Stealing, Inventory, and Point of Sale - Ask A Shop Owner #9

[@byzar143]

These are gold, i have no wish of opening a card shop but i look out for these. Props guys

[@TheManaSource]

This is a great series!

[@absolutelynoone7171]

Yes, I'm still watching. It's intertaining as hell.

[@KERBIEIFY]

please make a video of people stealing stuff that would be so awesome

[@benjaminhakansson]

Hell yeah guys, i really wish i lived close to your shop. You seem like awesome, up-front people and i would have loved to be able to support ya!

[@RobSchlosser]

Yo...I'm so happy this showed up on my recommendations today.

[@tekkaoz]

I'd really recommend setting up an inventory system. Speaking as a software engineer it's a *massive* job, at the start, but once you've got a good system (and there are number of off the shelf system that are very good) and if you keep up with it, it becomes *very* useful and easy to maintain. Sometimes it's worth doing a 200-300 hour job that will save you 5 hours a week if you're in it for the long haul.

[@NaeOnYT]

"Magic players do not know colors." Oh my God, I could never do that. My physical cards were always sorted by color. It makes them super-easy to locate.

[@Mrtfarrugia]

It's been a year and a half could you please explain the ABU games thing.

[@Crabe08080]

I really like these videos, the one where you just randomly started opening packs was my favorite, you should do that again =D

[@williammcclanahan4518]

I'd love to take a road trip with my buddy (we live in Syracuse Ny) to come to your store. You guys seem so down to earth.

[@ForenObjex]

Just now discovering this great series of informative videos! Thanks for the helpful insight. I am a shop owner and I don't keep an inventory either. Every time I file my (IRS) taxes, they ask what my inventory was at the start of the year and I freak out. What's the best way to file taxes as a shop owner if you don't keep an inventory? THANKS!

[@z0mb3rry]

You guys make me want to open a store. Unfortunately there are too many where I live.

[@mtgskill680]

Loving this series! can you talk about the whole abugames thing in your next video?

[@tylerlattie4981]

Love the 50 cent bin

[@TheMystcast]

ive been in stores where they have the 50 cent boxes up front so people can see if people stole

[@maurdr]

its pretty funny how different you do things now compared to then.

[@pleravens]

I think the first time you catch a thief, you just ban them from the store for either a set amount of time or forever. There are citizen's arrest things that stores can send out to put a person in a state of trespass from the store, and if they violate that, then you can get the police involved.

[@bwhit417]

Y'all are awesome!!

[@JohnJohnson-xt7zf]

I so want to fly over to your shop just to find all your troll cards in your penny boxes lol

[@SFTortoise]

Whats the most Pet-peev thing people do in the store that gets you all the time?

[@7heib889]

yesterday i went to my local card store to look at the BFZ set and they still dont have it. last week they said that its going to arrive this week and now they said that its going to come new week. i thought that they are opening packs and sorting the cards like you do, so i asked if i could maybe help them sort the cards and count them, since i had several hours to kill. but this card store is actually part of a chain card store with several of there stores in different cities, so they get a certain amount of card and a set list "mailed" to them. they do not restock on singles and they dont buy collections... also their set list is very limited, with no mythic rares and only a few rare ...

[@BrandonFerrentino]

so when you crack booster boxes wouldn't wizards be like posses that your crack in inventory or do you just buy it first not sure how that works

[@andrespineiroc]

Can you give us, internationals a tour around your store please? it looks like a dream :)

[@Decay3333]

You guys use Crystal Commerce, cant you use that for your point of sale, all you have to do is add a qty, and it can be online and in store POS system right?

[@ragnarokda206]

The last time I went to your store you had a computer setup so that I could setup a buy order. Is that how you do your inventory now? How is that working out for you guys workload-wise?

[@TyHatfield]

Thank good help & thoughts

[@Franciumflourine]

Question time with Xerxes and Jumbo Ed Sheeran

[@wisewolf9353]

could be like me and every time ive gotten a magic card added it to a list on my computer of every card i have and of what set and color it is and the number of each i have... this is literally the only time i ever organize... everything else in my room is horrific xD but now whenever someone wants to trade i just pull up my list and say take a look lol

[@RB1TR4G3UR]

Taking Inventory is waaay to much Micro Managing .... And thats funny when you was talking about Cataloging them . I started to out like 5 cards in an Excel , and was Like NOPE .. Fuq this I plan on using Shopifys' POS

[@jacobpavlovic2547]

whats the web address for your forums?

