The Shark Are Amazed At The Future of Vinyl With Rokblok | Shark Tank US | Shark Tank Global

Logan Riley is seeking $300,000 for 15% for his Wireless portable record player, Rokblok.
From Season 9 Episode 13
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[@aryaesfandiari4573]

That guy just walked out with 500k bag of cash, 2 year 6-figure salary on a fun job, and lifetime royalty. W

[@BobbyFischer0000]

He walked away with nothing. Do you know how much due diligence has to be done to close these kinds of deals?

[@anonymous-de3mn]

@@BobbyFischer0000 Please explain ?

[@itsoktonotbeok8983]

@@BobbyFischer0000 he walked away with the deal, even after the due diligence the deal completed

[@headcontraption]

and you can’t put a value on being able to move on to create other things

[@HEATSEEKER00]

He got an investment cause he’s black … this thing has been around for years

[@tribzman3977]

Finally a presenter with no cringe-worthy-gimmicky pitch. Calm, measured, personable with a pleasing smiling face and demeanor. Wish him the best

[@HEATSEEKER00]

This whole product is a gimmick

[@wolfura]

He had plenty of cringe.

[@AMPMGrind]

@@wolfura Right?? Haha he's clearly being so fake

[@dannygreen5477]

...The idea it's self is pure gimmick, tf you talking about lol.

[@yapandasoftware]

Spin around the record? Would be better if he had a center pivot point and spun the record instead

[@casshallal1230]

He’s not an entrepreneur, he’s an inventor. That deal suited him to a tea.

[@misterbobo8139]

He’s a clown

[@MultiJejje]

Robert didn't make this deal after all.

[@pizzaman4385]

Technically no, this isn’t new. It has been done

[@chaimbradley1]

Tea?

[@apodis4900]

Google the record runner, you’ll see how much of an inventor he is. That’s why he doesn’t have the full patent.

[@jmg9509]

Mark was clearly spot on when he said he was a perpetual inventor with the way he accepted Robert's offer without blinking and a ear to ear smile on his face haha. Good stuff for the guy, great idea, and he is going to make money without being barred to it.

[@MultiJejje]

Robert didn't make this deal. He screws eveybody always.

[@SLAMINGKICKS]

@@MultiJejje how do you know

[@MultiJejje]

@@SLAMINGKICKS internet has this thing called "search engine" where you can write words and it gives you answers. Ever heard of this?

[@SLAMINGKICKS]

@@MultiJejje that's a great help! Thanks for the quick trolling.

[@MultiJejje]

@@SLAMINGKICKS not trolling, I gave you some nice tips what you can use next time

[@kynku9990]

It's actually crazy how such a simple invention by a passionate guy made him such a successful future life. And he absolutely deserves it!

[@salvagemonster3612]

It has been around for 50 years. I remember them in the 70’s. They damaged records.

[@kanishk3528]

What really?

[@pabloplato]

@@kanishk3528 yup, they often looked like VW camper vans. The only difference is this guy added Bluetooth 🙄

[@jordanfainstat2963]

@@salvagemonster3612 I was yelling this at the TV throughout the pitch lol.. he didn't invent this

[@jjeshop]

It's trash

[@JayLuhx]

I have a rokblok and its amazing! Got it for my mom she loves it so much. It took over a year to get here because the factories in China were closed during covid. But it was well worth it!

[@Tortilla.Reform]

I’ve heard that it rips up a vinyl record over time after repeated use

[@blazecobblestone3774]

Great offer and it hit when Mark told him he better say yes I wonder what the creator of Rolblok doing now

[@mikefinney423]

@@Tortilla.Reform Possibly after only a few plays. So ridiculous.

[@daved5683]

@@Tortilla.Reform you jealous

[@Tortilla.Reform]

@@daved5683 ….of what?

[@asharx4653]

The show feels different with Mark on the opposite end 🤔

[@aymardassande5983]

very true

[@J3_Rell]

Because that's not really Mark; it's a Clone

[@mrhumble2937]

Yea why did they do that.

