2 months ago I was approved for a wholesale account with Southern Hobby, I thought it would be my big break where I could finally do this as a full-time job. Then I compared the exact same numbers you just shared and realized I still have a long way to go. I'll never stop chasing the dream of one day opening up my own card store but it's just going to come later than expected. Weirdly this video gives me hope to keep pressing on and it will happen when the time is right, Thank you Danny for all the information you share.
You do need a brick and Mortar. Since The pandemic there were WAY too many Randoms getting their llc and Being approved onky to burn the bridge. I've been selling online for 4 years and I still haven't had the chance to get in with a wholesale company due to not owning a Store front.
@@Locleancollectables-g3g Im curious where do you get your stuff from if you dont mind sharing? Im just looking at getting a case for each future drop and havent been able to find anything thats not store prices.
Love your content and your store! My son (11) and I cracked 6 champions path packs last night and on the last one he pulled a Charizard VMAX Rainbow and the shared emotional explosion and joy will be a long lasting memory for us. Had those loose packs tucked away from your store for some time. Thank you for your content, and for being such a reliable business and seemingly good person!
This video really spoke to me. Earlier today I just set my 2024 eBay goals as a seller. In 2023 I got to 100 feedbacks and 140 sales. In 2024 my goal is to get 300 sales and to 250 feedback.
Your take on youtube is good advice for life in general. Don't put your energy into the people that don't support you. If you are making content that you are pleased with, people will continue to come. Not everyone, and that is just fine. I can't speak for the entire community, but I am here because your knowledge, expertise and presentation style works well for me and the way I consume information and content. So thank YOU for the work you put in!
I admit, I also believed I would be the special one to buck the trend with a tcg store and make it all work. I suspect many of us have that dream. Phanny is spot on!
Best content and creator in the poke tube sphere. So many other people are hyper negative , or toxic positive or dish on one another and feud and make a whole channel out of rumors and drama , and you stay out of all of it and just give fun content and act genuinely nice and true to yourself.
Aye I remember looking into Pokemon business but I thought about it and I rather keep my collection. Props to anyone that gets into the business. Keep up the work Danny.
Super difficult right now. Crazy to see all the hundreds of stores going out of business as we go back to normal 2019/2020 levels of demand/prices. Late 2020 and 2021 were such crazy artificial years for prices and demand that it led thousands of individuals into thinking they were going to clear $100k a year doing this forever. Housing and stocks are next to crash. Pokemon was too massive of a bubble to last any long and most items have now crashed 60-90%. Housing will crash 50% itself.
Housing will not likely crash 50%. Almost 0 chance. It may soften some but nowhere near that. Just my opinion based on my knowledge. For what it’s worth.
@@BRIANCARRUTHERS I bought and sold homes from 2009-2019 and the average person was nowhere near as financially overleveraged in 2007-2010 as they are now. So yes, it is going crash. Not sure what type of knowledge would go against 100% of the math behind how the economy is doing, but good luck if you're paying 80-110% above inherent value for single family homes still.
I, and all the other people who watch and like everything you upload, are here for the realness. Stay a genuine gentleman! If you do things you don't enjoy, just for added success, it will show in your presentation. I love watching and hearing your passion for the community.
Danny I'm still so impressed at how wonderful you and Killa are! Such wonderful people doing such good! I didn't get to watch it all but really enjoyed what I was able to watch! Hoping you're going to mention what the total we raised was but I can go back and re-watch what I missed! You truly are the best! Just enough time to watch this before Killa goes live! Bless you!
That is nice of you to do that fundraiser. My family is struggling with cancer too. My uncle has very rare cancer and my dog looks like he may have it too. Thanks for the content glad I stuck around
Hi Danny I'm back again been loving the videos & happy new year to you & your family & well done on the charity show.👍 love from the UK & yes I don't have much money so fingers crossed to win the competition. 👍
I discovered your channel (2 years ago?) trying to learn how to sell and package my old childhood cards via TCGPlayer. Loved your energy, honesty, informativeness and your sincerity. Have sold a couple hundreds dollars of cards this year and last year. Even expanded a little to YuGiOh and Lorcana. I appreciate the great content and awesome community over the years!
