Starting My Own Pokemon Business Over Again With $0

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @TCGCity1
    @TCGCity1 Год назад +23

    You mention not having ebay or tcgplayer and just having your own site for initial sales; so how are you directing traffic to a new site? And advertising it via your youtube with 10k subs doesn't count as that wouldn't be 'from scratch' lol! Cool vid idea, looking forward to following the journey!

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  Год назад +12

      Initially I’ll be using Instagram, Facebook, and yes RUclips. Now you’re right, I do have 10k subs, however having been absent from my channel for over a year, more of my views actually come from non-subscribers. Also, I now have to work myself back into the RUclips algorithm (ie posting consistently, making great videos that bring in new subs, keep viewers watching, etc). It really is like starting from scratch. My other plan, which is a little bit of a spoiler alert 🚨 is I’ll be looking to get on other popular Pokémon RUclips channels to help spread my message. It’s a very similar tactic to an author who is releasing a new book that you see on all the podcasts within their space. I think some folks are getting too caught up in the minutiae of what I’m doing rather than focusing on the fundamentals. For example, I’ve seen some saying “You’ve got $5k+ in products so you’re not starting from $0!” That’s not the point. The point is to start with what you have, no matter if it’s $100 in products or $100,000. My guess is that if you’re looking to start a POKÉMON business then you probably have POKÉMON products. The problem that I see in the community is that other people are starting a business by putting thousands on a credit card or thinking the only way is to get in with a distributor that strong-arms you into buying thousands worth of products that they know you can’t move. Whether they were from you’re childhood, personal collection, or even investments, starting with what you have on hand is by far the cheapest option of all. So yes, at some point in time you will have spent some money in one way or another. But that’s typically how business opportunities arise. You find yourself with the right products and/or the right services, at the right time. Great question my friend and thank you for your support!

    • @TCGCity1
      @TCGCity1 Год назад +6

      @@pokenav_ Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I think using ebay or tcgplayer is a good idea whilst you get started as it's free advertising whilst you're trying to grow numbers on social media. The 10 or so percent you pay is worth the cost to advertise imo. I'm not sure what you meant about the algorithms for ebay/tcgplayer, as you can sort it into cheapest first (which most people do).
      Looking forward to the next videos :)

  • @shuffinginoblivion
    @shuffinginoblivion Год назад +54

    I guess if I want to do this for $0 I should start by having a friend who is a CPA and also already having $10k in product.

    • @Exposedpokeymon
      @Exposedpokeymon 6 месяцев назад +8

      Actually have 100k in product and 300k in cash and you will do great

    • @minus3283
      @minus3283 29 дней назад

      @@Exposedpokeymongo broke within 6 months. Byb.

  • @cardcollectables_uk
    @cardcollectables_uk Год назад +17

    A little misleading stating starting with $0, as you have some expensive sets already, that if you were to buy today would set you back a pretty penny.
    A true cost to the start your journey would be more apt.

    • @ElbowSnot
      @ElbowSnot 19 дней назад

      So get a job and save? Business investments and ventures are not free, I don’t get why everyone in this comment section assumed it was??? You don’t start a company without already having an income to support it.

  • @reddingjason
    @reddingjason Год назад +11

    I am retired disabled veteran. Its my dream to own a card shop. Im in the process of paying off debt and starting my journey of opening up a card shop.

    • @cartonbox17
      @cartonbox17 6 месяцев назад +2

      How’s it going? I’m in the military rn and thinking of opening a shop later down the road in life

  • @johnchan9392
    @johnchan9392 Год назад +61

    What happened to the title of starting with minimal of own capital? Not everyone will have 9K of Pokémon assets to begin with. You started the video great and then switched to you personal collection which most of us don’t have on hand. Thank you for the video and I will wait until the next video in the series to smash the Subscribe button.

    • @nikolajmadsen5921
      @nikolajmadsen5921 Год назад +4

      Yeah that seems abit strange, i am in the same situation as in the video i already have a bunch of stuff i can start selling that is sealed etc so it works fine for me, but kinda misleading name of the video :)

    • @Dj-qg8gd
      @Dj-qg8gd 10 месяцев назад +2

      My thoughts exactly

    • @Exposedpokeymon
      @Exposedpokeymon 6 месяцев назад

      He had to cheat because there is not fast money I'm pokeymon man I have 50k to invest in pokeymon I have been investing selling for years your not going to get filthy rich you might make a few thousand but that's about it better off just working because it's almost impossible only one set in pokeymon really took off evolving skies in the past 3 years its really impossible to get rich especially off of pokeymon

    • @markregan7639
      @markregan7639 3 месяца назад +1

      That's a fair question but it's clear he was saying he was going to start the business with no new capital. It's close to impossible to start a business with $0. But starting a business with property you already own is smart

    • @spamtonto
      @spamtonto 3 месяца назад +5

      ​@@markregan7639It doesn't count as "little to no money" if you have $10,000 of inventory lol

  • @Palmtreeshinobi
    @Palmtreeshinobi Год назад +1

    LFG! We’ve been waiting for this for years! Glad you’re back

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  Год назад

      Thank you so much! Crazy to think it's been that long!

  • @carlostapia2822
    @carlostapia2822 Год назад +1

    Welcome back 💯
    Been building my eBay business for roughly 1.5 years
    Looking forward to learning from this series

  • @pastimegamin
    @pastimegamin Год назад +2

    The reality is there’s no such thing as starting with 0 everyone will have their own starting budget. Selling off a collection feels like 0 because it was money spent 5-10 years ago so I get that. The best thing is having an audience. The most challenging is obtaining product below MSRP. I’m curious to see how u plan to stock ur shelves. I know most distributors require u to have brick and mortar. Looking forward to the next vid!

