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- In today's video I go through my recent sales and show you guys how I store my low end sports cards for sale. For the second half of the video I sit down and discuss why I love and my reasoning for selling low dollar raw cards while most people are so fixated on the slabbed market.
If you find some value in this consider subscribing for more content. Hope you enjoy!
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I use to buy boxes of cards for myself years ago and now I started to sell the over flow or repeated cards on eBay. I have so many shoes boxes of cards that I won’t be runout of listing them anytime soon. It’s more of a labor of love because it gives me a change to go through them much more often which I enjoy.
You just given me a some good motivation, Thank you for posting this🙏🏾
No problem, Chris! And thank you for finding value in this video. I really appreciate it!
Great stuff Josh. It's a grind but there are buyers out there who do look for the low end tier cards, especially 90's basketball inserts. Keep up the hard work.
Thank you Lawrence! It definitely is a grind, but you know what? I absolutely love it!
Thank you for talking about the grading process. Completely agree about grading inflating the value.
Definitely. Graded cards tend to have a higher value because of the condition associated with the card. But then again, that is all a subjective matter. Not everyone buys graded cards, it's not the end all be all. There are still a lot of collectors out there who enjoy just having raw cards.
I am an instant fan of your videos, good stuff my guy. I have spent the last three years re-upping my collection as my previous collection of 30 years was stolen out of my garage, I know. Huge Heartbreaker! the information you give is great, I am looking to start posting cards soon. Need to keep new ones coming in. Keep up the great work!
Thanks! I appreciate your support and I'm glad you are finding value in my content. I think a good chunk of the fun in this hobby is that thrill of the hunt. Of course no one want's to lose something that they've worked so hard for and I feel for you on that one. I had my previous collection thrown away right as I was re-entering the hobby. So it's been a slow grind they last few years and I've made plenty of mistakes along the way. But I'm having so much fun going through this process and I'm glad to be able to share it with you guys!
great vid - enjoy seeing your process here. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure! Thanks for checking out the video!
This is some great advice. Especially the part about maybe grading later. Get a good buy on the single card. I agree with the "over inflated" price of grading cards. Good stuff Josh.
Thank you! I still buy graded cards from time to time for my own personal collection, but then to stay away from PSA 10s as the price difference between a 10 and 9 can be huge. I haven't really gone the route of getting my cards graded for a long time, but just love buying raw cards with the thought of maybe grading sometime down the line. Maybe once the costs of grading go down to a reasonable price again. Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed!
This whole video is speaking my language. Great video dude. Your other video I just watched you mentioned Daily Refinement. I also follow Chris and Tech's advice too. Love it. Keep up the good work. You defenitly got a new subscriber in me.
Chris and Tech are truly masters at what they do. I love their advice and their consistent message. They just really keep it simple. Thanks for watching and thanks for the sub!
Awesome Josh! I'm doing a similar thing as you. I have probably 30k + cards that I collected as a kid in the 80s. Love your videos
Thanks Scott! Man I wish I had up to that many cards, I probably would have maybe a third of that if I didn't toss some of my cards out as I was moving years ago! (I still regret doing that... lol). Thank you for your support, I really appreciate you!
That's some of the best business suggestions I got to learn for free!! Making your sales appealing to all different types of income. Thanks a
Thanks! Glad that you found value in the video!
I am a low end card buyer and very much appreciate sellers like this. Nice content as usual.
Thank you, Jeremiah. I am of the strong belief that there are many more low end card collectors/buyers than there are high end. Thanks for watching!
I’ve got cards to get rid of mostly baseball but got some basketball and lil football I’m making packs and selling singles
Good stuff bro need to hear that 💯
you're 100% on point with everything in this video.
Thanks Dan! There's so much value in these cards that so many people forget about it.
You never know the people buying the card's can be player collector's and go after every card of the player including rare parallels that are worth alot more and have more potential of bigger profits. I'm a player collector and spend $200-$400 a week on picking up rare card's when they become available and affordable to my liking.
That is true and when this is the same thoughts I have when I pick up certain rare parallels of players that I end up finding. I always think to myself "there has to be a xxxx player collector out there somewhere who would be interested in this card." This is what I tend to reference to when I'm talking about casting a wider net. That's awesome that you are a player collector! I do that with Penny Hardaway. Thanks for the comment!
Do you dabble in Pokémon cards,
Really good content brother. I enjoyed listening to you and I got some good information out of this. Thank you
Thank you for watching! I'm glad you were able to find value in this video.
