How I Sort & Upload 10,000 MTG Bulk Cards on TCGPlayer

[@TCGBulkKings]

Right on 🎉 you've got the spirit. Keep on keeping on and you'll be doing well. Great video!

[@GameVitamins]

Appreciate it! Also I enjoy your videos 👌

[@decksdicellc882]

Chase! I would like to talk to you about your Cardbot. I got one too. Would love to get your thoughts on it. How can we connect?

[@JasonSexton2010]

One trick I do is I use yellow construction paper as the background when scanning - it helps ensure you have a contrasting color that's a stark difference that works regardless of borderless, white border, black border, etc. Another is separate your foil, borderless, and non foil before scanning. That helps ensure you're getting the right treatment and scan value, even if the name and set matched.

[@MagictheGatheringDigest]

Yeah, this is one of the best channels I found literally I have learned so much just from listening to you and I have listened to a few of the people that you have mentioned, but I also feel like you deliver things in a meaningful fashion, I started selling more seriously recently so I’m looking forward to seeing my progress as well as yours

[@GameVitamins]

Thank you very much, that means a lot!

[@moonythm]

This video is so high quality for your channel size!

[@GameVitamins]

Thank you very much 😎

[@btkatzen]

Thanks for this! Definitely appreciate your sharing the process you go through

[@GameVitamins]

Appreciate the support!

[@tcgdude]

Thanks for the video! Always interesting to see how folks organize and handle Magic.

[@GameVitamins]

@@tcgdude appreciate you checking it out! 😎

[@LiveHiFi]

"dividers" is the word you were looking for. i like how you just used paper, seems obvious but it's good :D

[@GameVitamins]

Index cards from Walmart, nice and cheap for a lot of them! 😄

[@user-vr5ev7wm5o]

export the filtered csv from the pricing tab per set and can import it after updating the add column and you can alphabatize from there.

[@decksdicellc882]

Great video. Really. Only things I can say is that doing set isn't necessary unless you're going to go TCG Direct. We separate by color and type (creature, instant, etc) then sub divide alpha there and once a section gets big enough do sub alpha with it (Aa, Ab, Ac, etc.) As far as making lists? I wouldn't worry about that either. Everything will be uploaded to you TCG inventory and you can search that a thousand different ways. Just scan, upload, and delete what you just scanned. And your conditioning way is how we do it. 90% of everything we list is LP. Unless we crack it fresh from a pack, or get something phenomenal in trade, it all gets LP listed. You're doing great work though. Keep it up. Hats off to you, good sir.

[@GameVitamins]

Appreciate the kind words! I'd like to get into direct at some point to try that out, so I went with this route on storage, and at least for now it's been real quick to pull orders with. As for the lists, once I do upload them I delete them now. It grew to be way too many. Only perk I've found of separating scanning out by set is that you never get incorrect sets uploaded. The app seems to choose whichever set it pleases... Anyway, appreciate you watching and commenting!

[@tslott2860]

@@GameVitamins I recommend using ManaBox for scanning cards into a collection, and then exporting that CSV file to your inventory. ManaBox does a much better job in comparison to tcgplayer app at identifying the specific card that's the same thing in multiple sets.

[@royalcollectables]

What I do is sort by rarity. Then sleeve up. Set playsets aside. Then put those in a box. Then see what decks need what cards. Then see what I'm missing from the set either buy trade or sell to get what i need for the set. That why I have a playset off to the side. Then sell all bulk on ebay and tcgplayer.

[@loolded4797]

Sort foils out first, tokens and lands also. I find it goes faster if you take out core and commander sets then sort them later on as well

[@chomper1329]

Get a gooseneck phone holder. I use manabox scanner. Disable quick scan. Grab a stack. Scan and sort alphabetically. Names dont change, sets do. So if you have to check 4-5 sets for the card you want.... If it was alphabetical, you check the same spot every time. When a new set comes out? Gotta make a new box. Not alphabecially.... Just slot them in. I can scan and sort about 400 cards an hour.

[@GameVitamins]

Hmm that is true! Would make it pretty easy to just run down the list alphabetically regardless of set. I guess my only question is how do you limit any incorrect set scans? Cause when I sort by set then scan I can ensure that nothing is incorrect there. Or do you just watch and double check every card you go through?