Can't wait to see what next year has to hold, Thanks for always bringing us good information, good vibes, and creating a wonderful community in the space.
I have no interest in opening a store, or having an online presence. BUT, I am glad to listen to the hoops people need to take to get through to it! Thank you Danny!
We opened our store because of your content and daaaaaaamn has it been a grind! Only one distributor in Australia and they havent been taking any online only stores since the pandemic. You have seriously helped us out so much this year with your content! We couldnt have done it without the knowledge and tips you share.
Hey Mate, im from Aus also, i'm looking to get cases of OP, to start an online shop and too participate in the grind. do you have any connections you can send my way :)
Some great advice. Nice to see someone tell people the reality of trying to start something like this. As alot of people see youtubers etc and dont understand the work it actually takes to succeed. Keep up the good work.
While I’m not considering starting a Pokémon tcg store or anything, it was interesting seeing what is involved in investing in tcg as a business. Anyway, great content as always!
In my opinion, the best content you can create is to give the community something that they themselves are unable to. For some people that's being able to afford packs of Pokemon Cards without getting ripped off, so Phanny Packs were a miracle. Others, it's knowing you're listening and commenting on what we say/feel. For some it's driving an entire community to give because we know how much you sacrifice for us.
Some really eye-opening numbers in this video! I think a lot of people underestimate the amount of time, stress, and effort it takes. It all looks so easy on UA-cam, but you'd likely make a lot more money per hour flipping burgers!
I read in an article that stamps are going up to 68 cents next year. shipping prices(tracking, envelopes, stamps, etc...) are things that really cut into your profits.
Thank you Danny for the interesting, informative content, this year's Phanny Pack drops and giveaways, and being a 1000% straight-up dude. Here's to a bigger, successful 2024.
The biggest thing about being a small fish in the large pond is people sending chargebacks or claiming they never received cards they did, or claiming the card was dmged when it isn't. Wish I could remove this pending fear I have so I could start selling
I never commented on videos b4 b/c I didn't want to go through making a channel and choosing a name I'd come to dislike l8r, as well I was unaware how much more info I'd have to input. As for likes, don"t take a lack of likes as an indicator of your videos' worth. I only liked music til about 2 years ago. UA-cam was just my music playlist. If it was easier to like a video and immediately put it into a categorized playlist, I would have liked a wider variety. Love the content. Keep it up.
I think I am going to start buy selling my collection. I want start this as a hobby. I play TCG online so the cards in physical does nothing to me at this point. I have a lot of good singles I can just buy and sell. Thanks for all the info!
LOVE THIS! Thanks for all of your content as always but this is the stuff that got my into your channel in the first place, talking to my buddy about ways to sort of make a business out of my collection as a way to add to it and he suggested your channel and boy am I glad he did. Thanks for a great 2023 Phan Clan, heres to 2024!
I love your content "dandelure" because it doesnt make me addicted to opening packs! I wish I had the ability to sling cards but for now I am a peasant
Loved the video Phanny!! I'd say, you could've added a little more into having a brick n mortar along with a UA-cam channel. I know several stores who have social media's that help their stores significantly. Keep up the amazing videos!! Happy new year 🎉 ✨️
This was such an awesome and in-depth video Danny!!! I currently work at a shop on the weekends for a little extra cash and the discount of course but it’s cool to see the inner workings of how everything functions! Appreciate the insight brotha!
Just recently decided to start selling online, almost got my first 100 sales so far!
That’s awesome!
Where do you find dropshipping suppliers fournisseur pokemon tcg in Canada And usa
How do you get wholesale prices? If not how do you make a profit?
Cheers to 2024🎉. Danny, you are one of the rare genuine yt pokemon creators. Keep being yourself.
Agreed. There’s a lot of poke-tubers out there but few are as generous and genuine as Danny. Keep up the good work!
The pokeoffice has been growing a bit, they're p chill
2 months ago I was approved for a wholesale account with Southern Hobby, I thought it would be my big break where I could finally do this as a full-time job. Then I compared the exact same numbers you just shared and realized I still have a long way to go. I'll never stop chasing the dream of one day opening up my own card store but it's just going to come later than expected. Weirdly this video gives me hope to keep pressing on and it will happen when the time is right, Thank you Danny for all the information you share.
