I was in pokemon 25 years ago and just got back into the hobby almost a year now. Hearing you tell your age in a previous video inspired me. I’m 35 and looking to start selling as well. Great video. Keep up the great work!
I wish I saw this sooner, I almost sent out a plain white on eBay but I quickly realized they could say "Oh I didn't get this and eBay would side with them since there was no tracking". Had to pay out of pocket for that one rip. Sadly though even with eBay standard envelope shipping for 60-80 cents I found it that it's pretty much what you pay for (if you do free shipping). Half the time tracking doesn't update for a few days and you never know if it could get lost in the mail.
@@TotallySearch 99% of the time, though you at least get delivery confirmation and I’ve had eBay come through in the clutch whenever a buyer claims otherwise.
Awesome! I love being able to turn cards that I don't care about into cards that complete my master set. Very satisfying and totally worth the time in my opinion :)
@@soldbyronnie I've taken a small break from eBay for now as I try to figure out my focus but I'm still out there buying and selling for sure! Hope you're doing well!
Sold old pokemon cards and had a few buyers make claiming where they never received it, never had it happen before, I definitely feel they were lying but no way for sure, since I had no tracking I just had to refund them. Now I make sure everything I ship has a tracking number and it’s saved me a bunch of
@@thetoxictoaster7062 yep I recently had four different standard envelope parcels never show up and had no tracking at all. It really stinks when you don’t do anything wrong and still have to pay for it.
Yeah, it's around there. It's a flat .30 for each item and 13.25% on top of that. After shipping, you are looking at around 80% left for you usually. That's why most people when buying to flip are looking to pay ~75% of market value.
im new to selling on tcg, im currently using sleeve, top loader and a team bag when shipping in a PWE with a non machineable stamp $1.19 for any card for the most part. but you are saying you run a normal stamp, since im new im just worried about the machine mail process and if it would damage a card. so i guess i can be saving quite a bit more if i dont use top loaders for cards from like $1~$10? any more insight would be helpful and appreciated.
@@AntlionCA I do use top loaders if it’s just one card when selling on TCG player and I always just use a plain stamp. Knock on wood I have not had any issues with cards getting chewed up in the sorter to this date.
I knew you were making this video and I was thinking about it earlier today! I'm about to start selling Magic, Pokemon and One Piece (it's popping off!) and I was waiting for this very video to help me decide which platform to go with. Thank you so much Ronnie, I look forward to your future content! Also, your said your minimum price to sell on TCG is 30 cents? Wouldn't that end up costing you money?
Awesome! Yes, One Piece is pretty wild right now. I'm hoping they don't reprint just to make the market that much crazier, haha! So, for the .30 card, the buyer will be charged .99 for shipping, so we are looking at roughly $1.30 - .30 for shipping -.10 for supplies -.30 for transaction fee -12% (.04) = .56 cents approximately. It's pretty rare that a buyer only buys one card and that's what I'm hoping for when people buy from me. I look at it like, is it worth bending over and picking up a quarter off the ground, because that's about how much effort it takes to package and ship a card for me now. I wouldn't want to do tons of orders like that, but it's overall worth it to have more items in my store that might bring a customer in. Great questions and I hope that helps explain my logic :)
99% of the time I roll with buy it now. Auction usually results with items going for less than market value in my experience. If there is something I want to unload and don’t care about the price, I’ll throw it up on an auction.
@@soldbyronnie thank you for the quick response and your insight on that! i also live in a rural location where FaceBook would not get me far :( so ebay it is!
Hey Ronnie, do you charge shipping on Ebay? I just sold my first card on Ebay and I listed it for free shipping, it was the Ace Spec Awakening Drum from Temporal Forces and it sold for the $2.49 and I feel like I should maybe charge the cost of the Ebay standard envelope, just looking for some advice. Thanks man!! Great Vid!!
Usually, I just go with free shipping however, I factor in the shipping cost with the purchase price. Free shipping is attractive to a buyer and saves them from having to do addition. These days, I don't list any cards that are worth less than $5 on eBay because it just isn't worth it after fees. In that case, I would try and lot them up to get over the $5 mark and list that way.
realistically would you recommend to sell cards i dont see a huge turn over on those cards you have . and for shipping and packaging wise is it good. obviouly if you were to pull a huge card it would be worth it but what about those small cards. i am a newbie and might be intrested into starting a new hobby.
