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How to schedule a show, step by step
Every field on the scheduling screen, what each one changes for buyers, and the three that are easy to get wrong.
How to get verified, step by step
Two different things are called verification: the documents Metzee asks for, and the Verified tier. Here is each one.
How to change your payout account, step by step
What is re-checked, and how not to have a payout fail while you do it.
How to mark an order sent, step by step
Add the tracking, mark it shipped, and know exactly what the buyer is told.
How to set delivery prices, step by step
Four rules, and the one most sellers should pick first. Then check what a buyer is actually charged.
How to set up delivery zones, step by step
A zone is an area you deliver to and how. Build one, then test it against a real PIN code.
How to create a listing, step by step
Where the button is, which fields are required, and the one choice that cannot be undone later.
How to open a store, step by step
Six screens, about five minutes, and it saves as you go — so you can stop and come back.
Delivering food and drink: courier, local or collection
For most perishables, collection or local delivery is the only honest answer.
Delivering beauty products: courier, local or collection
Ask the courier about aerosols, and assume the parcel will be hot.
Delivering baby and child items: courier, local or collection
Prams and cots are a size problem. Clothing is not. Decide per item.
Delivering an estate lot: courier, local or collection
Weigh the packed box. This is the category where that sentence saves the most money.
Delivering outdoor gear: courier, local or collection
Bulky rather than fragile — and there is one thing you must not post at all.
Delivering sports equipment: courier, local or collection
Length and weight both cost money here, and most sellers only think about one of them.
Delivering furniture and homeware: courier, local or collection
A wardrobe is not a parcel. Decide which half of this category you are in before the show.
Delivering womenswear: courier, local or collection
Easy to post, except for the pieces with work on them — those want a box.
Delivering menswear: courier, local or collection
Light, compressible and forgiving. The only real decision is what a lot weighs.
Delivering electronics: courier, local or collection
The battery decides the method. Ask the courier before you promise a price.
Delivering bags: courier, local or collection
Light, bulky and shape-sensitive. The box is bigger than you think and that is the whole cost.
Delivering collectibles: courier, local or collection
Measure the packed box, not the object. That one habit prevents most of the losses here.
Delivering manga and figures: courier, local or collection
Books get heavy fast and figures get large fast. Different problems, same show.
Delivering minerals and crystals: courier, local or collection
Dense, brittle and heavier than the photograph suggests. Weigh before you quote.
Delivering handmade work: courier, local or collection
Fired, carved and lacquered work chips at the edges. Double-boxing is the answer, and it has a cost.
Delivering artwork: courier, local or collection
Unframed travels. Framed is a decision, and usually the wrong one.
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