ABLE TO MAKE LIVING FLIPPING SPORTS CARDS? LET'S GET SOME TRANSPARENCY

[@unamazon6107]

I was just thinking to myself “where has flipping Steve been?” Good to have ya back! Foo Fighters live, gotta see them one day!

[@CABD5150]

The 678 does not match the 302….”a little damp” haha

[@tradergriffs8835]

It’s really pricey to set up at big shows. Hard to make money when you pay $450 -700 to set up and 2-3 days at a hotel. Plus the grind of doing that for 3 days straight is pretty brutal. I’ve been sticking to smaller local shows due to low overhead.

[@zachpierce641]

Need more videos like this in the hobby. You’re not being negative. I see first hand at shows these kids idolize these guys and I see it they have it in their head they are just going to grow up and flip cards/ be a dealer As a life long collector I don’t see how you make a living at this unless you have a lot of money to play with and are just really really aggressive . At any rate it would be a lot of hard work I flipped cell phones full time for a few years and was always stressing out about leads and having phones sitting around and no cash to buy more so I couldn’t make more money until I sold what I had type of thing On top of the fact, I didn’t have benefits like you speak of Also, another thing people don’t talk about is taxes. Yes, you can use tax write offs, but what does it look like when you go to buy a house? You have to show income. So if you’re writing off everything and not paying taxes nobody’s going to loan you money. if you decide to pay taxes, and you are a single guy. Your tax rate is huge. to show a decent income you’re going to have to pay a big chunk of money in taxes. I could go on and on . I’m not being negative. I lived that life . There’s so many things you have to worry about that’s the guy with a stable 9-5 doesn’t. I could go on and on

[@WilliamOrloff]

Enjoyed the video…thanks 👍🏻

[@vesturedippedinblood4450]

Definitely talking about Rothcards…. Those guys are clowns on a good day

[@crazykev6491]

100%

[@pk3739]

Always looked at full-time card flippers as simply drifters in society. We’ll see how that plays out long term when it comes to insurance, benefits, investments, and retirement.

[@crazykev6491]

Tawny Kitaens transparent dress made lots of guys and selective women very happy. RIP

[@SamuelsViewsEST16]

💯 TRUTH!! A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ARE SPONSORED, AND THEY DONT WANNA DISCLOSE THAT!!! VERY DECEPTIVE TACTICS...... 🤷🏾

[@RCA_Dome]

Chris Sewell has been making a living selling cards b4 the boom

[@FierceCards]

Dude grab a cheap cell phone mic will make a world of difference for your audio. Great video.

[@3marbury3]

Very enjoyable content as always ❤ ty for all the work u put into it- I flipped some Antman lately made good profit - after the nba season I think it will be mj kob lebr again until next season 😅 it’s always hard to find good deals

[@robertlanham7830]

Ask if they’ve ever been charged with / convicted of a crime (misdemeanor or felony) associated with the collectibles industry.

[@comicbookmoney3286]

cant be done full time supplementally year round with normal expenses, not enough stuff is being released to ride the spec wave year round...maybe if your single, no kids and live low budget it could be pulled off, but your spec game better be top notch....

[@popmapaxman8179]

thanks for the IG help

[@TamTranTriZzle]

What you are asking, or suggesting is ultimately moot. "Making a Living" in regards to anything is entirely subjective to each person. What is important, or imperative, or applicable to one person, will not be for another. 100 people will have 100 different needs, wants, views, perspectives, and opinions, based on their own perecived reality at this station in their lives. Every single video we watch-it could be a video about ANYTHING- we will always find things that that Tuber needed to improve on or address or change, or add etc... But... it's their video, their channel, and hence, they can put out anything they want. In the end, people are gonna employ common sense, in that if someone is truly looking at how to make a Living fliiping cards, I am quite certain that person will be watching tons of videos on the subject and pick out bits and pieces that can apply to them.

[@flippingsteve9355]

That is why a clearly state that everyone's definition of "making a living" could be different. You are also assuming that the younger demographic of viewers that absorb the content can decipher what is real and what is not. Many ppl take what they see at face value

[@ArrowoodsHobbyShop-Ebay]

Some do better then others at the nuisances, some need more or less then others to live day to day. Either way, youtube isnt for me 😂

[@danieljohns6084]

Whats up in the 678

[@RCA_Dome]

Steve yes there are people who do this full time and make a full living off of it. Chris Sewell.

