How I Grew my game store with only $2,500 to start

[@EnochTheMuffin]

lol. When you said that you lost your train of thought, I almost literally tried to remind you where you were in the story. Very conversational.

[@rng-gamez]

Lol thanks, I always jump around when I talk

[@TheTCG_Show]

Working full time and coming home to work on your business 100 hours a week was so hard. You didn’t let your dream just be a dream. You did it!

[@ChristopherSmithNYC]

I'm signing a lease for a card store on Monday. I just discovered this channel and it's incredible motivational. I'm really nervous and you've been incredibly helpful. Thanks so much. Like you my job pays my bills so it's more a side hustle.

[@unashamedfaith2318]

How’s your journey been going 3 months in?

[@HatakeHugo]

How has it been going for you? Any social media links?

[@calvinmccullough2041]

This channel is as real as it gets. In same spot not enjoying what I do and trading cards has always been a passion. Quality control, sorting,providing excellent service, and its addicting

[@ProdMattButler]

Dude I stumbled across your channel a few weeks back and I just have to say that we are so similar. I started my e-commerce journey in 2017 selling on ebay. A Gideon planeswalker card was my first ever sale. I got into thrifting and yard sales but it wasn't sustainable. Tried retail arbitrage, too much wasted gas and time. Tried dropshipping but hated everything about it. I'm now into selling Trading cards out of my house on ebay now and am up to $2500 in sales for a month and a half! Good Shit bro

[@dragonvaultgames]

Opening a small store in the UK and been LOVING your videos. Keep them coming!!

[@thepitcc]

That's so inspiring! Wow I can feel your pride in the tone of your voice. Great video, love it!

[@Basheerxo]

Congrats man you worked hard. You deserve it.

[@jprice0689]

Loved how authentic your video was, thanks for sharing!

[@francisblake434]

you're an inspiration man. keep living the dream!

[@wfvart]

Loved this video. Just started my own online and popup shop this year doing pokemon and a few other tcgs. Hope to get where you are one day not too far away

[@Juddy4433]

a legend!! building his empire!! my inspiration

[@raula1430]

I love how real the information is. KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK!

[@rng-gamez]

Thanks man! I will

[@CE-jl1lv]

I started a cleaning business at 24 with $25 (and somehow made it work with a 18 month old and a single mom). Over the last 10 years that’s grown to firework sales, next year I’ll be launching my own firework brand. I do vintage flipping/an oddities shop (other things in between). Now I am here adding in Pokemon cards 😂 it’s a lot of work doing a ton of investments and businesses but it’s so doable with such minimal money as long as you’re smart! I appreciate your videos it’s taught me a ton and tomorrow I’ll be listing my first cards (have spent the last week organizing inventory and setting up social media to launch). Wish me luck! Again thanks for the videos they’ve been extremely helpful

[@rng-gamez]

Awesome!!!! Congratulations on your growth

[@TachibanaTengoku]

I will take the shot but I'll wait for the time to be ready. I took a small step in getting my own apartment for the company, which is considerably cheaper down here than commercial realestate that starts at like 5k/mo. Only problem is now you need a brick and mortar for distributors so I'm kinda screwed on that end, but at least I can still buy and sell bulk and singles, graded cards etc.

[@Aurinna]

I'm happy to have discovered your channel, wish you the best of luck!

[@rng-gamez]

Thanks buddy

[@timmythelord]

Sir your story was amazing 🥰🙏🏼. Thank you so much for sharing 🙏🏼🙏🏼🥰

[@rng-gamez]

Thanks for watching!!

[@autex2609]

This is amazingly inspirational. Thanks for sharing

[@thelostentrepreneur8146]

I love your videos. I am happy for your success.

[@riotThomy]

that´s very hard way of reinvesting. Just like a stock trader. But i guess + some extra the hour´s/hustle. Very nice channel, very cool progress!!! Like your content. Greetings from germany.

[@BLKW4RDR3M0N]

Happy 2nd year anniversary dude.

