# MUNBYN thermal label printer

> Prints 100 x 150 mm shipping labels with no ink.

- Label printer, Best value
- Typical UK price: £55 to £85 (a typical band, not a live price)
- Platforms: Whatnot, eBay, Vinted, TikTok Shop, Depop, Etsy
- Orders a week: 0–250
- Not yet checked by a person

It takes the standard 100 x 150 mm labels that eBay, Vinted and Whatnot all generate, and generic labels work, so the running cost stays low.

## Kit rankings

- #1 in [Best label printer for eBay UK](https://sellersetups.com/kit/label-printer-ebay)
- #2 in [Best label printer for Vinted](https://sellersetups.com/kit/label-printer-vinted)
- #1 in [Best label printer for Whatnot](https://sellersetups.com/kit/label-printer-whatnot)
- #1 in [Best label printer UK for home sellers](https://sellersetups.com/kit/label-printer)

## Setups

- [Anime figure garage for TikTok Shop and eBay](https://sellersetups.com/setups/anime-figures-tiktok-shop): Box protectors, double-wall cartons, a ring light and a tripod for selling boxed anime figures and blind boxes in short TikTok videos and on eBay.
- [Christmas toy rush setup for October to December](https://sellersetups.com/setups/christmas-toy-rush): Stock shelving, a packing bench and a fanfold label printer for selling toys through the Christmas peak, from pre-orders to January returns.
- [Clearance lock-up setup for Whatnot, Etsy and eBay](https://sellersetups.com/setups/clearance-lockup-live-and-etsy): Sort a cleared unit into four zones in a weekend, open mystery crates live, and keep the 20 year old pieces back for Etsy.
- [Comic back-issue room for Whatnot shows and eBay](https://sellersetups.com/setups/comic-back-issues-live): Long boxes, bags and boards, an overhead phone and board-stiffened mailers for selling back issues live in the evening and on eBay in between.
- [Crystal live-show garage for Whatnot and TikTok Shop](https://sellersetups.com/setups/crystal-live-shows-garage): Bulk tumbled stones in tubs, an overhead phone, LED panels and small boxes for running crystal live sales several nights a week at volume.
- [eBay books, games and vinyl setup](https://sellersetups.com/setups/ebay-books-media): Two scales, rigid mailers and shelves sorted by code, so 20 to 80 books, games and records a week go out in the cheapest postage band that fits.
- [eBay electronics reselling setup](https://sellersetups.com/setups/ebay-electronics-reseller): A testing bench, bagged cables, double-wall boxes and clear battery rules for reselling 10 to 50 phones, consoles and gadgets a week on eBay.
- [eBay packing station setup for 50 to 100 orders a week](https://sellersetups.com/setups/ebay-packing-station-100): A fixed packing station with shelving, a thermal printer and supplies in reach, built for one person shipping up to 100 eBay orders a week.
- [Snack box seller in a registered spare room](https://sellersetups.com/setups/food-snack-box-spare-room): World sweets and crisp boxes sold on TikTok Shop and eBay, from a spare room set up around council registration and best before dates.
- [Golf club and sportswear setup for eBay and Depop](https://sellersetups.com/setups/golf-clubs-sportswear-garage): Single irons in cut-down boxes, retro football and tennis tops in grey mailers, and a garage split into a clubs side and a clothing side.
- [Halloween costume and decor rush from a garage](https://sellersetups.com/setups/halloween-costume-garage-rush): Pre-loved costumes, props and decorations sold on Vinted, eBay and Depop in a six-week October peak, then stored dry until next year.
- [Vintage ceramics and glass from a spare room](https://sellersetups.com/setups/homeware-ceramics-glass-room): A spare room set up for jugs, vases, tea sets and studio pottery sold on eBay and Etsy, with packing built around zero breakages.
- [Japanese import reseller with proxy buying](https://sellersetups.com/setups/japan-proxy-import-desk): Prize figures, Japanese-language card boxes and stationery bought through a proxy, then sold on Whatnot shows and eBay listings from a spare room.
- [Outdoor gear setup for a shed or garage, eBay and Whatnot](https://sellersetups.com/setups/outdoor-gear-shed-seasonal): Tents pitched on the lawn before listing, tackle sold live in lots, and a 40 kg scale for the family tent that a medium parcel will not take.
- [Preloved designer handbag room for Vinted and eBay](https://sellersetups.com/setups/preloved-designer-handbags): Softbox light, dust bags, stuffing tissue and double-wall boxes for selling secondhand designer bags that arrive holding their shape.
- [Pro Whatnot streaming setup for card breaks](https://sellersetups.com/setups/pro-whatnot-streaming): A two-camera studio with app-controlled lights, a button pad for angles and a packing line, for card breakers posting 80 to 300 orders a week.
- [Squishy toy live shows from a bedroom corner](https://sellersetups.com/setups/squishy-live-corner): Needoh-style squeeze toys sold in fast Whatnot and TikTok Shop shows, packed in padded envelopes from one desk and three tubs.
- [Spare-bedroom setup for a Vinted clothing seller](https://sellersetups.com/setups/vinted-vintage-spare-room): Rails, a packing table and a photo corner that let one person list, store and post 40 to 80 vintage garments a week.