@@JoshUnboxed824 I have been following your advice to a T and I don't get a sale a day, but there's some days I get 2 so it all balances out
Great information Josh! Thank you
Thanks Brad, I'm glad you found value in this video! I appreciate you!
Love this! You are exactly doin what i do
Thank you Matt! It's a grind for sure, but I love it.
@@JoshUnboxed824 you will make it! Casting the wider net is key bro! I got so many cards i need a partner or buyer at 10 cents
I’ve been trying to sell mostly low end just like this. I haven’t had very much luck so far /: I’m hoping a little more time and patience will do the trick. Nice video, I will be subscribing!
I believe the key is just being consistent with your listings - set a listing goal of how much you want to list daily and just keep it going. It takes time to build it up and patience will be needed. I'm sure you will get a handle on it!
Came across your channel looking for tips to sell cards on eBay . Just want to say thanks for content and appreciate your help.
Thank you for watching! I'm glad you found value in my video!
I had lots of Hill,Kidd,McDyess rookies from that time along with Stackhouse and rookie of the year Damon Stoudemire.That Lavine looked sharp!
As did I! This was during the heart of my collecting phase as a kid. I had so many Hill, Kidd, Rasheed Wallace and Stoudemire rookies. They were so cool to me back then as a kid!
I fell into this by accident, started with 250 free cards i found and turned into 700 bucks. Now i have 15k cards im slowly grinding through...the best part is im not a sports guy so im leaning a whole new language lol
Loving these videos.
Thank you so much! I appreciate you checking it out.
thanks for doing this video. I'm a beginner with over 10,000 cards, mostly low end. Very helpful. Question: I see you referenced the Epson ES400II scanner. I assume this is for scanning cards. Have you ever had a problem with cards being scratched or corner damage?
Great video. Just subscribed. Are you listing every card individually on EBay or bundling?
Thanks Toa! I list cards individually rather than bundle cards. However, if the cards haven't moved I will consider bundling them. I do offer a discount on shipping though if the buyer asks. Thanks for the comment!
I’m with you on low end flips. I’ve transitioned to this and done very well. That said, how are being profitable with $1.25 sales? The .30 cent final value fee is a killer on low end sales. I figure on a $1.25 sale you’re at .78 cents after the FVF and selling fees. Then it’s .64 cents to ship leaving you with .14 cents. This isn’t factoring in supplies cost (envelopes, sleeves, tape, etc), your time or the original cost of the card. I don’t put anything up less than $3 as there is just zero margin. Do you have a store type that are mitigating some of these fees?
Good video Josh, very informative, just subscribed. Had a question for you on this topic, I have many baseball cards from the 70's-90's and I get the fact that someone may be looking for a popular player and will buy that card, but what about the uncommon no-name type player in MLB. Are those cards really even worth attempting to sell or is it a waste of time?
Great question Bruce! While there are set collectors out there completing sets and also player and team collector's out there, it may be difficult to move those no-name type of players. Sometimes, those types of cards will stay stagnant and remain listed until the right person comes along to buy it. While they may sell - it may take some time. What I've seen most people do, is sell them in lots as "starter sets" for those who are looking to build a complete set of a particular year. Having a mixture of those popular players and commons is a good way to go about it, but it will take time for those less sought after cards to sell. But even then, some star cards will sit also if priced too high or if it's not a very sought after set. I think it comes down to finding balance with the listings and asking yourself, how quickly do I want to sell these cards? If it's something that you can wait on, it may be worth listing. If not, then it's best to either list them as lots and sell through auction or not at all.
awesome video man
Thank you! Glad you found value in the video!
Low end cards are fun, and it's always smart to look where others wont.
They are a lot of fun! I just love finding low end cards out in the wild. Thanks for the comment!
Hey Sir, new subscriber! I enjoy the card hobby. I recently started collecting again after a major sell-off about 30 years ago. I have still bought a few packs now and then. When I think of the great collection I had, it disappoints me that I sold everything pretty much. Anyway couple months ago I found a few goats, I found one nice Kobe Bryant, a couple of Michael Jordan's, and I also found one LeBron James rookie card Topps number 221! Finding those cards got me back in the hobby all over again along with being retired haha. I kind of like simple low end cards I cannot afford to buy mosaics and national treasures. I buy too many packs or boxes. I tried to discipline myself to buy single cards but the cards I aquire seem to be a dime a dozen on eBay. So I have a tendency to try and make 3-4 $ on a card but of course this ain't working. I suppose that is a big question to make less and sell more cards or make more and sell less cards. What are your thoughts?
