How to List Bulk on TCGplayer - Start to Finish

[@keithgunter9613]

I like to think of sorting bulk like playing solitaire. Good time to relax and listen to podcasts.

[@TCGBulkKings]

Someone who gets it!

[@EBroxas72]

The main takeaway I got from this video is this. I will stop listing bulk until I hit rank 4 on TCG player and I am allowed access to the "pricing" button. I have wasted SO MANY HOURS of my life listing bulk as a rank 2-3 where you have to go through the inventory button and manually list each card one at at time for entire bulk magic and pokemon sets I have which takes like 10x as long then what you are showing off here. Oof. I'm just about to hit rank 4 and I have 9000 cards I listed manually on my store page, so I will be fine. Ether way thank you for the guide. I never though to do the first go over to get rid of the non NM cards. that's smart.

[@TCGBulkKings]

One thing you know for sure is that you have all the hustle and drive you need for this vocation. I'm glad my video has been helpful to you, that means a lot to me

[@ravioli6394]

Thanks for this. I’ve been selling on tcgplayer for a little over year or so now but mostly cards $1+. I’ve got so much bulk to sort, it seems daunting.

[@TCGBulkKings]

Lol, it is daunting. But it is also definitely an achievable task. You kind of have to be set up for it -in your mind- so it's not for everybody, but I just want people to know that doesn't mean the bulk end of the market is nothing but garbage

[@aClockworkTomato]

6:11 You got out in Time Spiral and that's when I started! Future Sight is definitely still a favorite of mine. :)

[@TCGBulkKings]

I never really played with them, but so many of them are so unique in look and feel and mechanics, and it was before they started increasing the print runs, so they are relatively hard to come by. All in all really fun to collect

[@scottmUTCS]

Fascinating. Thanks for the deep dive. So much info.

[@TCGBulkKings]

Glad you enjoyed it! A lot more videos since this one came out too =]

[@karmy2005]

I've been selling cards for 24 years and from my experience, alphabetizing takes the longest time for me to organize cards. I've tried everything that everybody suggested. I now organize by set first which I know for me reduces the number of hours to do a large collection of 100,000 or more cards.

[@TCGBulkKings]

Yup, that's where I've settled too. Game -> Category -> Set -> Alpha. With conditioning happening dynamically at each step

[@cinnatoastkrunch6638]

I joined MTG in the middle of Fate Reforged, and Dragons of Tarkir was releasing!

[@TCGBulkKings]

Right before I rejoined for good =]

[@joshjensen9740]

Great informative video. Just what I was looking for!

[@TCGBulkKings]

Glad it was helpful! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask!

[@scottmUTCS]

What light do you use? Meaning do you have a good desk lamp to make it easier to judge NM or not?

[@TCGBulkKings]

Usually just a good overhead light, or sunlight source, though if I'm sitting down to condition for an extended period of time, I'll break out my walmart special ring light

[@parkerolson4509]

I recently purchased 50,000 of bulk to resell and ended up getting 75% of it being vintage going back to legends/chronicles/revised

[@TCGBulkKings]

A kingly gift, have fun with it. Dandan from chronicles just spiked to like $5, so keep an eye out for that

[@parkerolson4509]

@@TCGBulkKings to be fair the box had tons of LP/MP $1-$5 cards. I think the store just hates non high-end cards

[@Moondrius24]

If you have a full list of uncommons/commons from a set, do you organize, alphabetize, and list every single card? Even if the marketplace for a bunch of them is only .01? Or do you have a threshold that the card needs to meet for the marketplace before you list it?

[@TCGBulkKings]

I list it all, but I won't set my price below a certain limit, even if others do. Usually that limit is $.05, but it's different sometimes across different games and acquisition costs. It sells eventually - I get surprising sales every day. Sometimes it's people who like my 100% feedback, sometimes it's people who want 75 copies of the same common, and sometimes the market price rises to meet my floor

[@Moondrius24]

@@TCGBulkKings Thanks for the information!

[@Jameson11ink]

After sorting, do you just place cards in their appropriate location relative to your inventory? So all the core 21 gets put into your inventory irl box of core 21?

[@TCGBulkKings]

Basically yes. There is an integration step, where you have to insert your newly alphabetized stack of inventory into your previously alphabetized presumably much larger stack of inventory. Just another bit of process so it's all super simple to find a card 6 months from now when it actually sells.

[@allnaturalfarmraisedhandma8637]

What happens if someone just buys 1-3 copies of your .05 cent card? Do you still make anything on that? Do you just eat the loss and ship out?

