I should clarify the link between Golden Distribution and Metazoo if you don't know. They are Metazoo's distributor, when you order something from the Metazoo Marketplace it comes from Golden Distribution. That's where it's stored and shipped. And Shaw who remains one of the few owners left at Metazoo, also runs Golden Distribution.
Was shaw confirmed as an owner? What's been public knowledge is Mike and Aoki are the owners and Shaw worked as the CFO. Shaw was the one to ok payouts to players and judges, that's why I say CFO.
@@LolCowTCGmy understanding is that all 4 had stake in the company including Andy. And when Mike and Andy left Aoki and Shaw got their stake in the company. What I’ve been told is Shaw and Aoki are the only two people left at all when it comes to Metazoo, Shaw is dealing with all the mess and Aoki was trying to find a buyer but not involved much with the actual cleanup was the last update I heard. Assuming there is no buyer it sounds to me like it’s up to Shaw to finish the cleanup and or bankruptcy process. I would also assume that Shaw would’ve only accepted ownership if he thought there was going to be a sale so I’m imagining he got screwed bad in all this
I really appreciate that you still make these videos even though I'm NOT a MetaZoo fan. I just think this whole thing is fascinating and there's a lot to be learned from it.
Appreciate you still doing metazoo videos 🥰 I’ve given out a few booster boxes to the neighbour kids, and they were over the moon excited and thought it was the coolest thing 🤷♂️
i definitely appreciate the videos. ironically enough metazoo reignited my childhood love for collecting cards just back in oct of 2023. i loved playing it and teh art on the cards are fantastic. it really fuckn sucks metazoo died and i guess knowing the story would give me a sense of closure lmao. ive transitioned fully to yugioh and am enjoying the hell out of it, so ill always be grateful to metazoo
also my local 5 and below had an open box, one pack missing. i ask for a sealed one and they told me to get back to them today as a shipment just came in. imma see if i can get a sealed one bois wish me luck
Your comment resonates with me. Exact same story except for me it’s MTG now and I got into Metazoo in 2021. Didn’t touch cards for like 10 years before that.
Hey Nick! Please continue with your updates videos and MZ openings for as long as your heart is still in it. Who cares if Metazoo is dead, it’s still a hobby many of us still love despite the current state of things. There are many collectibles, trading card games, cartoons/shows and so on that have been long gone and are still widely talked about today. This is because of people like you that keep them alive for the fans that remain. Thanks for all you do!
If there's any justice in the world, someone in Metazoo management needs to go to jail/prison and/or be personally liable for all the pre-order and tournament money scammed from us Metazoo fans and players. Mike, Andy, Shaw, the list goes on - there were so many criminally negligent or with ill intent running the company. Thank you for keeping them accountable Nick 🙌
why fucking dump it when you could give it away???? What a waste. edit: okay watched the video. sure. and I appreciate the closure with the upkeep on MetaZoo news. I liked the game despite what people say. I wasn't a collector, I was a player.
Rudy has been distancing himself from Metazoo so I doubt he'll actually spend a full video on this, maybe a 5 second mention of it. He's been shadow banning most people that say anything about Metazoo on his videos.
Hello, Nick. I think this is my first comment. I never bought or played MetaZoo. I don't really know much about the characters they're based on. I think I read an article about the "letter to the community" and when I searched for followup content about it one of your videos happened to come up and that's just how I ended up here. Your videos on MetaZoo news are super interesting and I've pretty much kept up with what happens in MetaZoo mostly through your vids since then. Went a couple months back and watched this all unfold in reverse up to around the Kuromi's Cryptid Carnival situation. (and watched a couple opening and mail day vids, just for funsies) So definitely keep on doing your videos, because they're interesting and noteworthy even for a total non-participant like me.