It’s definitely worth it for me. It takes time but I also really enjoy the process of taking a bunch of cards that don’t have much value and selling them to buy cards that I want. If I didn’t sell any of the lower valued cards, they would just pile up all around me and truly have no value.
I do free shipping on eBay and the shipping for me is factored in to what I list the card at. On TCG player I just do the minimum $1.22 on every order.
Richard! I was just thinking about you the other day when I pulled a Cubone ;) I opened a bit of the Lord of the Rings Magic the Gathering and it was fun, but it didn't quite suck me in completely. Hope you and the wife and little dude are doing well also! Miss the vlogs!
Yeah we're doing well. Noah is a mario odyssey moon wizard. Yeah I just got into magic a couple months ago, thanks to lord of the rings. I play with a couple of friends from church and work. Glad to see the hobby is bringing you a lot of joy.
Almost never, but that's the fun cost of Pokemon. I am able to always complete my master set by opening 6 booster boxes and then buying singles using funds I earn selling on TCG Player. If you aren't collecting, it doesn't make financial sense to open a ton of product.
@@soldbyronnie Makes sense. I was going to try mastering sets buying 2 booster boxes and doing the same thing, but we'll see. Next question. It sounds like you have a lot of bulk. Have you considered listing it for a floor price of $.25/each just to see what happens?
@@snorlore I have not tried that. If you are able to master a set with two boxes, you need to buy a lottery ticket 😜 I’ve gotten maybe 60% of the way there opening six several times so maybe my luck is just really bad 🤣
I buy my stamps for around .30 each off of eBay. Sometimes I can find better deals on them, sometimes it's a bit higher. Just make sure the seller has good feedback.
I don’t understand how selling .30 cards are worth your time you would have to sell 200 an hour just to make 60 an hour. It’s not worth it man. I would just get a thousand trainer cards and sell them as a lot and move on to better things I mean you can get shirts at the thrift store for a dollar and sell for 20. Three of those in an hour 60 an hour less supplies less labels and wayyyyyyyyy less time. So every time you get to a thousand trainer cards bulk them and list as a lot. Don’t waist the time on .30 cent cards. It’s a trap
It isn't worth it if you only sell one .30 card, but that usually doesn't happen. Most often, a buyer buys a .30 card and several other cards as well. Having cheaper cards in your store makes it more likely that a buyer will voyage into your store and find more to buy.
@@soldbyronnie I mean in that respect it could be worth it. But my system works great for me and I’m happy. I also have followers that buy lots from me so it’s been good.
Thank you for the content. If a buyer reports that they haven't received the envelope, ask them to wait a week. Follow up with a message and if it still doesn't arrive, issue a full refund and file a claim to recover the funds. Consider this video tutorial on how to file a claim.: ruclips.net/video/ra-1keTWSYw/видео.html
I was in pokemon 25 years ago and just got back into the hobby almost a year now. Hearing you tell your age in a previous video inspired me. I’m 35 and looking to start selling as well. Great video. Keep up the great work!
That’s awesome! I’m glad I could play a small part in getting you back into the hobby! Thank you for the kind words :)
I wish I saw this sooner, I almost sent out a plain white on eBay but I quickly realized they could say "Oh I didn't get this and eBay would side with them since there was no tracking". Had to pay out of pocket for that one rip.
Sadly though even with eBay standard envelope shipping for 60-80 cents I found it that it's pretty much what you pay for (if you do free shipping). Half the time tracking doesn't update for a few days and you never know if it could get lost in the mail.
@@TotallySearch 99% of the time, though you at least get delivery confirmation and I’ve had eBay come through in the clutch whenever a buyer claims otherwise.
Great video. You’re videos really make the idea of taking all this bulk I have *literally* lying around and use it to my advantage!
Awesome! I love being able to turn cards that I don't care about into cards that complete my master set. Very satisfying and totally worth the time in my opinion :)
Good to see you again Ronnie! Thanks for all the amazing info as always!
Thank you so much, April! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment :)
This video was filled with awesome information. Ronnie is back baby! It's good to see your content again sir. 🎉❤
My dude! How have you been? Still selling on eBay these days? Every time I see a skunktank card I think about you ;)
@@soldbyronnie I've taken a small break from eBay for now as I try to figure out my focus but I'm still out there buying and selling for sure! Hope you're doing well!