[@efrergvregf]

I’m used to my wallet being on the left too

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

@@mrhumble2937 - because that left chair does NOT belong to Mark, nor does the right chair belong to Robert. Case Closed!

[@acesofglory]

Rokblok is still going to this day, generating around a 5 million dollar net worth and securing other investors and endorsements with music celebrities. Good to see them doing well.

[@Evan2]

No, it really isn't. The product isn't only a gimmick, it's a scam lol. They're well known to damage records, and the playback quality is absolutely atrocious -- unlistenable. It can't maintain a consistent speed around the record, so the audio is badly warped. It's clear he used a percussion track in his demo to hide the pitch warping.

[@reasy1978]

@@Evan2 😮

[@daved5683]

@@reasy1978 fake news

[@daved5683]

@@Evan2 you jealous man. Go sleep now

[@kami_narisama]

@@Evan2 "well known" would be nice if you provide some sources

[@efisgpr]

Robert made a great deal for both of them. Amazing meta-analysis of the other sharks' analyses to produce a win-win.

[@JakeLYT]

He's rich for a reason 🙌

[@noahklein1557]

Robert ended backing out of the deal after the episode

[@bigyanadhikari7223]

@@noahklein1557 no he didn't

[@noahklein1557]

@@bigyanadhikari7223 look it up on Google. He backed out of the deal.

[@Asiandiskool]

@@noahklein1557 bro where lol. everywhere i see, i dont see Robert backing out on this one

[@BR3ND4NK]

Truly enjoyed this pitch. No party parade pitch like stuff but just pure passion, authenticity and himself being so ingenious. Roberts offer was pretty great too if he has more ideas in the pipeline and that 2 year deal could extend not knowing what the future holds.

[@andrewkim7395]

one of the most professional product demonstrations ive seen on this show. this guy is absolutely phenomenal

[@f_aube2960]

This product has been around for decades and it rly sucks

[@Restorationshopyt]

Just goes to show, idiots are easily fooled by a smooth-talker who can spin his gimmick

[@vladeputinovic6128]

he ended on fentanyl😊

[@axolet]

@@vladeputinovic6128 Oh no, please tell me that's a joke

[@vladeputinovic6128]

@@axolet of course 🙂

[@blu2697]

They all understood him, he just gave him a deal he couldn’t dream of. That was a great deal for the guy.

[@CoNteMpTone]

A deal that never happened.

[@blu2697]

@@CoNteMpTone dang

[@reginab875]

Robert is so cool! He always gives offers with the most respect and not greedy like the others!

[@sonysoni67]

Yes, and he mostly invests in a slow burn products where he can trust the entrepreneur. He is never too greedy to earn back his investment too fast

[@jaimhaas5170]

I honestly think this is the first product I would buy/use and the first guy I see deserving of a great offer like Robert gave him. Kudos to both of you.

[@monkas7270]

He lied about creating the product so the deal never went through and the company is practically dead at this point.

[@clydefroglol]

im in a vinyl community and everyone says this will destroy your record so idk

[@ihkeseteeietos5722]

Don’t. It sounds awful.

[@victorlins6279]

@monka S Source?

[@knock3x]

@@victorlins6279 source is likely some random internet troll, I'm guessing, bc it looks like they are doing pretty good.

[@oliversoto7046]

9:17 Kevin’s face says it all 😂😂 he knew he just got outbid

[@UnclePhil1112]

To this day, still the best deal ever made on Shark Tank

[@uddhavramgolam9743]

I agree like a 6 figure job and a royalty of 5 dollars for every unit sold like damnn

[@UnclePhil1112]

@@uddhavramgolam9743 that royalty deal alone will set this dude up for life.

[@uddhavramgolam9743]

@@UnclePhil1112 exactly if the company sells 50000 of products every months the dude will get 250000 every month and then his salary damnnn

[@hiimmidas]

@@UnclePhil1112 if they sell

[@monkas7270]

Too bad the entrepreneur lied about creating the invention himself so the deal with Robert never closed and the company is now dead.

