$3300 is a ton of money! That's like 25% of the whole collection being "free" haha, nice work! I'm still working on my PC and some buying and selling my unneeded cards before I start flipping bigger stuff. Keep up the great content man
That’s nothing compared to how much money vendors save buying from people at 70% and taking in trades at 80% . Most vendors will give each other discounted prices on large purchases while you , me and every other John Doe trying to grow our collection is lucky to get $20 discounted from market value
Totally! I'm also in the process of culling out some of the PC, sometimes at a loss but happy to keep the money moving around into stuff I actually do want. Some of the stuff I buy (~10% in earlier vids, ~40-50% in more recent ones) is to resell, but the profit from it is to fund the PC. So while I can save about $1k/mo on the PC buying this way, I can also turn about $1k of profit each month selling stuff at good prices because I bought them at better prices. That $2k monthly delta really might make my PC "free" over time! :D
Thank you for another style of video. It's been a great journey to watch your collection grow and the interactions you have with people. Would be great to see your gold star collection soonTM :)
Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed! The gold star collection is doing decent! I'm not planning to master set them, I think I'm gonna settle on getting the 3 delta species GS and the 3 Gen 1 eeveelutions as I'm trying not to end up with an absolutely ridiculous collection I can't properly enjoy lol!
$10 off a card doesn’t seem much, but when you do it all the time you’ll save good money. Love the video portraying that it is always good to get a little off the price! Keep it up!
Shows are awesome for buying PC cards. No sales tax or shipping and you can get a nice intimate look at the condition on the card. And bonus is you can build those personal relationships with the sellers so they will want to give you more discounts in the future too.
@@cedsaurus thanks for watching! I do, but most days I dont find that process especially fun so it’s almost never a focus for me. Typically i only send about 15-25 cards a month to PSA. Recently because i got into vending card shows, i took more in and sold a bunch and got back to buying a bunch so i came across a lot more i wanted to grade, but that’s atypical for me.
@oyamastrading thats awesome. I hope to see more vids from you!! Theyre really relaxing and fun to watch. Its nice to see the comparable prices too. I recently started getting more serious into pokemon collecting and investing. Its really fun! Thanks man
this is what I was doing at the last show with prices and trade value and it adds up like crazy just gotta get those higher end girl trainer cards now but that Ericka is Japanese is so goooooooooood nice job love this content
Someone else asked a similar question in the comments, I'll copy + paste the same answer I gave them! When I buy modern raw cards in the $10-20 range it’s for grading. Most of the rest is just for my collection, or to flip (i.e. buy at 80% market, sell at 90% market, make $5-50 net). For grading I have memorized a hit list by studying what $10-20 cards have a $60-200 PSA 10. Otherwise I usually gameplan a bit prior. But always leave room to just see something I like and am willing to buy as long as I get a good price!
im trying to get into buying pokemon cards, are you buying a lot of these raws to get them graded in order to sell them for more? also, how do you go about finding the cards you want to buy? do you have a hit list while you're going there or do you just look the cards up when you're there and see where some money can be made?
When I buy modern raw cards in the $10-20 range it’s for grading. Most of the rest is just for my collection, or to flip (i.e. buy at 80% market, sell at 90% market, make $5-50 net). For grading I have memorized a hit list by studying what $10-20 cards have a $60-200 PSA 10. Otherwise I usually gameplan a bit prior. But always leave room to just see something I like and am willing to buy as long as I get a good price!
@@oyamastrading i really appreciate your response. I watch these videos for hours and I always wonder the mindset behind some purchases/trades. You're the first one to explain it and i appreciate that!
@@ChillStudyDate not everything I buy is to turn a profit. A lot of it is to collect or enjoy. Often I’m happy to break even just to have essentially rented the card for free. For stuff I intend to profit on: - grading - ebay - reddit/facebook - im vending in a month
@@oyamastrading ahh gotcha! can you also do videos on what upcoming sets will do well, or which cards you think will be sought after? That would be pretty cool, you have a good eye for grading, maybe you have a good eye for popularity as well haha
@@ChillStudyDate thanks! I do have opinions on that as sets get announced, but I dont see this channel as a pokeinvesting/value speculation sort of channel. Ive considered that sort of content but havent decided yet if it fits the channel or not. Appreciate the suggestion a ton though and will keep it in mind if others ask for similar!
