A Day In The Life Of A Pokemon Card Seller
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2024
- Hi there! I'm Steve, a Full Time Trading Card Seller. I sell over $70,000 worth of trading cards on eBay Every Month! Nice To Meet You and Enjoy The Video!
I live in Australia and I love fruit
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th-cam.com/video/t2YO58r2t5g/w-d-xo.html Lots of people have asked about my shipping supplies, i created a whole video on it including the links and dimensions of every item i buy!
The editing and videography is absolutely exceptional!!! You should be very proud mate, such a good video!
haha my first time doing something like this, appreciate the nice comment :)
Steve, been watching you for a while now. This video hands down has to be one of your best. Not only did you come into this space with all the knowledge and enthusiasm to help others, but you're getting better everyday! Good stuff!
Wow, thanks! I'll keep trying lol
Loved this video! Very relatable with the jam donuts 😅
Coupled with a sausage roll there's nothing better
i love these kind of videos!
I also love the variety in your channel,
very informative, when you have the chance make more of these!
they're just a great, easy watch!
thank you :) will do
I started a little reselling in 2016 when Evolutions came out as a side hobby. Really enjoyed it, obviously made quite a bit selling most of my Evolutions, Hidden Fates, Shining Legends, and various graded Promos, Tag Team cards etc during the pandemic during 2020-2021 and as good as the money was during those 2 years, I miss the consistency we saw from 2016-2019 and have been effectively out of the market from 2022 until today. Prices crashing wildly hard on most items is a great sign to me because I believe we're on our way back to 2019ish price levels. Just ready to feel like cards and sealed items are priced correctly again so we have predictable, low but healthy prices again.
it's really good at the moment, i hope prices keep coming down just so volume becomes king, way too many stonkers and investors lol
this is great. well done with the editing and voiceovers. very funny that you posted this a day after saying its not your style and in this video you're watching jluv lol. you're the man
Lmao surprisingly this only took a few hours, what he does is big time stuff
Excellent stuff! Now I’m ready for the 24 hour live stream!
imagine watching me sort cards for 24 hours
Hey Steve, absolutely loved this vlog style day in the life of Steve. Love love love all of your cats. That Jam donut looks amazing. Keep up the great work and content!
its so good, only $2 aud aswell, insane value :P
I love that you ship as soon as possible!
I ordered from 3 different sellers on cardmarket and 2 from ebay 8 days ago and only today i got the email that it was shipped like wow seriously they took that long to ship 2 freaking blisters?!
its really important to me that i get it done straight away, otherwise i have so much stress throughout the day lol
Amazing job on this Day in the Life Vid! I really enjoyed it! :D
that makes me happy, have a great day britt
Super chill video. good luck with your business. I just stumbled on this channel randomly even though I don't really collect pokemon cards.
You should start
Wow I’ve watched two videos and you got a new subscriber! Love your attitude and approach to the hobby and your business! Looking forward to binging the rest of your content!
awesome, enjoy, here to help if you need anything
A really nice video, straight to the point and love the ending, you seem like a genuine guy whodoes his job with passion and care.
I'm just doing my best
This video showed up on my recommended and I love your vibe and attitude. Definitely subscribed! Hello from 🇨🇦!!
glad you enjoyed it
OMG I loved this!! EBAY scares me as a buyer but I loved watching this light quick video.
eBay is great!! Lots of buyer protection so never feel worried
wow this video popped up on my feed as I am considering the start of my own little pop up shop. Def liked the video and will appreciate it as a stepping stone!
no problem, i have dozens of helpful videos on selling if you need more help.
This is why you are the Man!! Outstanding, i hope to one day get on my feet as a businessman
i believe in you
Just found this in recommended and loved it subscribing and watching some of your others now
wow! awesome
Youre a great seller! Awesome video man! And thanks again for the goodies over the year!
Thanks for the support! The only reason I can do this is because of the collectors, so I really do appreciate it
I play yugioh but yeah guys like this really make everyones life easier when playing tcg. I always appreciate good packaging from the bigger sellers.