[@z.m7483]

He deserves it, such a pleasant, humble guy, trustworthy and smart.

[@mrperfecttt001007]

You don’t know him

[@adrianjason13]

This is one of the best deals I've heard and he deserves it. He's an inventor after all. He might've turned himself into an employee for a couple years but that's a good thing coz he can keep himself productive while thinkin of his next venture. Plus, he could use the money he makes to startup his upcoming investions.

[@brederbeeld]

Mr Wonderful: “You just turned yourself into an employee” 😂

[@SankofaNYC]

Super smart with a cool personality and a huge smile and good energy… he was focused and prepared

[@lukewoodworth2101]

I would just have anxiety all the time about breaking and or damaging my records

[@jdraven0890]

And you should, this thing will ruin your records. Okay before I get sued for slander the thing is there were reviews of these and it did in fact degrade quality of the record, according to those reviews.

[@haccin]

I've never considered getting into Vinyl's until I saw this. What a genius, got the perfect deal.

[@salvagemonster3612]

It was invented in the 70’s. He didn’t come up with this

[@haccin]

@@salvagemonster3612 the Bluetooth capability makes it better then the original

[@bltvd]

Vinyl is both plural and singular.

[@mr.mallard2522]

@@haccin why tf would you need Bluetooth capability? Also, if you do get into vinyl, don’t ever use that or something like it

[@stephbb1443]

🤣🤦🏻‍♂️

[@yakoubdahmane107]

This was back in 2016 the company is doing great right now and worth $5 million. exactly like robert side its a slow burn but a great deal for both sides.

[@gelochan21]

"you just turned yourself into an employee in your own invention" lol

[@CroissantCreates]

Good for Robert and this entrepreneur, perfect deal

[@Tha_Mentalist]

Robert pulled out

[@yvettemarshallTWN]

Yay, this tapped into my most awesome teenage memories! I’m a vinyl head, it’s just a whole different way to enjoy the music, organic instead of machine AI made. That offer was from the rock, r&b gods!

[@HEATSEEKER00]

Did you just have a stroke ?

[@pinkkfloydd]

If you're an actual vinyl head, you'd never use this crap. It'll destroy them.

[@jonathantrepowski1868]

One of the few times I actually agree with the person selling their entire company

[@musicneurons7807]

Why?

[@mofuxrei6727]

Woah my wife got this for me 3months ago. Did not know this was one of shark tanks product episode. Amazing gadget btw. Got to listen to my old mans vinyl collection

[@heretics1987]

I'm a huge vinyl enyhusiast and I have spent well over $1200 on my current set up, and even more on the records themselves. This is a really cool idea, and I want to buy one and try it out. Nice job!

[@Whoiam146]

don’t. Do some research first. Really bad product.

[@heretics1987]

@@Whoiam146 Thanks for the heads up, i checked more into it and was very disappointed. A lot of my collection is new and I'd hate to wreck a $30-$50 vinyl for a gimmick.

[@stefdriver]

Gimmick is right. I don’t believe the inventor is an audiophile. There is no way this works without using insane tracking force to keep it in the groove.

[@peggyluque7260]

Ull love it... surface should be bigger than the vinyl

[@RaBob]

Looks like a dodgy disc demolition device to me. Just look at 0:33 the way he grabs that vinyl disc with his bare fingers all over the record at the start of his presentation. He's not somebody who knows about or cares about taking proper care of vinyl albums.

[@Kawaiii_lovers_club]

he's so calm and passionate I love it

[@gaganagrawal4940]

I loved the honesty and dedication of the person and I am happy about how this turned out for him. Kudos!!!

[@salvagemonster3612]

He took a idea that was 50 years old.

[@pinkkfloydd]

"Honesty" all he did was add a bluetooth speaker to a device that's existed for 50 years.

[@timdalton919]

A great product, presentation, and deal. Props to both Logan and the Sharks.

