So I found your UA-cam channel and really enjoyed your perspective as, not just a toy enthusiast and reviewer, a legitimate retailer. I liked it so much I was eager to put in a few pre-orders through your shop. I am fascinated by the business end of toy sales to adult collectors. Your take explaining the ins and outs of the toy collection business is so fascinating to me. Thanks for sharing.
Great video as always Big Nerdy. Really interesting and honest insights into retail (not just action figures) and I think if only more people did this, everyone would benefit. Peace! ✌️
If you EVER get a valaverse exclusive, I will buy TWO. And I’m at a very conservative point in my life with my finances. I love valaverse and love nerdzoic. Always want to support the two
I think NZ, you should actually contact via a call or VC with Bob for Valaverse to show or i'd say convince for next year giving you the exclusive thing it would be great for both parties 6:00 WHICH BRAND IS IT? HASB...???!!!
I completely understand what your saying I own my own game store so I have been there ALH Treasure Trove check it out it was named after our son who passed away in a house fire only been open for almost a year now and it's an experience I wouldn't change for the world
i was at that retro con, talked to you and bought a marvel legends. i remember looking down and stuff and you said something and i looked up and was like "oh shit, i watch you on youtube, didn't know you were going to be here" also ran into rodimus prime. the thundercats and transformers panel was really cool and informative
Would love to know what the AF exclusive was (I don't you can't say) From the UK yours is the cheapest and fastest way to get Action Force here which is Ironic since its a UK brand name ;)
Wad up Zoic U SAID THE 2 MAGIC WORDz STORE n PHilly Put it together We Need a store in Philly or Close we don’t have many but the ones we have are waaaaaaay overpriced And I know a couple of the owners STILL NEED a store for the steady collector like myself and other Awesome vid keep passing the knowledge 👍🏿✌🏿
What happened with McFarlane bro? I'm here late in the game. And I am curious. Are you in a tiff?❤😂 Keep up the good work! Just started watching you recently. Love the way the videos change up in post edit. So, My grandfather owned all the Valcos in Astoria newyork back b4 toysRUs had a clue. He owned the land and sold it all. Retired at 52. My 2 cents. I would not open a store without owning the property. If your committing to this. That said, your a minimalist. So I don't see that! Having a store takes more consideration. Keep researching it. I have a couple hundred toys in boxes from many different arenas. Let's touch base if you want to discuss. I do reveals...cool san diego vids like comic con! ❤
@@Nerdzoic lol I lived in enola about two and a half years now. Originally from Halifax, Pennsylvania. Went past the school this morning on the way to the Giant food store lol
You might need to get a couple of those Loose Collector Burning Hammer Figures and some of those Bone Collectors V2 from Valaverse. Maybe you can do a Con online. 🤷♂️
Brick and mortar...you must be loaded, or maybe crazy, lol! Looks like you have an online store, that's safe! And you're probably already using eBay and others as well for promoting your shop! The only way to go into a shop in these times, is to pay the full year up front, so you need to negotiate really well. Some places will make the deal with you, some won't. I've been in the game since '99 had a few brick & mortar's, dealt with Diamond, Entertainment Earth and, Neca too! Cheaper to close-out a Neca booth at a trade show than order from them, lol. Wouldn't touch either of them today!
@@CoolCATs2814 interestingly enough it's not actually true. Teela, Scarlett, and cheetarah sold at no lower numbers than their male toys. Later toy lines like turtles and power rangers also saw sales figures for their females sell at the same numbers as boys. The problem is the men and yes most of them are all men running the companies all thought that boys wouldn't want girls
Great video. I have a question when will you have the haslab Star Wars vintage collection razor crest because I do not want to pay 500-900 dollars. Any ways have a grate day
@@jamespaul6315 Both being military themed doesn't mean that one is a rip off though and the current Action Force is so different from the original that you can't really compare them
@@miragebangbravern its a lot worse than the original , yes. And it blatantly is just a guy throwing a tantrum he got kicked off the joe team so ripped it off
Being a full-time cook in a hot Kitchen and also 40 years old,I get it I deal with the heat but I understand why people wouldn't want to. I justify it's only unbearable for a couple months, I've also had girlfriends and jail time that was more unbearable so that's how I justify it!!🤷🤷🤷
Scared money don't make money! That being said nothing wrong with looking before you leap, but my man $7 a Sqr Ft! I was paying $22 a Ft in my area and was happy to find it.