I thought u need store up front ?
@@louiscastillo271 you do 99% of the time. But sometimes distros will make exceptions for online retailers.
@@louiscastillo271that’s what I though too?
You do need a brick and Mortar. Since The pandemic there were WAY too many Randoms getting their llc and Being approved onky to burn the bridge. I've been selling online for 4 years and I still haven't had the chance to get in with a wholesale company due to not owning a Store front.
@@Locleancollectables-g3g Im curious where do you get your stuff from if you dont mind sharing? Im just looking at getting a case for each future drop and havent been able to find anything thats not store prices.
Love your content and your store! My son (11) and I cracked 6 champions path packs last night and on the last one he pulled a Charizard VMAX Rainbow and the shared emotional explosion and joy will be a long lasting memory for us. Had those loose packs tucked away from your store for some time. Thank you for your content, and for being such a reliable business and seemingly good person!
This video really spoke to me. Earlier today I just set my 2024 eBay goals as a seller. In 2023 I got to 100 feedbacks and 140 sales. In 2024 my goal is to get 300 sales and to 250 feedback.
Your take on youtube is good advice for life in general. Don't put your energy into the people that don't support you. If you are making content that you are pleased with, people will continue to come. Not everyone, and that is just fine. I can't speak for the entire community, but I am here because your knowledge, expertise and presentation style works well for me and the way I consume information and content. So thank YOU for the work you put in!
I was just diagnosed with ALL and am an aspiring TCG shop owner and your videos have been inspiring. Thank you.
I admit, I also believed I would be the special one to buck the trend with a tcg store and make it all work. I suspect many of us have that dream. Phanny is spot on!
Best content and creator in the poke tube sphere. So many other people are hyper negative , or toxic positive or dish on one another and feud and make a whole channel out of rumors and drama , and you stay out of all of it and just give fun content and act genuinely nice and true to yourself.
Aye I remember looking into Pokemon business but I thought about it and I rather keep my collection. Props to anyone that gets into the business. Keep up the work Danny.
Danny just has the authentic vibes of a good person. Plus love that the content isn't just always opening cards.
Super difficult right now. Crazy to see all the hundreds of stores going out of business as we go back to normal 2019/2020 levels of demand/prices. Late 2020 and 2021 were such crazy artificial years for prices and demand that it led thousands of individuals into thinking they were going to clear $100k a year doing this forever. Housing and stocks are next to crash. Pokemon was too massive of a bubble to last any long and most items have now crashed 60-90%. Housing will crash 50% itself.
Housing will not likely crash 50%. Almost 0 chance. It may soften some but nowhere near that. Just my opinion based on my knowledge. For what it’s worth.
@@BRIANCARRUTHERS I bought and sold homes from 2009-2019 and the average person was nowhere near as financially overleveraged in 2007-2010 as they are now. So yes, it is going crash. Not sure what type of knowledge would go against 100% of the math behind how the economy is doing, but good luck if you're paying 80-110% above inherent value for single family homes still.
I, and all the other people who watch and like everything you upload, are here for the realness. Stay a genuine gentleman! If you do things you don't enjoy, just for added success, it will show in your presentation. I love watching and hearing your passion for the community.
Most positive pokemon youtuber on the internet bar none. I love your videos. Keep the same energy. We appreciate you.
Thank you for being a good person, Danny! Have a fantastic New Year everyone :)
2024 is gonna be the year I make my card shop successful! Your videos have helped set me up for success!
Thank you for sharing the ups and downs of your journey. 🎉
Danny I'm still so impressed at how wonderful you and Killa are! Such wonderful people doing such good! I didn't get to watch it all but really enjoyed what I was able to watch! Hoping you're going to mention what the total we raised was but I can go back and re-watch what I missed! You truly are the best! Just enough time to watch this before Killa goes live! Bless you!
In total we raised roughly $7,600 which is absolutely phenomenal. I couldn’t be happier!