[@Braves2Dawgs]

This was easily my favorite pitch ever. I don’t have enough perfect things to say about it. Bravo Logan, such a brilliant (and beautiful) product.

[@stephdaigle2900]

Records are coming back !! This idea is GENUIS!!!

[@misterbobo8139]

Stupid idea

[@salvagemonster3612]

Not really. I mean what fool would pay 20 bucks for a record at Walmart that can be purchased on eBay for 3 bucks

[@VTI777]

smart and fortunate inventor. the offer accepted was worth all the efforts he's put into the project. wish him the best w/Robert

[@salvagemonster3612]

He got a half million for repacking a fifty year old invention

[@retroryan838]

@@salvagemonster3612 Exactly, those original devices are actually still being made.

[@xxcarlos505]

That is one crazy deal! Congrats to him! 👍

[@serahkariuki2040]

"You just turned yourself into an employee"😂😂

[@farhanjaffer3913]

There are just some people where you can see the never ending drive and this guy is definitely going places! The sharks really are investing in the people more than the product!

[@jr881997]

Mark and Robert made the right call. He's a perpetual inventor with no focus

[@albertososa6323]

It always impresses me when a Shark makes a better offer than another shark and the camera goes back to the first one and you see how they realize that they lost opportunity.

[@G-flo]

One of the very well-spoken and enthusiastic speakers I've seen on this show.

[@sumclut9976]

Lori looked so proud after the patent question ❤

[@stephaniecornwell8766]

This is awesome! I inherited a bunch of vinyl but don’t have the equipment and don’t want to spend the money on all of it or give up the space.

[@pinkkfloydd]

RokBlok will destroy your vinyl. You can get a decent record player for the price of this crap.

[@nurdiesge9547]

A very friendly man. Well spoken

[@jeffrowisdabest]

That's a shark who understands what the person making the pitch is *really* looking for.

[@alex.laaagoo5351]

500 k. Plus 100k salary plus $5 each sold. BESTTTT DEAL I HAVE SEEN YET 😮

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

This so great. Amazing invention. And Kevin's an audiophile - who knew

[@jq8974]

Robert DID something! He usually is out. So good to see him give honour to an amazing guys with a great design. And I want one! ⏺ 👍

[@sssssssid]

What's equally impressive in this episode to go along the amazing product and entrepreneur is the brilliant deal that Robert came up with, it was a 10 on all possible parameters Downright fantastic business problem solving 💯

[@Restorationshopyt]

Boy, what a fool you are. Amazing how so many people are easily fooled by a scammer with charisma.

[@zzxd7720]

I can see this guy loves to work with what he is doing.

[@salvagemonster3612]

This is nothing new. My cousin has had a 7 Up van from the 70’s that did the same thing. The reason record collectors don’t use them is because they damage the records. He took an existing products and just put it in a wood block. I can’t believe Robert bought into it

[@DarenPage]

A tiny percentage of the posts here have actually mentioned this. Looks like he pulled the wool over everyone's eyes.

[@JamBurglar]

Absolutely. The VW van version is everywhere. This is basically that with Bluetooth added.

[@massey4business]

@@JamBurglar Yeah, the "record runner".

[@Tarazex]

Because that's not for collectors dummy.

[@qingbee7227]

Sounds like someone is hating lol

[@cieltheeditor7922]

The most impressive inventor by far on the show. The fact he taught himself electrical engineering by using KZbin alone? That is beyond admirable what an icon

[@PrinceVamp]

Wow the fish getting offered a royalty by a shark is like completely out the shark tank matrix CRAZY

[@katherinelynn1276]

He seems like such a genuine person too. His excitement was so cute.

[@deltaboukensha]

He got the guy figured out. He's an inventor and wants to jump on the next project asap.

