# Guides for selling from home

> Step-by-step guides for UK home sellers: starting out, packing faster, organising stock, looking professional and growing your live shows.

- [AI for online sellers: listings, photos and pricing](https://sellersetups.com/guides/ai-for-online-sellers): Prompts that write a decent Vinted or eBay listing, where AI photos break platform rules, and the automation that can get an account restricted.
- [Kids' clothes bundles and baby items not to resell](https://sellersetups.com/guides/baby-items-you-should-not-resell): How to build kids' clothes bundles that sell, and the baby items safety charities tell parents not to buy second-hand: car seats, cot mattresses and more.
- [eBay packaging: what to buy for 50–100 orders a week](https://sellersetups.com/guides/best-packing-station-ebay): Compare tables, printers and shelf layouts for a 50–100 order eBay station, and choose the one that fits your room and your stock.
- [Best time to sell on Whatnot, Vinted and eBay](https://sellersetups.com/guides/best-time-to-sell): When toys, school uniform, festival clothes and Halloween stock sell, plus Whatnot show times, Vinted Bumps and eBay auction end times.
- [Cheapest way to post a parcel in the UK](https://sellersetups.com/guides/cheapest-way-to-post-a-parcel): InPost lockers, Royal Mail and Evri compared on our checked prices: which service is cheapest for a flat item, a 2 kg parcel and a heavy box.
- [How to run football card breaks on Whatnot](https://sellersetups.com/guides/football-card-breaks): Running Premier League and Champions League card breaks on Whatnot: picking a format, filling spots, ripping on camera and posting each buyer’s cards.
- [HMRC and selling online: reporting rules and records](https://sellersetups.com/guides/hmrc-selling-online): The platform reporting rules in plain English, when selling becomes trading, the £1,000 trading allowance, capital gains on valuables and the records to keep.
- [How to post bulky items: bikes, golf clubs, prams](https://sellersetups.com/guides/how-to-post-bulky-items): Courier size limits for long and heavy parcels, how to work out length plus girth, and how to pack a bike, a golf bag, gym weights and a pram.
- [How to post Pokémon cards in the UK](https://sellersetups.com/guides/how-to-post-pokemon-cards): Sleeve, toploader, team bag and a board-backed mailer: the layers that get a Pokémon single to a UK buyer flat, plus when a Large Letter stops being enough.
- [How to sell on TikTok Shop UK as a beginner](https://sellersetups.com/guides/how-to-sell-on-tiktok-shop-uk): Registering a TikTok Shop UK account, the documents you need, the 9% commission, the 2 working day dispatch rule, and the 31 day wait on your first payouts.
- [How to sell on Vinted UK: first listing to sale](https://sellersetups.com/guides/how-to-sell-on-vinted-uk): A beginner's route through Vinted UK: fees, photos, your first listing, the 5 day posting deadline, getting paid and the HMRC reporting line.
- [Small business packaging ideas that look professional](https://sellersetups.com/guides/look-professional): Thank-you cards, stickers, a QR code and tidy mailers: small touches that make a home-packed parcel look like it came from a real shop.
- [Reseller storage ideas: organise 300 vintage items](https://sellersetups.com/guides/organise-300-vintage-items): A numbering system, two rails and a shelf that let you find any sold vintage piece in under a minute, even at 300 items.
- [How to package clothes for Vinted](https://sellersetups.com/guides/package-clothes-vinted): Fold, wrap and bag a Vinted clothing sale so it arrives clean and uncreased, using a mailing bag sized to the garment rather than a reused box.
- [Small business packaging setup for 100 orders a week](https://sellersetups.com/guides/packaging-setup-100-orders): The kit, stock levels and daily routine that keep packing 100 orders a week from home down to an hour or two a day.
- [How to post Funko Pops without crushing the box](https://sellersetups.com/guides/post-funko-pops): Collectors buy the window box as much as the figure. Protector, outer carton and void fill keep corners sharp and the window clear in transit.
