5 Lessons I Learned from my 7-Figure Pokémon Card Business

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[@Daedroh]

Bro your tips are gold. I'm a new concrete contractor and many of your tips align with stuff I do. Going out and giving estimates takes up much of my time so I've quickly learned to automate as much as I can to not lose too much of my time. I have to filter out serious homeowners from people who are just price-shopping that waste contractor's time and many things you said were very good points.

[@a81l1fy]

Love you videos! Love you sharing so much valuable info. I bought my first car selling first sets of Pokemon in High School then fell out of it. Got back in recently and i remembered how to ride this TCG bike but bikes have changed in features and I am stoked about it. I started on TCGPlayer and have done very well. Just now got accepted onto WhatNot to supplement some business but don't want to stop there so your vudeos are not only getting me info but keeping me pumped and motivated. I own a 21 year old photography businesses and freelance for Canon but am loving adding this into it. Keeping busy keeps my anxiety, depression and Schizophrenia symptoms down. Thank you again! GG good sir

[@DarkPokeScar]

After hearing about the power of NO I’m really seeing the reality of how blessed we all are to have your content, hopefully I’m not annoying you conjuring up these quick comments, as I try to like and comment on all of the videos I watch. & honestly I’m just hoping likes and comments are as valuable as KZbinrs claim lol thanks for all the tips and tricks ❤ - Ryan

[@TDDCollects]

Always sharing that wisdom! We appreciate it!

[@wleung72]

Your videos are very informative and interesting! Love the longer ones where i can just listen to it like a podcast! Keep them coming!

[@AK47___]

thank you for making this. appreciate the honesty and being straight forward. I am starting very small, but didn't we all do so. everything you're sharing helps way more than you can imagine.

[@spiker10]

Amazing video, appreciate your straight talk. I probably have been stuck with #1 for a few weeks to a couple of months but have now started the grind to slowly create momentum. 🤩🤞

[@chasebufkin7326]

I've been watching your videos for a bit since i started and it's helped me grow a lot i sold out of both cases i bought in about a week and can now slowly add another. Your advice has helped a lot keep it up man.

[@yodaboom2972]

Always enjoy the content and appreciate the honesty of business

[@myname_isblaine]

Always good to see your videos, the info about your youtube scripts being a productive side hobby is valid and something I'm going to think about over the next few days.

[@th3realric154]

Love your information and insight on personal/small business and how to avoid or attract things you need and dont need to make a profitable business. The biggest stepping I have is the website and setting it up outside of getting product.

[@TheCardFatherTCG]

WAY MORE PRACTICAL! Thank you for the content. Your videos and advice are helping me to reach my Pokemon business goals. I'm stuck at the getting customers phase atm. I've got a distributor (finally), now just getting emails and people to visit the store.

[@foilfrenzy]

Love the videos, very helpful information. Looking to start a TCG store online slowly and your videos are a huge help for what success can look like for someone

[@yourmate7419]

These Videos are great. You and pokemonsteven are throwing out some great information at the moment!

[@mycollectiverse]

Thanks for this video Brian. I feel I’m learning lots as my business starts in its early days. Thanks for answering my questions during your live

[@pokene_pokemon]

Absolutely! Appreciate you joining 🙏🏻

[@GreyGapCollection]

Honestly you have helped out juggling fatherhood and career and starting this anime/card business you have helped a lot

[@IneptCardCollector]

Thank you so much! I'll check out the other vids.

[@JustAverageJeff]

Thanks for all the tips! Now just to figure out how to fund and start this up.

[@SirGiggz]

Im down a rabbit hole with your videos . Love the content, keep up the great work!

[@RobertclipsTV]

Love the vids man keep em coming

[@tempuslogan3493]

Tons of valuable info man, thanks for what you do 🤙

[@shadoedelgado2162]

This video was super helpful! Please make more! I’ll buy your stuff @ pokeNe! Just keep these coming!

[@SpeerGaming]

I appreciate all your tips and videos 🙏

[@nou432]

Finally, the first minute or so of this video exactly said what I thought while watching all those other youtubers' video's! It doesn't really matter if you want to start a pokemon card business or something else as these tips are applicable on most situations. I shall subscribe upvote and watch more of your video's. So many people get stuck on the first thing : "I can't start until" Just try it, if you fail so be it, you learn from those mistakes and hopefully learn from them!

[@pokemonwonderLLC]

Hey Brian, Great lessons and information. Keep it rocking my man and have an amazing day.

[@EngineerEvolutions-he7qi]

I’m really enjoying these types of videos! Love the honesty 👍🏼

[@pokene_pokemon]

I’m having fun making them! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@d-_-b_royalty7747]

Subscribed! Awesome info man

[@ricardoblikman2676]

A huge problem with international shipping is rain damage, be sure you pack or your sender packs it rain proof!

