How Sports Card SEALED BOX Distribution Works

[@donniemullen1548]

Yup panini allocated wax to people like backyard breaks and they mark it up x4 and act as if they barely break even lol

[@jamesshields3553]

Facts!

[@metaparcel]

I give props to that guy with a direct account to the distributor. If he has 18 cases of National Treasures then thats the dude to know. He's only reselling same as you. Fairness was never a given.

[@kirmack]

Great Information. I appreciate the insight and what some of the road blocks are for obtaining wax. Makes sense with the older "account" holders tying up product that could be used by more LCSs.

[@Scotto6977]

All I know is that pricing is way out of control especially with the print runs going way up. I mean ‘21 hoops going for $450 is a complete joke. People should be charged with larceny

[@juanshaftpatel7488]

consumers pay that price.... you might wanna take an economics class,,, people like you want the government to save you

[@TheRealWarez]

PEOPLE should be charged with "how tf can all these people afford to pay these prices"... seriously though, youre average middle class American, buying 1 hobby box of basketball a month, would be dropping over 25% of their annual income on boxes... which brings me to the question of "who exactly is buying all this product at these prices"?

[@Scotto6977]

@@juanshaftpatel7488 it because of suckers like you who are paying $450 for a $100 hobby box that the rest of are stuck being price gouged by everyone involved in this hobby.

[@juanshaftpatel7488]

@@Scotto6977 try harder at not being poor

[@king_ltc_]

@@juanshaftpatel7488 Who tf is wasting 1K on a Panini Prizm? Are you fucking insane? Even upper class people aren't going to buy a box for that price. Lmfao.

[@hgin7451]

Good content. Been a LCS store for 30+ years. My "local" distributors in CA burned me over the last 4 years out of my allocations. I had decent allocations as I purchase half to 3 cases of mostly every product. Now I am down to 0 to 1 boxes on all sport and non-sports. Use to spend $180-250K per year with them pre 2016. I know that ain't crap now dollar wise. I have to pay them Ebay market prices on first day release for product. If the product has little demand they will flood you with product. If it is hot I get one box or zero boxes unless I pay market value at the gate. Nearly destroyed my retail LCS business relying on my "distributors" as I had to adjust my business model to survive because of their unethical business practices as a wholesale distributor. I just have a bad taste in my mouth as these Distributors have used my original allocations to line there pockets. Screw the 30+ years or loyalty to the distributors; this is a new era of cheating distributors.

[@brandoncostner7437]

I'm experiencing the same issues. How did you get out of it?

[@VintageBaseballCardPacks]

Great information. Very interesting info about the business side of the hobby. Thanks for sharing! Appreciate it!!

[@sportsallday8795]

@vintage baseball, what exact information was great?

[@shopmeelypops]

Thx vintage glad it was informative!

[@louieandlotv]

Yeah I have been looking into trying to buy from distributors and it seems impossible now because they are not accepting new accounts. If any one knows who is please share.

[@AroundTheHorn1]

Jameel, I'm opening my own shop, and I'm curious as to how much product should I purchase to start out? Thanks

[@jackstokes8513]

Hey, Great video! I'm wondering if it's possible to build this out online as a retailer or if a storefront is required to have access to the wholesale discount cost?

[@christophermartin1791]

Are you limited from being able to buy retail and selling it in your store by your distributor.

[@shopmeelypops]

As a hobby shop I am Unable to get retail accounts

[@thefootballplug8378]

Do you have to choose hobby or retail in your shop?

[@robertgiorgi4473]

5-8% is such a lie lol

[@dukebasketballcards8070]

Jameel is one of the best guys in the hobby and I always appreciate your videos. There will always be people who hate or are jealous of what a great hobby shop you have put together! Keep killing it and the real collectors are here and always support are favorite shops!

[@Meelypod]

Thx duke!