- [How to post jewellery safely in the UK](https://sellersetups.com/guides/post-jewellery-safely): Pick the Royal Mail service that covers a ring or a gold coin, pack it so nothing rattles, and keep the proof you need if a claim comes.
- [How to post trainers without a box](https://sellersetups.com/guides/post-trainers-without-box): Lost the shoebox or bought the pair loose? Stuff, wrap and pack trainers so the toe box keeps its shape and the buyer opens a clean pair.
- [How to promote your Whatnot show](https://sellersetups.com/guides/promote-your-whatnot-show): Get people into your next Whatnot show: short videos, posts between shows, product photos and turning buyers into regulars.
- [What Whatnot, Vinted and eBay sellers keep](https://sellersetups.com/guides/reseller-earnings-maths): UK fees on Whatnot, Vinted and eBay, worked examples of profit per item after postage and packaging, and the levers that change what you take home.
- [Buying return pallets and job lots to resell](https://sellersetups.com/guides/return-pallets-and-job-lots): Return pallets and job lots for UK resellers: the real cost per item, sorting and testing stock, electrical safety, and your rights as buyer and seller.
- [Royal Mail sizes and prices explained](https://sellersetups.com/guides/royal-mail-sizes-and-prices): Large Letter, Small Parcel and Medium Parcel limits, our checked online prices, how to measure, and the band mistakes that cost you money.
- [Scams and disputes on Vinted, eBay and Whatnot](https://sellersetups.com/guides/scams-and-disputes): Empty box claims, false not as described cases, off-platform payment tricks, fake courier texts and chargebacks, with the evidence that wins a dispute.
- [How to sell on Whatnot in the UK](https://sellersetups.com/guides/sell-on-whatnot-uk): Apply as a seller, sort UK shipping, build a stock list and run your first Whatnot show from a spare room with a phone and a ring light.
- [How to sell Pokémon cards on Whatnot: setup and kit](https://sellersetups.com/guides/sell-pokemon-cards-live): The camera, light, sound and card protection a Pokémon seller needs for a first live show, and the order to buy it in.
- [How to start a Pokémon card business in the UK](https://sellersetups.com/guides/start-pokemon-card-business): Turning a Pokémon card collection into a UK side business: choosing what to sell, where to sell it, stock records and when HMRC treats it as trading.
- [How to start a small business from home in the UK](https://sellersetups.com/guides/start-selling-from-home): Which platform suits what you sell, what the first kit costs, and a checklist for your first week of orders from home.
- [How to take photos for Vinted](https://sellersetups.com/guides/take-photos-for-vinted): Shoot Vinted clothing with your phone on a tripod, soft light from the side and a plain wall, so buyers see the true colour, the fit and every flaw.
- [TikTok Shop live setup for beginners](https://sellersetups.com/guides/tiktok-shop-live-setup): Your first TikTok Shop live from a bedroom corner: phone position, light on your face, clear sound and a running order that keeps viewers watching.
- [Trend reselling and spotting fakes](https://sellersetups.com/guides/trend-reselling-fakes): Labubu, Sonny Angels, Pokémon cards and trainers: read demand from live viewer counts, check stock before you buy, and stay on the right side of UK law.
- [Vinted bundles: packing and postage](https://sellersetups.com/guides/vinted-bundle-postage): Packing a Vinted bundle of vintage clothes into one parcel: weighing before you accept, folding to fit, and keeping the buyer’s chosen carrier happy.
- [Vinted parcel sizes and packaging rules](https://sellersetups.com/guides/vinted-parcel-sizes): Vinted UK’s carrier size and weight limits for standard and heavy items, how the app picks a parcel size, and what to check before a buyer pays.
- [Whatnot lighting setup for cards and products](https://sellersetups.com/guides/whatnot-lighting-setup): Place two lights so holo cards show their surface without a white glare stripe, and products keep true colour on a phone camera in a Whatnot show.
- [Whatnot production setup: lights, camera and audio](https://sellersetups.com/guides/whatnot-production-setup): Choosing which pro streaming kit to buy first, and which to skip, when your Whatnot shows outgrow a phone and a ring light.