Thanks for all of your support 💜
Danny - please keep being "you" - you seem sincere and genuine, this is what your audience gravitates towards. Thank You
Phantump! Always my favorite videos , Hope you and your loved ones have a wonderful Holiday 🤟 Thanks for the content 🙏
That is nice of you to do that fundraiser. My family is struggling with cancer too. My uncle has very rare cancer and my dog looks like he may have it too. Thanks for the content glad I stuck around
Hi Danny I'm back again been loving the videos & happy new year to you & your family & well done on the charity show.👍 love from the UK & yes I don't have much money so fingers crossed to win the competition. 👍
250k subs milestone in 2024. Danny, you are one of the most genuine people on UA-cam. Keep being yourself. You are an inspiration to us all.
I discovered your channel (2 years ago?) trying to learn how to sell and package my old childhood cards via TCGPlayer. Loved your energy, honesty, informativeness and your sincerity. Have sold a couple hundreds dollars of cards this year and last year. Even expanded a little to YuGiOh and Lorcana. I appreciate the great content and awesome community over the years!
Can't wait to see what next year has to hold, Thanks for always bringing us good information, good vibes, and creating a wonderful community in the space.
Very awesome of you to help the community. Thank you
I have no interest in opening a store, or having an online presence. BUT, I am glad to listen to the hoops people need to take to get through to it! Thank you Danny!
It’s been a loooong year. Thank you for your passion Danny
We opened our store because of your content and daaaaaaamn has it been a grind! Only one distributor in Australia and they havent been taking any online only stores since the pandemic.
You have seriously helped us out so much this year with your content! We couldnt have done it without the knowledge and tips you share.
Hey Mate, im from Aus also, i'm looking to get cases of OP, to start an online shop and too participate in the grind. do you have any connections you can send my way :)
An absolutely priceless video! Thanks for the amazing tips
I truly wish I could man, that'd be the dream to sell cards for a living 🙌🏻
Love this type of content, cant wait to see more in 2024!
Some great advice. Nice to see someone tell people the reality of trying to start something like this.
As alot of people see youtubers etc and dont understand the work it actually takes to succeed.
Keep up the good work.
Who thinks that?
The giveaways are crazy! I would love to add one of these packs to my Collection 😳🥺 ❤ your videos
could have sworn I left a comment, something about "thanks Danny for being so genuine". But here it is again!
2024 is going to be a great year for Pokemon and for the Phan Clan Happy New Year! ☺
Your content has helped me turn my collection into new product to buy. Really boosted my collection
Congratulations on the stream & money you raised. Wow. You rock! And appreciate the giveaway…god pack is crazy!
Good to see the Pokémon community helping with charity that’s brilliant news ❤
While I’m not considering starting a Pokémon tcg store or anything, it was interesting seeing what is involved in investing in tcg as a business. Anyway, great content as always!
Just recently started collecting again this year and im excited for what’s in store for 2024
Danny is a man, I love the honesty and hard work
Hope you have a great new year danny! Awesome stuff can't wait to see what's in store
In my opinion, the best content you can create is to give the community something that they themselves are unable to. For some people that's being able to afford packs of Pokemon Cards without getting ripped off, so Phanny Packs were a miracle. Others, it's knowing you're listening and commenting on what we say/feel. For some it's driving an entire community to give because we know how much you sacrifice for us.
Some really eye-opening numbers in this video! I think a lot of people underestimate the amount of time, stress, and effort it takes. It all looks so easy on UA-cam, but you'd likely make a lot more money per hour flipping burgers!
Thanks for been real ! ❤
We appreciate you very much. Maintain that energy. Happy early new years.
Fantastic video Danny. We all want to sit on a throne of our favorite products, but you outlined the harsh reality of what it takes to get there.
Just started collecting pokemon cards, thank you for all the information you give.
I read in an article that stamps are going up to 68 cents next year. shipping prices(tracking, envelopes, stamps, etc...) are things that really cut into your profits.
That's an awesome give away. It's great of you to help and give back to the community.
Thank you for the great content and honest advice!
Dipped my toe into selling on TCGplayer, made it to level 3 selling singles and codes. Might try to expand but of course distribution is they key.