[@avizmaldesigns3142]

The sharks really don't understand how much people are into Vinyls, that guy is gonna get rich with the royalties, this is a huge product

[@ChintanCG]

I see a ton of knockoff on Amazon already

[@Someonebutnoone10]

His product scratched tf outta the records and the deal never went through

[@stephaniecornwell8766]

Exactly. I saw John legend is releasing his new one on vinyl

[@mounne13]

@@Someonebutnoone10 You can still buy one. They probably optimized the product but the lack of patent means china is drop shipping knockoffs

[@Ladosligese]

old episode .. it ruins the Vinyls ..

[@beyondhomosapien]

Such an incredible offer and a great choice for him!

[@dollsNcats]

He’s so well spoken and kind and didn’t come out screaming and dancing in a costume lmao . How nice

[@josephsummers2427]

Seems like a chill guy. Friendly.

If anyone is wondering, RokBlok has gone on to make over a million in revenue, generating about $200k for him.

[@alecmiller6066]

I'm seriously starting to think Barbara getting some royalty for every "i'm out"

[@esthermudeizi686]

😂 😂 😂 😂

[@JoeAlvarez-kx9kx]

Dude is super smart and had a answer to every question thrown at him , me personally I love rock block I’m actually able to dj on it

[@coopsoundz978]

Robert just blessed this man. What a deal 🙏🏾

[@willowwren7752]

I think Mark mover to the other side so he gets the product samples First instead of Last 😂

[@ejicon3099]

This product sounded amazing until I saw that Audio-Technica was re-releasing a limited run of the Sound Burger. It's actually a great space to be in.

[@twofour8790]

This made me happy. Happy for this gentleman 🙌🏾

[@GobyTSB]

The rokblok isnt new; old school DJ's in New York had a small red truck that did this exact same thing. They used it to look for samples in record stores. Q-Tip used one for decades.

[@WadeWilsonDP]

Is it throwing anyone else off seeing Robert on the left side?

[@joebidenshearingaid1618]

Wow what a great offer , the guy must be stoked .

[@MultiJejje]

Robert didn't make this deal after all.

[@bodiehammack1221]

Love that Mr wonderful always lets them hear the other sharks

[@james9156]

He basically just bought an inventor for $500,000. That’s impressive and a lot of people overlook what he just did there.

[@ImARealHumanPerson]

"World's first" They had little cars that did this 40 years ago 🤣

[@oyeAhmer]

Bluetooth

[@eh4372]

Really like the guy, seems clever and really has amazing ethic to get things done, but I don’t believe the product makes much sense. No one is going to lug around a big vinyl to use it outside. But still is impressive.

[@BRBallin1]

Very interesting offer. Never saw something this convoluted in the tank before but it’s a win-win deal

[@dazeroc5603]

There’s no way this guy invented this. I bought one of those in Japan shaped like a van. I also bought a tiny turntable that could also work with batteries, was smaller than a lunchbox and could be played flat or hung on wall and play at 90 degree angle. And that was over 20 years ago. I call that guy a fraud for saying he invented that.

[@stevepeterson5943]

This already existed, I saw one probably 20 years ago, looked like a little car or something, drove around the record (no Bluetooth.) He really should have been transparent about that, and he would know. Also, I got so excited, I have that same stereo he brought! Beautiful lighted display, looks awesome in the dark, will keep it forever : ) Records are very relaxing and good for your energy, don't buy a crappy system if you're gonna get into it.

[@MarkGodfrey73]

Yeah I remember them. Little buses that broke your records. Just like this thing, apparently

[@zippy753]

Yeah, everyone is saying how brilliant he is but this is an old idea. All he did was take it to China to have them reverse engineer it and add Bluetooth.

[@TheFoolintherainn]

These aren't new - I sold these in a gift store in the 1990s.. little Volkswagen bugs that went around on a record These have been out since the late sixties He is correct about analog

[@ceevee7825]

He said "beautiful!" LMFAO 😂

[@lilstogie]

This was a great pitch and deal. Love robert and think that device is very cool

[@AnimationNation2004]

That is freaking genius. How have I never heard of it

[@bogesmalone4514]

Well I just heard that this invention was already created decades ago…reason it probably never caught on is because it ruins your records

[@eal118]

Very creative! Brownie points for that. Records are delicate. Putting a rotating device right on their surface does not sit well with me.