I used to try and find the big cards and try to sell them for large profits, this was my focus about a year ago. Since then I put more of an emphasis on the lower end cards and trying to focus on selling in volume. One of the biggest challenges in selling lower end cards is finding the inventory to sell. One can try buying collections or in bulk, or going to card shops/shows or even buying online. There is plenty of opportunity out there.
I am a huge advocate for making less and selling more cards so to speak. It does require more work, but you can still make some good gains if you are willing to put in that work. If you seen the movie Moneyball, I used that concept to help outline my strategy in selling lower end cards. The question I ask myself is "does the card/player sell?" If you are running with a limited budget, then focusing on players and sets that sell well is not a bad thing. Going for the "singles/doubles" rather than trying to hit home runs is a very sound strategy when working with a budget. Just my two cents!
Thanks for the sub!
I also stopped worrying about investing and just focused more on collecting and used that same mentality in selling sports cards - have the collector in mind because at the end of the day they are the end users. You will have more collectors who enjoy the hobby buying the lower end cards vs the investors.
@@JoshUnboxed824 yeap! This afternoon my ebay sell items went from 8 to just over 50! I'm on my way 😀 thks.
Nice vid, yesterday I paid 6.95 Australian for that ice hockey Nash. Seems a bit different prices here. Sometimes I might buy some slabs or low numbered cards, but usually I try get cool cheap cards, to mostly build a collection that appeals to me
That's the best. Buying cards that appeal to you. I think that gets often forgotten by new people who enter the hobby and even for some that have returned. It's one of the best ways (let me rephrase that... one of the less stressful ways) to collect in this hobby.
Yeah I do like to have a few cards from all the big players, but yeah sometimes they good deals, but flipping through my 8 folders, keeps me calm and just a real pick up
I liked this video and you got a new subscriber... I like how you keep it real... and this video wasn't about these thousand dollar cards...
Thanks for the support Roman. I appreciate you watching and enjoying the video!
Thank you, great channel! New sub here Would you say that the amount of work/labour is worth it for the flip? Which platforms do you upsell the cards? Thanks!
It depends on the individual and what they hope to get out of it. If you are in it strictly for profit, then I think flipping low end sports cards for minimal profit may be too much work, but personally, I find a lot of enjoyment in this and I don't really consider it work, but rather a labor of love. For me I think it's worth it. I get to sort through cards, post them and sell them. And at the same time, I get to learn more about the cards and sets and what sells and what doesn't. It helps make me more efficient when looking for deals at card shows or when I'm buying on eBay. I sell mostly on eBay at the moment - I have thought about setting up as a vendor at card shows, but these low end cards don't really sell all to well at card shows unless it's me buying them. Thanks for the sub!
@@JoshUnboxed824 thank you for the input, sir! Your channel is SO underrated glad I found you lol
Keep Mashin Forth and doing your thang Josh
Thanks man! I appreciate the kind words. I will definitely keep pushing through!
I just went through my old baseball collection and the total value is sitting at around $2K. I want to sell the whole lot. How much do you think I should list it for?
Looks like you've got the spirit. Do you have any thoughts about TCGplayer opening up to sports cards this summer?
Thanks man! TCGplayer opening up to sports cards this summer will be interesting to see how it plays it out. I find it somewhat similar to what COMC does, but I think TCGplayer may be a great place to list bulk commons for those collectors trying to build out sets much like how MTG players and Pokemon players can use it to buy individual cards to build out their decks.
@@JoshUnboxed824 I'm not sure of any details of their eventual sports card marketplace, but if it's anything like their trading card marketplace, it seems like it will blow everyone else away, especially for the Long Tail of the market. The fee structure ought to be much more palatable for these smaller sales
Since you are using Ebay standard envelopes (.53) to ship what percentage dont technically "arrive" at the destination? Tracking on these are so hit or miss, i find buyers take advantage of this and say they did not get the card even though they probably did...good content, thx
Thanks for the comment JG. So far I have not ran into many issues with using standard envelope *knock on wood*. The tracking system is a little faulty, I agree with that. There are times when it shows up as delivered but then shows up within the next few days. I've seen this happen when I buy my cards as sometimes the destination scan at the post office ends up turning into "being delivered." I've had a few buyers reach out to me about the tracking saying it's been delivered but they haven't gotten it yet. I would message them back and let them know to give it a few more days and sure enough it comes in. I just try to provide good communication to the buyers to let them know.