Yo Danny! hope 2024 holds something special for you my guy
Thank you for everything you do for the hobby!
I'm late finding this channel but love your content and positivity! Keep up the great work
Incredible! Happy holidays, fam. Hope for great news 🙏 for the little munchkin to fight off cancer. He is in our prayers. 🙏❤️🔥
Very love yr explanations on how to create business with tcg nowadays. Its good to have you here really !
Thank you Danny for the interesting, informative content, this year's Phanny Pack drops and giveaways, and being a 1000% straight-up dude. Here's to a bigger, successful 2024.
Thanks my friend!
Congratulations on the growth Danny! You deserve more.
You’re doing great. You put the work in and it shows.
Great insight Danny! Thank you strong into 2024!
The biggest thing about being a small fish in the large pond is people sending chargebacks or claiming they never received cards they did, or claiming the card was dmged when it isn't.
Wish I could remove this pending fear I have so I could start selling
Love the channel and enthusiasm, may 2024 bring nothing but positive vibes to you and your family :)
Cheers to 2024! Best of luck!
So excited for 2024 in the TCG
I never commented on videos b4 b/c I didn't want to go through making a channel and choosing a name I'd come to dislike l8r, as well I was unaware how much more info I'd have to input.
As for likes, don"t take a lack of likes as an indicator of your videos' worth. I only liked music til about 2 years ago. UA-cam was just my music playlist. If it was easier to like a video and immediately put it into a categorized playlist, I would have liked a wider variety.
Love the content. Keep it up.
I think I am going to start buy selling my collection. I want start this as a hobby. I play TCG online so the cards in physical does nothing to me at this point. I have a lot of good singles I can just buy and sell. Thanks for all the info!
Good things you do man... I've been kicking around the idea of selling some cars on ebay or such myself
LOVE THIS! Thanks for all of your content as always but this is the stuff that got my into your channel in the first place, talking to my buddy about ways to sort of make a business out of my collection as a way to add to it and he suggested your channel and boy am I glad he did. Thanks for a great 2023 Phan Clan, heres to 2024!
Only just started selling my cards on eBay these tips do help tremendously cheers mate
I’ve always wanted to open my own card/ game shop 🙌🏼
I remember trying to pull Lapras as a kid, it’s crazy to see them preserved
I love your content "dandelure" because it doesnt make me addicted to opening packs! I wish I had the ability to sling cards but for now I am a peasant
Happy 2024 to you and everyone
Awesome video as always Mr. Phantump! 17:52 made me chuckle.
Love seeing these kinds of videos again!
Always great to hear your take on this
Always killing it with solid content
Loved the video Phanny!! I'd say, you could've added a little more into having a brick n mortar along with a UA-cam channel. I know several stores who have social media's that help their stores significantly. Keep up the amazing videos!! Happy new year 🎉 ✨️
I’m so excited for 2024 and Pokémon!
Let's go Danny do u happy 2024
I’d love some vintage packs to open for new years!!🎉🎉🎉❤❤ happy holidays everyone!🎉🎉🎄🎄🎄🎄
Happy New Year Danny! Let’s make it the best one yet
Thank you for helping an old trainer re-ignite his passion for pokemon :D.
2024 cannot get here fast enough!! Best wishes to all in the upcoming year!
Danny is a top tier poketuber!!
great video as always, keep staying that positive person u are right now my man
This was such an awesome and in-depth video Danny!!! I currently work at a shop on the weekends for a little extra cash and the discount of course but it’s cool to see the inner workings of how everything functions! Appreciate the insight brotha!
Nice to end 2023 on a highnote!
Wishing you a happy and successful New Year Danny!
This is fantastic! Great positivity.
sooo fire always my brother Danny Phantump keep up the great work happy holidays too all and happy 2024 incoming too everyone around the world
Love your videos! You are an inspiration to me in starting my little side gig!
Cheers! Happy New Year!
This is such a great video, Phanny! I really appreciate this information!
Big things in 2024!
Dude your content is 🔥 happy 2024!
Danny keep up the good work brother!
You are an inspiration to all of us 🎉🎉🎉 thanks for your videos