[@PokeJulyTCG]

Another great video, thank you! Will you be doing and updated detailed video on how start a Rip and Ship?

[@LTAO-FARTNATION]

Thanks for the valuable information! Always a pleasure to watch your honest videos.

[@pokene_pokemon]

Thanks for watching!

[@LTAO-FARTNATION]

@@pokene_pokemon Thanks for provide the great insight.

[@ponyboymotorsports-5759]

Awesome tips and good for us who are starting up

[@NerdyAthlete]

Appreciate your knowledge and bluntness. Inspires me to take strides of my own.

[@pokene_pokemon]

DO IT

[@Lenore_Neon]

Great ful for your shared knowledge

[@jaketheheals]

Thank you so much for this.

[@lsmn9021]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge 🙏

[@pokene_pokemon]

My pleasure - thanks for being here 🙏🏻

[@imgoen2vegasbaby1]

nice vids! actually so chill to watch with tht timelapse too

[@pokene_pokemon]

It seems to be a format that works lol- I’ll keep it up

[@davez315]

Great stuff man!!!

[@ricardoblikman2676]

I am from Europe and use shipping forwarders in Japan and the US. It causes a lot of problems because everyone thinks I want to scam them most of the time when a transaction is blocked I can solve it by just simply calling the creditcard company explain to them I use a shipper and they mark the transaction with a different shipping address as safe since I identified the address and myself. But some businesses do not want to do it nor do they want to ship outside of their country. That's too bad.

[@abdullah40tr]

Where are you from

[@ricardoblikman2676]

@@abdullah40tr Netherlands

[@alejandro-ur5tr]

Great video! Thank you for the knowledge

[@pokene_pokemon]

Thank YOU for the view 🫡

[@bobbytremmel8078]

I just started my own LLC this year. Started breaking on whatnot. Started February 9th and have 185k in sales right now. Some days are slow and I feel like a failure, but it does pick back up. I quit my full time job getting paid 30 an hr to run my business full time. It's alot of work, but worth it in the end.

[@michaelm.9708]

This was awesome - thanks for these great videos

[@pokene_pokemon]

Glad to hear it, thanks for watching 🙏🏻

[@tomnisbet4187]

You’re an inspiration. Woke up to my first tcg sale today. Thanks for all the content

[@pokene_pokemon]

LETS GOOOOO

[@tomnisbet4187]

@@pokene_pokemon would love to scale things up eventually, but without depending on credit, it’s not possible this close to the holidays. My six year old up with the idea to sell cards so we could buy more, and tcgplayer was the best option for now.

[@BuleGamer96]

Nice lessons, hoping to listen more.

[@DamaCollectsCards]

Was a fun watch and all your points are spot on man. I commend you for doing the online business side by yourself with your girlfriend, it’s a ton of work and most people quit when they release the labor it consists of on the shipping end. Plus the time investment, most people won’t do it. Good video

[@caribboy4661]

Good stuff brother.

[@Livvvid]

I found a great supplier in japan who I successfully negotiated with but now I feel bad for doing it. I havent even started yet and his prices were already way better than anyone elses list. I did spend 8000 on my initial order and he even offered additional pre order items that I took him up on so maybe he didnt take it as disrespect but for the foreseeable future i will just compare lists and not haggle for a few dollars each box if his list is already cheaper.

[@ToySnowman]

Heya, I own a Toy store. And a lot of what you say is very true. Especially There is this urge ( as a business owner ) to say yes to every customer request. and saying No is very important to learn.

[@TheOgarci16]

Thanks for the info it helping my business

[@pokene_pokemon]

Good to hear 🔥🔥

[@EternalNightsCollectibles]

I recently just got my online comic store into LLC form and began talks with distributors. I did get approved by one and as far as I can see I don't really have a minimum order amount. However, not sure I can use them just yet because comic books are expensive even when bought in bulk.

[@brandonbates7732]

the best guy on KZbin actually helping people out besides Danny Phantump just got a sub from me cause I'm starting my own eBay store and listing cards as we speak hoping to get to you one day man thanks for the videos! Will be binging you a lot haha

[@daveadave12]

Another great video! Still looking forward to the print on demand for merch video lol

[@pokene_pokemon]

In the works! I have too many ideas 😂

[@daveadave12]

@@pokene_pokemon is good to have those ideas! Your business is great and your channel is too

[@CollectAndChill.]

Wow, a lot of gold in this video thank you so much! Can you do a video on how to scale your business? I got inspired from your videos and decided to take action. Found a few sellers from Instagram so this video was very helpful. If I start with 5k I know that's like chump change but it's where I can realistically start at the moment. Do you have any advice how I can scale it starting on that budget?

[@PMTCards]

As always appreciate the videos. Can you talk about how you survived the first year of taking “junk” product before getting decent deals? Did you just go into debt betting you can make enough eventually? Did you have enough income/savings to eat the initial 5k+ on the ex purchases, etc..