I'm a collector first so I ship packages the way I'd like to receive them
This just popped up on my feed and I am thankful that I could watch such a wholesome video after a long day at work. God bless
wow, im glad you enjoyed it
I have one of your packages arriving today! Thanks Steve's cats!
Hopefully I sent the right item 🤣
@@PokemonSteven 🐈🐈⬛📩
Nice video Steve! I think enjoy the free style + long form videos are great too!
thanks mate!
Great job Steven ... also well done on the edit!
thank you, i am a slow learning boomer
I really admire your work. Unfortunately, I never got cards as a child and had to wait until I got my first salary and I really jumped on it. I've even made my first sales now and really enjoyed the whole process. Let's see how far I can make it
good luck! i have plenty of videos to help beginners, check the description =]
Randomly stumbled across this video and it's awesome!
thanks !
As a new seller on eBay I enjoy this content more than most probably.margins are awful right now but so is everything in the economy.i guess thats why you gotta love what you do & are passionate about. I have been selling sealed pokemon product & individual cards & Funko pops for about a month.and the whole seller buyer system on eBay isn't what I would call fair or forgiving....
you definitely have to get used to it and have iron skin, but eventually it can pay off big time :) good luck!
love this type of video! keep it up Steve!
cheers king
really cool stuff as someone that buys cards off ebay a lot, thanks for the vid
no problem :) thanks for supporting ebay sellers
This is a very entertaining video. Seeing how you work around packing and selling multiple packages a day on eBay, really impressive 👍
Glad you liked it
Amazing amazing video, the last message hit hard as I dedicate all my freetime to searching for pokemon and seem to sacrifice time with my partner and others as a result.
slow and steady wins the race henry, life is a balance
Hey thanks buddy. I'm selling part time on ebay and these are some nice tips.
Glad to help. I have plenty more on my channel
Good luck to you and your girl, and cat. Keep grinding. At least you'll land somewhere.
That's the plan!
Great video, loved this format 🎉. Probably took quite some time to shooot
only took like 5 hours overall, i was surprised. but video length isnt that long :)
New person to your channel and really appreciated this content!
awesome, enjoy =)
Very calming day in the life loved it haha
im happy in my current state and thats really important i think
Loved this video! You seem like such a good, genuine guy. Keep doing what your doing and keep up the great work :)
I'm just doing my best. Thanks for watching :-)
Awesome video, thanks for all the great advice.
Glad it was helpful!
This was a great watch!
thanks !
Really enjoyed the video! Wishing you, your gf, and kitties continued success :)
meow! thank you
Loved this! Particularly the cats. Didn't like that the Christmas tree is up already :P haha
haha idk kim loves christmas so much she itches to put the tree up almost 3months out sometimes
Great video! It's awesome to see a hopeful glimpse into my future. I love selling cards and continuing to grow and organize my setup for maximum efficiency. I'm only at about a $1200 90 day average, so nowhere close to you, but this was very helpful to see how to stay organized and sane when you're doing the numbers you are.
1200 is very impressive, my first year selling cards was 8k aud and i sold 1500 cards.. it's a slow burn, just keep at it :)
i just bought the suicune ex jp off your ebay site, looking forward to receiving it :)
wow! thank you, lets hope it travels safely!
Not even that interested in pokemon cards, but what a lovely video. Thankfull this came onto my recommended.
awesome, you should get into cards they are awesome
Xmas time YIPPEEEEEE very nice vid stevey boy
on god
Smashed the subscribe button so hard my mouse flew through the center of the earth to be with you in Australia
Lmao 👉 👈
Glad you're happy selling on ebay mate, I was a seller of general items for over 7 years and hated it for about 5 of them but I was trapped until I got myself sorted 🤣
lmao, its not for everyone, but it gets a lot better when you enjoy the stuff you are selling.
what program are you using to list the cards. The drag and drop?
Watching some jluv hey? You two r easily the best Aussie youtubers
hes the goat
I was wondering if you can post on you description where you buy your shipping materials! they are wonderful and will help a lot!
it is in the description and the pinned comment :)
Love the video! I am a small TCG Direct Seller and was wondering how you source your bulk trading cards to sell?