[@chomper1329]

@@GameVitamins When I scan using manabox if quick scan is off, it'll prompt you to select the correct scan - which is off of the picture so it'll show like 4-5 reprints and then I'll type in the set 3 letters on the bottom of the card or, if it's an older card, just match. It slows down just a bit, and scanning by set is quite speedy, so I have in the past sorted by set, then just stored alphabetically, but I no longer pre-sort, I just grab a stack and scan. Anything under $1 is bulk, anything over $1 will be in my binders :)

[@donmorrison9834]

I highly recommend when you open new boxes, that you should inventory the "bulk" when you are doing the M,R, and UC. It saves you a ton of time later. I learned this the hard way. If you crack and sort by color and then alphabetize each color and keep your sets sorted that way, it is much easier to find cards to pull them for orders. And you never know when a common is going to work with a combo from a future set, and you don't want them setting around not in inventory. JMHO

[@harryg6169]

If youre left handed, seeing set symbols and rarity is a breeze. Perhaps try fanning it that way, may be hard at first, but you dont need to flip upside down

[@GameVitamins]

Might be worth trying vs flipping the cards around all the time!

[@dbdclipaltchannel3452]

I'm right handed and have always sorted through cards in the way where you see the set symbol. There almost 0 dexterity required either way. What's the point of sorting through the other way?

[@kazian5453]

I do about 8k -10k cards per day when we buy large collections for MTG. We go Era sort, then Set sort, then alphabetical. Eras - Look at the card if it's white border of there's nothing in the bottom left corner of the card and Illustrator is listed center bottom, it's Era 1. If there's a paintbrush icon on bottom left, it's Era 2. If bottom left has two lines, card number out of total and set name and language(ZNR * ENG), then it's Era 3 or modern Era. This seems to help set sort, because you're limiting how many possible sets you're sorting from when you move to set sorting.

[@MrJpurvis620]

These are the stores I look for on TCGplayer

[@GameVitamins]

Keep an eye out for me if I have cards you need! Thanks for checking my channel out!

[@dhauss8218]

I don't sell, but I will eventually. I use Helvault to scan my cards and Moxfield to store my collection. I like Helvault because when I scan, I can select to only scan from a single set. After opening a play box or multiple, I can just select "Duskmourn" and it will always use the Duskmourn printing in the final list.

[@GameVitamins]

That’s good to know, if it can be exported in a way to upload to TCGPlayer I may take a look at that too. Picking which set would be very helpful.

[@SamJones1337]

great topic. Im sub #130 now, thats crazy.

[@GameVitamins]

Thank you and welcome aboard! Appreciate you subscribing!

[@lonsmithicus]

I don't use the sorters. I would suggest going to an online card store and sorting by set and then by price and memorize wich commons are worth anything. Then only set aside cards worth 50 cents. Take the rest and sell them in packs of 4000 in the USPS Medium Flat Rate Boxes for 20$ shipping. It takes me about 2 hours to sort through 4000 cards. I also set aside "good" commons and uncommons into two piles and save them for later and only sell the "hot" cards in small batches from each bulk. That might work. What you're trying to do is nearly impossible but somebody's gotta do it! Thanks for sharing. Also, sort onto a cloth while standing at a table and turn up the music/TV

[@CardThrone]

Flat Rate Boxes are a scam. You can fit 4500 cards easiily in a 12x9x6 box and it only costs around $8-12 to ship when you buy postage on pirateship or shipstation.

[@JohnC9392-0]

Does TCGPlayer charge(s) a fee to post cards onto their site, like eBay does? Or does TCGPlayer only takes a fee once the card is sold?

[@GameVitamins]

No listing fees, they just take their fee out of the total sale. On their website they break it down 👍

[@JohnC9392-0]

This is great! All we need to do is keep posting cards and let time bite them. No bite, no fee cost other than our time. This is something worth looking into. Thanks for the videos and response. 👍

[@andrewbotsch1380]

So here's the problem I've had listing lower end cards like this. If they add a few cards to their order and I can put them all in a PWE, then great. But if they add 30-40 cards and the order is under $20 still, I end up having to lose $4 bucks on shipping with tracking. If it's a $20 order it's not terrible, but for a $10 and under order, most of my profit is gone. How do you handle those situations?

[@GameVitamins]

Hmm I will say I've only come across this a couple of times when they haven't ordered any high value cards and only cheap bulk cards. Since it has happened so infrequently for me I just chocked it up to the cost of doing business. But if you don't care to track them, you can do USPS First Class Mail "large envelope" which is base price of $1.50, but if you watch my video on shipping cards you can see the size I use. This saves a couple dollars for orders like that. But regardless they'll still be a pain to pull, pack and send out, so it's just part of the game.