Does YT send their channel hosts a script for what to talk about on your videos? Because I swear every channel I subscribe to has similar titles like “I made a mistake…”; “Why I sold my collection…” ya da ya da
Buy a building, do not pay rent, even if you toys business goes under you will still make money on the building. Remember McDonalds is in the real a state business not hamburgers.
"you will make money on the building" says someone who has no idea what he or she is talking about. You can get absolutely screwed by buying a large property. Whatever he does, unless he gets an absolute steal, he should absolutely not buy a commercial property.
Hey big nerdy I am trying to make a stop motion toy fan film of Small Soldiers about the Day of Reckoning where j Johan Jameson from Marvel Comics is the son of the Antichrist Damian Thorne and his name is Damon Thorne Junior and he's running for president of the United States of America and then he opens the gates of hell and he summons John Carver from the horror movie slasher Thanksgiving and he even summons Pennywise from the horror movie It and she even summons Freddy Krueger from Nightmare on Elm Street can he even summons Norman Bates from the horror movie Psycho and he even summons Roy burns from the horror movie Friday the 13th and he even summons Sam from the horror movie trick r treat and he even summons Leatherface from the horror movie Texas Chainsaw Massacre and he even summons Jason Voorhees from the horror movie Friday the 13th and he even summons Axel Palmer from My Bloody Valentine and he even summons Harry Warden from My Bloody Valentine and he even summons Chucky and Tiffany from Child's Play and then hee even summons the alien xenomorph from the movie Alien and then he summons the thing from the horror movie The Thing and then he summons David from the horror movie The Lost Boys and then he summons David from the horror movie American Werewolf in London and then he summons Pennywise from it the horror movie and the Snake Eyes from GI Joe protect Damon Thorne Junior who is the Antichrist the son and the Power Rangers and the Ninja Turtles try to protect the people and even the Marvel superheroes and supervillains and DC superheroes and supervillains try to protect the people but some of them die and in the movie Damien Thorne junior is married to Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair is his daughter and then Damian Thorne junior he keeps on summoning more horror movie villains like the Invisible Man the Gilman from the Creature from the Black Lagoon and Dracula from the horror movie Dracula and then he even summons Candyman from the horror movie Candyman and then he summons Billy Chapman from the horror movie Silent Night deadly night and then he even summons Ricky Chapman from the horror movie Silent Night deadly night part 2
Hey I'm just saying Florida has its own climate control thing lol Just throwing it out there to you Florida would be awesome not to mention you could say you're a Floridian and that has its own special ness to it lol
Indeed, I really don't understand why people think that crap. Bobby's stuff is legit awesome. Granted I am not a big six inch scale collector, but I was happy to support Bobby and Tony. Was amazed with the retro collaboration between him and Stan Solo and I hope to grab the White Dragon set when I can. Bobby I feel did Jason proud, such a sad loss.
Your decision is nothing compared to the one MATT DAMON made , getting a call from JAMES CAMERON😱 who already directed many INTENSLY MEMORABLE films and at the time the biggest $$$ film of all time, yeah that ship movie😂. How do you turn down 10% of its earnings 🤦♂️ which to this day is the biggest $$$ film of all time and if it isn’t AVATAR2 is . There was really no reason not to believe in CAMERON’s abilities who far surpass anyone in Hollywierd, guy only makes films to finance his expeditions😂. Just think of Damon whenever you THINK you’ve made a bad one, and you’ll feel much better 🥳
Cannot wait for your future Valaverse exclusive
A Nerdzoic Action Force exclusive would be so sick!!!
Facts 🔥🔥that would have been epic af
Lol how exactly
I love your brutal confession segments. Insightful, while also entertaining.
So I found your UA-cam channel and really enjoyed your perspective as, not just a toy enthusiast and reviewer, a legitimate retailer. I liked it so much I was eager to put in a few pre-orders through your shop.
I am fascinated by the business end of toy sales to adult collectors. Your take explaining the ins and outs of the toy collection business is so fascinating to me. Thanks for sharing.
Same here
Big Nerdy with the big honesty.. we appreciate that. 🫡
As a small small small online retailer, I enjoyed this video the most.
Gotta say I have some respect for Big Nerdy sharing his mistakes & letting UA-cam verse know it. Keep up the good vids and awesome store!