I have a video on sourcing cards, it might help you :)
Now we know that Kimmy is the real brains behind this entire operation :) Superb organization. You are the muscle ....
she is lol
Insightful as ever, need more of these!🔥🤙
will do :P
We are alike. I'm kinda addicted to getting that Your Item Sold notif even if the card is cheap. Also the post office is only 15 wall from my house and I always walk
Walking is great for you
GREAT CONTENT FROM A SMART BRAIN. THANKS FOR THE INSIGHT BROTHER.
im just a grunt, no smart brain lol
Damn, amazing video, man! I know that these videos take a while to make, but please do them once in a while. 🤩🤩
for sure!!
Get off his jam donut lol 😅😅
Amazing video ! Keep it up !
thanks smiley
A day in the life of steve.... narrated by Morgan Freeman
that would be amazing
Omg I LITERALLY just got that bulbasaur plush on your desk.. I’m so gagged
its very cute
@@PokemonSteven I put mine in my car to give me a seratonin boost lol
Great video! I'm kind of interested in all the supplies you use to sell your cards. Like I was interested in those smaller insert boxes next to the bigger boxes you were building and then put on the shelf. Also the supplies used in your sorting.
This! I was thinking the same thing. Those boxes and the bubble wrap, I was also curious about those supplies. Hopefully he answers and gives a little more insight.
There is a video in my description on shipping supplies where you'll find everything i use when it comes to shipping trading cards
There is a video in my description on shipping supplies where you'll find everything i use when it comes to shipping trading cards
Yes, more stuff like this!
haha ill cook up something soon
This was good!
I'd love to know how you take your single card photos. As I take some for my store but they always seem to be a little bit blurry.
PSA slabs I'm usually okay with as I take the scans from PSA directly.
Maybe its my scanner the CanoScan LiDE 300 just doesn't product good enough scans of raw cards
But any advice there would be amazing!
I use a fujitsu 8170, i will make a guide eventually. but its a pretty expensive scanner so im reluctant to try to show people a $1000+ item they should use, and i have no experience with cheaper ones so i dont know what to recommend.
OMG Steven I have brought from you a few times in the past I didnt realise you had a channel :D
thanks for all the support over the years
The voiceover and editing..... Guys he's evolving!
lmao
Great video and great choice of tv-show. Enjoy New Girl!
new girl one of the favourites for sure !
Where do you get those little black boxes for shipping graded slabs?
hey buddy i have a full trading card shipping guide on my channel, in the description
Loved the video. We are very similar people with the same business ideas! Subscribed.
Glad yiu enjoyed it
Loved it!
mew!!
Informative, wholesome, and cats. The winning formula
meow
congratulations for your business, i hope you will succeed as you expect
thank you
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks!
PSA black boxes where did u get them from and the bubble wrap for them ?
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Great video !
didnt watch the full video yet, but i wonder, how do you get stock? lets say you buy singles, you probably buy multiple ones of your choice, and then resell them, do you take a cut, basically price them a bit higher than what you bought for (common sense i guess) ? or does that happen differently.
yeah, usually buy off secondary market places, provide liquidity for collectors who dont want to sell 1 by 1, so pay a certain amount market price and then put the time into selling them 1 by 1, it's kind of like a big ecosystem, same with everything, i make it convienent for people to buy the single they need, also while making it convienient for people to sell their collections in bulk
Hey! New viewer who just found your content. Love the packaging for the slabs, what is the box you use to put the slab in? Thanks in advance and subbed to follow along the journey :)
Hi there, I have a full packaging guide on my youtube, theres a bunch of helpful links in the description =]
Super interesting thanks
glad you enjoyed it
@@PokemonSteven Thanks Steven. I'm in New Zealand selling on Trade Me over here but some of my items are too big for this market so will have to get onto ebay soon.