Sold old pokemon cards and had a few buyers make claiming where they never received it, never had it happen before, I definitely feel they were lying but no way for sure, since I had no tracking I just had to refund them. Now I make sure everything I ship has a tracking number and it’s saved me a bunch of
@@thetoxictoaster7062 yep I recently had four different standard envelope parcels never show up and had no tracking at all. It really stinks when you don’t do anything wrong and still have to pay for it.
Thanks for the info was wondering if you ever use any hard plastic holders to try to stop bending?
@@jerrybeansmemes oh yeah every shipment I use either a top loader or a card saver.
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Thanks for this video! Im just getting started selling on TCGPlayer and there is a lot of good info here
Awesome! Happy I could help ya!
Kind of late but you can sell bulk lots on TCGplayer, sales are just not as frequent.
Yes indeed! I've sold some bulk lots on there and it works pretty well. Thanks for the comment!
You are a god send thank you for going over this for newbs 😅
Super happy I could help you out!
I just recently sold a card on eBay now I could be wrong but I swear they took like 17% is that normal or is it something I did wrong with listing?
Yeah, it's around there. It's a flat .30 for each item and 13.25% on top of that. After shipping, you are looking at around 80% left for you usually. That's why most people when buying to flip are looking to pay ~75% of market value.
im new to selling on tcg, im currently using sleeve, top loader and a team bag when shipping in a PWE with a non machineable stamp $1.19 for any card for the most part. but you are saying you run a normal stamp, since im new im just worried about the machine mail process and if it would damage a card. so i guess i can be saving quite a bit more if i dont use top loaders for cards from like $1~$10? any more insight would be helpful and appreciated.
@@AntlionCA I do use top loaders if it’s just one card when selling on TCG player and I always just use a plain stamp. Knock on wood I have not had any issues with cards getting chewed up in the sorter to this date.
@@soldbyronnie okay i guess we just have to test and find out haha
@ yep test it out on some cheaper cards and see how it goes
What is your starting shipping price for TCG when you are level 1 please? Thank you for your content.
.99 - thanks for watching!
I knew you were making this video and I was thinking about it earlier today! I'm about to start selling Magic, Pokemon and One Piece (it's popping off!) and I was waiting for this very video to help me decide which platform to go with. Thank you so much Ronnie, I look forward to your future content!
Also, your said your minimum price to sell on TCG is 30 cents? Wouldn't that end up costing you money?
Awesome! Yes, One Piece is pretty wild right now. I'm hoping they don't reprint just to make the market that much crazier, haha!
So, for the .30 card, the buyer will be charged .99 for shipping, so we are looking at roughly $1.30 - .30 for shipping -.10 for supplies -.30 for transaction fee -12% (.04) = .56 cents approximately. It's pretty rare that a buyer only buys one card and that's what I'm hoping for when people buy from me. I look at it like, is it worth bending over and picking up a quarter off the ground, because that's about how much effort it takes to package and ship a card for me now. I wouldn't want to do tons of orders like that, but it's overall worth it to have more items in my store that might bring a customer in. Great questions and I hope that helps explain my logic :)
Can’t use tcgplayer in Australia :(
Wow, that really stinks. They are missing out on a huge market there :(
great video! but i was wondering, do you prefer bids or the buy it now feature for ebay? or do you do bidding with the option to buy now?
99% of the time I roll with buy it now. Auction usually results with items going for less than market value in my experience. If there is something I want to unload and don’t care about the price, I’ll throw it up on an auction.
@@soldbyronnie thank you for the quick response and your insight on that! i also live in a rural location where FaceBook would not get me far :( so ebay it is!
Hey Ronnie, do you charge shipping on Ebay? I just sold my first card on Ebay and I listed it for free shipping, it was the Ace Spec Awakening Drum from Temporal Forces and it sold for the $2.49 and I feel like I should maybe charge the cost of the Ebay standard envelope, just looking for some advice. Thanks man!! Great Vid!!
Usually, I just go with free shipping however, I factor in the shipping cost with the purchase price. Free shipping is attractive to a buyer and saves them from having to do addition. These days, I don't list any cards that are worth less than $5 on eBay because it just isn't worth it after fees. In that case, I would try and lot them up to get over the $5 mark and list that way.
realistically would you recommend to sell cards i dont see a huge turn over on those cards you have . and for shipping and packaging wise is it good. obviouly if you were to pull a huge card it would be worth it but what about those small cards. i am a newbie and might be intrested into starting a new hobby.