Great video as always Big Nerdy. Really interesting and honest insights into retail (not just action figures) and I think if only more people did this, everyone would benefit. Peace! ✌️
Gotta be frugal not cheap
I'm building my Valaverse Fund too😅
If you EVER get a valaverse exclusive, I will buy TWO. And I’m at a very conservative point in my life with my finances. I love valaverse and love nerdzoic. Always want to support the two
Love these sorts of videos! Hope you are able to balance life alright with the demands of the business. Sounds really busy
A Valaverse Crimson Shadow nerdzoic exclusive would be cool.
Hope you get a chance to fix your Action Force regret, i love that line.
I think NZ, you should actually contact via a call or VC with Bob for Valaverse to show or i'd say convince for next year giving you the exclusive thing it would be great for both parties
6:00 WHICH BRAND IS IT? HASB...???!!!
Love these Nerdzoic “fireside chats” ‘Big nerdy’ the FDR of the figure selling game!
I appreciate your outlook on all of these matters.
Love the content, keep smashing it out!
Dope info- hoping to open my own toy store within the year. Thanks Big Nerdy
If u get hot and sweaty,fall down, wrap a big towel around you and yell ' it a big nerd wrap!'😂❤
I completely understand what your saying I own my own game store so I have been there ALH Treasure Trove check it out it was named after our son who passed away in a house fire only been open for almost a year now and it's an experience I wouldn't change for the world
You guys handle issues so well! I had an address issue and it was fixed sooooo fast! Thank you!
Lol but I didn't need to watch your "mcfarlane sucks" video because I came to that conclusion on my own.
i was at that retro con, talked to you and bought a marvel legends. i remember looking down and stuff and you said something and i looked up and was like "oh shit, i watch you on youtube, didn't know you were going to be here" also ran into rodimus prime. the thundercats and transformers panel was really cool and informative
Ha! I also ended up giving away a bunch of early McFarlane releases to Toys for Tots. (Including Harley Quinn, which, looking back, is my one regret)
Thanks Big Nerdy!!
Would love to know what the AF exclusive was (I don't you can't say) From the UK yours is the cheapest and fastest way to get Action Force here which is Ironic since its a UK brand name ;)
Wad up Zoic U SAID THE 2 MAGIC WORDz
STORE n PHilly
Put it together
We Need a store in Philly or Close we don’t have many but the ones we have are waaaaaaay overpriced And I know a couple of the owners STILL NEED a store for the steady collector like myself and other
Awesome vid keep passing the knowledge 👍🏿✌🏿
What happened with McFarlane bro? I'm here late in the game. And I am curious. Are you in a tiff?❤😂
Keep up the good work! Just started watching you recently. Love the way the videos change up in post edit. So, My grandfather owned all the Valcos in Astoria newyork back b4 toysRUs had a clue. He owned the land and sold it all. Retired at 52. My 2 cents. I would not open a store without owning the property. If your committing to this. That said, your a minimalist. So I don't see that! Having a store takes more consideration. Keep researching it. I have a couple hundred toys in boxes from many different arenas. Let's touch base if you want to discuss. I do reveals...cool san diego vids like comic con! ❤
Not to jinx but I would worry about theft in a retail brick and mortar…people are opportunist and if looks ripe for picking. Too paranoid
They should do a chubby soldier action force figure for nerdzoic
That's a pretty scummy thing to say.
@@theflyingninja1why tho?
Chubby special forces elite special ops kamikaze squadron badass toystore commandos
@@theflyingninja1well being called chubby is better than being called fat. Which he is. Not big boned.
"I can't handle the heat after an hour I'm soaking wet and done for the day" Next doctor visit ask him to pull thyroid levels and blood sugar levels
Great video Matt - very informative 👍
Dude are you kidding? I live in enola Pennsylvania too! I live down the street where domino's pizza sits on the corner. Right across from the railroad
LOL that is hilarious, I’m like 2 minutes away near the high school
@@Nerdzoic lol I lived in enola about two and a half years now. Originally from Halifax, Pennsylvania. Went past the school this morning on the way to the Giant food store lol
Will you be getting the second wave of Savage Crucible figures
Name the AF Guy after Nerdzoic
You don’t want retail space, you want to rent office space, much cheaper, not warehouse cheap but way better than retail.
Props for donating to Toys for Tots....
