# Kit rankings for home sellers

> Every ranking we publish, grouped by job: camera and light, labels and printing, packaging and storage. Ordered by fit for the job, with typical UK prices.

## How we rank

Each ranking starts from a job: printing 100 labels a week, lighting a card under a phone, keeping 300 garments findable. We list the kit that does that job in a spare room or a garage, then order it by how well it does it at a fair price.

Running cost counts as much as the price on the box. A printer that takes generic labels beats one locked to branded rolls, because labels are the cost you pay every week. Kit you can replace or reorder easily ranks above kit that strands you when it breaks.

Prices are typical UK bands, so check the retailer for today's price. Each product shows when a person last checked it, and anything off sale points to its replacement on every page. Some links earn us a commission, and that has no effect on the order.

[Read how we pick](https://sellersetups.com/how-we-pick)

## Camera and light

Kit for live shows and listing photos, which shapes what the buyer sees first.

- [Best camera for Whatnot streaming](https://sellersetups.com/kit/camera) (picks from £10): Start with the phone you already own. These picks add close-up detail, a computer stream or a pro camera once your Whatnot shows outgrow a phone.
- [Best capture card for streaming a camera](https://sellersetups.com/kit/capture) (picks from £85): A USB stick that lets a mirrorless camera work as a webcam in your streaming software, and when you can skip it.
- [Best lighting for Whatnot and product photos](https://sellersetups.com/kit/lighting) (picks from £15): Lights ranked for Whatnot shows and listing photos taken at a desk or in a spare room, with the reason for each pick.
- [Best pro lighting for Whatnot and live streams](https://sellersetups.com/kit/production-lighting) (picks from £45): App-controlled desk panels for sellers who stream several nights a week and need the light to match from the first lot to the last.
- [Best phone stand for Whatnot and live selling](https://sellersetups.com/kit/phone-mount) (picks from £12): Phone stands and mounts ranked for overhead Whatnot card shows, TikTok Live clothing try-ons and listing photos.

## Labels and printing

Printers and labels that cut each order to a couple of seconds at the desk.

- [Best label printer UK for home sellers](https://sellersetups.com/kit/label-printer) (picks from £55): Thermal label printers ranked for UK home sellers printing 10 to 200 labels a week for Vinted, eBay and Whatnot.
- [Best label printer for eBay UK](https://sellersetups.com/kit/label-printer-ebay) (picks from £55): Thermal printers ranked for eBay sellers printing postage labels from eBay or Royal Mail Click & Drop at home, from a few parcels to hundreds.
- [Best label printer for Vinted](https://sellersetups.com/kit/label-printer-vinted) (picks from £55): Several Vinted carriers take a QR code at drop-off and send no label. These printers handle the services that still send you a label to print.
- [Best label printer for Whatnot](https://sellersetups.com/kit/label-printer-whatnot) (picks from £55): You print a pile of labels after each Whatnot show. We ranked these thermal printers by how fast they clear that backlog.
- [Best thermal labels for UK home sellers](https://sellersetups.com/kit/labels) (picks from £8): Fanfold stacks, rolls and small stock labels compared by size, printer fit and cost per label, for sellers printing their own postage.

## Packaging and weighing

Mailers that fit your stock, and scales that get the postage right first time.

- [Best mailing bags for Vinted and card mailers](https://sellersetups.com/kit/mailers) (picks from £8): Mailing bags, padded envelopes and card mailers ranked for the small items most UK home sellers post, with the reason for each pick.
- [Best mailing bags for Vinted](https://sellersetups.com/kit/mailers-vinted) (picks from £8): Grey poly bags, paper bags and padded envelopes ranked for the tops, jeans and small accessories that make up most Vinted sales from a UK wardrobe.
- [Best shipping boxes for UK home sellers](https://sellersetups.com/kit/boxes) (picks from £8): Single-wall, double-wall and postal boxes ranked by what they protect and which postage size they keep you in, from Large Letter to medium parcel.
- [Best card protection for posting trading cards](https://sellersetups.com/kit/card-protection) (picks from £4): Penny sleeves, toploaders, team bags and semi-rigid holders ranked for posting Pokémon and sports cards without bends or scratches.
- [Best parcel scales for posting from home](https://sellersetups.com/kit/scales) (picks from £8): Parcel and pocket scales ranked by how often they save a UK home seller from a postage surcharge, with the reason for each pick.

## Storage

Shelves, tubs and boxes that turn a sale into a quick pick.

- [Storage boxes for reselling stock](https://sellersetups.com/kit/storage) (picks from £10): Shelving, tubs, rails and card boxes ranked for keeping a few hundred items findable in one room, with the reason for each pick.

## Questions

### Do you get paid for these rankings?

Some links earn us a commission when you buy. The order comes from how well each pick does the job, and a product with no affiliate link can still rank first.

### Do I need everything on these lists to start?

No. To start you need a way to print labels, a set of scales and mailers that fit the stock. Add lights and a camera first only if you sell live.

### How often do you update the rankings?

We recheck prices and availability on a rolling basis, and every product shows the date a person last checked it. When a product goes off sale, its named replacement takes its place on every page at once.

### Why are prices shown as a range?

Retail prices move from day to day. A typical band tells you what to expect, so check the retailer before you buy.

### Are the platform rankings different from the main ones?

Yes, where the platform changes the job. Vinted's QR drop-off changes what a printer needs to do, and Whatnot labels print in one batch after a show, so those lists weigh different things.