@@oyamastrading i think its a way to make more content for ppl, because there arent that many trading cons and you cant be going to every trade show, and there will be gaps in content time, and ppl want to see more of you. no what i mean
@@oyamastrading I watch your video like a tutorial on how to negotiate at tables 😂😆 Love the content !!!! I honestly fear sounding arrogant or pretentious to a vendor. But love supporting and wanna make friends. Aside from TCG last sold and eBay last sold. Is there a separate app you use? 😅 I think I see it now and again, card ladder or something?
This is literally basic knowledge, of course people aren’t going to want to buy at market price so yea there will be some savings but at the end of the day waste your money how you’d like it wtv
$3300 is a ton of money! That's like 25% of the whole collection being "free" haha, nice work! I'm still working on my PC and some buying and selling my unneeded cards before I start flipping bigger stuff. Keep up the great content man
That’s nothing compared to how much money vendors save buying from people at 70% and taking in trades at 80% . Most vendors will give each other discounted prices on large purchases while you , me and every other John Doe trying to grow our collection is lucky to get $20 discounted from market value
Totally! I'm also in the process of culling out some of the PC, sometimes at a loss but happy to keep the money moving around into stuff I actually do want. Some of the stuff I buy (~10% in earlier vids, ~40-50% in more recent ones) is to resell, but the profit from it is to fund the PC. So while I can save about $1k/mo on the PC buying this way, I can also turn about $1k of profit each month selling stuff at good prices because I bought them at better prices. That $2k monthly delta really might make my PC "free" over time! :D
Didn't even start to consider the taxes! I was always considering the savings based on TCG Prices but never the taxes! Another banger video!
Love this kind of content. Great Mashup condensed. Looking forward to more shows down the road. Keep'em coming! Appreciate your content!
Thank you for another style of video. It's been a great journey to watch your collection grow and the interactions you have with people. Would be great to see your gold star collection soonTM :)
Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoyed!
The gold star collection is doing decent! I'm not planning to master set them, I think I'm gonna settle on getting the 3 delta species GS and the 3 Gen 1 eeveelutions as I'm trying not to end up with an absolutely ridiculous collection I can't properly enjoy lol!
Good shit bro 🎉 ur rly consistent great to see
I had a blast watching this video 😅 can’t wait for my next card show!!
Really drives home how much those $5 to $10 savings can add up quick
$10 off a card doesn’t seem much, but when you do it all the time you’ll save good money. Love the video portraying that it is always good to get a little off the price! Keep it up!
Absolutely. And $10 off in person paid in cash might really be more like $12-15 off so it really can add up!
Good video man, good content as always. Just to let you know the spent save market is a good idea but it covered all the cards. Hope all is well!!
Good content as always! Keep it up!
Great video . Good at negotiations and video editing.
thanks Valentino look forward to our next deal man
Shows are awesome for buying PC cards. No sales tax or shipping and you can get a nice intimate look at the condition on the card. And bonus is you can build those personal relationships with the sellers so they will want to give you more discounts in the future too.
100%!!
i love ur vids! Do you ever buy to grade? I see u looking for perfect condition pretty often
@@cedsaurus thanks for watching! I do, but most days I dont find that process especially fun so it’s almost never a focus for me. Typically i only send about 15-25 cards a month to PSA. Recently because i got into vending card shows, i took more in and sold a bunch and got back to buying a bunch so i came across a lot more i wanted to grade, but that’s atypical for me.
@oyamastrading thats awesome. I hope to see more vids from you!! Theyre really relaxing and fun to watch. Its nice to see the comparable prices too. I recently started getting more serious into pokemon collecting and investing. Its really fun! Thanks man
this is what I was doing at the last show with prices and trade value and it adds up like crazy just gotta get those higher end girl trainer cards now but that Ericka is Japanese is so goooooooooood nice job love this content
Very interesting bro, thanks for sharing this!