I'm going to my five below tomorrow and seeing if they still have it, but mine had one open and what looked like two more boxes with their one-piece and pokemon cards and if they can sell me a full box I'll let you know
Ex partner/content creator here, loved the art & our community we had. So many real memories. But, as a partner MW/MZ made it tough to keep it going. They expected us to pay 5K per release to sell boxes. They tried charging us for tournament kits. Then folded and made us pay shipping. In addition, your $140 boxes only costed partners $55. Which was more than a 60% markup. Tbh it’s kinda crazy looking back they never told us we were getting promos they dropped and expected us to buy it off their website along with consumers - then after they “sold out” they sold it to us for 1/3 the price they listed it for. It’s a shame they gouged their players and couldn’t just be happy with the small profit they could’ve made if they focused on the fans. I’m glad I got out when I did and put the money into other viable tcgs. Other stores nearby who carried it practically branded themselves as metazoo stores and lost a majority of their investments on the biggest blunder of tcgs; metazoo
The fact that so much product was dumped at their office (if the photo is not doctored) makes me think what if it was court ordered? Maybe it's a stipulation to them dissolving their company? Like maybe they aren't allowed to sell a single item and it was ordered destroyed in full view or something? Just a guess.
Accountant here, the only thing that that can effect a prior year's taxes in the current year is contributions to a qualified retirement plan. Writing off or disposing of bad inventory will only impact 2024. Since you have to make quarterly estimated payments it could have been disposed as a limit for those quarterly estimated tax payments but, since the company has ceased operations the only thing left for them is incur costs of dissolution so no money would even need to be sent to the IRS since your are basically guaranteed losses in 2024. That being said shipping and fees of booster boxes tends to be around $12 and UFO boxes are selling on TCGplayer for $25 and only 1 sells per day. Selling pallets of a less desirable product would take conceivably years and isn't worth the effort to store, sort, and ship a small warehouse of product where the costs of lights, heating and rent likely a few thousand a month and the revenue is maybe a few hundred a month.
Did the guy that went to the dumpster to confirm the product was in there take some at least ? If it truly was going to the dump then I hope he scooped up a few cases. Unless that dumpster is actually being used as a storage container. I make videos every week and am enjoying buying the dip.
@@nicksstrengthandpokemon6353 An epic video would be if that same person recorded a video walking in the front doors and asked what is going on if MetaZoo has a new owner and if the product is gone to the dump or just shipped to a storage facility.
I should clarify the link between Golden Distribution and Metazoo if you don't know. They are Metazoo's distributor, when you order something from the Metazoo Marketplace it comes from Golden Distribution. That's where it's stored and shipped. And Shaw who remains one of the few owners left at Metazoo, also runs Golden Distribution.
Was shaw confirmed as an owner? What's been public knowledge is Mike and Aoki are the owners and Shaw worked as the CFO. Shaw was the one to ok payouts to players and judges, that's why I say CFO.
@@LolCowTCGmy understanding is that all 4 had stake in the company including Andy. And when Mike and Andy left Aoki and Shaw got their stake in the company. What I’ve been told is Shaw and Aoki are the only two people left at all when it comes to Metazoo, Shaw is dealing with all the mess and Aoki was trying to find a buyer but not involved much with the actual cleanup was the last update I heard. Assuming there is no buyer it sounds to me like it’s up to Shaw to finish the cleanup and or bankruptcy process. I would also assume that Shaw would’ve only accepted ownership if he thought there was going to be a sale so I’m imagining he got screwed bad in all this
I heard Andy say he was part owner at a convention, so he must have had something at one time.
I live like a hr away can we confirm is it still there about to drive over and dumpster dive 😂
As sad at MetaZoo downfall has been, it does seem to provide endless entertainment with its shenanigans
Well I mean.. there’s an end to new entertainment, but certainly endless entertainment with diminishing returns 🥲
I really appreciate that you still make these videos even though I'm NOT a MetaZoo fan. I just think this whole thing is fascinating and there's a lot to be learned from it.
