Selling Sports Card Lots is Higher Profit per Hour than Low End Singles!
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In this video, I dive into more specifics on the benefits of selling lots over singles and provide some real life examples (and more numbers). It addresses common questions that I got from the last video on things like sorting and sourcing.
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eBay Connector Basic (Allows you to list cards directly to eBay from Kronocard): paulcarl--kron...
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Good video..... however my question is do you sell 5-6 lots every day? Most collectors will not pay a premium on a lot when it contains 1 or 2 cards they seek. When we lot things up to blow out older inventory it sits around just as long as most singles, if not longer. Being in the same categories, I've viewed many of your lots and I have a hard time believing your sales are that consistent considering how random your lots are. Having been in the singles game for a while on eBay, rarely are there any zero days. And you don't have to have your store maxed out to do it. Not every day is a boomer, but there are still sales. I think there is obviously room for both types of businesses in this community, and to say one is superior to the other is disingenuous. Also, assuming people in the card community dont like digging and building their own lots in an eBay store full of singles is nonsense. I think it just comes down to what you have for sale. Good information.....but i get the impression its more about advertising your software which im sure you will eventually try to market. Just my opinion.... Keep up the good work 🙂
I don’t sell 5-6 lots a day (yet). There’s a screencap of my eBay 90 day in the video. Can’t remember what it was but it’s currently 127 active and 136 sold which is an average of 1.5 sold per day. You can go to my store in the link and check out what’s sold if you’re curious.
For people just looking for a couple cards, singles is definitely the way to go. But for the types of buyers that go into your store and buy a couple dozen cards of their favorite team or player, a good lot is better for them because they get a big discount vs. buying the singles. Having the scans of every card in the lot is why my listings sell for a little more than the blurry photos of piles of cards or the fanned out photos (and other typical lot photos).
This is partly a pitch for the software too once I get it launched. But the genesis of that project is from me building the software to scratch my own itch, showing it off a little in my videos, and then having a bunch of people wanting to pay me for it. I also have already been selling my singles desktop app so if my videos were solely motivated on selling software, I wouldn’t waste my time and money building the lot app when I could just disingenuously argue that singles are the best and sell the software I already have finished. So I hope it doesn’t come off as just a sales pitch because that’s secondary to just wanting to talk about this stuff and document my journey (as corny as that is). Whether you use a software tool or just take photos, the lots are the best way to go if you’re trying to maximize your profit per hour.
This is a great video thanks for posting i used to do all lots and then i started to focus on 5.00 cards but this motivates me to do more lots again 👍🏼
Awesome! Grading is a growing component of what I’m doing now too, that’s been going great too.
Thank you, just subscribed I appreciate your information and data
Awesome, thank you!
Great info! And the quick and easy with minimal editing is fine. I didn’t even realize it until you mentioned it. I was washing dishes for part of the video and looking up when needed, so the content of what you’re presenting is what’s important. Thanks!
Awesome! Really appreciate your feedback and support. I do the same thing when I’m washing dishes too lol.
I mostly listen to videos too so I try to make mine not rely on the visuals too much either. I want them to be something people can put on in the background when they’re scanning cards 😄
Enjoyed the video! Got me thinking about a lot of things I might have to consider doing.
Awesome, glad to hear it! Thanks for watching
Quick n easy with no editing is best for all! easy peasy
Thanks, appreciate it! Had to edit out a bunch of coughing but it was still a lot faster than normal.
I’m listening for the second time but do you cover the actual process of how to scan and list lots? I’m definitely interested in this concept but this video seems to be mostly talking about how the idea of lots is better and not the process. I could be wrong but if you have a video just showing how to list lots like this I’d love to watch that
I use custom software I wrote (paired with Kronocard’s AI and export feature) to automate creating the lot listings and images. Have been trying to turn it into a webapp for about 9 months now and that project is unfortunately on hold right now.
Yeah, I use an Epson DS-510 primarily (my ADF scanner) and an Epson V600 for when I need a flatbed. How well the lots do will depend on how you present it, what cards you curate into them, and how your SEO is so they can be found by potential customers. I’ve been testing a bunch and it’s something you learn from experience.
I have 9,000 cards I would like to sell in lots and maybe 500 or so in singles. How can I quickly scan and list these in a full size image lot that the customer can view etc. Do you have software for this? Thanks
I’m working on a desktop version of my lots script (will also be able to do singles too). I’ll put out a video when it’s live and I post updates and look for feedback in the discord too sometimes.
Good video. I you on Million Dollar Peddlers Live and now I will probably Bing watch all your videos while I am listing. Can you share how you scan and organize all the cards on 1 image? Thanks
Thanks, that’s awesome! I made a Python app to automate all of that for me. It uses the data from the Kronocard exports to match the front and back images and organize everything. Working on a webapp for this
How do I get rid of PSA8 baseball, I probably have between 3k to 4k? basketball, ,football, but mostly baseball?
I’d batch up similar ones and just run auctions on em every night (or week) starting at $0.99 plus a flat shipping price to incentivize bidding on multiples. Or instead of auctioning those off as single listings, you could take those similar slabs and sell them as lots at whatever price per card you’d be happy with. Hope this helps.
I get the time factor, but when selling indidually or in lots of 10 or 15, you get more money than when selling in 1 huge lot
Yeah. All comes down to how you value your time.
Appreciate the info again! Definitely gonna try out the lot listing. I always thought that was the best product that provided the most value for the customer. The only problem I had was where and how to start lol. But thanks to you, you have given a really good layout on how to go about it. Plus you got the numbers ($) to back it up. 💵Which discord are you in? Would like to join if it is available. Thanks again my dude!
Happy to help! The link is in the video description right at the top. Switching from selling high volume low end singles to lots is actually a progression I’ve noticed multiple dealers make (most notably probably is Baseball Card Collector Investor Dealer).
Are you still on kronocard ? I’m having a problem uploading lots to eBay using just one of my allotted auctions. I would like to learn more about listing do you have any classes or some software I can purchase.
Hi, thanks for watching and commenting! I do still use Kronocard. I don’t have any classes and my webapp for lots is still under development (and progress has been paused for a few months now unfortunately). The only software that I have for sale at the moment is my singles desktop app. You can message me on Discord or X or email me (in my TH-cam about tab) if you wanna talk more.
Hey paul im wondering if you have a guess when your genius plan is available to the public!? I'm itching over here lol!
No idea when the app will be ready, been hitting some issues that have slowed me down a bit. Will definitely do a video on it when it’s live
@paulcarlcards9050 sounds good, buddy!
Really like your videos. Which scanner do you use and do you utilize software programs such as Card Dealer Pro, etc?
Thanks! I use Kronocard for the AI and export addon and then an app I made that turns the export into my lots (or singles). It’s the most cost effective way and it also generates higher quality listings. I spend $380/year and have essentially unlimited listings/scans.
For my scanners, I have an Epson DS-510 for my ADF and an Epson V600 for my flatbed. There’s some links in the description if you’re looking for one but check eBay too cuz you can practically steal a lot of DS-510s if you buy em used.
@@paulcarlcards9050 Thank you. Forgive me, but what does ADF mean?
@@JackMorrisCards happy to help! ADF is Auto Document Feed (I think?). It’s the type of scanner where you can feed a stack of cards.
@paulcarlcards9050 I will definitely do some research on Kronocard. My goal is to transform my eBay listings from single cards to 3-400 listings per month of lots that contain 75-100 cards each.
Why only 127 active lots? Are you tapped for inventory, time or motivation?
Time right now. But I’m working on finishing up my projects in my primary business and after that I’m going to dedicate a lot more time to launching the lot webapp and getting more listings up.