How do we dig ourselves out of this hole? commander masters edition

[@TimHaloun]

I guess you're glad the set booster allocation was halved?

[@rng-gamez]

Ohhhhh yea lol

[@pokeedmund1016]

I was thinking that when I went back to previous videos! So the $160k you spent, did that take into account the halving of set booster allocation? Wishing you the best with this situation, like the attitude of getting down, rolling up your sleeves and working to fix this

[@rng-gamez]

@@pokeedmund1016 it did lol It could have been worse

[@raysieelmo]

Coming from a store owner based overseas, your last 2 videos have been raw and very relatable. Get through this buddy. It's all learning.

[@rng-gamez]

It’s the only way i learn, do stupid stuff lol

[@torharaldfedog9444]

Thank for the honesty, that is the reason I watch you're channel

[@didymussumydid9726]

Hey buddy, let me please remind you that burning the candle at both ends, losing sleep, and stress will eventually take a long-term toll on your health. Right now you are a young guy but long term you will have to find ways to mitigate these issuesSo that you don’t burn out with a bunch of health problems by the time you’re 50. Your positive attitude will help you a lot. I wish you the best of luck.

[@royalal]

Well said.

[@TheBoxPounder]

I've purchased from you before from shop pay and you did a great job getting my products to me!

[@rng-gamez]

Awesome!! And thanks!

[@ManhattanAquatics]

Love the honesty and showing everyone the hurdles of a LGS, look forward to future videos on the evolution of commander masters. I know youll crush it and continue scaling the business.

[@spectral635]

Love this channel, teaches me about some of the backend my local LGS's have to deal with. Thanks!

[@rng-gamez]

Thanks!!!

[@CsRacerOriginal]

The person you are going to be, after crawling out of the hole you have fallen, is worth every step!

[@matthewdavis7869]

Love seeing more videos from you. There’s no doubt in my mind that you’ll be fine long-term. Not listing the singles right away was a very smart move and with how much prices have risen since Friday/Saturday, you’ve certainly saved yourself a ton of money by choosing to hold off

[@johnzohan6004]

Let's go RNG, you got this! Whose gonna carry the boats!?

[@coddmodd]

Liking the positive attitude and after that last video, i started watching your older cardshop start up videos. Cool to see the back end cost and all.

[@iamgobbo]

I also went quite hard on CMM product, cracked 250+ cbbs and have sold nearly 40k in singles on tcgplayer since monday. It's not too hard to get out of this hole because the singles are still really good and people want them.

[@jackmcnally8706]

Luckily for the store owners the prices are going back up quick thanks to low supply and high demand. A bit unfortunate for us players but you guys really need it right now clearly, sorry the set was such a bust for you guys.

[@Backiinthegame]

I love this, please make this a series! Journey to breaking even with the set.

[@nerdvananorth2905]

Feel for you brother! Things will get better!! Keep your spirits up!

[@dom19945]

Based on Rudy’s last Commander Masters vid, my guess is that he saw your video too.

[@anthonyromero899]

Love the channel and just ordered the new pokemon set from you site to show support.

[@MHardcore]

Good luck man. Stay positive.

[@waynesams428]

Newer sub here. You're doing a good job man. I enjoy watching your shop grow. Every successful business hits bumps in the road.

[@rng-gamez]

Thanks and welcome

[@tibaltsapprentice]

Thanks again for sharing! I helps us little guys keep hope. 🙂

[@Paul24mny]

Love seeing the redemption! Keep the series going into tomorrow for sure! Would be interesting to see how day 3 goes, especially knowing you had so many sales within 1 hour with that .99 shipping

[@michelhubsch8160]

Hey continue your passion, love your videos and as I am a vendor myself I love your input into the business. Keep going.

[@ShoRyuTeiTCG]

Good luck Rob. I may have a business trip to LGA/EWR. Will see if I can stop by your shop and pick up some stuff next week to help out and say hello! Keep pushing forward!

[@NJ_TCG_Show]

30-45 mins from EWR 😊

[@GreenWitEVIL]

Redemption Arc Time!!!!!!!

[@supremekingjaden.3096]

Question. How much will the Jack Atlas crimson king structure deck cost.

[@ricardoblikman2676]

Its still amazing the fiends have money to buy the product after LOTR.

[@jimbomagicjim2292]

You got this!

[@Anthony-hp2kt]

Silly question. How do you stay profitable at 99 cent shipping? I'm worried about sending product machinable. So I've been sending non machineable at 1.06...add in the top loader, sleeves tape and envelope and in at roughly a 1.42...any tips would be greatly appreciated lol

[@steelcitycollector]

Anxious to hear how you will approach new sets now.

