I think you’re comparing apples to oranges. Does the National have to change in order to reap the benefits of Fanatics expending their marketing money to 5x-10x the hobby? Will Fanatics Fest stop you from attending the National and conducting business and creating content? If you answered No to either of these questions than it’s a moot point to make the National “better” and emulate FF.
Yeah, i definitely believe that the sports cards hobby will continue to grow especially when it comes to the non-traditional cards like F1, WWE, UFC, Star Wars, Nascar, etc. Those cards will continue to grow in popularity i believe.
SGC ROCKS!!!! Sent 24 cards, my special deal just normal grading and actually got them graded and returned to me in 9 days!! I did pay the $80 for overnight shipping but still PSA has 76 of my cards they receive them on September 6th and sign for them, after two emails and a phone call. They finally acknowledged having my cards on September 28 bad bad bad service.
For what it’s worth - I shop your online store for graded baseball cards every weekend during football commercials. If you prioritized adding more inventory I would be very happy!
Big credit to Geoff Wilson for actually putting himself out there and opening a card store and wanting to promote the hobby. It's easy to make fun of him but he is trying!
Great Episode! I learned a LOT from our 1st franchise. Owning a retail store where everything is volatile by the hour is wild. If it wasnt for the breaking and YT, I dont see this working for most people. It would be cool to have a digital LIVE dial below each card that changes live like the stock market based of Market Mover's comps. You built many pillars to the business and I love it. I consider "breaking" as more of a "service" and I love that. That's something we are making sure our next future franchises have..... Services. When times are tough, those services hold up the business. Think of ways to offer more "services". Card cleaning, group grading, grading advice ect. Hopefully "regulation" doesn't hit the hobby after 1 mom crys wolf after their 13 year old gets a sports "gambling addiction" by high school. Same goes for video gaming. Selling hidden randomized packs digitally is even considered "gambling" and you must disclose what you're selling in some cases. The gaming moms have been lobbying for the last few years now. Making buyers in breaks being 18+ could be a real thing in 5-10 years. Just takes one bad story and politician to ruin it in the future. Keep building out those other pillars. I also had a random idea. You guys talk about all the random nuances of the entire process of buying and selling and how to spend that cash........Well. Back when Geoff went live at The National in Cleveland this year. I had an epiphany as Geoff walked around live on camera on the showroom floor. He was showing vendor cards and random people who were making trades. I wasn't able to go this year....but I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO BUY SOMETHING from the national from home! That's a missed opportunity! Online Live Shopping has changed so much now. My girlfriend watches Live Sellers go travel to rare places and buy things for them as "personal shoppers". They buy it right there, bring the products back to the hotel and mail off the products to all the buyers. Then they go home with cash and no holding costs. A Traveling logistics/seling team.... You should have 20 HQ Live Shoppers walking around The National next year and making commission buying cards for your customers. Specially if you have a high-end clientele. We will buy from you from anywhere. THATS how you sell to the world...FROM anywhere in the world! Waaaaay better than spending money on product upfront...paying money to then hold and store it, and then HOPING someone will buy it before the player gets hurt or goes cold. I wouldn't want to do that on a mass scale. That math and timing would break my soul. Have your breakers travel to shows and sell OTHER peoples cards and collect a commission doing it. Spend $0! make 100% profit every time. Make the customers pay right there on the live. Let others watch them pay. It will get others going and forcing action. And you never take a RISK on holding bad players or injured players. The card doesn't drop by the time you get to the shop to list the thing. You literally win 100% of the time and added a new "service" to your business. Card Brokers. Your NETWORK is also your asset! Don't forget that beyond your YT audience. Leverage it and get a commission by letting people sell to your audience. You can have your buyers pay a small flat fee or percentage for buying it, packing it and shipping it to them. No returns. If you sell only graded cards, you set the right expectations. You know what to expect on damage and condition. Raw cards would be tough to sell live when you dont know that card specifically. This is why I think its a shame PSA doesnt do sub-grades. Would make online shopping easier in a live if you knew the subs. If I was a manager at HQ, I would get creative and figure out how to take payments on live shows like whatnot does. Without paying fees to these apps. Get CREATIVE! I'm from SF but have been grinding the PHX card market. Only 36 and I bought $50k in cards, built 3 homes and buying our 2nd franchise here. Always looking to add jobs and networks. Im already shopping deals like a hawk out here. Id love to pass on deals to yall.