[@TCGBulkKings]

Yes, I lose a small amount on some of the smaller orders. This loss is more than made up for by the profits from the larger orders and the Direct orders that are only possible by having the risk of these smaller orders

[@TonyCook7]

Is there a way to make this easier like using my phone to scan it all in and have it go right to live inventory? This seems like an excess amount of time.

[@TCGBulkKings]

You can scan with your phone in the app, and have it generate a .csv file that you can then upload to your inventory. But. You have to check to make sure it scans the right card, and then it needs to be organized so that you can easily pull the cards when they sell. If you're selling thousands of cards per month, it's going to take some time and work.

[@10bucksaday_]

I just started selling on TCGPlayer. What price would you recommend I set for pricing? Lv1 sellers have a minimum of 99¢ for shipping. That works fine for 5 cards and under, because I can use a stamp. But anything more, I will have to use a padded mailer to ship which will cost more than 99¢ to ship

[@TCGBulkKings]

I try really hard to be in the first few options that show up on the first page, if I'm pricing something above my floor price. Be sure to check out my other videos for some other tips on shipping and the like, and I've got a "getting started on TCGplayer as a bulk seller" video coming soon

[@lakenlong6362]

First I want to say thank you for the information on the direct program and bulk because I got accepted today with your help! I was wondering do you keep your prices at your floor or did you adjust them after getting into the program? And how did you prepare for the influx of orders?

[@TCGBulkKings]

First, thanks so much for letting me know I've helped you; that means a lot to me. Second, congratulations! Getting into Direct it seems is always a little harder than it should be. Thirdly, I still maintain a floor of $.05 for C/U. That still maintains some level of profit through Direct with the cost of the card and the fees. Finally, I *didn't* prepare for the influx of orders, it was a big surprise for me. Helpfully, you don't have to process the orders immediately, since you get to send them in with your Reimbursement rather than the next day.

[@rogueinvestor2375]

@@TCGBulkKings They make Direct hard to get into because they don't want to become the bulk dump bin for sellers. If it's easy to get into, everyone would get in and dump their bulk onto TCGplayer, which I can imagine would overwhelm their storage facilities. Large quantities of cards do take a lot of real estate.

[@TomPlaysGames1]

do you have any videos talking about your price floor. I have a few thousand bulk yugioh cards. I don't know what I should be listing them for. if you have any tips id greatly appreciate it

[@TCGBulkKings]

My next video will be about how I go about pricing, as well as the MassPrice tool for TCGplayer

[@Truth879]

Thanks for demonstrating your process, this was helpful. Question - is it worth the time and labor to list so many penny cards? I can see it being worthwhile if people are buying large quantities of cards at once consistently, but I can also see the effort netting negative returns with all things considered (i.e. low sales or many people purchasing small orders thus compounding shipping fees).

[@TCGBulkKings]

I'm glad it's helpful! My answer is that it is absolutely worth it to list everything. Firstly, I'm in the TCGplayer Direct program, which changes things a bit, but that is a relatively recent development in my business model. Even before I joined Direct, I was listing everything. I'm disciplined about not selling below some floor price that I determine (video on that coming before long). If someone buys a single card at this floor, I will lose a little bit - but not much. That loss is made up quite a bit by orders of only a few cards, or orders for cards slightly above the floor which are profitable. It's worth it to me to have those cards available, because in aggregate it generates a significant income. Also, a big part of my goal for the whole process is to get really stinkin' good at the process, driving costs down, and really making it as a volume single card seller.

[@Truth879]

@@TCGBulkKings I see!! My thinking was more on a transaction per transaction basis, but your rationale changed my perspective to think big picture. I really appreciate you taking your time to respond, thanks! Keep up the AWESOME content, my full support and viewership is behind you!

[@lucusfones4654]

Bro I have a Magic Sorter on the way. It's only $2700. Hand sorting takes way too much time. Plus it builds your TCG CSV

[@TCGBulkKings]

Enjoy it, it's not for me, and even $2700 is a pretty high barrier to entry for those starting out

[@jimmyb2655]

every card 'snap' hurts my soul just a lil bit 😆

[@allnaturalfarmraisedhandma8637]

How do you incorporate a newly listed batch of cards into the existing inventory? For example say you have 1000 cards from Kamigawa listed, and then you list another 1000. How would you combine those 2 stacks so that you don't have 2 different piles

[@TCGBulkKings]

Great question, this is definitely an often overlooked piece of the work. I will sort them together alphabetically. Since each pile is already sorted alphabetically, usually this doesn't take a huge amount of time. I have an upcoming video about my inventory management, so keep an eye out for that =]

[@allnaturalfarmraisedhandma8637]

@@TCGBulkKings that's awesome to hear will definitely keep an eye out and thanks for the response!

