

[@lauriepurplehaze3776]

It’s great that you both have your “roles” in the business, I really do think Candace could do just fine in the packing department. Candace has added such value to the business, her pictures are amazing, her research is phenomenal and her attention to detail is on point. Don’t sell yourself short Candace! Lonnie might be a master packer, but I have no doubt you could do the whole business just fine! ❤

[@shedflips]

Thank you! -Candice

[@TheFunLovinResellers]

Way to rock The Cure tee Candace!

[@TipoftheMittFlips]

The magnets can get into their intestines and connect between 2 "tubes" and they need surgery to get them out.

[@patyeaman]

How can you distinguish "original" vintage proofs of those Hulk ads from photocopies of those sheets?

[@shedflips]

Can't

[@patyeaman]

That may be a problem for resale.@@shedflips

[@taylorsmith6276]

I've seen recalled magnetic toys pop up frequently at thrift stores and at garage sales. In my experience, they do pop up on eBay and with some nice sale prices for those sellers willing to take the MAJOR risk of harming a child who might come into contact with the items, not to mention the legal risks and platform policy violations.

[@wrestlingfigs3093]

Let's get that tornado canceled 😂 he's a bad guy 😮

[@Dicewarmer]

Lonnie and Candice, I'd be interested in hearing a bit about your computer specs and setup in one of your segments. I am thinking of upgrading to a Mac mini or studio from PC after many years. I do photo editing on the side.

[@ordiekelleher2641]

Love how you interact 😊

[@andrewhorner1078]

Still for sale in the uk

[@shannonyanes6224]

Hey y'all love you videos you teach me a lot. I think any vintage paper you're not supposed to touch it with bare hands because of oils off your skin. Also they should be stored in no acid plastic sleeves you can get them through Michaels I know for sure.

[@lin90210]

Candice you can pack. No problem. Yeah Lonnie and everyone else might have fheir own way of packing but you do you. I sell my unwanted things from home but i do my best with packing. With our ladies touch we would even more carefully than Lonnie 😅

[@carmensusi837]

I hope some day I get that many in one day the most I ever had is 3 you guys are so lucky🍀 that’s Awesome 👏

[@shedflips]

Thank you!

[@DragonMastersFinds]

Y’all arguing about the “chrome”/“crumb” toaster had me lmfao

[@Nerml66]

We used to play with mercury all the time in the 70’s. 🥴 I recall having a small bottle of it that we would make into small balls and roll around the basement floor. Probably the moldy basement with lead paint on the floor. How are we still alive?!

[@bubbazacsports293]

Nice sales and keep up the great content

[@tulsatumbler]

Excited about your comic find

[@LilMissQuazyQ]

If you only have 5-10 sales a week and don't have a printer, QR is the way to go. I ran out of labels once and while waiting for them i used QR codes for a few days. Its so easy to do and you get the savings without needing to print. I would write the item and 1st name of buyer so i could match the packages as they printed the labels.

[@wrestlingfigs3093]

Overpriced postage is a extra flip

[@Wendy-il3lu]

I print from the QR code a couple times a week, its super simple, just follow the prompts. Be sure to select QR code at the bottom, or you will only get the printable label and have to void it and print another. Also, you should do them one at a time or you may mix up the QR codes. I just make notes on the packaging, 1.2 lbs Green shirt. The clerk might moan and groan, but whatever. They can weigh it for you if you don't have a scale nearby.

[@ilind2021]

Wow cool stuff going out😊you two make me lol too 🥰

[@shedflips]

Thanks!

[@daverice4755]

Candice has the best shirts.

[@shedflips]

Thanks! -Candice

[@malicesmom]

Do you guys have an update on the TMobile internet? Do you still like it? I'm considering switching. Thanks!

[@TheFlippingIdiot]

What percentage of your profits are you putting towards acquiring new inventory?

[@ebayvideo6383]

Candace would not have a problem packing things that fit in boxes that don't need resizing. It is just the resizing that would be a challenge. Anything that needs resizing I call in my packing expert (husband). My resizing boxes are not pretty.

[@smlang1951]

would you guys consider saleing coins and curency?

[@tulsatumbler]

I'll buy every piece of paper with the Hulk's image on it. Please consider. Thanks

[@juantovar4287]

In the early 90s they sold pendants with mercury , everyone broke them open to play with the mercury 😆😅

[@shedflips]

😮

[@juantovar4287]

I love sourcing and packing , my weakness is posting 🤬😁

[@Adwest2323]

We played with Mercury in our hands

[@RonMichaels-c5j]

Hi, Have you ever considered 'marketing' some of your eBay items, for instance your nutcrackers, on various Facebook collector interest groups in the States or in Germany, (where you've said some of the nutcrackers have been sold...)?

[@shedflips]

I've considered it.