You might need to get a couple of those Loose Collector Burning Hammer Figures and some of those Bone Collectors V2 from Valaverse. Maybe you can do a Con online. 🤷♂️
Matt if you were here in KC I’d jump ship to join forces and be your workhorse
Are you going to RetroCon this week, Matt? Gotta bring The New World Order!
Go, Big Nerdy!
Nerdy,venting out. ❤ Big Nerdy is going universal 🌍👏
Blink twice if the Marvel vs. Capcom 2-packs are real
Business is Risk vs Rewards. Keep it up Big Nerdy. I'll work remotely for you.
To me you're a fashion influencer
"NECA sells really well for me."
My disappointment in our community is immeasurable, and my day us ruined *
*not you, Matt. The people buying NECA.
The people buying really good toys ruin your day?
I'm always curious how much you have your finger on the pulse of transformers collectors? I feel like they have a whole set of issues that are unique.
Brick and mortar...you must be loaded, or maybe crazy, lol!
Looks like you have an online store, that's safe! And you're probably already using eBay and others as well for promoting your shop! The only way to go into a shop in these times, is to pay the full year up front, so you need to negotiate really well. Some places will make the deal with you, some won't.
I've been in the game since '99 had a few brick & mortar's, dealt with Diamond, Entertainment Earth and, Neca too! Cheaper to close-out a Neca booth at a trade show than order from them, lol. Wouldn't touch either of them today!
Love this family buisness!
Don't worry about it Matt we all make mistakes.
Passing on an exclusive female figure is understandable.
Why?
Todd McFarlane way of thinking
@@archmage7813 Female figures, historically speaking, sell less at retail.
@@CoolCATs2814 interestingly enough it's not actually true. Teela, Scarlett, and cheetarah sold at no lower numbers than their male toys. Later toy lines like turtles and power rangers also saw sales figures for their females sell at the same numbers as boys. The problem is the men and yes most of them are all men running the companies all thought that boys wouldn't want girls
@@archmage7813 Provide the numbers.
Great video. I have a question when will you have the haslab Star Wars vintage collection razor crest because I do not want to pay 500-900 dollars. Any ways have a grate day
You missed out on an Action Force Exclusive!!! I'll still order from you, but I am disappointed 😞
Action force sucks
@@jamespaul6315How?
@@miragebangbravern rip off of classified, and its not as good as the OG action force
@@jamespaul6315 Both being military themed doesn't mean that one is a rip off though and the current Action Force is so different from the original that you can't really compare them
@@miragebangbravern its a lot worse than the original , yes. And it blatantly is just a guy throwing a tantrum he got kicked off the joe team so ripped it off
Hey Is Matt going to LegionCon?
I met you at retrocon. It was a pleasure.
So how does one who wants to start a story do that what kind of capital should be saved a video on this or reaponse please
What distributor were you working with & who did you switch to?
Shipping aboard
Bro did you do your eyebrows? 😂
great vid ty
Are you ever planning on getting Wrestling, Sonic The Hedgehog, or Super Mario figures for the store?
Few months ago I bought the sh figuarts legendary super saiyan goku off of you, just wanted to say thanks
Being a full-time cook in a hot Kitchen and also 40 years old,I get it I deal with the heat but I understand why people wouldn't want to. I justify it's only unbearable for a couple months, I've also had girlfriends and jail time that was more unbearable so that's how I justify it!!🤷🤷🤷
i am beyond local to you... 10 min. i would love to give you my resume.
Hey so when you coming to Florida lol jk but I really wish you would Love you videos man thanks😂🤤🤗😬
Scared money don't make money! That being said nothing wrong with looking before you leap, but my man $7 a Sqr Ft! I was paying $22 a Ft in my area and was happy to find it.
Yeah that's insanely cheap. Big mistake there.
Does YT send their channel hosts a script for what to talk about on your videos? Because I swear every channel I subscribe to has similar titles like “I made a mistake…”; “Why I sold my collection…” ya da ya da
Yo, seriously if you do an exclusive Valaverse for next year, please be it a female Action Force figure!!!!
All trial and error don't be hard on urself
I'm so early there's no comments
I was a regional manager with Panera. Where did you work, nerdy ?
Our warehouses is air conditioned
Your body is changing, like mine as you age
I don't miss warehouse work at all no air or heat absolutely miserable
Hi
you had a broken leg when you did that con if i remember right
Buy a building, do not pay rent, even if you toys business goes under you will still make money on the building. Remember McDonalds is in the real a state business not hamburgers.
