# Kit rankings for home sellers

> Every ranking we publish, grouped by job: camera and light, labels and printing, packaging and storage. Ordered by fit for the job, with typical US prices.

## How we rank

Each ranking starts from a job: printing 100 labels a week, lighting a card under a phone, keeping 300 garments findable. We list the kit that does that job in a spare room or a garage, then order it by how well it does it at a fair price.

Running cost counts as much as the price on the box. A printer that takes generic labels beats one locked to branded rolls, because labels are the cost you pay every week. Kit you can replace or reorder easily ranks above kit that strands you when it breaks.

Prices are typical US ranges, so check the retailer for today's price. Each product shows when a person last checked it, and anything off sale points to its replacement on every page. Some links earn us a commission, and that has no effect on the order.

[Read how we pick](https://sellersetups.com/us/how-we-pick)

## Camera and light

Kit for live shows and listing photos, which sets what the buyer sees first.

- [Best camera for streaming on Whatnot](https://sellersetups.com/us/kit/camera) (picks from $12): Start with your phone. We compare the best camera for streaming on Whatnot, from clip-on lenses to mirrorless bodies, so you buy only what you need.
- [Best capture card for streaming a camera](https://sellersetups.com/us/kit/capture) (picks from $80): A capture card turns a mirrorless camera into a webcam for your streaming software. Here are the picks, and when you can skip one.
- [Best ring light and lighting for Whatnot shows](https://sellersetups.com/us/kit/lighting) (picks from $15): A ring light and desk panels ranked for Whatnot shows and listing photos, with the reason for each pick.
- [Best phone tripod for live selling](https://sellersetups.com/us/kit/phone-mount) (picks from $12): Phone tripod and clamp picks ranked for overhead card shows, clothing streams and listing photos.

## Labels and printing

Printers and labels that cut each order to a couple of seconds at the desk.

- [Best thermal label printer for shipping from home](https://sellersetups.com/us/kit/label-printer) (picks from $60): Thermal label printers ranked for US home sellers printing 10 to 200 labels a week for eBay, Poshmark, Mercari and Whatnot.
- [Best thermal labels: 4 × 6 rolls and fanfold stacks](https://sellersetups.com/us/kit/labels) (picks from $5): Fanfold stacks, rolls and small stock labels compared by size, printer fit and cost per label, for sellers printing their own shipping labels.

## Packaging and weighing

Mailers that fit your stock, and scales that get the shipping right the first time.

- [Best poly mailers, bubble mailers and card mailers](https://sellersetups.com/us/kit/mailers) (picks from $8): Poly mailers, padded mailers and rigid card mailers ranked for the small items most US home sellers ship, with the reason for each pick.
- [Best shipping boxes for US home sellers](https://sellersetups.com/us/kit/boxes) (picks from $12): Single-wall, double-wall and mailer boxes ranked by what they protect and how they keep a package light and small enough for cheap USPS rates.
- [Best bubble wrap for shipping packages](https://sellersetups.com/us/kit/protection) (picks from $10): Bubble wrap, honeycomb paper and tissue ranked for sellers shipping from home, with what each one protects and what a roll costs.
- [Best packing tape for shipping boxes](https://sellersetups.com/us/kit/tape) (picks from $10): Packing tape and a tape gun ranked for sellers sealing shipping boxes and mailers at home, with typical prices and when a dispenser pays off.
- [Best toploaders and card protection for shipping](https://sellersetups.com/us/kit/card-protection) (picks from $5): Penny sleeves, toploaders, team bags and semi-rigid holders ranked for shipping Pokémon and sports cards without bends or scratches.
- [Best shipping scale for selling from home](https://sellersetups.com/us/kit/scales) (picks from $8): A shipping scale ranked by how often it saves you from a USPS adjustment or an overpaid label, with the reason for each pick.

## Storage

Shelves, tubs and boxes that turn a sale into a quick pick.

- [Storage for reseller inventory at home](https://sellersetups.com/us/kit/storage) (picks from $9): Shelving, bins, racks and card boxes ranked for keeping a few hundred items findable in one room, with the reason for each pick.

## Questions

### Do you get paid for these rankings?

Some links earn us a commission when you buy. The order comes from how well each pick does the job, and a product with no affiliate link can still rank first.

### Do I need everything on these lists to start?

No. To start you need a way to print labels, a set of scales and mailers that fit the stock. Add lights and a camera first only if you sell live.

### How often do you update the rankings?

We recheck prices and availability on a rolling basis, and every product shows the date a person last checked it. When a product goes off sale, its named replacement takes its place on every page at once.

### Why are prices shown as a range?

Retail prices move from day to day. A typical band tells you what to expect, so check the retailer before you buy.

### Are the platform rankings different from the main ones?

Yes, where the platform changes the job. Whatnot labels print in one batch after a show, and a live seller needs light and sound before anything else, so those lists weigh different things.