[@Kushskashkards]

I’m glad I came across this video. Just motivated me

[@culturegeekgaming2390]

thanks for the insight, i 'll send that to a friend, who dreams to open a geek shop I'm already selling magic the gathering stuff, started casually, and now it grows, becoming kind of full time, earnings not sufficient but better than nothing (especially with unemployment, increase of everything, for just life expense, it's hard) i get that too, now a regular job would be really great, guaranteed pay, clock out and stress free in the free time, real days off and free time, not paying to work (as in buy/sell, we have to buy a lot first, no guarantee to sell, when, at what price, it's stressfull, with not much savings) But still, there are nice part too, doing what i love, learning a lot, earning a few for now but it grows quite significantly, free cards paid by sales, lots of stuff i couldn't discover otherwise

[@PokeCrusadeLLC]

I am in the go for it phase, similar to you doing pokemon, its a grind but its a hard fun grind vs going to my current job

[@DrHopplesquigs]

GOOD LORD, I bought a TON of those wax cubes as well all on Walmart clearance. I swear I still get whiffs of them in areas in our inventory storage to this day. Yuck!

[@HatersWantedTM]

Thank you! Appreciate your kindness.

[@Mikuzan]

Great videos bro, very helpful and informative. Appreciate the insight in these vids

[@rng-gamez]

Thanks!

[@joeybarnes2852]

Very inspirational. Im thinking of doing the same. I may have the backing to start it as well as 3 family members to help run it. I have 3 competetors near me though, but am friends with 2 of them. I would love to chat about the unforseen shit that hasnt crossed my mind yet if you interect with viewers at all.

[@statsprobspkmn]

Would love to hear more about your success reselling on Amazon if you get the chance, great content.

[@TheTCG_Show]

Beanie babies, books, cell phone cases, rings - he literally sold everything. I think the Serra Angel story should be in the next video.

[@MA2C]

I love this dude

[@rng-gamez]

Right back at ya

[@pondenthusiast7]

Found your channel, and i have to say it's fascinating. My question to you is, do you think say a pokemon only shop would be sustainable? The lgs in my area all seem to have their niche, some are more geared toward say magic, or other things entirely like comics....

[@rng-gamez]

Pokémon only I don’t think would work. You need to sell everything in order for things to work, if one card game dies down your business dies.

[@Phawks-Phire]

This is so inspirational!

[@rng-gamez]

Thanks!!

[@glmorten]

Nice another video!

[@novasnotvibing]

the law of large numbers is the concept that the larger a sample size the closer to average results will be. the law of large numbers is only working in your favor if the actual calculated estimated value is profitable. if the estimated value is low the law of large numbers will only hurt you.

[@DadofWarReactions]

Heck yeah thank you!

[@gamersparadise743]

been watching a few of your videos and really good information. u mentioned u sold playsets, how did u go about doing that? single card playsets or in a lot? just the commons and uncommons? assuming on ebay?

[@rng-gamez]

Yea so I would do this for almost every card in the set in sets of 4 my floor price was 1.99 free shipping

[@SifuJavis]

what do you do about foils? you don't sleeve them all up do you?

[@JusZard]

Great info thanks man

[@rjjacintoph]

Wait i'm confused. In your other video, you said that your landlord asked you right from the start $4500. Is the $2500 only worth of the products?

[@rng-gamez]

This is referring to my start in business not just referring to my trading card business only.

[@scatz4994]

how do you find companies that are under liquidation? EDIT: bro. that "i did it" was just a sigh of relief to me. i liked hearing that. this is the first video of yours that i saw and it's just so good. i wish you all the best. keep making people happy with the games that you sell. you deserve all your success.

[@rng-gamez]

Tons of ways, just google liquidation pallets

[@BlastBeatBreakdown]

Damn i need to start a business. I just have no idea where to start.

[@brandonsmith-wz6hb]

When one thing goes well… boom. Nice

[@markherzog2439]

Where do you find liquidations?

[@Thoughtseaux]

Dude I have a legit business with relationships with banks, credit, etc. but I just can’t get any distributors for TCG because I don’t have a B&M store. Do you have any ideas?

[@rng-gamez]

The only way is to rent a unit and put in the work

[@brandonsmith-wz6hb]

Credit and other financial resources to maintain other expenses?