[@whatishappening8851]

I started with mobile scanner- HIGHLY inaccurate, especially with Pokemon. If you are doing Flesh and Blood, the CSV method is best

[@GameVitamins]

Yeah with Magic it’s hit or miss too.. that’s why I keep one set in one collection so there’s no question as to it being right or wrong 😕🤷🏻‍♂️

[@mrwhite2039]

Does the scanner work for pokemon also?

[@GameVitamins]

I believe it works on Magic, Pokémon and Yugioh 👍 I’ve only used it for Magic so I can’t speak to the reliability

[@tradewinsofficial]

Hey, dude. I like what you’re doing with your channel and business. I was wondering if there’s somewhere that I can reach you to pick your brain a bit? Thanks and keep it up!

[@GameVitamins]

I'm glad you're enjoying it! My email is on my channel, feel free to send me a note there. With the holiday and all the recent orders it might take a bit for me to get back, but send one on over!

[@fozzythealbino]

Do you find that listing $.05-$1.00 cards is worth it?

[@GameVitamins]

I've certainly sold a good amount in that range, and I keep a floor price so nothing is posted for less than $0.19. In that case they are "high margin cards" when they do sell. Yes, some orders are large pulls with many cheaper cards, but overall I'd say it's worth it as of now since my goal is to have a wide variety of inventory so when someone buys a $10 card, there's a chance I also have the lower value cards they're also searching for. Thanks for watching!

[@fozzythealbino]

@@GameVitamins Oh hey! I like that idea. It is basically free money if people add it on. Like, only .20 or whatever, but still. Thanks for your response.

[@dbdclipaltchannel3452]

If someone orders only the .20¢ card don't you just lose money because of the cost of the envelope, stamp and card protection?

[@GameVitamins]

@@dbdclipaltchannel3452 Well if they only order one card at that price then yes I do lose on those, just a couple cents, but the idea is to have the inventory to generate sales that contain several cards. Though inevitably there will be cards that are just breakeven or minor losses.

[@tslott2860]

@@dbdclipaltchannel3452 in those cases you have them still pay for shipping so it covers the cost to send it

[@animeandrice9664]

What do think about doing set order instead of alphabetical

[@GameVitamins]

I have thought about that, I think it's just a bit easier to find a set when you know where in the alphabet to look vs having to know the order of when the sets came out. That way anyone could find cards easily.

[@dce21b59]

How much did you buy your 20k bulk cards for?

[@GameVitamins]

$200 👌

[@Alberturkey54]

What software does he use to scan?

[@GameVitamins]

I use the TCGPlayer app!

[@iMarrowsJ]

How do you go in and change the bottom price of commons and uncommons if it scans for much less?

[@GameVitamins]

When I scan them in I’ll upload to my managed lists on TCGPlayer, then once I add them to my inventory they go to “staged inventory”. You can export your staged inventory to a CSV file and update all the prices, clear your staged inventory, upload the CSV with your new prices and then make it live!

[@im7254]

alphabetical by official name. only first letter on first pass, then first 2 letters within each one as collection grows

[@Alberturkey54]

How much do you make doing this?

[@GameVitamins]

Not much right now, but after this Cyber Weekend and turning over some sealed product things are on the up and up! Will probably make a video so people get an idea of where I stand.

[@l.schaefer9274]

Personally, i do a cascading sort for my personal collections. Start with supertype, then color, mana value, and alphabetical. In that order. Have a bunch of labeled dividers, and you can find a specific card in seconds.

[@helloimzane]

Isn’t there a machine that does this for you? It would at the very least give you a list quick, then just list alphabetically. Keep track of inventory as you sell, and done. WUBBY has one of the machiens

[@GameVitamins]

There is but the good ones are very expensive. For example the ROCA is around $25,000. I figure one day if I get to the scale where it makes sense I’d consider it.

[@helloimzane]

@ 25 G’s????? Good lord

[@GameVitamins]

@@helloimzane They make some "cheaper" ones, but I haven't heard great things. Or they're still $10,000 and don't have many capabilities. It's bonkers!

[@camfunme]

The app?

[@GameVitamins]

TCGPlayer’s App 👍

[@cheetokrinkels]

Be careful not to sell a "list" card as the original and vice versa. Can cause big problems

[@GameVitamins]

Yeah I made that mistake once when I first started.. now I keep those in their own section of the inventory. Easy for it to get messed up on the scan though..

[@KillerThunder45]

Sub#485!

[@GameVitamins]

Heck yeah 😎 thank you!

[@davedeboy5726]

all those cards are dmg'ed. I'll never buy from tcgplayer.

[@GameVitamins]

Depends who you're buying from and how old the set is. Majority of my inventory is opened packs straight into sleeves!