The Recreational TCG Direct Seller.

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@rng-gamez 5 ай бұрын

You where able to articulate it way better than me 😂

@crafteded2645 5 ай бұрын

Your videos are awesome, man. Thanks for sharing your story, inspiring.

@MysteriousSoulreaper 5 ай бұрын

One option to get better rates on Sealed is to partner with an LGS. You get a large buy-in bulk-discount and they can command a higher allocation with their distributor which benefits them when they really want a hot new Set.

@kyr_glassjar 5 ай бұрын

I had 12 direct orders come through, while i watched this video.

@FinalTrade 5 ай бұрын

Feels good.

@Mutoforma Күн бұрын

Definitely some good points! As a fellow small seller, I have some questions: 1) How do you currently source your inventory? 2) How do you price your cards on TCGplayer and/or what is your offer structure for collections (if that's the route you source you inventory)? Thanks!

@Card_Capital 5 ай бұрын

Don’t forget to mention the TCG direct requirements: Lvl 4 seller 99.5 feedback last 30 3000+ inventory 100 sales per month avg $600+ per week! 😮

@keepthehobbyalive3647 5 ай бұрын

The $600 per week thing is what’s preventing me from getting accepted into direct. I keep getting denied

@peaknonsense2041 3 ай бұрын

@@keepthehobbyalive3647If you don't mind me asking, how much inventory do you have in your store? I'm trying to gauge how much inventory I need to reach $600 a week

@keepthehobbyalive3647 3 ай бұрын

@@peaknonsense2041 you honestly need to sell booster boxes to reach that threshold if you don’t have semi expensive cards in your inventory. I have inventory of around 17,000 right now and I keep selling and posting everyday. I finally got into direct by selling the booster boxes to reach the threshold.

@leekichang8359 2 ай бұрын

just got accepted, let's go

@MTGUnpacked 5 ай бұрын

Think I'll stick with non-direct! I already get slammed when listing cards at new set release time, so sorting, listing, and shipping 100k+ in bulk singles doesn't sound appealing or even physically possible with a day job and KZfaq channel😬

@elgordo9525 5 ай бұрын

Yo, man! It's so wonderful to see you here. I love watching your videos.

@VentusGR 4 ай бұрын

I have been debating going direct for a few weeks now. I already get as many as 30 orders daily with a very small inventory as I do a mixture of games that are both in and out of the direct program and I can't imagine the amount of packing I would have to do if I went direct. I think I'll stick with the massprice tool at 15-20cents fixed minimum range and avoid listing commons/uncommons of any game with some exceptions.

@michelleng4796 5 ай бұрын

card store owner here, selling on tcgplayer is a life saver. very very tedious yes, but helps pay for the bills. but that is the cost of working for yourself haha

@ChicagoMintTCG 5 ай бұрын

Great recap! As someone interested in eventually joining direct, it’s great to hear honest talking points from both you and Rob about the topic. Cheers

@TheCardFatherTCG 5 ай бұрын

I have not seen the sales volume increase as everyone has described by moving to TCGPlayer direct. My floor is at $.25 and I have 4,000 in inventory with another 4,000 being scanned into lists to import. I'm trying to figure out where the best rate is to sell and see that increase in volumed sales as everyone is describing.

@elgordo9525 5 ай бұрын

You make it sound exciting, ready to make moves!

@Cam32412 5 ай бұрын

How do you go about finding profitable inventory? It’s been much harder lately.

@GlammMarilyn 5 ай бұрын

Imagine my shock when my recommended page features is thumbnail of my husband 😂😂😂 great video!

@nativeretrospective6931 5 ай бұрын

CONFIRMED 2-24-24! Serialized MKM Rudy pull incoming - Alpha Investments

@TheBuffetBar 2 ай бұрын

Do you have a good recommendation on where to go for EVs of sealed boxes. I know Mox Alpha is a thing but I'm not quite to the scale where I can pay the monthly fee. I have looked at MTGstocks but it's a bit confusing to get through. Thanks in advance! Great vid!

@leekichang8359 2 ай бұрын

From what I know mox alpha charges 30-40 dollars a month depending on whether you want to go monthly or yearly. Has anyone found it worthwhile or do you share subscriptions? Especially if all your doing is looking up evs

@suavecollects49 26 күн бұрын

When you say 31% fees. Is that because you're including the Shipping Reimbursement built in as part of the fee? I was thinking of doing the SYP program where i can have a separate Direct account and use that account to send TCGPlayer my $20+ cards.