[@kalex2fly]

Lonnie just tell her you love her and would be lost without her

[@shedflips]

He knows it's true! -Candice

[@ordiekelleher2641]

Like cartoon sheets. 🤠

[@Doing_It_Wrong]

Hand writing the address and getting direct postage tells me the seller doesn't know what they're doing. It suggests they don't know how to pack, ship, identify issues, list properly, etc. If the product shows up fine that's great. But I doubt I'd buy from them again.

[@flobbertop4278]

I have to disagree. I sell mostly ‘smalls’ as Lonnie would say. No discount for that postage price in UK, I use discounted actual stamps, and take care with my script. EBay seller for 22 years.

[@EdWhite-i3i]

We used to throw jarts at each other 😂

[@shedflips]

😵

[@patyeaman]

If you handwrite addresses, mistakes are bound to happen (or at least for me it is).

[@resellingwithjon]

We watched Suits this spring and it was decent, if not a bit repetitive. Donna may actually have been my fave overall character. And no Lonnie, I don’t think Candice or my gf need to worry about Megan leaving royalty to come pull orders with us. 😂

[@shedflips]

😆

[@rickywoolman6242]

One thing you never mentioned was Mercari is that website has 50% less competition than other Sites .when I Shop both sites Mercari tends to Win on prices.❤

[@Rlk-l9x]

Candice, I heard “cat caller” and stopped what I was doing cause I thought, I gotta see this thing 😂 and when Lonnie pulls it I was like, Ohhhhhh “collar” 🤭

[@shedflips]

😂

[@tinawiththelakeexchange2093]

Your items seem to sell quickly. Do you promote your listings on eBay?? Thanks for the videos.

[@shedflips]

We do

[@Doing_It_Wrong]

Estate sale companies will sell anything. Jarts, recalled stuff, scrimshaw, ivory, lead paint, radioactive waste, if someone wants to buy it they'll sell it. At least most of them will. Especially the "unnamed" ones.

[@shedflips]

Corning Ware percolator 😡

[@Doing_It_Wrong]

Yeah, you'll find those and recalled blenders at pretty much every estate sale ever...and every vintage booth ever...since they can't sell them online. Always fun paying money for something you can't resell.

[@donaldmiller9648]

Man I swallowed two steelie game marbles as a kid in 1960s...barely survived...:-)

[@shedflips]

😮

[@itsjustme6954]

Meaghan Markle could never work in the shed. Imagine her saying Italiana!😂

[@shedflips]

😂

[@retrobydestiny1030]

I had those as a kid (I’m 28) and I swallowed one of the balls as a teenager doing something stupid😂 glad to have the info!

[@shedflips]

😮

[@retrobydestiny1030]

@@shedflips don’t try to see who can spit them the farthest with your brother😆😆

[@amylyons4529]

Lonnie, I'm almost finished with Suits. What was the other show you are watching now? Billionaires?

[@shedflips]

Yes! Billions. Most of the seasons are on Amazon prime video

[@goldtopsrock]

Enjoy your videos. I know it’s probably a rare occasion for experienced resellers as yourselves but have you ever experienced a sourcing drought where you’re just not finding the items you normally and regularly find? Do you then foray into other areas for inventory or sit it out? Thanks!

[@DecimatedPlague666]

Be careful doing free shipping on Mercari, if it gets lost in the mail Mercari won’t cover it cause you didn’t use their shipping label. It happened to my wife and i who have been selling on Mercari for years… so now we don’t do free shipping on Mercari anymore.

[@shedflips]

No different from ebay or anywhere else I sell. If the package gets lost in the mail then I am liable. Refund and file claim with carrier.

[@TheGlassySea]

A little boy died when two of those magnets stuck together in his intestines.

[@shedflips]

If I knew then what I know now, I wouldn't have had any magnets in my house when the kids were small.

[@ThriftedSpirit]

My son had those magnets, he's now 23

[@mikemetco1966]

I have a question. On those advertisement proofs, would they be not be allowed to ship Media Mail?, or would this be an exemption since they aren't intended to be actual advertising? Watch your channel religiously and really enjoy all your content. Mike from NY

[@shedflips]

I really don't think they would be considered media since they were not made for the public.

[@bearchay889]

I bit through several glass thermometers as a kid. I have no clue how I didn't get poisoned. I was driving my drunk relatives around at 12. I think kids should be protected, but they do go a bit crazy these days. Not with those magnets though that's a poor design that should have never been permitted to be sold. Good thing yall were not looking in a mirror with all that candyman talk.

[@deettetripp9227]

Number One Thing Lonnie you will Miss is Candice in the room by your side!!!!!

[@williampeterson4416]

If Candace was packing y’all would probably save on tape 😂😂😂

[@shedflips]

I doubt it! I'm always twisting the tape or not pulling enough length off the roll. -Candice

[@noagendasevenseven1231]

I am thinking your memory Lonnie may have been Gallium, which acts just like mercury at 85 degrees. I am pretty sure Mercury has been known to be toxic for quite some time. But who knows?