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He Turned his Basement into a $5M Pokemon Card Empire

618K views · Jan 7, 2024 · Entertainment

Comments · 749

  • @PokeNE_Pokemon · 2 years ago · pinned

    That’s me!!<br><br>This edited SO FREAKIN WELL. Bro I had a blast/ thanks for having me

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  • @stephenjohn841 · 2 years ago

    Mfs basement is the size of my entire apartment

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  • @carsormyr · 2 years ago

    Solid interview, but man you have to stop interrupting the people you&apos;re interviewing 😂

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  • @n8fro234 · 2 years ago (edited)

    As a digital marketer, this guy has the right idea and nails the pros &amp; cons of owning your own site vs. going through a platform.

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  • @KetchumAllCollectibles · 2 years ago

    <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U88pJiyFbYY&amp;t=308">5:08</a> Lotta people stuck on &quot;more&quot; but &quot;enough&quot; is an important word

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  • @youaintready1006 · 2 years ago (edited)

    The craziest part is that on $2.3M in sales he&apos;d be lucky to net $300K in profit by his own admission, BEFORE taxes...the resale game is definitely a passion hustle.

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  • @domg4538 · 2 years ago

    Glad he wrapped his HVAC and did some thermal insulation for the basement as a workspace as it helps the system and the house as I can assume Nebraska has multiple seasons.

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  • @its_Collin · 3 weeks ago

    this guy is so chill, can&apos;t lie i&apos;m inspired.

  • @Running247 · 4 months ago

    Cutting out Ebay is the best part to this story.

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  • @Jdietz43 · 2 years ago

    As someone who almost fell backwards into owning a local card shop 9 months ago I can confirm: I lost 15 pounds, am constantly stressed about distributors, and 90% of the work is mundane; but when I&apos;m actually there at the business itself, I&apos;m happy.

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  • @Dragonor999 · 2 years ago

    Reason why Japanese cards are now more expensive folks and why English cards are massively produced. Scalpers, &quot;investors&quot;, and resellers

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  • @kc_11235 · 2 years ago

    <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U88pJiyFbYY&amp;t=840">14:00</a> to move &quot;dead weight&quot; like the eraser blister, I&apos;ve seen a couple options<br><br>1. Break down and sell the packs individually or as discounted lots. If you have built a trustworthy rep customers will buy without fear of tampering. <br><br>2. Bundle the &quot;dead&quot; product with a Great Seller at a price point that gives a profit margin of $1-$5 on the &quot;dead&quot; product.

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