[@zoesensei]

Fantastic video. I think the only thing not mentioned is how the perception of restocking at the same price is partially due to retail products at target and Walmart. Customers see those as constant restocks but they do not know that the deliverer of that product has a ton of these things in distribution centers and are only putting a little out at a time in the retail locations. It leaves the perception that they always restock at the same price. However it was all on the original order at the best possible price. When buying items on a secondary market a customer in store does not realize that you paid 330 for this 360 box on re order. Even if on release day it was 180 you never buy it below that again unless its a bad product [which is rare].

[@JediFOMO]

I’m curious how much cheaper is it to get it from Topps in the special accounts ? I see tops hobby cases around 1000 bucks

[@scoppcc]

Informative video. Thanks for this!

[@mostandwatsonbreaks]

breakers like myself get zero wholesale product so thats the issue IMO. every single break I run is secondary market, I get all my product at market price and never get a chance to make a decent profit so that part sucks. I would love to at least get 1 case at wholesale. that bring your average prices of product way down!

[@davidcarlos4350]

You get a follow just being a fellow buck fun. Very interesting content, i just got into card space, its interesting.

[@lightseek88]

e bad news for walmart muchachos in so cal i ran into 3 different store managers at 3 different stores asking them where the cards are at and they each said the same thing. that was the last stock as something happened with their vendor and they wont be getting any more cards from them in san diego walmarts at least (about 16 locations). The first manager tried to say cuz "scalpers" were buying them out and reselling for 20x online...I asked since when did walmart care about what people did with their purchase once it left the store and asked her if I bought a hotwheel car and sold it for 5x somewhere would they stop selling hotwheels? then to bury my point i asked if she had looked on ebay to see if the high prices were true, cuz i assured her thats not whats happening its not that simple. Then she tries to say its because the vendors cant keep the shelves stocked and walmart does not want empty shelves and that was at least somewhat more plausible then the other lame excuses she came up with. So boys when i hit up 2 other walmarts whos managers had the same story it left me with one of those pit in an empty stomach feeling thinking of a bleak future...no inflation didnt do it, gas prices didnt piss me off, it was the possibility of never seeing retail at a local store ever again.

[@ashaaib]

Shops never sells boxes at retail as they supposed to they always try to flip it for more.

[@GriseldaBSF410]

Great vid! Good to see some different content

[@guankuiliu844]

​ Hi, I'm currently looking to start a business with my friend, and wondering what requirements does GTS distribution have for retailers in order to start an account with them? Could you please give some advise? Thank.

[@taylorgoines6985]

Thanks Meely.

[@patrickbarrese7960]

Thanks for sharing

[@steveb7091]

Great job. Keep up the good work.

[@ISellHomesInColumbusOhio]

Super informative video!! Thank you 🙏

[@AmaraCantHurt]

Great insight bro! What’s the feeling among shop owners with the news of Select becoming retail? I would assume that will hurt LCS. Also, do first or second year owners get as much as shops that have been in the biz for 15-20+ years? Finally, who “polices” the shops. Example- last year free packs were supposed to be given to customers for free on National Card Day, instead some shops were charging for them, also I heard of pack prices going up daily, sometimes hourly. I’m sure most of us know of some shady shop owners. Who protects the consumer in such a volatile hobby? Thanks bro

[@sportsallday8795]

Which part was great insight?

[@shopmeelypops]

Thx amara. Lots of questions! Select retail will be interesting. I hope some of the hobby components stick to hobby. Typically new owners are not getting that much. I don’t think anyone polices but that is not right when those packs should be free

[@cashrules520]

This is why the top cards are already on Ebay same day ss new product is released

[@TheRealWarez]

Enjoyed this video a lot. One of the best I've seen in a while. Question for you, Jameel... I was going out to find retail a couple weeks ago... I'm talking 10 hours and crossing state lines, looking... on the way I decided to stop at a LCS that I had never been to. I go inside and after looking around for a couple minutes a guy walks in, both hands full of Walmart/Target bags. He puts them on the counter and begins counting the stuff inside... 120 blasters of Prizm football. 22 Megas of Prizm. 43 Cellos. Then he starts on the Hoops Premium Stock... This shop, to just say what it is, pays people to ride around and buy up all the retail. This has really rubbed me so wrong... Can you explain this to me or help dissuade my anger towards this LCS? Keep in mind, although this shop is inside a run down strip mall, they essientally have over a million dollars in just basketball products sitting right there (which may be where a bunch of this allocation goes, because this place was overflowing). Any way, just wanted an insiders view. I'm open to my anger being misplaced here, but at the same time... Thanks for the informative video. I really do feel its one of the best I've seen in a long time!