[@rng-gamez]

Yep like a well oiled machine

[@brandonsmith-wz6hb]

@@rng-gamez way to do it. I have been a full time ebay magic seller since war of the spark.

[@zachhudson626]

Did you have an LLC by the time you were buying liquidations?

[@rng-gamez]

Yes it is required when purchasing liquidations

[@zachhudson626]

@@rng-gamez and was that a separate LLC from rng-gamez?

[@StevoSupremo]

I'm slowly saving up for my goal of opening a shop. I have just over 10k. A ways to go still, but your videos have been inspiring and a great help. Have you noticed since we are past that covid boom, if getting distribution and inventory is still tough? Also, If we have more specific store questions should we ask here or in the discord? I saw a general questions tab in the discord but wanted to make sure. Thanks!

[@rng-gamez]

It is getting a bit easier (everything but Pokémon) you can message me on discord I like to leave my discord for my customers in store. I will try to get back to you as soon as I can

[@Dr.NumBNutZz]

,should i list my non holo rares

[@shanewille5844]

still got those clbg?

[@PerfectPrinceX1]

nice video

[@RoachesPokemon]

i feel you about the shitty warehouse job

[@rng-gamez]

forklift certified.

[@elliotschwartz9774]

Such a Handsome guy😊

[@rng-gamez]

Lol!!! Elliot!

[@Martial21396]

my budget is for now about 80 euros and thats it💀, thankfully i found a ps1 in my grandma's closet and i have a wii mini under my couch and a old xbox which i will try to make work and sell the one that im playing on rn. Plus i don't play on the ps 4 (we just use it for netflix) so ima download the games and sell them and put the money to my budget. Plus i got some xbox games i wont play for sale aswell. (Sorry for bad grammar im a croat)

[@jasonhenry5409]

Your numbers don't add up on the cell phone cases. If you bought them for 8 cents a piece and they sold for 19.99 and your initial investment was roughly 180 bucks, you should have been sitting on like 45,000....so my question is...how much does Amazon take? Even if they take 50%, you should've had like 20K.

[@rng-gamez]

My numbers might have been off a little but on small orders Amazon takes almost 50%

[@jasonhenry5409]

wow! I thought they may be around the 25% range.

[@InfidentHero]

That's a lot of luck lol, congrats though keep it up

[@stephenmullins333]

Good video. Beginning was a little slow to get going and I almost left before you actually got into it. Just an FYI for some feedback, keep it up 👍

[@Misfitscolectionsgames]

so at the end of the day your game business started at 50K not 2500

[@rng-gamez]

If that’s what you got out of this than sure

[@Zharick.407]

Sounds like the title is wrong? Sounds like you had $50k to start your card business.

[@RawAmericanFacts]

2years late I hope you bought your own property to turn your rent into basically savings/ hedge for your business. The McDonald’s method.

[@sorrow2077]

Retail arbitrage is basicly scalping you scalped

[@rng-gamez]

Stop crying 😭

[@Asherons]

Bro this entire video is about how you started selling shit on Amazon.. What? How did you even grow your game store??? You didnt even say anything after you said "I decided to lease a game store" with all the money you made from drop shipping and liquidations...

[@rng-gamez]

Your channel seems to be doing great.

[@Asherons]

@@rng-gamez At least I dont like my own comments..lol...Dude my channel sucks lol. I'm legit like wtf, though. Is the title click bait? I'm not saying its a bad video, just misleading. You didn't mention anything about your store my man lol.

[@rng-gamez]

@@Asherons you said it not me.

[@Asherons]

@@rng-gamez It appears you're failing to grasp the point I'm trying to make, lol. It's ok, man. I do like you videos sorry about the disrespect.

[@procrastinationdomination645]

Do you have a discord?

[@rng-gamez]

Yes I do I’ll add it to the channel

[@salvyballacc]

You have no idea how much I enjoyed this video. You hit me right in the feels. I'm looking to start my own Poke Business. I'm about to pull the trigger on it. But I'd like to ask you some questions can I hit your DM on IG or do you have some other way I can contact you? You IG link isn't working.

[@rng-gamez]

My links should be good now thanks for letting me know