How-to

Mercari shipping, step by step

Every Mercari shipping task we have written up, each as numbered steps with the exact labels you will see.

  1. 1Export orders
  2. 3Your own label
  3. 1Add tracking
  4. 1Deadlines and scores
  5. 1Proof and cover
What these 7 how-tos cover, by task.

7 how-tos, 4–10 min each

  1. How to ship a Mercari order on your own Your own label6 min

    The item ships on a label you bought, the tracking number is on the Order Status page, and your payout is not sitting behind a missing number.

  2. How to add tracking to a Mercari order Add tracking4 min

    The right tracking number is on the Order Status page, checked before it went in, because Mercari will not let you change it later.

  3. How to switch a Mercari order to your own label Your own label10 min

    The item goes out on postage that actually covers it, and you have picked the route that keeps the sale rather than the one that cancels it.

  4. How to protect a Mercari order you ship yourself Proof and cover5 min

    You know exactly what Mercari will and will not cover on this parcel, and you have the scan and the receipt that any claim depends on.

  5. How to ship a Mercari item over the label limits Your own label8 min

    You know before you list whether Mercari can label the box, and the oversize ones go out on your own postage with tracking on the order.

  6. How to get your Mercari Gross Sales Report Export orders5 min

    You have a Mercari sales file for the dates you asked for, and you know which of its 21 fields your bookkeeping or your shipping actually needs.

  7. How to avoid a Mercari cancellation after shipping Deadlines and scores5 min

    The order has a valid, checked tracking number on the Order Status page the same day the parcel moves, which is what stands between a shipped item and a cancelled sale.