Hey I know this is an older video and I'm hoping this comment gets a good reply, but I love the organization and boxes for grades cards.. where did you get those and what size are they? I'm wanting to do something similar for my card saver 1 cards but alphabetically.
hey buddy, im sorry i thought i replied to this already, next week i will be coming out with a full store setup with everything i use, so stay tuned for that
I really thought this was gonna be a meme video when I saw the video at first 🤣🤣. Only thing I would suggest is maybe getting some more space efficient boxes that you were folding. But that’s just a nit pick thing lol it don’t actually matter! Great video man!
haha, well i ran out of small boxes for my plush so had to use the big one for the video :(, i have some that are half the size that fit the plushes perfectly :P glad you enjoyed the video
Hey Steve, been watching your stuff for a while now. Just wanted to say you're doing a great job, super helpful content, this is your best vid yet!
awesome, thanks for the feedback
Cute video man, thanks
Thank you
Love that you're watching new girl. That show is always on as background noise.
haha kims favourite show, doing like a 4th playthrough now in the last 6 years lol
Where do you get those cardboard boxes for the slabs?
th-cam.com/video/t2YO58r2t5g/w-d-xo.html
Very lovely system youve got down there, years of work reflected
Thank you 😊
loved this video
thanks king !
How do you find collections? Do you buy only raw or slabs too like 60-80% market value?
I have a video on how to source items for resale if you are interested, i think it would help you out.
Editing goes hard
fr fr
where apart from Japanese if the best place to buy Japanese you card do you think ? ebay ?
my ebay stores :P
Wholesome Steve W!
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As a seller of 10 years, I think another incredibly important thing is having the ability and willingness to adapt, because eBay is constantly changing things.
I agree!
Beats a regular job :) really enjoyable video
there are ups and downs, but sometimes it is nice yes :)
@@PokemonSteven you have a good outlook on life, I wish you and your family a bright future
Really enjoyed the video! I’m also a full time seller on eBay, so I understand the importance of making processes more efficient. What tools/apps would you say have helped you with your business? Just thought I’d ask :)
honestly the best tools/apps have been just talking with people, other sellers, buyers, collectors, just understand what other people do to make myself better is the best i can do. No real direct process that helps me but if i never asked people questions i wonder where i'd be now.
at 0:53.... do you have one monitor slightly behind the other? or are they both touching side to side?
haha yeah theyre both adjustable, i move it around depending on what im doing, so its not really a fixed position. I have an adjustable desk to the right, so if i have monitors side by side they hit the adjustable desk if i raise it (which i did right before this video)
haha ty for the reply it was just my ocd kicking in soon as I saw that, but it makes sense. Great vid btw! @@PokemonSteven
Great job.
Thank you! Cheers!
Hey mate, thanks for the video. I'm just setting myself up to sell cases / booster boxes of pokemon cards and one piece cards from Hong Kong as well as other gaming collectibles.
Its a bit nerve racking and have a wife and baby to take care of too but seeing you in this video has given me confidence that it's a viable option to do and looks quite fun!
I don't think I have the time or patience to do single cards 😂 but your calm demeanour on your video has shown me I might be heading in the right direction 😊
One question, how do you deal with scammers? I've had a lot come at me and had to refund X2 cases of 151 because they got me 😢 Ebay always side with the buyer
I'm pretty cautious who i send too, so i dont get scammers that often, im sorry that happened to you. The best thing you can always do is double check addresses, payment methods and always use signature on delivery. Take photos of the packages ect. But usually, there is not much you can do since ebay is very buyer focused :(
damn your clearly a really good video maker too mate :p
Haha I don't think so
Amazing, thank you for the insight. Do you ever ship untracked for low cost single cards? I ask because I find the tracking expensive but also don't want to get scammed out of it
i stopped doing untracked in 2019, but it can be good to build feedback, you just have to understand that you will have to refund ~15% of orders from non delivery/people lying
Appreciate you dude@@PokemonSteven
@PokemonSteven by lying do you mean sometimes people receive the cards but say they didn't so they get their money back??
life of a legend
just a happy guy
awesome video
glad you enjoyed it pokene
Love the Jluv cameo 😆 go Kimmy!
She's the best
@@PokemonSteven gotta have someone like that in your corner :)