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| | | Author: | journey2020  | | Posted: | Apr 9, 2024 00:00 | | Subject: | Shipping scale and printer | | Viewed: | 99 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| Hi, I am going to start selling Lego pieces. I'm not sure how to print the
shipping label, Is that done through the shipping software, i.e. Ship station
or pirateship? Do you need to insert lables into your printer or do you need
a separate label printer? Thanks in advance for your help.
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| | | | | Author: | TallyToyBricks | | Posted: | Apr 9, 2024 04:53 | | Subject: | Re: Shipping scale and printer | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| In Shipping, journey2020 writes:
| | Hi, I am going to start selling Lego pieces. I'm not sure how to print the
shipping label, Is that done through the shipping software, i.e. Ship station
or pirateship? Do you need to insert lables into your printer or do you need
a separate label printer? Thanks in advance for your help.
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You print through the shipping software (I use pirate ship).
Any laser/inkjet printer can print on Avery labels (use 1/2 sheet labels or 4x6)
or I guess you can just tape the paper label to the package.
If you have a laser printer, I would not purchase a label printer until you are
shipping multiple orders a day. If you are using an ink jet printer, I would
purchase a label printer on day 1 (the cost per page is high with inkjet).
People will recommend various label printers, my experiences;
Dymo 4xl - my first label printer (replaced 2 times under warranty) - don't
buy
Zebra LP2844 - cheap (ebay) and reliable - mine is from 2001 - and it still works
great (changed print head once)
Zebra ZD420 - personal favorite (have 2) - wifi, bluetooth - finicky to setup
- workhorse and very fast
The Zebra printers can use generic labels, so the cost per page is very cheap.
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| | | | | Author: | ilovelegostoo | | Posted: | Apr 9, 2024 12:29 | | Subject: | Re: Shipping scale and printer | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Shipping | |
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| I get about 5 orders a month. I only use Paypal and Paypal has a shipping option
which I use. I print the label on regular paper and tape it to the box or envelope.
Not elegant and probably not cost effective, but it works for me.
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