# Best label printer for eBay UK

> Thermal printers ranked for eBay sellers printing postage labels from eBay or Royal Mail Click & Drop at home, from a few parcels to hundreds.

On eBay you can buy postage through eBay’s own label tool, which offers a 4 × 6 inch (100 × 150 mm) format, or import orders into Royal Mail Click & Drop and print the whole day’s batch in one go. Both routes print on a thermal printer.

If you list on eBay most days and post daily or every other day, the middle pick at about £55 to £85 suits you. Move to the £200 to £260 printer once you pass 100 orders a week.

1. **[MUNBYN thermal label printer](https://sellersetups.com/product/munbyn-thermal-printer)** (£55 to £85): Our pick for most eBay sellers: print eBay labels or a Click & Drop batch straight onto 100 × 150 mm thermal labels, and keep the cost of each label low.
   - Good for: Daily Click & Drop batches; Sellers listing most days
   - Not for: Clearing a loft with a few sales a month
2. **[Zebra ZD421d](https://sellersetups.com/product/zebra-zd421)** (£200 to £260): For a busy eBay shop. You get fewer jams on a long Click & Drop batch, which helps when the post office cut-off is close.
   - Good for: Past 100 eBay orders a week; Long batches against a post office cut-off
   - Not for: Part-time eBay sellers
3. **[Phomemo thermal label printer](https://sellersetups.com/product/phomemo-thermal-printer)** (£70 to £110): A cheaper start for a part-time eBay seller clearing a loft. Slower on big batches, but it takes the same labels as the pricier two.
   - Good for: A part-time eBay seller; Printing eBay labels one order at a time
   - Not for: Batches of 40 or more labels

## How we chose

- Rare jams on a long Click & Drop or eBay batch
- Handles 500-label fanfold stacks so you reload less
- Works with eBay’s 4 × 6 label format and Click & Drop’s thermal format
- Running cost per label at eBay volumes

## eBay labels or Click & Drop

With eBay’s label tool you buy postage on each order and print it straight away, and eBay uploads the tracking for the buyer. Click & Drop imports your eBay orders, and you pick services and print labels for all of them at once.

The Click & Drop label tool is free. You pay for the postage. Set both to the 100 × 150 mm thermal format, so one label roll serves odd items from eBay and the daily Click & Drop batch.

## Running a daily batch

Pick and pack first, then print. Sort orders in Click & Drop by service so you print Large Letters and parcels in separate groups, and stack the labels in the same order as the parcels on your table.

A batch of 40 labels takes a couple of minutes on the middle printer. The smaller one is slower on big batches and suits ten orders a day more than forty.

## Avoiding wrong-label mistakes

In a batch, labels easily end up on the wrong parcel. Print a packing slip or write the order number on each label, then stick it on as you pack that order.

If a label prints wrong, cancel it in the tool you bought it from. eBay and Click & Drop each have their own process for refunding unused postage, so check their help pages.

## Scaling up with eBay

Keep a spare 500-label fanfold stack under the desk and reorder when you open it, so you don't run out mid-batch.

Past 100 orders a week, the heavy-duty printer jams less on long runs. Below that, the middle printer is enough and the saving buys label stock.

## Questions

### What label size does eBay use?

eBay’s label tool offers a 4 × 6 inch format, which is the 100 × 150 mm size these printers take, as well as A4.

### Can Click & Drop import my eBay orders?

Yes. Royal Mail Click & Drop connects to your eBay account and imports orders, so you can print a batch of labels at once.

### Is Click & Drop free?

The label tool is free. You pay only for the postage you buy through it.

### Should I buy postage through eBay or Click & Drop?

Compare the services and prices each shows you for your usual parcels. You can use both on the same printer.

### Does tracking upload to eBay automatically?

eBay labels add tracking to the order for you. With Click & Drop, check its eBay integration settings so dispatch details go back to eBay.

### Which printer for 50 eBay orders a week?

The middle pick. It prints a 50-label batch quickly and takes fanfold stacks, so you reload less often.