Wait for bubble to burst, buy building from toy store guy for 1/10 what he paid.
@@planetvegan7843"planetvegan" I don't trust you folk.
Do you still have to pay property taxes on that building? What's the cost to keep it climate controlled? What about a security system? 😂
"you will make money on the building" says someone who has no idea what he or she is talking about. You can get absolutely screwed by buying a large property. Whatever he does, unless he gets an absolute steal, he should absolutely not buy a commercial property.
@@archmage7813 "archmage" nerd go outside and touch some grass
Show us the funko pops
Mmmmmm.....
Hey big nerdy I am trying to make a stop motion toy fan film of Small Soldiers about the Day of Reckoning where j Johan Jameson from Marvel Comics is the son of the Antichrist Damian Thorne and his name is Damon Thorne Junior and he's running for president of the United States of America and then he opens the gates of hell and he summons John Carver from the horror movie slasher Thanksgiving and he even summons Pennywise from the horror movie It and she even summons Freddy Krueger from Nightmare on Elm Street can he even summons Norman Bates from the horror movie Psycho and he even summons Roy burns from the horror movie Friday the 13th and he even summons Sam from the horror movie trick r treat and he even summons Leatherface from the horror movie Texas Chainsaw Massacre and he even summons Jason Voorhees from the horror movie Friday the 13th and he even summons Axel Palmer from My Bloody Valentine and he even summons Harry Warden from My Bloody Valentine and he even summons Chucky and Tiffany from Child's Play and then hee even summons the alien xenomorph from the movie Alien and then he summons the thing from the horror movie The Thing and then he summons David from the horror movie The Lost Boys and then he summons David from the horror movie American Werewolf in London and then he summons Pennywise from it the horror movie and the Snake Eyes from GI Joe protect Damon Thorne Junior who is the Antichrist the son and the Power Rangers and the Ninja Turtles try to protect the people and even the Marvel superheroes and supervillains and DC superheroes and supervillains try to protect the people but some of them die and in the movie Damien Thorne junior is married to Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair is his daughter and then Damian Thorne junior he keeps on summoning more horror movie villains like the Invisible Man the Gilman from the Creature from the Black Lagoon and Dracula from the horror movie Dracula and then he even summons Candyman from the horror movie Candyman and then he summons Billy Chapman from the horror movie Silent Night deadly night and then he even summons Ricky Chapman from the horror movie Silent Night deadly night part 2
Hey I'm just saying Florida has its own climate control thing lol Just throwing it out there to you Florida would be awesome not to mention you could say you're a Floridian and that has its own special ness to it lol
4 Life
Oooooooooh am tell ur wife UT wife u were star wars figures
the video feels like a bad dub! lips and audio don't match up. FYI
I think your Valverse hesitancy was good. Influencers made these popular but are MEH figs IMO.
Your opinion doesn’t change the fact they outsell a lot of lines. It’s business, not feelings.
@Its.Chad. But he has a point, they are kind of meh figures. I think the line is overhyped.
Indeed, I really don't understand why people think that crap. Bobby's stuff is legit awesome. Granted I am not a big six inch scale collector, but I was happy to support Bobby and Tony. Was amazed with the retro collaboration between him and Stan Solo and I hope to grab the White Dragon set when I can.
Bobby I feel did Jason proud, such a sad loss.
@@Its.Chad.which lines do they outsell? And they’re not just meh figures they’re sheety figures. Copies of classified without good designs.
Not carrying the Kickstarter Odious should be here 🤷🏻♂️
I will trash valaverse for all of us 😂
Nobody gives a crap obviously that you have that butthurt.
I actually saw him at the retro i was gonna buy but to high didn’t wanna bother to negotiate for better prices
Your decision is nothing compared to the one MATT DAMON made , getting a call from JAMES CAMERON😱 who already directed many INTENSLY MEMORABLE films and at the time the biggest $$$ film of all time, yeah that ship movie😂. How do you turn down 10% of its earnings 🤦♂️ which to this day is the biggest $$$ film of all time and if it isn’t AVATAR2 is . There was really no reason not to believe in CAMERON’s abilities who far surpass anyone in Hollywierd, guy only makes films to finance his expeditions😂. Just think of Damon whenever you THINK you’ve made a bad one, and you’ll feel much better 🥳
Last I checked Matt Damon is still an A-lister and a multimillionaire 😂😂😂😂.