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.
Built forYou pick up used golf clubs from club sales, part-exchange bins and house clearances and sell them singly on eBay, while retro sportswear and gym clothing goes on Depop, posting 20 to 80 parcels a week from the garage.
Kit total
£327 to £527
Running cost
£159 to £252 a month
Consumables at 50 orders a week
- Orders a week
- 20–80
- Space
- Garage or unit
- Budget
- £560
Why this setup
You pick up used golf clubs from club sales, part-exchange bins and house clearances and sell them singly on eBay, while retro sportswear and gym clothing goes on Depop, posting 20 to 80 parcels a week from the garage.
Golfers buy clubs by spec. A buyer hunting a 7 iron wants the model, loft, shaft flex and whether it is left or right handed in the title, so your listing time goes on reading shaft labels and photographing faces and soles. Single clubs often earn more than the set they came in.
Depop buyers shop by look: a 1990s tennis jacket or a training top shot on a person or a rail, with the fit described. The two trades share one garage, one scale and one printer, and the packing changes with each order.
The kit
Every item, why it’s here and what it typically costs in the UK.
5-tier steel shelving, 180 cm×2
Floor space runs out before height does. Number the shelves and each item gets an address you can pick from.
Typical price£80 to £140
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Clear stackable 32 L tubs, 4 pack×2
Label each tub with a shelf code and record the code against the listing. A sale then tells you which tub to open.
Typical price£60 to £90
See on Amazon40 kg digital parcel scale
A wrong weight costs you surcharges or overpaid postage. A flat platform scale with a separate display stays readable when a box covers the top.
Typical price£15 to £25
See on AmazonMUNBYN thermal label printer
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.
Typical price£55 to £85
See on AmazonTape dispenser gun
Once you ship more than a handful of boxes a week, a tape gun saves minutes on every session and stops tape ends sticking to themselves.
Typical price£8 to £14
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Royal Mail Click & Drop
Imports orders from eBay, Etsy and other marketplaces, buys postage and prints to a thermal printer. Use it for the orders where you choose the courier; the platform labels its own.
Typical priceFree
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Postage per order
What most orders like these go by, at today’s published prices. Prices checked 6 October 2026.
Royal Mail Tracked 48 Medium ParcelUsual£5.70 to £12.25
TrackedUp to 20 kgTrainers, homeware and electronics up to 20 kg, tracked and cheaper than untracked 2nd Class.
- Royal Mail 2nd Class Medium Parcel
£7.00 to £13.70
Not trackedUp to 20 kgShoe boxes, homeware and bulky parcels up to 20 kg that don’t need tracking.
About £1,235 to £2,654 a month in postage at 50 orders a week On most marketplaces the buyer pays postage; this is the cost when you pay it.
How to lay it out
Where everything goes, so each order moves one way through the room.
- 1
Club racks on the left
Stand the clubs upright in tubs on one shelving unit, sorted into drivers and woods, irons, wedges and putters. Label each tub so you can pull a single iron for a sale in seconds.
- 2
Clothing on the right
The second unit holds folded sportswear in tubs by size, with retro pieces in their own tub. Keep it away from the clubs, which shed grip dust and grass.
- 3
Cutting bench by the boxes
Double-wall boxes lie flat against the wall with a knife and tape gun on the bench. Long clubs need a box cut down and taped into a tube, and you do that here.
- 4
Scale and printer by the door
The 40 kg scale sits on the floor and the printer on a shelf. Click & Drop runs eBay and Depop labels in one batch, and parcels stack by the door for the courier.
The guide
Each step in the order you'll need it.
Reading a club before you list it
Find the model on the sole or the back of the head, the loft stamped on the hosel or sole, and the shaft maker and flex on the shaft label. Note left or right handed in the first line.
Measure the length against a club of known length if it looks long or short. A cut-down junior club listed as standard leads to a return.
Photos that sell clubs
Shoot the face straight on to show groove wear, then the sole, the back, the grip and the shaft label. Golfers judge use from the face and sole more than anything you write.
Lay a single club diagonally on a plain sheet in the garage with daylight from the door. Keep the same angle for every club so your shop looks consistent.
Sportswear for Depop
Shoot retro tops on a hanger against a plain wall or on a person, front and back plus the label. Depop buyers check the era and the fit, so measure pit to pit and length.
Wash and dry everything before it goes in a tub. Gym clothing can hold sweat smells that only come out in a wash.
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Packing clubs and clothing
Wrap each club head in bubble wrap, pad the shaft and box it in a double-wall box cut to length. Fill gaps with paper so the club cannot slide and break through the end.
Fold clothing into a grey mailer. A tracksuit or a pile of tops weighs more than you expect, so put every parcel on the scale before printing.
Choosing a service for long parcels
Measure every club box before you pick a service. Royal Mail's medium parcel has length limits, so long boxes often need a courier such as DPD or Parcelforce, with Evri as the cheaper option where the box fits its size rules.
Set postage in each eBay listing by the box size, not the weight alone. A light driver in a long box can cost more than a heavy bag of clothes.
Buying stock that pays
Club sales and part-exchange bins sell old sets cheaply. Check each club against sold listings on your phone before you buy, and pass on sets of no-name clubs.
For sportswear, branded retro pieces earn the margin. Plain gym leggings and unbranded tops rarely cover the time to list.
Common mistakes
Each one costs you money or reviews, and each has a fix.
- Listing a club without the loft or shaft flex, so the buyers who search by spec never find it.
- Posting a driver in a box with no padding at the end, where the head punches through in transit.
- Quoting postage by weight alone for a long club box that needs a larger service.
- Selling an electric trolley with its battery by standard post.
- Storing sportswear next to muddy clubs and having to rewash it before posting.
When to upgrade
At 50 orders a week a folding table becomes a second bench, one for clubs and one for clothing, so neither waits on the other. At 100, a heavier-duty label printer copes with daily batches and fanfold stacks without jams.
- 50+ 180 cm folding table
- 100+ Zebra ZD421d
Questions
How do I post a single golf club?
Wrap the head in bubble wrap, slide a tube or rolled card over the shaft and box it in a double-wall carton cut to length. Measure the finished box, because a driver in a box passes many standard length limits.
Should I sell a set or split it?
Check sold prices for the full set and for each club. Popular irons and wedges often earn more singly, while an older budget set sells better as a set for a beginner. Split only if the single clubs add up to clearly more.
Which details do golfers look for in a listing?
Brand, model, loft, shaft maker and flex, length if non-standard, grip condition and hand. Photograph the face, the sole, the back and the shaft label. Note any regrip or reshaft.
Does retro sportswear sell better on Depop or eBay?
Depop suits 1980s and 1990s tracksuits, tennis tops and training gear shot on a body. eBay suits buyers searching for a named club shirt or a specific year. Try both if a piece sits for a month.
Can I sell a golf trolley or a push trolley?
Electric trolleys carry large lithium or lead batteries, and large lithium batteries are dangerous goods that standard Royal Mail services will not take. Sell trolleys for collection, or the frame by courier without the battery.
How do I clean clubs before photographing them?
Use warm soapy water and a soft brush on the head and grooves, then dry fully. Wipe grips with a damp cloth. Leave the shaft label alone, because buyers want to read it.
Are used golf balls worth it?
Graded bags of found or lake balls sell steadily on both platforms. Sort by brand and grade, count them into bags of a dozen and post them in a padded bag or a small box.
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Updated 6 October 2026