[@rng-gamez]

Tell you what I won’t do is go all in on high priced sets

[@RetireandGo]

It sounds like you are a reasonable businessman who understands the situation You are planning and you will overcome this hurdle Keep us updated! I loved the … “to all the lol guys .. gfy!” Haha :-)

[@thebeardeddragonccg]

I'm stressing for you 😅 but you got this man. Gonna take time for sure, but you will recover. No more FOMO!

[@rng-gamez]

Never again

[@leorpaley3070]

Thanks for all the vulnerability. Fuck the haters! Keep doing you.

[@traviswaldrop3793]

I had no idea what syp was when ordering from tcgplayer

[@rng-gamez]

SYP is when TCGplayer stores my inventory for me and ships it when someone orders it, they also handle all customer service

[@alexandervilla5673]

It's good to hear you're not worried. Your last video kinda made it sound like a "I am never gonna financially recover from this" situation 😅

[@rng-gamez]

We always find a way

[@ttbmoney4636]

Im sorry that your going through this! This may be a stupid question but could you not send excess product back to distributors?

[@pokeedmund1016]

Loving this attitude, make the most out of the situation. Ignore the haters on social media, that's just what it is If I buy from ya, is it better if it's direct from your site or tcgplayer (in terms of fees etc) Keep up the good work 👍

[@rng-gamez]

The webpage is always best, thanks for checking it out

[@Juddy4433]

Robbie RNG with the comeback!!!

[@Thenightshowbreaks]

Its for sure gonna rebound. You know how this shit goes. All the squirrels firesell an the ones who hold come out on top. Dont stress it .

[@KilroyKilled]

Love the content, keep moving forward

[@ChristopherSmithNYC]

I stood up and clapped @9:30 😂

[@ThePSaco]

keep it up man, hopefully wotc makes up somehow for the screw up with LGSs

[@brandonsmith-wz6hb]

Looks a little like baby Rudy. How hard will he work.

[@michaelbranchini9133]

New sub here. Excited to see you get outta this. 👀

[@armandoperalta6931]

Roka hammering away in the background this entire time lol. Oooooo! I wonder if I could get hired to work like random hours here and there. I think I have two years of sorting and selling experience lol.

[@NJ_TCG_Show]

We saw you at Costco last week!

[@southendal3740]

I’ll take one of the bulk boxes.

[@bobbyhelms4880]

You got this

[@MTG69]

Who's moving furniture in the background?

[@rng-gamez]

Lol that’s my card sorter

[@BobT_GRG]

Rob, we run on demands for CMM. Only need a 4 man pod. You should be at a break even with our structure of $50 a draft. 3 packs to winner of pod, pitty pack for everyone else.

[@devinwarren7654]

Hey bro. I think the market has this set wrong. I think it is going to sell slowly and be successful in the end. But this is what happens when they have 2 high priced sets release right after each other. The normal everyday people that bought into lord of the rings haven’t had their wallet padded again yet. I think set boosters are the way to go in the end. When the singles in the set recover. Which they will over next few weeks. I think wizards only mistake here is releasing 2 premium sets back to back. I realize you work on percentages just like the rest of us. I’d almost lean into other games. Lord of the rings drained the average consumer of mtg. They haven’t recovered enough to drop the kind of money wizards wants for this product.

[@RockerfellerRothchild1776]

Blame "lil" Rob. Also get a panini press. That Saturday night modern crew loves eating and drinking. Look just sell beer and sandwiches

[@mtgHose]

hey man you gotta list that bulk dude, prb more money there than you realize bring me on, ill do my day job remote and list your bulk while Im in my meetings 🤣

[@thomaswheeler5431]

Can you juat break the boxes and sell on tcg to at least break even? Or not worth the risk?

[@rng-gamez]

We already opened everything looking to be break even if I’m crafty and the prices stabilize

[@thegamemasterllc]

Feel you on the year+ thing. Wanna swap CMM for Streets collectors? 😂

[@pokemontvunlimited7246]

You’ve got this. It sounds like you need to work that TCGplayer route. I buy cards all the time. What’s your store name, on tcg player? I’ll try to look for you when I buy cards.

[@rng-gamez]

RNG-Gamez on all platforms

[@IneptCardCollector]

KZbin will supplement your heavy bags.

[@brandonsmith-wz6hb]

Can I make a suggestion? Sell groups of packs for your cost for the box. Win win

[@NJ_TCG_Show]

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take -Wayne Gretzky” - Michael Scott.

[@NJ_TCG_Show]

And also “The come back is greater than the set back” - Mike The Situation 😂 love you

[@truemoney9874]

My LGS does not list anything online. They are local only with like 4 employees. I don't know how they survive.