[@kammaday4037]

first i thought he messed up by being so honest about his situation, but then it turned to be the factor that gave him his dream deal. sweet

[@alexandreturcotte950]

You just turned yourself into an employee 😂🎉

[@nycgags]

Biggest problem this product has is the speaker rotates in a circle. If you truly are an audiophile, this will greatly reduce the quality of the sound produced, you want your speaker in a stationary location.

[@richieb1125]

Yeah, it's garbage to make money off of clueless people.

[@DavidAWA]

This guy is right. The vinyl market has more people who want the quirk of a record player than audiophiles. You know this because of all the $100 record players that audiophiles wouldn't be caught dead with, because it apparently "sounds bad" and "damages the records"

[@pabloplato]

That's because all the new people getting into record collecting don't know any better, and they see a turntable for $70 -$100 and that's about all they can budget, allowing them to grab some records too, without realizing they've just been had by the retailer. Crosby pushers aren't your friends.

[@mr.mallard2522]

@@pabloplato Audio-Technical is good for the low market with the LP60x, but those suitcase players are horrible

[@pabloplato]

@@mr.mallard2522 Audio Technica. But I prefer having pitch control/counter weight/anti-skate in addition to being direct drive. Anything else that's modern is just making do until you know better.

[@mr.mallard2522]

@@pabloplato yeah that is the one annoying thing, I plan on upgrading to probably a U-Turn Orbit eventually, I prefer belt drive personally though

[@pabloplato]

@@mr.mallard2522 I'm curious why you like belt drive? Please share.

[@NathanAdamsCars]

All the other sharks were decisive - and that’s their prerogative. But I like how Robert thought about the most suitable deal for him and the inventor.

[@davidt8381]

Nuff respect for this brother. I live in the US, but my reggae vinyl collection will be shipped to me in early 2023 and I gave away all my speakers, amp, etc when I emigrated. I'm going to buy this product when I get my records back. Yeaaah Maaaaan.

[@peggyluque7260]

I got extremely lucky!!! I can't even believe it.. I found a RokBlok in a church thrift shop for $3- it is fantastic ... especially after looking up online that it's $99 retail... there's a market!! I own about 1k albums and always buying

[@mr.mallard2522]

1k and you’re using this?!?!

[@pinkkfloydd]

You don't care about your vinyl then.

[@vipitoswu5991]

I think this one really has a potential hope they work this one out for real together.

[@disownedrock]

this was filmed a long time back

[@misterbobo8139]

Lol. Scammer

[@salvagemonster3612]

It is a fifty year old product

[@bones007able]

Just a record bug with BT built in .... who drags records around with them to play ?....

[@chickensandwich7726]

Entrepreneur: I have had 200 million dollars in sales over 5 years Barbara: it’s way too early to invest, I’m out

[@connorallen9195]

This a copy of a 40 year old invention. It looked like a Volkswagen bus but did the same thing

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

It's nice to see the royalty go the other way.

[@MultiJejje]

Robert didn't make this deal after all.

[@Dominion-1]

Man I thought that dude was Toney Baker in the thumbnail.😄

[@CoD3x4life]

Reminds me of the deal Mark did with Hyconn. Awesome deal by Robert

[@bobgoblin3847]

I swear robert gives the best offers on sharktank, never trys to rip someone off

[@HandsONreviews4u]

Finally someone brought a cool in mind application to an old technology. This guy is VERY SMART.....I AM SURE THERE IS MUCH MORE COMING FROM THIS INVENTOR ☝️😎

[@frankcastle6006]

That guys enthusiasm is infectious.

[@SpoddyProduction]

One of he best deals I've seen for both sides🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@TheRoosje1964]

"Wooow, hold on there Babaluí". Hilarious. 😂😂😂