[@DeriumsCCGs]

deriums.com/forums/index.php :)

[@jacobpavlovic2547]

Thank you!

[@ajmason91]

These are fucking amazing y'all get me laughing every time

[@tylerdunson7009]

My names Tyler and I'm watching!!! LoL

[@TheTerdsterds]

what is a good age to open a gaming store? i want to open one when i graduate and these videos really healp thank you.

[@alvaroberts6301]

What app do you use on the ipad?

[@Random2]

I'm curious... How long has the store been open?

[@christiankerr5919]

Do you have people play for every friday

[@thump3r]

Its funny bc i can relate to all of these problems working retail haha many of us can

[@blastgaming5965]

Thanks!

[@BrentsCardsAndCoins]

I alphabetize rares and if someone asks for a specific card, I just look in the place it should be. I couldn't imagine doing inventory on cards. I can also relate to people messing cards up. I have to re-alphabetize all the time. Fortunately, I found that telling my customers the cards are sorted alphabetically has reduced this problem greatly. I just say, "If there are any particular cards you are looking for just let me know. The cards are sorted alphabetically and by rarity." So far, only my Pokemon cards are sorted by vintage and modern though. I do have one question. What method do you use to move commons? So far, I have had some bit of luck. I sold a box of 1200 YuGiOh common cards for $15 this month. Last month, I had someone buy about 10,000 Pokemon commons/uncommons for $450. This was the first time in 2 years I ever had a shortage of commons. It seems moving Pokemon commons in general is not a problem either. Magic: The Gathering commons, however, seem to be harder to move. I have only been dealing in Magic: The Gathering for about 7 months (I started after the other MTG dealer moved to New York), so I haven't accumulated too much yet. I might need to know some things for the future though.

[@jetto__421]

do you still own a card store or work at one?

[@aiRCoft]

There are actually closer to about 15,000 different MTG cards, currently, not 40,000.

[@johnnys.3465]

+aiRCoft well, if you count every reprint of the same card separately than its about 40k

[@aiRCoft]

+Johnny S. That could be.

[@shawntoups2454]

What's the best way to contact you guys with questions like this currently? My local game store is up for sale and I am thinking about buying it, but I need some advice.

[@kadajoctavius]

Shawn Toups Here's a phone number from their facebook page for you [phone]

[@bigmaw369]

Challenge accepted!

[@paytonhoutary4]

7th ib8 that is what is going on in my local card shop also

[@MikesBigHairyHunt]

Can you do a tour of the store please? :)

[@letzgoterps]

I must be the exception to the rule, b/c I love inventorying my cards. That said, I don't own a card store ... yet.

[@Monkeyshaman]

Adore singles trays/racks/boxes

[@tinkarox]

lets see your new camera!

[@IceWhiteDragon]

Hail the mighty beard!!

[@ssvr6]

What about ABUGames?

[@jessewski]

I'm curious about abugames now, why are they your #1 customer? lol

[@bobberk1903]

8 50 IM SO LOST IS IT TH 50 CEN BIN BECAUSE EVERYCARD IS 50 CENTS BECAUSE BEFORE U SAID THE CARDS R $2 TO $3 EACH ???????

[@bobberk1903]

so FLase advert u cant say 50 cents if its more then 50 cents

[@thegangsta531]

+bob berk They're all priced at 50 cents, but some of the actual values are $2-$3.

[@drexeldo]

I love you guys! Fahhhney (funny)

[@StonedViper]

Do you not have heating in your store? Aaron looks like he's dressed to compete in the Iditarod.

[@derekpreston1989]

After catching them. Put them in the basement.

[@WhatsTheDifferenceTV]

Hide inside the 50 cent box

[@Fejocan1710]

Well, you can't punch a 10-year-old in the face...but you CAN "accidentally" elbow him in the face while yawning or pointing in a direction...I mean accidents happen, right? ;)

[@ericsummann2184]

I swear you look like ed sheeran's twin

[@BrandonFerrentino]

so when you crack booster boxes wouldn't wizards be like posses that your crack in inventory or do you just buy it first not sure how that works