[@rng-gamez]

I have no clue. Must have a really strong local thing going

[@psychozen7169]

I think your find man you got some old products that you can sell and some of the older set you can crack and the ev is triple on some of those.

[@blacksquadmtg8584]

Do daily vids 8-10 mins get some revenue ;) Keep ur head high!

[@ChristopherSmithNYC]

This set is at rock bottom. I'm all in.

[@bigPP.8----------------------D]

the black friday dump will be the rock bottom. still too early

[@TheSenselessName]

Got stuff that nobody wants? Welcome to Rudys world😆

[@dcijluther4015]

Do a stream of pack opening battles. Use the overstock items as prizes.

[@southendal3740]

You are not the only one in this situation. WOTC rammed a lot of people hard. But I know that you will pull out of this.

[@k.robatasio9471]

Id love some premium warhammer decks but the price has gotten nuts 😢 any deal of someone joins patreon?

[@Typher_]

I only buy .99 cent shipping cause the cards on direct are way more expensive

[@beaudoran]

enjoying the transparency, start a tiktok.

[@rng-gamez]

I have one but it barely gets any traction

[@chrisfloto3599]

Could you imagine if this was a premium set instead of a non premium set?

[@melloboyz805]

The way to dig yourself out of a hole is to continue making good content on KZbin and generate some revenue

[@rng-gamez]

😀😀😀

[@bigPP.8----------------------D]

💡 start a whatnot account and sell packs

[@Death_by_Tech]

A year plus? Holy shit

[@kingaloha]

we love you Rob

[@corydiehl764]

you should start a second channel just to do box openings

[@nalbas828]

Eldrain will have anime waifu cards. Order that lol

[@rng-gamez]

Ok 160k here we come!

[@chesterfieldthe3rd929]

Unfortunately wotc have booted ALOT of its customers away from its products because of its greedy horrible choices. Will they learn? Who knows. Sad as shite though. I love mtg but I refuse to buy boxes anymore and it sucks. Thankfully sorcery contested realm is a thing!!! God bless and good luck friend

[@paulszki]

I feel like if you're doing "local" you really need to make people want to come to the store and sell drinks and snacks as a side hustle and generally things that provide additional revenue. From personal experience I will be humming and hawing over paying 2 bucks for this or that card but then don't blink an eye for "overpaying" on a drink or snack or eating out.

[@rng-gamez]

I do sell all that stuff but I wanted to start a game store not a convenience store

[@southendal3740]

I’m my experience, no one wants to pay more than.99 shipping.

[@rng-gamez]

I usually get around 50 orders a day with 1.99 I guess when you have a lot of inventory you’ll capture sales

[@_DavidLeBlanc]

Really terrible how WOTC treats retail stores. Jacks up the price they have to pay on sealed product and then basically competes with them directly on amazon.

[@rng-gamez]

Yea they do but this was mostly my fault lol

[@armandoperalta6931]

You cry so beautifully 🥲 lol

[@TachibanaTengoku]

I still got no clue why you dug such a deep pit for yourself lol was there even a tiny chance this was gonna pay off? Selling bulk with 99c shipping is definitely profitable with an employee, especially with the level of inventory you have. Even with free over $5 shipping, it would still be profitable, but the workload might end up being too high for one person. At my peak I was doing like 150 orders a day by hand and I only had maybe 10k inventory, you have 300k...it won't be perfectly 1 to 1, but I'm sure you'd still do at least 2-400 easily

[@rng-gamez]

Maaaan in my mind I was like commander masters, home run!

[@phillyortho]

Glad you could survive the financial loss. It's Hasbro's fault for not having MSRP and for undercutting you guys by selling on Amazon directly and fire-selling products below distributor costs. They steal money from you with bad sets. LSG's deserve a reasonable profit margin on the products they sell. Chris Cox and management at Hasbro need to go. The 30th Anniv boycott didn't last long enough for them to get the message.

[@HusbandsChannel-vb5ku]

Do you no longer deal with Pokémon products? If not, why?

[@rng-gamez]

No I do Pokémon is great for the store

[@HusbandsChannel-vb5ku]

@@rng-gamez Would love to see you cover some videos/topic on Pokémon. I learn a lot from your past videos on Magic, even though I don’t collect Magic. I work from home trying to operate selling platform via online sell Pokémon!

[@thegamemasterllc]

Second the request for Pokémon videos/topics. Could really use help with your thoughts on those products/market opinions.

[@kevinlams1025]

Gonna shot you a private message

[@peternordstrom9991]

you buy way too much jank mtg. you know you can't make money on it right? better to buy and sell sports cards.

[@rng-gamez]

I don’t like sports

[@peternordstrom9991]

@@rng-gamez or money, apparently. lol