[@pokene_pokemon]

Great video idea

[@mikeh270]

Loved the doom scrolling tip the best, so relatable ... Im planning on starting a TCG business in the Netherlands, but I am worried the margins on english cards (via an official reseller) might be very very small. Do you have any estimates on average margins on e.g. booster boxes in the US? Thanks so much for all the valuable videos, keep 'em going :D

[@EnjoyGengar]

Pro tip they have special museum cards that everyone else wants. Try to sell em to jap/china if you can find buyers. A friend of my is doing that as side ting.

[@johnchan9392]

Thanks Brian! 👍 Always learning some new watching your videos. Algo 👉 ❤

[@pokene_pokemon]

The algo thanks you 🫡

[@AKcam7]

Classic husband and wife working together... Woman in full sweat suit while the husband is in shorts and a cut-off T-shirt lol. Same at my house, except my wife would also be wrapped in a blanket lol. Thanks for the info!

[@justinalexander4166]

I disputed mine and I won my chargeback case

[@TsukentoX]

You forgot something. "I can't start until I have money to do even the basic stuff."

[@ColtLong]

This is gold

[@PokeMatteo]

how much would you need to startout small in the tcg business?

[@elvistcg]

Avenues where to sell. A video on possible options and benefits maybe

[@PokemonCardAddict]

Awesome video. Only thing I would like to recommend since it is cardboard like you mentioned, is to keep floods in mind and ALWAYS keep your investment raised off the ground. Water breaks can and will happen, and it would be a dang shame to have full boxes go to waste. Unless your insurance will cover replacing your product, then fully disregard me.

[@pokene_pokemon]

1000% good advice - and yes we also have insurance- it’s essential!

[@Pokebino_tcg]

What do you mean by building a email list ? Im in a position currently where i have to start selling off my vintage and modern singles🎉

[@4EverK3LZ]

Hello, I have a binder full of old Pokemon cards from my elementary school years, im in my late 30s now. Where can I get them appraised?

[@TheBreakingProgram]

Your Arms Are Ripped From Carrying All Those Boxes 🔥

[@adrienhelferich7069]

Can I ask how you got so many people on your website in order to get the sales?

[@MarquisFlipsHouses]

POKE GOAT!!!!

[@olevia4942]

Hey, just wondering after watching this... What do you do with/how do you get rid of your PALLETS!?

[@jonflores3551]

You can find a business in your area to sell them at. Condition is key too.

[@olevia4942]

​@@jonflores3551thanks, I would not have thought of them being worth money, but that makes sense.

[@umbroeon1673]

Just got laid off from my job and this has been like a dream forever, with having basically no funds, but hella ambition how can I get my business up

[@_mocart_]

Sorry if someone already pointed it out but your speech-to-text tool is a bit messy, printing stuff like "VV heroes" :D

[@haasgamesandfitness16]

So a distributor is rough to get. What are some resources to help us find a supplier? Thank you for your time and help

[@pokene_pokemon]

I have some other videos on the subject but ultimately we just contacted Japanese sellers thru Instagram. Found them by following various hashtags like “Japanese Pokémon cards” and just emailed everyone until we found a cool guy - simple

[@haasgamesandfitness16]

@@pokene_pokemon found someone saying they can supply 151 japanese at 140 a box. Maybe less if bulked. Does that sound about right?

[@thai33oz]

I would like to take full credit for that name you've given yourself here 2:11 😜

[@pokene_pokemon]

Nailed it 😂

[@Justforfunpokemon]

Love the vids, too bad it is based on the american market. European market is very diifferent😅

[@averagejoegamerz7568]

Great video and definetly advice that will help, thanks man!

[@KetchumAllCollectibles]

A lot f people that have no idea what they are doing fall into the LLC for no reason

[@melody4902]

dang, the white dog is always left out

[@beenokok529]

Is there really no way to recover the lost of an chargeback scam/fraud?

[@EnjoyGengar]

[@Pokedepstore]

I need to find this tax guy for $250 😂

[@pokene_pokemon]

😂 might’ve been a bit of an exaggeration

[@Pokedepstore]

@@pokene_pokemon for us midwesterners it might be possible!

[@TheLotzin]

FR

[@EusiWorkshop]

Work 10 hours a day after just a few years in a business and still bringing in the money that you do. You sir hit the jackpot. Congrats.

[@iancoen1792]

Dull.

[@pokene_pokemon]

Thank you.

[@ramirezbrian86]

Do you hate being rich?

[@pokene_pokemon]

Lol I’m not rich, but I don’t imagine I’d hate it if I was

[@checkmichluka9592]

I really enjoy your videos, but I would enjoy it more if you would not talk just for the people in the US.

[@InJapan2019]

He is talking based on his experiences and he is based in US …