# Football shirts and memorabilia > Retro and current shirts, scarves and signed items, sold on clear photos of badges, tags and condition. Football shirt buyers check the badge, the sponsor print and the inside tags. Photograph all three, plus any marks, and say which season it is. Shirts post like clothing: folded around tissue in a mailing bag. Signed and framed items need a box with corner protection. ## How to pack it - Fold the shirt around tissue so the print doesn’t crack. - Slide it into a grey mailing bag. - Weigh it and choose the smallest band it fits. Avoid: Don't fold across the sponsor print: creases crack old vinyl prints. - **[Acid-free tissue paper, 100 sheets](https://sellersetups.com/product/tissue-paper)** (£7 to £11): A sheet of tissue costs pennies and changes how a £15 vintage shirt feels on arrival. Buyers mention it in reviews. - **[Grey mailing bags, 10 x 14 in, 100 pack](https://sellersetups.com/product/grey-mailing-bags)** (£8 to £13): Self-seal poly bags add almost no weight, so a single garment posts as a small parcel. You can't see through the opaque grey film, and a label lies flat on it. - **[100 x 150 mm thermal labels, 500 fanfold](https://sellersetups.com/product/thermal-labels-fanfold)** (£12 to £18): Fanfold stacks feed flat behind the printer and hold more labels than a roll. 100 x 150 mm matches the label size UK couriers and marketplaces print. ## Postage per order - Royal Mail Tracked 48 Small Parcel: £3.75. Clothing and small boxed items up to 2 kg, with tracking for less than untracked 2nd Class. - InPost locker to locker, small: £1.99. Flat parcels up to 8 cm deep, such as folded clothes, dropped at a locker and collected from one. - Royal Mail 2nd Class Large Letter: £1.55 to £2.70. Single cards in a rigid mailer, jewellery and other flat items up to 750 g that fit through a letterbox. ## The kit you need Grey mailing bags, tissue paper and thermal labels cover most orders. A clothes rail and padded hangers keep shirts uncreased while they wait to sell. For photos, use the same hanger, wall and light for every shirt. A tripod keeps your shots matched across the whole shop. ## Packing shirts and signed items Fold the shirt around a sheet of tissue, keeping the fold off the sponsor print, names and numbers. Old vinyl cracks along creases. Slide it into a grey mailing bag and seal it. Signed shirts in frames go in a double-wall box with corner protection and padding, and never in a bag. ## Storing stock you can find Hang shirts on a rail sorted by club, then by season. Tag each hanger with a stock number that matches the listing. Keep older shirts out of sunlight, which fades colours and dries out prints. Fold rarely worn retro shirts in tissue in a box if your rail is full. ## Photos and listings Shoot the front, back, badge, sponsor, inside tags, product code tag and any name and number. Show every pull, mark and print crack. Put the club, season, home or away, size and name in the title. Buyers search by season, so check it against the tags and kit history before you list. Replica and fake shirts are common, and platforms remove counterfeit listings. If you can’t confirm a shirt is official, don’t list it as one. ## Selling shirts live Whatnot and TikTok Shop suit football shirts, especially around big fixtures and transfer windows. Hold each shirt up, then show the badge and tags close to the camera. Pull the shirts for a show onto the rail in running order. Have mailing bags and tissue ready so you can pack the same evening. ## Postage and scaling up A folded shirt in a mailing bag is light and usually fits a small parcel band. Weigh a few to learn your usual band, and check the current Royal Mail size guide. Past 50 orders, batch-photograph new stock in one session and list from a template of required shots. Keep signed items separate with their certificates filed by stock number. ## Common mistakes - Folding across the sponsor print; fold around tissue and keep creases off the vinyl. - Guessing the season; check the tags and kit history before you title the listing. - Skipping the inside tag photo; buyers use it to check size and authenticity. - Posting framed signed items in a bag; use a double-wall box with corner protection. - Listing a shirt as official without checking; if you can’t confirm it, don’t claim it. - Hanging shirts in sunlight; keep the rail out of direct sun so prints don’t fade. ## Setups - [Retro football shirt corner for Vinted and Depop](https://sellersetups.com/setups/retro-football-shirts-corner): A rail, tubs sorted by club, soft light for shirt fabric and folded mailing bags for selling classic and current kits from a bedroom corner. ## Questions ### How should I photograph a football shirt? Front, back, badge close-up, sponsor close-up and the inside tags. Use the same hanger and light for every shirt. ### Can I sell signed shirts? Yes, with care. Keep any certificate with the shirt and describe exactly what proof you have. ### How do I tell if a football shirt is fake? Check the badge stitching, sponsor print, inside tags and product code against known genuine examples. If anything doesn’t match, don’t sell it as official. ### How do I find which season a shirt is from? Check the inside tags and product code, then compare the badge, sponsor and kit maker with records of that club’s kits. ### Is Whatnot good for football shirts? It can be, particularly for retro shirts and around big matches. Show the badge and tags up close on camera. ### How do I post a framed signed shirt? Protect the corners, wrap the frame in bubble wrap and pack it in a double-wall box with padding on every side.