Thanks for sharing this! I found it super interesting and really well-produced. I’d love to see more behind-the-scenes content like this-it's always so cool to get a glimpse into the process!
Make something as close to perfect as you can. I’m sure the want/need to expand sounds great and is exciting but to try and replicate this x2 somewhere else would definitely create a strain. I think some things are worth franchising but something like what you guys are creating is a one of a kind . That’s part of the allure . Cool interview , would be interesting to hear in future sit downs the nitty gritty stuff , the stuff everyone wants to know. Just my 2 sense 🙏
Been to Cards HQ. Honestly was a great experience. Very clean and organized. Good amount of variety in singles. Prices were fair on singles, lounge area was very nice, and bathroom was clean. Definitely recommended.
I would imagine it’s a great shop..maybe best in class. It’s hard to keep a big operation cash flowing. Cards hq, new Burbank location, new Santiago sports location..margins are shrinking and these guys went the opposite way of logical business sense industry wide.only time will tell
Apply Pareto's 80/20 Rule/Law of the Vital Few: eliminate 80 percent of the business/cause that is generating 20 percent of the profit/effect and reinvest in expanding the 20 percent of the cause that is generating 80 percent of the effect.
Im more curious how business has been in the past month. Due to the state of the hobby. I predict the next year you will see month after month decline in card sales. Going to card shows and buying cards at 75 percent is a failing business model. Overhead and employees you need to buy at 40 to 50 percent. Been in business for 40 years. Owner of multiple businesses/inventions/restaurants. Now is not the time to open a card shop. We all know why the shelves are empty. It's because you save more money with them empty.
@@simepohcouldn’t agree more- these vlogs show people paying 80-100% comps. Makes no sense! eBay after fees you’re usually around 85% and then you have the tax burden. By end of q1 next year, shops will begin to close again
It feels like Jeff is just a side character and merely a "guy on camera." He doesn’t seem involved in the day-to-day activities beyond taking credit for them on screen. These two look completely exhausted lol
Go start multiple businesses and then make that comment. You have 12 good hours in a day. You have to be the conductor of your portfolio. You dont try and play every instrument at once. This is exactly why they partnered. Each brings in value. But they seem a bit nerdy and might be struggling being a leader of a team of people. I was overwhelmed at 32 years old and having 36 employees in my 1st "real" business. Its easy to be good at managing yourself. Ill beat 80%+ of the population at many things..... It's another conversation to get someone else to have that "FIRE" in them. Many business owners are better practitioners then entrepreneurs or good managing others. But being thrown out there the first two years will change you forever Though. Like one of them mentioned in the video. You get less scared to move and you just trust your instincts.
@@MrDinocizmic when I was there, they had prob a dozen ppl there. Some running the floor, some doing WhatNot streams, some doing the buying. Maybe they were staffed heavy for the trade night. Jeff did show up to do his live stream for that.
This video showcases how you ask questions and interview yourself and answer your own questions and how to ask questions you pose to your guests and answer them as well.
I don't see cards hq going bankrupt. I think it's more likely little hitler screws his two partners and runs them off. I'm giving his two partners a longevity of only 3 years before this happens.
Aaaaaaand we are waiting for you to get the courage to have the balls to own a real profile in life. @ your IG. Show the world what you got cooking over there. lol You don't even have the ambition to own your identify in life. Saddest class of people on the planet. Night after night, nothing new cooking in life. Must hit hard inside every time people post actual progress in life. You are too afraid to even start. lol Wild to watch peasants stalk just to hate from their C- life. (yawn)
It’s amazing how many people get satisfaction from the failures of others. So sad. It won’t make your life any better if they fail. I wish everyone wins and succeeds. I can’t imagine being in a place where I wish for others misery
First time I’ve heard Panini looks better than Topps. Panini to me has always been ghetto AF. Haven’t bought football or basketball since they have had the license.
The app still needs some work, but the entire concept is great. There are still a ton of cards that I try to look up that are missing, and the PSA scanner still doesn't work. The singular reason I stay subscribed to Market Movers is because of T-Pott and the hard work he does promoting it.