Nice man. I just started this. Do you run auction or BIN/OBO on these? And how do you ship them? PWE or bubble mailer?
I mainly list as BIN. I do take in offers, but I don't really utilize the OBO. If a person messages me with an offer I will entertain it. For cards less than $20 I use PWE (which does have it's flaws). For anything more or if someone makes a large order, I will ship with a bubble mailer. But most of my sales are shipped through PWE.
Where do you go to buy your inventory
Hello there, What is low end trading cards can you please tell me about the low end trading cards please.
I thought a trading cards is good and you can get money from a trading cards...
Thanks
Hello. A friend came to me asking to unload her entire collection of cards. Im talk literally thousands on thousands of cards. I would love some advice, or if you give a more extensive way to offload them for the best values. I hope to hear from you. Thank you.
Do you list your cards as an auction or are you selling them at BIN? Thanks for the great informative videos!
As of right now, I only do BIN. I used to do auctions a while ago, but switched to strictly BINs. I may explore auctions again, but will only do so to sell lots of cards that I am unable to sell as singles.
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the videos!
@@JoshUnboxed824 Well, I appreciate the videos and honesty in what it takes. I don't have the time to hustle this, but I like most people have plenty of star numbered cards/foils etc. that aren't worth a ton but somebody is probably wanting them. I may start listing a few at a time just to move them along and grab some extra funds for the collection. Thanks again!
I agree w/ everything u are doing, & i might try ur strategy, that said i also think that ppl are underselling junk wax cards, i.g. Rookie mail in exchanges, 100-300 serial numbered cards regardless of the player or sport, etc… these certain cards are definetly underpriced unless it is a HOF rookie card or a major superstar from the era, trust me their is a lot of undervalued junk wax era cards that are never going to come out in sealed boxes or sets, example 1992-93 stadium club basketball, u have the regular set & then the members only, we all know the difference but ppl don’t understand the difference , 4 sum reason the members only variations are significantly less than the regular store bought cards, there were only 8,893 complete sets of members only cards, u can only get the members only cards as a complete set, as compared to the normal set which thousands of millions were produced, w/ the members only sets came all of the beam team cards that had a embossed stamp stating it was members only, remember there were only 8,893 sets produced, that means there is exactly 8,893 beam team members only cards as compared to the millions of non members only beam team cards, but somewhere in the translation info ppl got the correct info twisted & think the non members only beam teams are the more scarcer ones, that is in correct, when it comes to junk wax era it’s about knowing what u really have, ppl selling rarer junk wax on eBay for way less than it should be is being taken advantage of because they are in it for a quick buck & don’t understand what they truely have,& sell it cheap on ebay then buyers compare a $10 card when others are selling it for 2-3 dollars or best offer, chances are the condition is not what is pictured or the seller is not educated of their inventory, 20 down the road the quality rarer junk wax especially if it is graded decently will garner a high primium compared to selling it for$2 when in 20 yrs a psa 8 may go for 10,000, knowing what u have is 1 thing, understanding what u have is another
Totally agree with what you are saying. I think that the whole serial numbered allure is a part of it as well. There are people that look at rarity based on serial number. If it doesn't have a serial number then it's not as rare, it's difficult for some to justify rarity without a serial number to it. There are many rare parallels of insert sets that are rare, but the price doesn't correlate to its rarity. It really is a shame. Like you said, understanding what you have is another layer and all it requires is a little bit of research. Great point!
Josh, I started my store question. I have a lot of sets. Should I break down the sets and sell in lot's are by single card
I think it depends. You can sell the stars as singles and sell the rest in lots. Or you can do team lots, high number vs low number lots (depending on the set). Parallel lots. I think there are so many ways you can go when breaking down a set.
Great content bro. Wheres your store at?
Thanks! My store is on eBay under the name jnb_cards_n_collectibles
Good stuff as always. Motivated me to start selling on eBay. Keep up the great content bro
Thanks! All it takes is just to get the ball rolling and build momentum.
The problem I’m starting to run into is I only have 250 free listings a month, and if I have more then 250 listings, then I end up losing some weeks because the listings refresh and cost 35 cents each to list
Seems like you have a lot of products to list. It might be time to consider if opening an ebay store will help you. It will depend on how much profit you are making a month to see if opening an ebay store is the right thing to do. It can get costly once you reach that 250 listing limit.
eBay gives promotional free listings sometimes every few weeks, be on the lookout for those
Call eBay customer service and ask for an increase. That’s what I did and it worked
I just started selling on ebay how can I sale a card on ebay and just pay a postal stamp fee so the buyer does not have to pay more in shipping than the card
There is a free shipping option when you make your listing. It should be in the area where you choose the shipping service (ex. first class, priority, standard envelope, etc). There should be a button there that allows you to select free shipping. Hope that helps!
