# Trainer reselling setup for a small room > Shelving for 60 boxed pairs, authentication-ready photos and double-wall packing for a trainer reseller on eBay and Vinted. - Built for: You resell trainers on eBay and Vinted from a small room, hold 30 to 60 pairs and ship up to 30 a week. - Platforms: eBay, Vinted - Orders a week: 10–30 - Space: Spare bedroom - Kit total: £261 to £430 - Running cost: £145 to £224 (Consumables at 20 orders a week) - Updated 5 October 2026 Buyers grade the box as well as the shoes, and some eBay orders go through authentication. You need clear photos from every angle and packing that keeps the shoe box free of dents. Two steel shelving units hold about 60 boxed pairs. You ship each pair wrapped in a double-wall outer box, with the label on the outer box only. ## The kit - **[Phomemo thermal label printer](https://sellersetups.com/product/phomemo-thermal-printer)** (£70 to £110): Costs less than most thermal printers and fits on a shelf. It prints the same 100 x 150 mm labels, so your label stock carries over if you upgrade later. - **[100 x 150 mm thermal labels, 250 roll](https://sellersetups.com/product/thermal-labels-roll)** (£8 to £13): Put a roll on a holder or inside a printer with a roll bay to save space on a crowded desk. Each label costs about 3p to 5p, a little more than fanfold. - **[40 kg digital parcel scale](https://sellersetups.com/product/parcel-scale-40kg)** (£15 to £25): 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. - **[Double-wall boxes, 18 x 12 x 8 in, 15 pack](https://sellersetups.com/product/double-wall-boxes)** (£22 to £34): Double-wall board resists crushing better than single-wall, so your boxed trainers arrive intact. - **[Bubble wrap, 500 mm x 100 m](https://sellersetups.com/product/bubble-wrap-roll)** (£10 to £15): A long roll costs several times less per metre than the small packs sold in shops. - **[Tape dispenser gun](https://sellersetups.com/product/tape-gun)** (£8 to £14): 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. - **[Brown packing tape, 48 mm x 66 m, 6 rolls](https://sellersetups.com/product/brown-packing-tape)** (£5 to £9): 48 mm is the width tape guns take. Six rolls last a shop sending a few boxes a week for a few months. - **[40 cm photo light box](https://sellersetups.com/product/light-tent)** (£25 to £40): Consistent white-background photos make your listings look like a shop. The box folds flat when you need the desk back. - ×2 **[5-tier steel shelving, 180 cm](https://sellersetups.com/product/shelving-unit)** (£40 to £70): Floor space runs out before height does. Number the shelves and each item gets an address you can pick from. - **[150 cm phone tripod with remote](https://sellersetups.com/product/phone-tripod)** (£18 to £30): Clothing and trainer shows need a full-body or full-shoe shot from in front. A tripod gets the phone to eye height and the remote starts recording from across the room. ## How to lay it out ### Shelving with bay codes Number each shelf and stack boxes no more than five high so the bottom box doesn’t crush. Put the code in the listing. ### Photo spot with the light box Shoot every pair from the same set of angles: both sides, sole, heel, tongue label and box label. Authenticators ask for the same angles, so one set of photos serves both. ### Packing on the floor or a table Wrap the shoe box, drop it in the outer box, fill the gaps and tape the seams, then weigh it and print the label. ### Outer boxes ready Keep five outer boxes made up and taped at the base. ## Photographing a pair Put the shoes in the light box and shoot both sides, front, heel, sole, insole and size tag. Then shoot the box with the label showing. Shoot every flaw close up, such as creasing and yellowing on the sole. Buyers compare your photos with what arrives, so clear flaw shots give you proof if a buyer disputes the condition. ## Storing 60 boxed pairs Put the size and a stock number on a label at the box end. Keep the shelving out of direct sunlight, which yellows soles and fades boxes. Fit blinds on the window of a small room. ## Packing a pair Stuff the shoes with paper so the toe box holds its shape, close the shoe box, wrap it in bubble wrap and put it in a double-wall outer box with padding on all sides. Stick the label on the outer box only. If you tape the shoe box, you tear the cardboard and lower its value to the next buyer. Weigh the finished parcel. Boxed trainers are heavy and bulky, so check the carrier's current size and weight guide before choosing a service. ## Authentication routes Some eBay sales go through eBay's authentication service before reaching the buyer. Check the order details: you send these pairs to the authenticator, and eBay sets the label up for that. Pack for authentication the same way you pack for a buyer. The authenticator checks the box condition as well. ## Keeping boxes and wrap stocked Order double-wall boxes in a size that fits a men's UK 11 shoe box with room for wrap. One size covers most pairs, so you reorder a single item. At 30 pairs a week, a roll of bubble wrap lasts a few weeks. Count boxes every weekend and reorder when ten are left. ## Growing past 30 pairs a week Past 30 pairs a week, you run out of shelf space first. A third shelving unit fits in most small rooms; give boxes for sold pairs their own space by the door. At 40 pairs a week, add a faster label printer and fanfold labels. Past 100 pairs in stock, a garage or unit makes more sense than a bedroom. ## Common mistakes - Sticking the postage label on the shoe box, which lowers its value to a collector. - Sending a shoe box with no outer box, so it arrives crushed at the corners. - Stacking boxes too high on the shelf, which dents the bottom box. - Skipping close-up flaw photos and getting a not-as-described return. - Missing the authentication address on an eBay order and sending the pair straight to the buyer. ## When to upgrade Add two LED panels at about 30 pairs a week for sharper close-ups of materials. At 40 a week, a faster printer with fanfold labels cuts the running cost. - 40+ orders a week: **[MUNBYN thermal label printer](https://sellersetups.com/product/munbyn-thermal-printer)** (£55 to £85): 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. - 30+ orders a week: **[Two LED video panels with stands](https://sellersetups.com/product/led-panel-pair)** (£45 to £75): Holo cards, foiled boxes and glossy packaging reflect a ring light straight back at the camera. With two panels angled in from each side, the glare falls outside the frame. ## Questions ### Can I post trainers in their original box? Use an outer box. A label or a dent on the original box lowers the pair’s value to the buyer. ### How many pairs fit on one shelving unit? Measure your biggest box and check the shelf depth and tier height on the unit’s spec sheet, then count how many boxes fit per tier before you buy. ### Do I need a light box for trainers? Shoot every pair in the light box so the lighting and background match across your listings. Larger pairs may need a bigger box or a plain wall with the tripod. ### How do I post a pair going through eBay authentication? Follow the label and address eBay gives on the order. Pack it the same way you would for a buyer, in an outer box. ### Should I keep the original shoe box? Yes. A pair without its box often sells for less. ### Where should I store trainers to stop yellowing? Keep them in a cool, dry room out of direct sunlight.