The Reality - Selling Pokémon Cards 

Ever started selling your collection to find that it’s harder than it looks ?

Buying cards are a helluva lot easier than selling them.

Buddy I am 37 years old. Married, have debt, car payments, house payments and I feel exactly like you with medical issues also. When you said " let go and growing up" hit hard. I have base set/shadowless all the way up to the diamond & Pearl sets. Very informative and best of luck to you and your mom and family

I just started selling on eBay a month ago and at first I thought it would be hard because of no sales and no reviews, but people bought things from me pretty quickly and I haven’t had any complaints yet. I think what helped is the amount of detail in my posts. A lot of good clear pictures and a detailed description of what they were getting, how I package and ship it, etc. I think this actually goes a long way in reassuring people more than ratings sometimes, because what I noticed is that when some sellers get so big, the quality control can slip in some occasions and what I mean by that is since they are moving so much inventory, sometimes a card gets a little scuff or beat up in some way that wasn’t mentioned in their listing because they don’t have time to micro manage the condition of their huge inventory in some cases. Basically bottom line is that people will find and buy your stuff regardless of your ratings as long as you properly describe and show it. I would aim for a profit in most cases but letting go of stuff for cheaper prices is a good way to get eyes on your store in general.

My son and I just bid on every one of your listings. Best of luck, we love following the adventure.

I do like when a seller is quick to update status to “shipped”. I think they do that by having a log in and printer set up. When a sale is delayed for 2-3 days before an update I do start to wonder about buying from that seller again

Best of luck to you! Found your channel a couple of months ago and I enjoy the way you explain things. Hope this channel blows up!🔥🔥🔥

My mom is a kidney transplantee for 2 decades now. Hang in there bro. It will only get better

Best of luck to you and your family! Prayers from Cincinnati

my zebra label printer was the best investment I've ever made for my business. Selling on ebay and using their shipping options saves a ton of time and money. The hour you spent in USPS can be cut into minutes in the comfort of your own home. Plus, ebay allows you to ship cards that sell for 20 dollars or less for under a dollar WITH tracking. Good luck out there :)

Hey I love the youtube community and how people show their passion and love to others such postive vibes

Congrats on paying off your credit card, onwards and upwards!🎉❤

Dude Awesome Video I hope for great health for your Mom and all to go well with her procedures and a speedy recovery as well. My Mom is going through the same thing right now and it's hard to hear the news when they share but really important that they know we're there for them like they've always been for us. I mean look at us how lucky to have such prized things that shine that parents kinda hardly understand 😅 it's a crazy shift from when they were younger but I'm happy to see that You're transparent and let it be known that honestly You don't like letting go of things You collect same as Me. It's just that we value our families health and a great way to make money back to help their financial services to maintain and recover health is to sacrifice some of our shiny cards for others to enjoy and spread happiness and joy. Making jobs too by having people deliver mail and all that it's a big picture to send one card out successfully on a mission. 😅

Great video! First time finding your channel. I agree with a lot of your points. Thank you for sharing. Food for thought I will always prefer raw cards because I believe grading will be subjective until we finally perfect some sort of computer verified grading process (in my humble opinion). I also have such a hard time getting rid of my loved possessions hahaha so you can at least feel seen in that aspect. The market is going down but as a whole but I think over time history will repeat itself.

Hey man like the video, I have a local library right next to my usps that i print my labels at for only 20cents a page. I feel like its better than buying a printer and ink because i just use my spare change to pay for labels and its the same gas since its down the street from the usps! Keep up the good content!

Good luck and wish you both all the best on your health ❤

Glad to hear you're doing better.

I love grading cards too. And I just about grade any vintage holo because you can’t argue condition with a graded card. But graded cards also move pretty easy too

Best of luck man and thanks for sharing

Definitely key to communicate with buyers. I have 2 orders that haven't shipped despite being a week since I paid and they haven't said anything. One of them I know is in Hokkaido and I had the same experience last time, but the other I'm nervy about. Me being nervy makes me not want to repeat buy from a seller to be honest Also I do see your store if I just edit an existing URL to put orionstheman but idk if its because I'm in Canada, I cant see any listings

I'm a licensed PSA dealer... Grading is an absolute blast. The thrill of a return is the absolute best

You can schedule Free USPS pickups to your house also, and you wont have to go to the post office at all. And USPS will give you free shipping supplies on their site, mostly boxes for non-card items.

The master chief helmet in the corner. touched my heart. cool video.

I started collecting Pokemon TCG back again in 2019 and went hard and spent $$$ Mostly Sealed ETB from Sun & Moon and Sword & Shield. Was very lucky enough to make profits $$$ on them before they Skyrocketed & then Sold some & Bought Singles that I wanted for my High End Binder😊 Yeah It’s really Hard at 1st to Sell your Collections but with Good return it’s really worth it and you’ll be happy.

If you don’t want shipping to eat up your sale revenues, you have to sell singles that cost more than $20. I was selling singles and anything selling for under $20 just wasn’t worth it after eBay fees and shipping was paid for. I only sell sealed products now, unless it’s a higher end single.

I hope both you and your mum are okay :) sending love to you both

One thing I’ve noticed from studying the WOTC era stuff is you need to have auctions end Sunday between 9pm-11pm EST to maximize the most profit. Thing that end of weekday or weird times tend to lose around 10-15% of that value.

USPS will pickup your packages for free if you schedule online. It's a major time saver!

Hope it all works out for you. And your mom. I can't let anything go, and I find selling on eBay too stressful. Whoever inherits me estate can deal with all that once I'm gone.

100% bro buying a label printer even if it’s a cheap one is a game changer. I use a Mac book and have to screen cap the label to have it print correctly but better than printing on paper and taping each slip onto the envelope or mailer.