It’s definitely worth it for me. It takes time but I also really enjoy the process of taking a bunch of cards that don’t have much value and selling them to buy cards that I want. If I didn’t sell any of the lower valued cards, they would just pile up all around me and truly have no value.
Quick question. How much do you charge for shipping?
I do free shipping on eBay and the shipping for me is factored in to what I list the card at. On TCG player I just do the minimum $1.22 on every order.
So when are we getting into yugioh and magic? Good to see you man hope Mr Beckett is doing well.
Richard! I was just thinking about you the other day when I pulled a Cubone ;) I opened a bit of the Lord of the Rings Magic the Gathering and it was fun, but it didn't quite suck me in completely. Hope you and the wife and little dude are doing well also! Miss the vlogs!
Yeah we're doing well. Noah is a mario odyssey moon wizard. Yeah I just got into magic a couple months ago, thanks to lord of the rings. I play with a couple of friends from church and work. Glad to see the hobby is bringing you a lot of joy.
@@richardmincey23 that’s awesome buddy! Great to hear everyone is doing well ☺️
I have so many questions. First of all, after opening 5 booster boxes and listing your cards, do you come out ahead?
Almost never, but that's the fun cost of Pokemon. I am able to always complete my master set by opening 6 booster boxes and then buying singles using funds I earn selling on TCG Player. If you aren't collecting, it doesn't make financial sense to open a ton of product.
@@soldbyronnie Makes sense. I was going to try mastering sets buying 2 booster boxes and doing the same thing, but we'll see.
Next question. It sounds like you have a lot of bulk. Have you considered listing it for a floor price of $.25/each just to see what happens?
@@snorlore I have not tried that. If you are able to master a set with two boxes, you need to buy a lottery ticket 😜 I’ve gotten maybe 60% of the way there opening six several times so maybe my luck is just really bad 🤣
@@soldbyronnie Good to know. I'm new at this. Do you have a go-to source for your booster boxes, or do you just shop around?
@@snorlore I buy consistently from Safari Zone, TCG Stadium, and Fortuna games. They always have the best deals amongst the three of them.
Why are you focused on .30 cent cards??? I'm very very confused.
That’s just the amount I determined that was worth it to mess with. Anything less I don’t list.
How do you ship a card for $0.30? Don't you have to have a $0.68 stamp for a 1oz envelope?
I buy my stamps for around .30 each off of eBay. Sometimes I can find better deals on them, sometimes it's a bit higher. Just make sure the seller has good feedback.
@@soldbyronnie You 100% purchased fake stamps. There's no such thing as bulk deals on stamps
So if you sell a .05 card on tcg player you are losing .25+ on the sales?
Probably even more than that because they take $.30 per transaction plus a percentage on top of that.
So they how do you make money on low value cards? @@soldbyronnie
Hell ya, keep up the video! 🙌
Thank you Michael!
Awesome video. Thank you.
Thank you for watching and commenting 😁
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I don’t understand how selling .30 cards are worth your time you would have to sell 200 an hour just to make 60 an hour. It’s not worth it man. I would just get a thousand trainer cards and sell them as a lot and move on to better things I mean you can get shirts at the thrift store for a dollar and sell for 20. Three of those in an hour 60 an hour less supplies less labels and wayyyyyyyyy less time. So every time you get to a thousand trainer cards bulk them and list as a lot. Don’t waist the time on .30 cent cards. It’s a trap
It isn't worth it if you only sell one .30 card, but that usually doesn't happen. Most often, a buyer buys a .30 card and several other cards as well. Having cheaper cards in your store makes it more likely that a buyer will voyage into your store and find more to buy.
@@soldbyronnie I mean in that respect it could be worth it. But my system works great for me and I’m happy. I also have followers that buy lots from me so it’s been good.
@@MarioLuigi-vb3rp that’s awesome! Definitely all different kinds of ways to enjoy and find success with the hobby 👍
Thank you for the content. If a buyer reports that they haven't received the envelope, ask them to wait a week. Follow up with a message and if it still doesn't arrive, issue a full refund and file a claim to recover the funds. Consider this video tutorial on how to file a claim.: ruclips.net/video/ra-1keTWSYw/видео.html
Great tip!