[@shopmeelypops]

hey warez, I cant speak on tactics of other shops or how they may people to shop for them. I will say People are always walking in our door to 'flip' or 'sell me' retail that they just waited for. I dont like to buy it b/c I think its a bad look. But on the flip side, I have people asking me for it all the time to just have in shop, its really a double edged sword. I didn't cover it in this video, but LCS do not get retail accounts if they already have a hobby account.

[@ohno1017]

I gotta suspicion that mj holding and excell...ie wal mart and target don't put it all out on the shelves and there management or employees sell it on ebay. I've seen huge hoards for sale on ebay by individuals more than if u were to find it in the store. Also noticing at wal mart and target there putting out less and less on the shelves now a days. Dosent feel right

[@rage508cardsngrails]

Absolutely happens in MA.

[@ohno1017]

@@rage508cardsngrails definately...in louisiana

[@rage508cardsngrails]

@@ohno1017 its happening all accross the country trust me seen it with my own eyes

[@ohno1017]

@@rage508cardsngrails it is bro. Bn at wal mart last 3 weeks when cards put out. No 2021 hoops. Buddy got some at target. So its not adding up. Mj holding is scandalous

[@chrisinman9878]

How do you get ahold of a local distributor in my area?

[@6856ceej]

I’m looking to buy some cases of baseball and football and basketball. I’m trying to start a break channel on whatnot

[@keepitdirty1time]

The hobby kicked people like me out with the prices. But that’s how it goes. Market will fall eventually

[@juanshaftpatel7488]

try harder at not being poor

[@Thegreatestgreat0]

@@juanshaftpatel7488 my bad bro lemme just throw 600 bucks on a sealed product that will give me a base rookie that goes for $60…. everyone’s not rich they don’t want to spend so much for nothing in return

[@juanshaftpatel7488]

@@Thegreatestgreat0 we get it... youre poor

[@Thegreatestgreat0]

@@juanshaftpatel7488 I’m not😂 keep spending money on boxes of cards I’ll get them for cheaper when I go on eBay

[@Thegreatestgreat0]

@@juanshaftpatel7488 I would rather sit on cards then open boxes like that it’s a waste of money

[@sulmona55]

The distributors are the worst. They are the selling the product for the same price you can buy it for on Ebay, so how are they distributors if they are selling it for market price? Oh and I have email proof from a distributor that they hold product until after release day so they can markup the prices and at the same time say they dont have enough allocations

[@questionsanwsered]

So no one does pre orders at retail lol...

[@jcbuckeye]

Did say exactly what the price is and exactly what he charges for all the spots

[@jcbuckeye]

But breakers are breaking selling spots making way more that way. I know guys that sell individual players and sells out the checklist every time. It's crazy how much greed there is.

[@6856ceej]

How can I buy bulk? Can I buy bulk from you?

[@OleLockAndKey]

18 CASES OF NT?!?!? 🤤🤤🤤

[@sportsallday8795]

If it stinks like a fish it is a fish #Scam

[@ap9020]

👍

[@jamesshields3553]

Not fair to mention names or dont want to show people more to make $$$$

[@sportsallday8795]

Your arms are crossed and eyes and forehead shows you’re extremely uncomfortable and not saying the honest truth. “Buying for more than ebay” so why exactly won’t you just buy from eBay????????

[@shopmeelypops]

We do

[@sportsallday8795]

“He’s trying to be honest and transparent” so full of bs. Just be honest, don’t try.

[@kylecobb1526]

Hey I would love to DM/email you where would be best??

[@SlabStox]

Sorry for the late reply. [e-mail]