## Who the MUNBYN printer suits

You sell on two or three platforms from a spare room and post somewhere between a handful and a few hundred parcels a week. Vinted, eBay, Whatnot and Etsy all hand you a 100 x 150 mm label, and this printer takes that size straight off a PDF, with no A4 sheet to trim or fold.

It fits clothing resellers, card breakers and mixed homeware shops where each order needs its own label. Under five parcels a month, a home inkjet and sticky A4 sheets will do. Once you print labels daily, the £55 to £85 printer saves you the trimming and taping.

## Resolution, speed and label width on the 941

The maker lists 203 dpi and a print speed of up to 150 mm per second, enough for a courier barcode. It accepts label stock from roughly 40 to 110 mm wide, so the standard 100 mm shipping label fits inside the guides.

Check the connection type on the listing, USB or Bluetooth, before you buy. The base model connects over USB, and a Bluetooth version prints from a phone, handy if you buy postage in the Vinted or Whatnot app. Thermal labels are heat-sensitive, so you buy no ink or ribbon.

## Driver, calibration and fanfold feed

Install the driver from MUNBYN's site, set the paper size to 100 x 150 mm (4 x 6 inch) and run the auto-calibration so the printer learns the gap between labels. Print one test label from each platform you sell on, because each site lays its PDF out slightly differently.

Set a fanfold label stack on the desk or floor behind the printer and feed the leading edge through the rear slot. Leave a metre of clear space behind it so the stack unfolds without catching. Put a parcel scale on the same desk so you can weigh the parcel and print its label without getting up.

## A smaller printer for small desks, a heavier one for volume

The compact thermal label printer costs less and takes up less room, so choose it for your first few hundred labels or a shelf-top setup. It prints the same label size, so your label stock carries over.

Past about 100 orders a week, choose the industrial desktop printer, which prints at 152 mm per second. If you mostly post through Royal Mail Click & Drop, any of the three works: set the label size to 100 x 150 mm in Click & Drop.

## Label cost against the printer price

A 500 fanfold stack typically costs £12 to £18, roughly 2.5p to 4p per label. Against a printer band of £55 to £85, labels add a few pence each.

Plain paper taped to the parcel costs you tape and time on each order, and a creased barcode can fail to scan.

## Common mistakes

- Without calibration, labels print across the gap. Hold the feed button or run the setup utility after each new stack.
- Set the paper size to 100 x 150 mm in both the driver and the platform's label settings; at A4 page size the barcode shrinks into a corner.
- If the app is where you buy postage, choose the Bluetooth version. With the USB-only model, you email PDFs to a laptop.
- Fanfold labels left on a sunny windowsill darken before use, so store spare stacks in a drawer away from heat.
- If you clean the print head with water, you spread the residue across it and smear the print. Wipe it with an isopropyl alcohol pad once labels fade in stripes.

## Guides

- [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.
- [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.
- [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 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 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.

## Questions

### Does the MUNBYN printer work with Vinted labels?

Yes. Vinted gives you a PDF label that prints at 100 x 150 mm, and the MUNBYN driver handles it once the paper size is set. Some Vinted carriers send an A4 sheet; crop it in a PDF viewer before printing.

### Can I use any brand of thermal label?

Any direct thermal label between about 40 and 110 mm wide feeds through it, so generic stacks work. Avoid thermal transfer labels, which need a ribbon this printer does not have.

### Will it print from a Mac or a phone?

MUNBYN publishes drivers for Windows and macOS. Printing from a phone needs the Bluetooth model and the MUNBYN app or a platform app that supports it.

### Can it print product barcodes and stickers too?

It prints any label you can lay out at the right size, including small product labels, as long as the label roll is in its width range and you recalibrate for the new gap.

### How long does the print head last?

The head wears with use. Wipe it every few stacks and keep dust off the labels to slow the wear.