Very honest video. Thanks 😊

Do you have a video on tips for buying entire collections? I can never seem to find good deals. Maybe ebay is not the place? Facebook market place seems pretty dead as well.

Best of luck to you and your mum. You came up on my recommended and I enjoyed the chat about sales on eBay. If you have any Ho-oh cards to sell let me know 😊

Sorry.. had to pause the vid .. what's that team rocket box at the lower left of the screen? Next to the GameCube? Is that a team rocket returns booster box? Was that set fun? I see it's Hella expensive now lol

thank you for sharing your story .

I always use the QR code label on eBay and never have any issues. Sold 100 plus items this way. I bring the packaged item into USPS they scan my phone. It will automatically print your label he/she gives you you’re receipt and you’re good to go. Hope this helps.

Just bought my elite trainer box i can't even imagine Letting some of my cards go but hope everything is ok for you

Imo it’s really hard to sell raw cards consistently. I’ve been selling since long before the boom and started grading just this year. Graded cards move quicker and come with way less headaches. Also you tend to sell at lower prices in auction unless you’re a huge account like TCA. I’m hardheaded tho lol. I refuse to do auctions unless an item has been sitting for 6 months or more. I’m Buy It Now all the way.

What’s up bro happy all is well my brother !

I learned a little lesson recently . I sent 33 cards to cgc to grade...huge error I made is I used subgrades ... adding a proce of 15 to each card. total 30 each card to grade. problem is like 10 or more of the cards were so low value that.the grading did not raise the value on the card... weird lesson but I should research the cards and their values before sending off to grade and only sending the high value ones.

Having a good clean setup with a label maker and all of your supplies and inventory highly organized makes all the difference. I still hate shipping tho

Theres a way to ship in a 66 cent envelope and get tracking in an ebay flat rate envelope, but i believe u need a printer in your house to make it work for you, im working on doing that right now for myself too

listening through this video I'd highly recommend purchasing a thermal label printer. If you want to take in consideration of your time then you'll pay off the cost of that printer in less then a month. Being able to print out batches of labels all at once is crazy useful.

I would love anything skyridge related. have any theme decks?

I definitely know stress buying my dog died and i probably spent $2k in a week. Now my credit card is $7k 🤦🏽‍♂️

Best of luck for you and your mom bud

What is that team rocket jesse and james box behind you?

It's so easy to sell the popular cards tho sometimes. Those are also the ones you wanna keeptho 😂.

one avenue you might not have considered, and i dont know where you live, but selling at a small card or collectible show. If you can find one locally where you're paying $100-200 a table and net $2-3k for the weekend you can move a lot of those lower end cards and make some contacts who might be repeat buyers

I’m going to look into making some purschaee from you the second I heard about the kidney transplant; I’m a post op liver transplant recipient I know the pain… god bless you brother.

Printer will pay for itself in a month or less, get one for sure!

Are you Canadian by any chance lol I'd love to support you

I don't wanna sell anything either but unfortunately 😢 while I'm in college with a fam I gotta start selling

As I’m watching I wanted to let you know man if you can find a thermal printer for cheap it will save you hours and days of time from going to post office …. Can print off own labels and just drop off

I just realised all the boxes behind him are empty 😂😂

I sell just my doubles but ebay holding my money for weeks even though i have been doing it for over a year,sold over 100 cards some even in the 200-300 range and dont even have 1 bad feedback but they still insist that i have not enough experience/good feedback to get my money day 1 is bullshit!

My printer paid itself off in about a month. I use pirateship. The prices are so much better than going to the post office or UPS store.

Are you in Canada by any chance I'd love to support you just shipping ove4lr borders would suck

Your mom is in my prayers, bro. Stay 💪. If you need to step away for some time, we completely understand. We'll still be here.

Get a printer and if you ship in plain white envelopes you can print the label onto the envelope and save some $

Timmy is trying to evolve!

your channel name is hard to connect to pokemon . that wall behind you is impressive. your new name is Pokewall

This is so meandering.

for me i do 0 auctions i always lose money on them i just do buy it now and best offer

What’s the eBay again?

Is the market good for making profit? Will people loss interest in this pokemon cards? I still don't get why people spend large money on these pokemon cards. This is a new world for me.

Ebay has $.99 shipping with tracking for cards under $20

Hey you can schedule usps to pick up at your house I do 6-8 a day no issue

gotta buy labels online you save money and time lol if you ever need help man lmk I sell alot and ship alot

You should do an update on this video!

What’s your eBay? If want to support your cause :)

It's a lot cheaper to buy cards then to open packs. P. S. Do not buy pokemon cards with a credit card.

Can't find the ebay my freind

Pirate ship is the way to go

dont forget to put aside for the ridiculous 28% taxes on capital gains for collectibles

my dad had a liver transplant. I wish your mom a good surgery.

Maybe try whatnot?

Bro, you need a thermal printer. Would save you so much time

It's not as fun, as you might think.

If you are still making labels inside the post office you are throwing away money. Start using pirate ship, thank me later.

Invest in a printer...it made my life way easier

You delete comments?

Bro smacking the table with the cards has made the video unbearable to watch lol

Love how u buyer n seller take a big fall cuz u guy was never a true fan of Pokémon jux all about money😂😂😂🤣

I just send all the packs I paid shipping for, to the mail lady. I kinda find it doesn't really matter if I do free shipping or not.depends on the card

What'd ur mercari page?

What is your username for eBay?

dont sell to pokemon shops. they will lowball you

I just send all the packs I paid shipping for, to the mail lady. I kinda find it doesn't really matter if I do free shipping or not.depends on the card