Hell yeah man. Appreciate the shout out. The few of us content creators need to keep the ball rolling for as long as we can 🫡
Appreciate you still doing metazoo videos 🥰 I’ve given out a few booster boxes to the neighbour kids, and they were over the moon excited and thought it was the coolest thing 🤷♂️
this place is like 20 minutes away from me. I should go dumpster diving 😆
I was thinking the same thing! But it was dumped like 2 weeks ago
Lets go dumpster diving. I'll come with you.😂
Was bout to drive out lmao
i definitely appreciate the videos. ironically enough metazoo reignited my childhood love for collecting cards just back in oct of 2023. i loved playing it and teh art on the cards are fantastic. it really fuckn sucks metazoo died and i guess knowing the story would give me a sense of closure lmao. ive transitioned fully to yugioh and am enjoying the hell out of it, so ill always be grateful to metazoo
also my local 5 and below had an open box, one pack missing. i ask for a sealed one and they told me to get back to them today as a shipment just came in. imma see if i can get a sealed one bois wish me luck
Your comment resonates with me. Exact same story except for me it’s MTG now and I got into Metazoo in 2021. Didn’t touch cards for like 10 years before that.
Thank you for the update Nick!
Hey Nick! Please continue with your updates videos and MZ openings for as long as your heart is still in it. Who cares if Metazoo is dead, it’s still a hobby many of us still love despite the current state of things. There are many collectibles, trading card games, cartoons/shows and so on that have been long gone and are still widely talked about today. This is because of people like you that keep them alive for the fans that remain. Thanks for all you do!
If there's any justice in the world, someone in Metazoo management needs to go to jail/prison and/or be personally liable for all the pre-order and tournament money scammed from us Metazoo fans and players. Mike, Andy, Shaw, the list goes on - there were so many criminally negligent or with ill intent running the company. Thank you for keeping them accountable Nick 🙌
Metazoo buyers: just send me my
stuff I ordered
Metazoo: no I'm just going to throw it in a dumpster, keep your money and declare bankruptcy.
I love finishing off the day with some metazoo drama
Even thought it’s is a dumpster-fire, pun intended, I really appreciate your dedication to seeing this all through
I never bought ONE Metazoo card... And I am still here.
Appreciate you still covering Metazoo
why fucking dump it when you could give it away???? What a waste. edit: okay watched the video. sure.
and I appreciate the closure with the upkeep on MetaZoo news. I liked the game despite what people say. I wasn't a collector, I was a player.
It's very interesting that Rudy still hasn't talked about any of this
lol his comment if he did would be “I don’t think I ever supported MetaZoo”
Rudy is done with the Zoo. And honestly, I don't blame him
Rudy has been distancing himself from Metazoo so I doubt he'll actually spend a full video on this, maybe a 5 second mention of it. He's been shadow banning most people that say anything about Metazoo on his videos.
He did comment on it. He made an hour long video where he stated that he was disgusted with how they broke all ties with him or something.
No surprise as he's been deleting video. If the cant make a buck no reason to cover it.
We appreciate the content, don’t settle on just Metazoo, we found you with Pokémon, keep up the Pokémon.
Happy to see you posting again Nick! Hope you doin good man
Hello, Nick. I think this is my first comment. I never bought or played MetaZoo. I don't really know much about the characters they're based on. I think I read an article about the "letter to the community" and when I searched for followup content about it one of your videos happened to come up and that's just how I ended up here. Your videos on MetaZoo news are super interesting and I've pretty much kept up with what happens in MetaZoo mostly through your vids since then. Went a couple months back and watched this all unfold in reverse up to around the Kuromi's Cryptid Carnival situation. (and watched a couple opening and mail day vids, just for funsies)
So definitely keep on doing your videos, because they're interesting and noteworthy even for a total non-participant like me.
We do appreciate you still covering updates on what’s going on. Please don’t stop.
