# Crystals and minerals > Tumbled stones, clusters and specimens that chip easily and weigh more than they look. Buyers judge a stone by its color in your photos, so light it from the side against a plain background. They're dense, so weigh every package. Wrap each piece on its own so points and edges don't knock against each other. ## How to pack it - Wrap each piece in tissue, then bubble wrap. - Put small tumbled stones in a padded mailer and clusters in a box. - Shake the box before you seal it, and add fill if anything moves. Avoid: Several pieces wrapped together. They knock against each other and chip. - **[Acid-free tissue paper, 100 sheets](https://sellersetups.com/us/product/tissue-paper)** ($10 to $16): A sheet of tissue costs pennies and changes how a $20 vintage shirt feels on arrival. - **[Bubble wrap, 12 in x 175 ft](https://sellersetups.com/us/product/bubble-wrap-roll)** ($15 to $30): A long perforated roll costs several times less per foot than the small packs sold at the post office or a drugstore. - **[Small corrugated boxes, 25 pack](https://sellersetups.com/us/product/single-wall-boxes)** ($12 to $25): Use these for boxed toys and beauty sets that a poly mailer would crush, when double-wall board costs more than you need. - **[Kraft bubble mailers, #0, 100 pack](https://sellersetups.com/us/product/padded-envelopes)** ($16 to $28): Enough padding for a lipstick, a small figure or a sealed booster pack, with no box to fold. - **[4 × 6 in thermal labels, 500 fanfold](https://sellersetups.com/us/product/thermal-labels-fanfold)** ($8 to $16): Fanfold stacks feed flat behind the printer and hold more labels than a roll. 4 × 6 in matches the label size USPS, UPS and the marketplaces print. ## Shipping per order - USPS Ground Advantage, under 1 lb: $6.93 to $8.95. Clothing, cards in a mailer and other small items under 1 lb. Tracked, with $100 insurance included. - USPS Ground Advantage, 1 to 2 lb: $7.61 to $13.42. Shoes, jeans and boxed items up to 2 lb, tracked with $100 insurance. - USPS Cubic via Pirate Ship: $6.00 to $15.00. Small, heavy boxes up to 20 lb priced by size, not weight. ## The kit for crystals A pocket scale for small tumbles and a shipping scale for clusters and towers. Add small boxes, paper or bubble wrap, and tissue for presentation. Use a light box for tumbles and small points. Larger pieces look better against a plain backdrop with soft side light that shows their color and clarity. ## Packing so points don't chip Wrap points and towers on their own, with extra padding at the tip. Then box them so nothing touches another piece or the box wall. Tumbles are tougher and can share a small box if each sits in a pouch or tissue. Fill the hollows in clusters so the crystals can't take a knock. ## Storing stock so you can find it Sort by stone type, then size, in labeled trays or clear bins. A small card with the stone name stops mix-ups between similar-looking stones. Keep amethyst and rose quartz away from windows, because sunlight fades some colors. ## Photos that match what arrives Natural stones vary, so say whether the buyer gets the piece in the photo or one like it, and spell it out on intuitively chosen listings. Show the piece in the hand for scale, plus the base or underside. Avoid heavy color editing, because a stone that looks bluer online than in person comes back. ## Selling crystals live Crystal shows are popular on TikTok Shop and Whatnot, often as mystery scoops or pick-your-piece lots. Mount your phone on a tripod at an angle over the table and add a clip-on mic. Put two soft panels either side of the table instead of one bright light in front, so glare doesn't wash out the stones. ## Growing past the first 50 orders Pre-wrap common tumbles and small pieces between shows so live orders pack quickly. Keep the box sizes you use most within reach. Weigh a typical package for each product and note it, so you can set shipping without weighing each order. ## Common mistakes - Packing several points loose in one box lets them chip each other, so wrap each one separately. - Editing colors to look richer leads to disappointed buyers, so photograph in soft daylight and keep edits light. - Leaving amethyst in a sunny window can fade it, so store color-sensitive stones out of direct sun. - Guessing the weight of heavy clusters means underpaid labels and carrier adjustments, so weigh each package. - Being vague about intuitively chosen pieces leads to complaints, so say plainly whether the buyer gets the pictured stone. ## Setups - [Crystal live-show garage for Whatnot and TikTok Shop](https://sellersetups.com/us/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. ## Questions ### How do I stop crystals chipping in shipping? Wrap every piece in tissue, then bubble wrap, and pack the box so nothing moves. ### Are crystals expensive to ship? They can be, because stones are heavy. Weigh each package so you pay for the right weight instead of guessing. Dense, heavy pieces can be cheaper in a USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate box, where weight doesn't change the price. ### Can I make healing claims in my listings? Avoid health claims. The FTC requires evidence for them, and platforms such as Etsy and eBay remove listings that make them. Describe the stone, its origin if known, size and finish. ### How do I ship a heavy cluster? Pad the hollows, box it with padding on all sides, and use a double-wall box if it's heavy. Weigh it before buying a label. ### Should I sell intuitively chosen crystals? Yes, if you want fast fulfillment: you choose the stone yourself, so there is no matching to a photo. Say clearly in the listing that the stone is chosen for the buyer and will vary from the photo. ### Do I need to say where a crystal comes from? Only if you know it. Don't guess an origin: buyers who care will ask, and a wrong answer hurts your reputation.