[@scottmUTCS]

Do you not check card backs to help determine NM or not?

[@TCGBulkKings]

Of course I do. This was one of my very first videos, I may not have captured the process very well back in 2021 lol

[@stephenmerry5399]

Thank you for this, but I need some help. TCGplayer says that the lowest price for an item is listed at the top of the list, but it's different depending on whether you're looking at Price+Shipping vs Item Price only. Price + Shipping might show the lowest price to be .25+.99 shipping and Item Price Only shows the lowest price as .10+.99 shipping. Which one should I be matching, price+shipping or item price only? And do you use the price differential report at all?

[@TCGBulkKings]

Hey Stephen! So TCGplayer list items according to what they call Dynamic Shipping. If you have a required shipping cost, like $.99 for any order, it will just you own at the item price plus the shipping price. If you have the free shipping option available as a level 4 seller, your own will be listed at the item price only with a "free shipping for orders over $5" or whatever blurb along with the listing. An item for $.15 with a free shipping option will be listed as cheaper than an item for $.15+.99 shipping, even if the customer would have to pay $.99 shipping if they don't reach $5 on their order

[@stephenmerry5399]

@@TCGBulkKings so do you think I should be comparing to the “Item Price Only” list?

[@TCGBulkKings]

@@stephenmerry5399 whichever gets you towards the top of the list

[@MoxyMoonOfficial]

Awesome video. Do you use a similar system for flesh and blood? I managed to get my hands on around 10k and I have no idea where to start lol

[@TCGBulkKings]

Glad you've liked it! Yes, the principle is basically the same for any game. Pull out what you don't want to list, or separate by grade if you are listing multiple grades. Set sort, alphabetize within sets, and list on the website by working down the page. It is definitely work, but just a bit of thought ahead of time greatly reduces the amount of work to a much more manageable level

[@brm-yk4re]

Hey man just started watching your videos today and I first want to thank you for the wisdom you’re dropping on here. Secondly, I’m really interested in getting into this adventure myself. I do have a couple of questions. Are you purely listing NM on tcgplayer? I heard you in the video say that anything under that you bundle up in some other way but do you do that to get max profit on the cards that you actually list NM. Also, do you have any tips on how to get started or a video on that sort of thing as well? Thank you for your time and content Brotha.

[@TCGBulkKings]

Hey glad I can help! Yes I only sell NM singles, because I really don't want to have to deal with customer service issues. In my experience, condition is the main cause of customer complaint, and I try to avoid any reason for complaint. I occasionally sell LP+ bulk lots to people seeking them on Facebook. I've been thinking about how to do a get started type video, I'll probably have one out sometime in the next couple months

[@brm-yk4re]

Yeah that makes a lot of sense. Is it people complaining more that the condition is worse when listing something LP or lower?

[@TCGBulkKings]

@@brm-yk4re yeah, I've found that people who are knowingly buying something in less than perfect condition are looking for those imperfections, and may disagree with you about their severity, while people who expect NM will be satisfied with NM looking cards

[@benselin980]

Do you still take this philosophy a year later? What are you doing with your job NM at this point. You must have a ton!

[@fontifinds3711]

So when you say floor - are you saying you'll never list a card for less than $.05 no matter what the market price is showing?

[@TCGBulkKings]

Precisely

[@TonyonFireHouston]

Thanks for showing us this process. Do you have a video on the shipping process for bulk orders? Also I'd like to see how its possible to profit when selling 100+ cards at .05/ea when you have to cover shipping costs as well. I've thought about listing my bulk but just not sure how its profitable. Am I missing something?

[@TCGBulkKings]

I have shown this process before, both for the Direct program and for non-Direct sales. However, my practices have changed just a bit, and people continue to ask me about it, so I think I'll be doing an updated video on the topic soon

[@russelravellette6612]

Nice video

[@joshuacharmellomiddleton5156]

I would advice on how to sell my large magic the Gathering collection?

[@TCGBulkKings]

That depends entirely on how much work you are willing to put in and how much of its entire value you wish to extract. More effort means more value. You can sort and list everything on TCGplayer, or you can put the whole collection on an eBay auction or a Facebook marketplace listing, and everything in between. If you want to go the former route, stick around, because that's the way I've gone and that's what I talk about a lot. If you want value faster, I would pull out the cards you think are valuable, maybe by scanning them with the TCGplayer app, and seem those individually, and then sell the bulk to one of the places on my bulk buylist page on my website, tcgbulkkings.com

[@kennethcalbert4474]

i appreciate this

[@TCGBulkKings]

And I appreciate YOU

[@Moondrius24]

Your Shipping Price on this video was $0.00 and I'm assuming that's because you are with direct. Do you have a recommendation for shipping for non-direct sales? $0.78 seems to be the popular choice. Also, do you have a floor price for rares and mythics? Still trying to make up my own price for lands and tokens. Thanks!