Thanks bro
I'm going to my five below tomorrow and seeing if they still have it, but mine had one open and what looked like two more boxes with their one-piece and pokemon cards and if they can sell me a full box I'll let you know
UFO Spellbooks are worth hundreds of pennies
Ex partner/content creator here, loved the art & our community we had. So many real memories. But, as a partner MW/MZ made it tough to keep it going. They expected us to pay 5K per release to sell boxes. They tried charging us for tournament kits. Then folded and made us pay shipping. In addition, your $140 boxes only costed partners $55. Which was more than a 60% markup. Tbh it’s kinda crazy looking back they never told us we were getting promos they dropped and expected us to buy it off their website along with consumers - then after they “sold out” they sold it to us for 1/3 the price they listed it for. It’s a shame they gouged their players and couldn’t just be happy with the small profit they could’ve made if they focused on the fans.
I’m glad I got out when I did and put the money into other viable tcgs. Other stores nearby who carried it practically branded themselves as metazoo stores and lost a majority of their investments on the biggest blunder of tcgs; metazoo
The fact that so much product was dumped at their office (if the photo is not doctored) makes me think what if it was court ordered? Maybe it's a stipulation to them dissolving their company? Like maybe they aren't allowed to sell a single item and it was ordered destroyed in full view or something? Just a guess.
They dumped toxic management & toxic product , need more toxic product dumped ...next the reboot or sale....LETS GOOOOOOO 🤣🤣
Accountant here, the only thing that that can effect a prior year's taxes in the current year is contributions to a qualified retirement plan. Writing off or disposing of bad inventory will only impact 2024. Since you have to make quarterly estimated payments it could have been disposed as a limit for those quarterly estimated tax payments but, since the company has ceased operations the only thing left for them is incur costs of dissolution so no money would even need to be sent to the IRS since your are basically guaranteed losses in 2024. That being said shipping and fees of booster boxes tends to be around $12 and UFO boxes are selling on TCGplayer for $25 and only 1 sells per day. Selling pallets of a less desirable product would take conceivably years and isn't worth the effort to store, sort, and ship a small warehouse of product where the costs of lights, heating and rent likely a few thousand a month and the revenue is maybe a few hundred a month.
I’m still working on trying to get that 5 below booster box sealed. I’m hoping for the best. 🤞🏼 I’ll keep you guys posted.
Someday the zoo will be loved
Pokemon had a similar fall after wizards no one was interested no one was buying till Nintendo took it and built it back
"Metazoo is worth less than the paper its printed on" - no lies detected
Dumpster fire of a TCG keeps getting worse.
Great video, thanks for sharing. ✨
Thanks for sharing all the information you can, Nick!
Golden Distribution did their job the Metazoo product went where it was supposed to go.
I spent a total of 60$ on a metazoo UFO box. Opened it and never tried the game in any way ever again.
Never clicked so fast in my life
Appreciate this bother!💪
I don’t know why people are surprised. Thats what companies have to do to claim a tax write off.
so uhhhhhhh road trip to Golden Distribution? 😂🙈
I still want some of the boxes available
Are the boxes still at the dump? Id like to get a few pallets for free.
I’m glad I never liked the art and thought the game play was at best derivative. On day one, I was waiting for it to fail.
Absolute masterclass level rug pull by Rudy and co.
Did the guy that went to the dumpster to confirm the product was in there take some at least ? If it truly was going to the dump then I hope he scooped up a few cases. Unless that dumpster is actually being used as a storage container. I make videos every week and am enjoying buying the dip.
I cannot confirm whether he took any or not, but can confirm it was in there ;)
@@nicksstrengthandpokemon6353 An epic video would be if that same person recorded a video walking in the front doors and asked what is going on if MetaZoo has a new owner and if the product is gone to the dump or just shipped to a storage facility.
Pokémon vids when?
I just bought my first meta zoo a month ago go figure
What a literal waste! Now we wait for the inevitable baknruptcy🤦♂️
RIP
I appreciate the videos.
Brother dammm
Thanks to the downfall ive been able to enjoy metazoo more :) see you guys in 20 year :)