@tjpalme4298 2 ай бұрын

How do you get to your 30 percent fees with direct its arpund 15 percent right?

@keepthehobbyalive3647 5 ай бұрын

Any insight on how to get accepted into direct. I can’t get my sales to $600 a week without being in direct lol

@jonunciate7018 5 ай бұрын

Fascinating. No way I have time for this and my day job.

@608side 4 ай бұрын

can you elaborate on buying sealed to rip just so you can sell the singles on direct? I thought people were just buying bulk lots of singles that were basically peoples unwanted junk. How do you determine if a set is profitable to rip? Thanks in advance

@confessions721 10 күн бұрын

You're saying you're able to profitably crack boxes open and sell what you open in TCGplayer? How much are you able to get boxes for where you can get close to the EV of the box?

@joemacallister7561 5 ай бұрын

shoulda kept the reeferman look going

@bigegames2019 5 ай бұрын

Do you know what wholesale price actually is...because depending on the product, and if a retailer is gated or not, as well as other restrictions and allocations and bundle amounts can change every wholesale price. As a store owner, I have been forced to purchase product at higher than TCG prices just to unlock the ability to buy a few extra cases of the new hotness. It can be crazy at times.

@tommyamin 5 ай бұрын

I’m trying to find out what “Wholesale” price is too.

@bigegames2019 5 ай бұрын

35% off retail from distribution, unless you buy bundles and or by the pallet. Usually any order under 10k of one type of product is only 35% off for poke. The margins are super thin, when you consider selling fees, shipping costs, overhead, competitive pricing etc...volume is what makes up for it. But alone, sealed product is not a tangible business plan for even an online seller working out of their basement, it only takes one bad set to destroy them financially.@@tommyamin

@therealcancerofyoutube8174 5 ай бұрын

Hey man could you make a video on Lorcana explaining if you think the game has legs after your initial predictions 6 months ago

@eugeneferrari4748 5 ай бұрын

Lorcana did the tale as old as time TCG timeline. 1) New, decent IP card game, didnt know how much to print 2) They were constantly sold out, they didnt print enough for two sets 3) Third Set is released and they printed too much and probably adjusted inflated print runs for the next couple of future sets I hope you didnt all in on Inklands. Lorcana is a game to be played with your wife.

@cat44x 5 ай бұрын

great great great

@themiddleknut9569 5 ай бұрын

Comment for the algo.

@elgordo9525 5 ай бұрын

Your a real MVP!

@nativeretrospective6931 5 ай бұрын

Okay so this is just a sales channel not about unbiased data dives. Good to clear that up you need to put up a disclaimer for your influemcer tactics. This isnt about imvesting its about selling.

@elgordo9525 5 ай бұрын

It's about both. The good thing is that he knows what he's talking about. A lot of us don't sell, but we stick around to learn more about that business.

@nativeretrospective6931 5 ай бұрын

@@elgordo9525It's about a narrative, now ask yourself whomever is involved in that patreon definitely is qued up a parrot account. Their narrative has imploded, its not about investments either. Smoke and mirrors tactics, I thought it was about data but hard to fool a magic/poker player lol Bluffing is part of my game too but I also know how to posture and pot control also beartraps.

@FinalTrade 5 ай бұрын

I'm running a business, making money, sharing my experience, and meeting people. You're welcome to come along, or not. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@nativeretrospective6931 5 ай бұрын

@@FinalTradeInteresting business model, you are teaching me so much already Final Trade. I might consider your Patreon just curious on what your price is to cover MH3 and FALLOUT. So I gotta pay it monthly or you want a lump sum?

@angelicbeef 5 ай бұрын

It sounds like you’re watching your costs. I value my time too much to give up so much in fees.

@FinalTrade 5 ай бұрын

I'm making way more money for my time paying 30% fees in the Direct program than I did paying 20% fees non-Direct.

@justincartmell3771 5 ай бұрын

Yeah you lost me at 30 percent. Classic ridiculous capitalistist greed. Been burnt by that number before, no thanks good sir!

@TealGaming-fb8bs 5 ай бұрын

One shipping charge per RI, they take all the risk (where is my order scams don’t happen) and you move small cards that wouldn’t normally sell. 30% is it or enjoy sitting on a mountain of cards that don’t move

@FinalTrade 5 ай бұрын

Instead of complaining about capitalism, maybe you should become a capitalist.

@IneptCardCollector 5 ай бұрын

Try the socialist option then.