[@flippingsteve9355]

I need your IG

[@jamesd126]

The jealousy in this video… Hey working at a casino is more fun than what most of us other 9-5s do.

[@flippingsteve9355]

Only thing I'm jealous of is Geoff winning the ring. What department of the casino do you work in?

[@dscards6272]

I assume they have a tax/ business ID so then they can write off their expenses

[@TheCardHunter]

Thx for living the dream and sharing. Great video and questions. I’ve always wondered the same about sports card hustlers. How about asking Dustin these same questions. It appears he is a full time influencer with 4 kids and a wife. He doesn’t show many flips so I assume he is either “living with his parents” or making a lot of money influencing. How many trips does Dustin take that others pay for? I assume fanatics paid for him to go to NYC. Do you pay Dustin to be on off centered? What is Dustin not disclosing? 😊 I’d love to see Dustin more transparency. Who cuts Dustin’s lawn? 🧐

[@TheSportsCardDad]

I live with my parents. Thanks mom and dad! 🙌😂

[@TheCardHunter]

@@TheSportsCardDad can you make a video please

[@TheSportsCardDad]

@@TheCardHunter no need for a video I can answer it here. I don't get paid to go to shows, if I did I would disclose like I do with sponsors. Fanatics (or anyone else) didn't pay me to go to NYC. Steve doesn't pay me to be on Off Centered, but come to think of it, I need to talk to him about that 😂 Oh and I cut my own lawn, sometimes my 18 year old son cuts it though and he usually does the weed eating.

[@TheCardHunter]

@@TheSportsCardDad it would make a great video. Health insurance? Did you get a ppp loan? 😁

[@flippingsteve9355]

I think we are all upset because Geoff won the ring.

[@dash9658]

Dont forget the mission “we are gonna 10x the hobby”

[@user-bv1oq1ok1l]

All up in my business with these rather personal questions!

[@JWISKI2010]

I feel that if I wasn't doubling my money on each card than the juice ain't worth the squeeze. It seems fun until it ain't.

[@flippingsteve9355]

Doubling is tough these days. Even when grading.

[@joelkaplan2157]

Welcome to atlanta where the players play !!!!

[@TheBargainBoxer]

Repackers are paying 100% of comps. So, the average collector has to pay over 100% of comps to buy cards and has to pay 13% of fees on the bay plus shipping plus taxes. Plus travel to shows plus meals plus hotels. No wonder they call it a grind…..

[@s.macintosh-jc9rf]

Great video with good questions about selling cards for a living. I don’t want to spread hate but I don’t trust things that I don’t understand and I don’t understand a lot of people on KZbin. Have a great day, Peter

[@jordanhudson5075]

He’s alive !!!! What’s up man

[@flippingsteve9355]

You know. Trying to put out helpful content and people calling be jealous. Gotta love it

[@shinycardboardaddict6831]

Flipping cards is at best a good side hustle until you want to own a card shop or just be a breaker full time.

[@flippingsteve9355]

Agree. I do well on the side but I couldn't imagine selling enough cards (singles) to support my lifestyle.

[@thecardboardcollaborative]

Just comes down to how much profit they make and if it’s enough to be a salary. If they can make $80-100k profit every year then the math works.

[@flippingsteve9355]

Very true.

[@John-tl3cb]

Steve I wanted to mention to you that I did a live stream in the michael jackson community. I am going to go live with aih in a few weeks to talk about the hobby. If you would like Togo live to talk about michael jackson some afternoon let me know. I only use my icon image just so you know.

[@flippingsteve9355]

Which MJ community channel were you on?

[@John-tl3cb]

@@flippingsteve9355 it's called misery loves company crew. It was a live but one of the guys named Matt got really frustrated with how good my story is and he deleted the live But one of the other guys pulled it back from streamyard and now itis a 3 hour video.

[@John-tl3cb]

​@@flippingsteve9355misery loves company crew ìts in the video section now.