Can’t wait till you start doing collect a cons . The content is going to be epic
Thanks George! I'm definitely gonna plan to hit the Los Angeles one as long as I don't have some other huge conflict!
The Zard CD Promo deal is 🔥I still need to grab that for the collection.
Awesome video 👍
$660 on a Evolving Skies and not getting taxed? Bro that is steal. thats like $599 pre tax
Tbh if sales tax is 13%, he saved $16.87. not too bad.
Do you grade all the cards and resell them back? Or just keep for your personal collection?
Someone else asked a similar question in the comments, I'll copy + paste the same answer I gave them!
When I buy modern raw cards in the $10-20 range it’s for grading. Most of the rest is just for my collection, or to flip (i.e. buy at 80% market, sell at 90% market, make $5-50 net).
For grading I have memorized a hit list by studying what $10-20 cards have a $60-200 PSA 10. Otherwise I usually gameplan a bit prior. But always leave room to just see something I like and am willing to buy as long as I get a good price!
7:30 probably don't drop your phone on the folder like that lol
@@thecardbaron6871 haha I noticed it in the original video and definitely cringed, didnt even think of it in the moment
@@oyamastrading hah apart from that great video, nice and clear
im trying to get into buying pokemon cards, are you buying a lot of these raws to get them graded in order to sell them for more? also, how do you go about finding the cards you want to buy? do you have a hit list while you're going there or do you just look the cards up when you're there and see where some money can be made?
When I buy modern raw cards in the $10-20 range it’s for grading. Most of the rest is just for my collection, or to flip (i.e. buy at 80% market, sell at 90% market, make $5-50 net).
For grading I have memorized a hit list by studying what $10-20 cards have a $60-200 PSA 10. Otherwise I usually gameplan a bit prior. But always leave room to just see something I like and am willing to buy as long as I get a good price!
@@oyamastrading i really appreciate your response. I watch these videos for hours and I always wonder the mindset behind some purchases/trades. You're the first one to explain it and i appreciate that!
What do you use for prices? Like what app or whatever
I talk about that in my 5 tips for buyers video!
my question is, you getting good deals on these but where do YOU sell them to make a profit then?
@@ChillStudyDate not everything I buy is to turn a profit. A lot of it is to collect or enjoy. Often I’m happy to break even just to have essentially rented the card for free.
For stuff I intend to profit on:
- grading
- ebay
- reddit/facebook
- im vending in a month
@@oyamastrading ahh gotcha! can you also do videos on what upcoming sets will do well, or which cards you think will be sought after? That would be pretty cool, you have a good eye for grading, maybe you have a good eye for popularity as well haha
@@ChillStudyDate thanks! I do have opinions on that as sets get announced, but I dont see this channel as a pokeinvesting/value speculation sort of channel. Ive considered that sort of content but havent decided yet if it fits the channel or not. Appreciate the suggestion a ton though and will keep it in mind if others ask for similar!
@@oyamastrading i think its a way to make more content for ppl, because there arent that many trading cons and you cant be going to every trade show, and there will be gaps in content time, and ppl want to see more of you. no what i mean
What’s special about the scizor your picked up? Isn’t it just a common?
@@Xsn1pes i collect Scizor and didnt own it!
I watched all of it :D
@@BailyJustice you a real one
@@oyamastrading I watch your video like a tutorial on how to negotiate at tables 😂😆
Love the content !!!!
I honestly fear sounding arrogant or pretentious to a vendor.
But love supporting and wanna make friends.
Aside from TCG last sold and eBay last sold. Is there a separate app you use? 😅
I think I see it now and again, card ladder or something?
I talk about the apps I use on my "5 tips for buyers" video! :)
The key is to buy in bulk so you can get better percentages.
That's usually how I buy online! At card shows sometimes it's hard logistically to buy like 50-100 individual items from a vendor at once
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Spending spree
Asking for $2 off a $20 card after saying it's fairly priced, all while spending $13,000 on cards in one day is absolutely hilarious.
@@444mutation Okie doke!
This is literally basic knowledge, of course people aren’t going to want to buy at market price so yea there will be some savings but at the end of the day waste your money how you’d like it wtv
Thanks for watching! 🤷♂
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