[@TCGBulkKings]

I have mine set to free shipping. However, on any order under $5, TCGplayer will automatically add a $.78 shipping charge. If I set my card above $5, it will show as free shipping, below $5 it will show as $X.XX + $.78 shipping. This is for non-Direct. For Direct listings, it shows the price, and has a blub about free shipping on orders over $35. I have nothing to do with shipping there, that is TCGplayer's deal. My floor prices are different for different games. For Magic and Flesh and Blood, that floor price for rares is $.20; for Pokemon, it's $.25. I don't have a floor for mythics/majestics/ultra rares/&c., I consider all such cards as non-bulk and price them with the market wherever it's at.

[@Moondrius24]

@@TCGBulkKings thank you for giving me a further explanation. It makes more sense now. 😊

[@Caeruleus_CCXVI]

What is your floor for Rares?

[@TCGBulkKings]

Used to be $.20, but I'm more lax on it now, just want them to move. Plus "rare" means different things in different games now

[@evansomeone4947]

How do you make money on such low cost cards when you factor in the TCGplayer fees?

[@TCGBulkKings]

Hey Evan! It's relatively rare that I sell a single card in an order. Because I have a huge inventory, most orders I receive have multiple cards in them, and most of the ones that don't are purchased through Direct, which is its own separate beast. Shipping costs don't increase nearly as quickly as the costs to ship, so I'm only losing on a few orders, and only a miniscule amount is lost on those. More than made up by the larger or higher ticket orders made possible by the larger inventory

[@richardmolano5538]

Pricing seems to be only for level 4 users

[@TCGBulkKings]

Yes, you won't get access to the pricing tab or the filtered csv tool until you reach Lvl 4 =[ I wish they would offer this to everyone, but I understand their reasoning for the vetting process

[@andrewkrause2179]

Have any interest in discounted stamps?

[@TCGBulkKings]

I really have my business model locked in with using regular priced stamps at the moment, and my experience with discounted ones has left a bad taste in my mouth. Thanks for the offer though!

[@daurgo2001]

@@TCGBulkKings What are discounted stamps?... and what happened? 🧐

[@TCGBulkKings]

When I began my bulk selling adventure, I was buying stamps discounted from face value on eBay. But it turned out that most of those were counterfeit. There was a big crash last year in stamp prices, after which eBay cracked down on all the likely counterfeit stamp sellers. Since it's pretty much impossible to tell counterfeits from real stamps before they actually arrive, and I can't really have my capital tied up for that long (and because the logistics of waiting for stamps to arrive were killing me), I decided it was much better to simply accept regular stamp pricing and figure out how to trim costs in other areas. Now, I am not accusing Andrew here of anything, but I just don't ever really want to mess with stamps I don't get from an official stamp vendor anymore. Not only because they fluctuate in price or because they can take a while to show up or because the source may be cut off, but because of the business I'm in, I HATE counterfeits.

[@BlameBarky]

First! Also YAY!

[@TCGBulkKings]

Wow, that was fast!

[@BlameBarky]

@@TCGBulkKings haha I may or may not have the bell icon set to “all”

[@richard2mitchell]

Can you make a living doing this?

[@TCGBulkKings]

If not, I'm going to find out the hard way, but all signs point to yes! Selling cheap cards at volume is definitely profitable, if you can batch the tasks so that they aren't taking long to do each one. It just takes a good bit of forethought and discipline and willingness to adapt when things don't go exactly as planned - like any entrepreneurial venture

[@richard2mitchell]

@@TCGBulkKings do you have a video on shipping? There can't really be a profit if someone just buys a 15-cent car from you can there?

[@TCGBulkKings]

@@richard2mitchell kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ3UZJ1qrrmpnJo here is my video on shipping. I'm willing to lose a couple pennies on the smallest orders because it's more than made up for by the orders for $.40 of product, or orders with 2 or 3 cards on it. Also, I'm in the TCGplayer Direct program, which has an entirely different fee structure

[@glmorten]

@@TCGBulkKings this video is very helpful, I just hit seller level 3. Surprised it only took one week to hit. Tomorrow myself and my 3 daughters begin the task of sorting and posting 50k cards lol. Don't worry they are being paid... This video is very helpful and will help kick off the process. I have to try and figure out a workflow. Have you attempted this with more than one person?

[@hoseph3967]

bruh get your mits off of my cards