For those cards in this video, did you ship them without a top loader considering they only paid $1.25 a piece?
I ship my cards in either top loaders or card savers to at least have some form of protection. Sure it's an added cost, but it's a cost that I'm willing to eat to ensure that a buyer comes back to buy even more from me.
I like the idea. But is there an easier way to upload cards on ebay? Very time consuming
The manual process of taking pictures can be very time consuming. but I have seen people use either a Fujitsu Scanner or other duplex scanners with a software called Kronocard. According to many it's really fast. I'm looking into getting one someday.
Great content. Can you put a link to your eBay store?
Thanks Ed! I put the link to my eBay store in my main channel page under about me in the links section.
Do you do bidding or set prices on eBay??
I only do set prices (BIN) on eBay. I haven't done auctions in a very long time. I figured by making a set price, I will get the price I am looking for (or a particular price range I'm looking for - as I am open to offers as well). With auctions, it's a crap shoot because you might get significantly less or you may get slightly more.
Hey Josh, digging the videos what you are doing here. But was just wondering if you get alot of return requests or unhappy buyers because the card has a small defect on it? I know its only a few dollar loss, but when you get up into the $10 or $20 raw cards and maybe you missed a small printing defect or something, it could get costly and make it not worth it. Keep up the great work, thumbs up!
Thanks! I started going full on with my eBay store back in September and have yet to experience a return request *knock on wood*. But I have had a buyer message me about a damaged card in the mail and fortunately I had a duplicate so I sent that one back out to them. So far haven't had that much of a problem. I usually inspect my cards before I list them and then price them accordingly if the condition falls below NM-MT or I just don't list it at all (I've had a few cards in which the defects were so bad that I just never bothered listing them). I just make sure to note any major defects of the card in my description so that the buyers are aware. Once you start getting to the higher priced cards you will definitely run into that risk though. Thanks for the comment!
@@JoshUnboxed824 Thanks for the answer!
Where is the pick list report from?
You can print a pick list when you print out shipping labels. When I go into bulk shipping to print out labels, there is a link on the top right area where it says to print pick list.
That’s a lot of work for little money. If you avg 10 cards or $10/day that is $3,650/year. Yeah you are making money but the time you spent on listing, packing, getting supplies, mailing the card, tracking, ect.. Is a lot of time.
Is it worth it to sell a $1 card on ebay? After eBay fees and the top loader cost how much profit do you make? 25 cents?
Well it depends on what your goal is… do you plan on selling in volume or just a few cards here and there. It may not be worth it if you are not interested in selling in volume.
To answer your question on selling $1 cards - fees are around $0.53, then the cost of the top loader let’s say is $0.25 and the envelope maybe around $0.10 or less. Shipping through Standard Shipping will cost you $0.53. Total in fees and supplies is around $1.40 or so. Your costs of goods sold will determine how much you end up making in the end off a $1 card. It will also depend on how much you charge for shipping - free shipping will most likely net you a loss or very little profit. Or you can charge shipping (I charge $0.91 for shipping) and that can cover some of the expenses. So I end up making maybe around $0.30 to $0.60 a card. But then again I’m doing this in volume rather than selling a few here or there. Hope this answers your question. Thanks for the comment!
Do lots bro
So I'm really trying here. I've subscribed and commented and whatever else you need for the Ebay algorithm to work... However, a $1 card, with $1.40 in everything you've mentioned leaves you negative .40 per card. So unless you're charging the .93 shipping, you lose money. So your gains are not from the card, it's from the shipping?? That's the only way I see this making a profit. And yes it must be in a lot of transactions and only if the buyer doesn't ask for combined shipping... Am I still seeing something wrong? I love the content. The market is massive for ppl that can't afford to spend much on cards, but I would have to sell 100 cards, with no combined shipping to make $30
Watching this makes my “card itch” more “itchy.” Ahahaha! 😂 Now I somehow want to arrange my low end cards. 😂
Great content as always Josh. 👍😇
Organization is so important especially when selling so many low end cards! Makes it easier to find them when you sell.
@@JoshUnboxed824 where can you find eBay envelopes to ship cards off, I wanna start to sell my my low ends
That Shaq card was rad
Edit: the Shaq card(s)
Yeah, those Shaq cards were nice ones. I have a binder of Shaq cards myself. Most Dominant Ever.
If you are going to sell low end cards, by all means invest in Kronocard and high speed scanner. List 200 cards per hour of the low end variety. Not much meat on the bone for selling $1 cards on eBay unless you charge a flat shipping and combine auctions. Better to build your store to 10000 items if selling the grind cards. I ground my teeth at the beginning selling low end vintage, and now my average sale is $20 or higher vintage because I only specialize in superstars and Hall of Famers and no dips in the market like the NBA stuff.
Thank for the input! I do plan on increasing the output of my store, but as of right now I'm still starting off small and just doing this little thing on the side. When that time comes in which I can expand my operations then I will definitely look into getting one of those. I sell all kinds of cards, but really would like to learn more about the vintage hall of famers that are non-RC cards. I'm very familiar with vintage basketball, but vintage baseball is an area in which I am lacking and am trying to learn more about. Thank you again for your advice, really appreciate it!
@@JoshUnboxed824 Baseball is where the stability is. Too many variances with NBA. The wild ride of 2020/2021 Luka mania is over. Too much saturation of product, and the grading mess of PSA has only continued to delay the d-day of slabaggeddon and the crap players encased like Bol Bol and Kyle Guy Rookies. Easiest way to ease into vintage is looking for lots that you can break down, or advertising on Craigslist for smaller collections. Vintage in most cases is Pre-80 or more like PRE-70. Start will All-Time greats. Grab second year cards at a fraction of the rookies. Don't be afraid to make offers on eBay even if they don't have the tab for offers on their auction. Start slow. Then work on repeat customers. I can't stress the importance of listing on a daily basis and making sure you watch the analytics on your auctions and store.
Thanks for the advice! I'm starting to look more in vintage cards as I come across them at shows. Part of my thought process is to target set builders with a lot of the commons I run into. I have looking more and more into all-time greats too as there will always be a market for the greats because as new people enter the hobby they will look for those type of players as they get more deep into the hobby. I've been really focusing on listing daily as you said and am always looking at my analytics each day. Thanks again and sorry for the late reply!
The card got to be a 5 to 10 dollar card to make sense
If you are looking for larger returns, then yes 5 to 10 dollar cards will help you make more profit. But you can make some money selling $3 cards, it's just the profits are not huge. Selling lower end cards is not something in which you can make large amounts of money right away. It's a slow process and it's about building your store to the point where you are making multiple sales per day and selling many cards per day. That's when it starts to kick in. Selling only 1 or 2 cards at $2 isn't going to make much, but selling 20, 50, 100 cards at $2, does. But that is a much slower process than most people realize. It takes time to get up to that point and it takes a level of consistency to reach it. Which is why this is such a grind and for most people probably not worth the time for the amount money you make. Fortunately for me, I love what I do and it's enjoyable so I don't really mind it.
The one thing you haven't mentioned is the Federal taxes you have to pay on sales, also the ebay fees, and shipping cost. So you literally made a 40 cents of a 2.00 dollar sale. Good talk my friend.
Thank you for brining that up. I did forget to mention those things as my actual main focus of this video was to discuss about shifting the focus to selling low end cards. At the end of the day the net profit per card is really quite small, but the idea is to sell in volume. It's definitely a grind and time consuming so it may not be for everyone, but you really got to love the process to do this amount of work for small profits. Your points would make for a great future video. Thanks for the comment!
@@JoshUnboxed824 thank you, I will definitely give you a shout out on my channel, I am posting a new video discussing this topic, I look forward to seeing your next video my friend. By the way I have boxes of cards like that, and I enjoy helping people make thier sets at a reasonable price my friend. Good talk my friend.
That aintwhaticalljunk
That is right! I'm a firm believer that this isn't junk. Thanks for the comment!
I've got thousands of awesome cards, basketball, baseball, and football.. so if anyone interested hit me up
The problem making $.75 profit and mailing time is not profitable. Selling $1. card for $5. now maybe worth time. If the collector are looking for cards $3 or $2 he should rethink his collecting those cards. Buying 10 cards for $3 = $30 he could buy auto cards of his team player for $5 each better buy and have 6 good auto cards. What i mean not top players but avg ones that was on the team. Its a fun hobby go to card shops and shows and you will find bargains their and see the wow cards also. Hey no matter for kids i give them those cards for adults maybe one and done now and then.