  • @marcusbouwman4895
    @marcusbouwman4895 Год назад +4

    You’ve got my monthly support!!

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  Год назад +1

      Hey man I truly appreciate that, seriously! 🙏

  • @bollejansen
    @bollejansen 18 дней назад

    How to get inventory most distributors dont want to work with me because im a startong website and dont have a store

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  17 дней назад

      Check out my business Games Mothership. We solved this by providing membership access to distributor-level pricing on TCGs. Check it out here 👉 gamesmothership.com/

  • @nobodycares0257
    @nobodycares0257 Год назад

    Welcome back!

  • @artuespinoza
    @artuespinoza 11 месяцев назад

    Hey PokeNav, quick question here. I want to open a store as well as creating a brand for streaming and social media clips, merchandise, etc. but I'm worried about the name and the things I'm able to do/sell, do you know what's up with that?

  • @Jawann21
    @Jawann21 Год назад

    Welcome back brotha!!

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  Год назад

      Thank you my friend! Good to hear from you!

  • @DittoFaction
    @DittoFaction Год назад

    Welcome back dude!

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  Год назад

      Thank you my man! 👍

  • @fkr787
    @fkr787 28 дней назад +3

    I’d rather you be honest in the title and say how to start a Pokemon Business with $8,000

  • @kyleroberts4841
    @kyleroberts4841 Год назад +2

    Let’s goooooo!

  • @CollectingWithGules
    @CollectingWithGules Год назад +3

    🔥🔥🔥 exactly what I did bud. I opened my store about 2 months ago with a partner. 🎉🎉🎉. Glad to see you back on the tube and this series will be thrilling!

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  Год назад

      What?! Dude we gotta catch up and chat about this!

  • @pokeworld1464
    @pokeworld1464 Год назад

    Where did you get the storage cabinets?

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  Год назад +1

      Here you go 👉Amazon Basics 4-Shelf Adjustable, Heavy Duty Storage Shelving Unit (350 lbs loading capacity per shelf), Steel Organizer Wire Rack, Black (36L x 14W x 54H) a.co/d/6K1rbqe

  • @kevinhemeon372
    @kevinhemeon372 Год назад +1

    Is there any chance you’ll restart the monthly membership business again?

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  Год назад +3

      I would love to! However, I need to be able to get in with a distributor or have a solid business partner that has abundant access to products before I do. Definitely part of the long-term plan though!

    • @kevinhemeon372
      @kevinhemeon372 Год назад

      @@pokenav_ I’ll be waiting. 😊

    • @binhnguyen-zy7ut
      @binhnguyen-zy7ut Год назад

      @PokéNav hit up Ryan, he could help with that 😏

  • @akm824
    @akm824 10 дней назад +1

    That sponsor will drain 99% of your viewers, sad.

  • @CameronGamingTCG
    @CameronGamingTCG Год назад +4

    I really appreciate this kind of video. My wife and I are working to trying to open up our own tcg store and we just don't know where to begin as we are building from scratch as well and going about it has been a bit confusing especially with trying to find the best way to go about everything

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  Год назад +1

      Definitely follow along then my friend! And if you ever have any questions, feel free to reach out. I also encourage you to check out PokeNE. Great advice and applicable knowledge. Best of luck!!

  • @RyanChann
    @RyanChann Год назад

    Stoked to have come across your page. Looking forward to tracking your journey. Just a heads up, some of your social links 🔗 in your about me section are broken!

  • @o0QuAdSh0t0o
    @o0QuAdSh0t0o Год назад

    Welcome back

  • @krakenthrottle2199
    @krakenthrottle2199 Год назад

    Seeing how it's done because I got some cards for free and most were fossil, base set, or jungle. Most were light to moderate play. Some real bangers like foil Blane's moltres, the first movie promo dragonite, A foil chansey from bs2, etc. Even most of the commons are like 1$ cards.

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  Год назад

      That’s awesome 👏 I’d be happy to give some advice on best routes to take for this collection. Feel free to reach out via email at pokenav27@gmail.com 👍

  • @techstyle123
    @techstyle123 3 месяца назад +1

    Id say 20k gives you a good start

  • @happykorie4827
    @happykorie4827 Год назад +1

    How do you manage your finances if you choose to use your personal income to add to the business?

    • @ElbowSnot
      @ElbowSnot 19 дней назад

      You function separately. Keep your incomes and banks seperate, and any money you use to fund your business, allocate it as income and file it noted for taxes

  • @lalo797
    @lalo797 Год назад

    Your website is not working.

  • @kasperofny
    @kasperofny Год назад

    Thank you for this video. I'm going through the same thing and I haven't started selling because I want to have a DBA to open a business account first. I have alot to learn, But I can't wait to get started.

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  Год назад +1

      I would encourage you to reach out to the department of revenue office in your state. They can help you get that process expedited and set up appropriately.

    • @kasperofny
      @kasperofny Год назад

      @PokéNav much appreciated. I'll keep a close eye on you and your journey. Thank you for the reply, it is very encouraging. Ha e an awesome weekend man. 😎

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  Год назад +1

      @@kasperofny you too and best of luck!

  • @haytertcg
    @haytertcg Год назад

    interested to follow this. good luck! you have a nice start with those sets. a mix of things that have dropped and risen in value (evo and evo skies) so i guess the value has stayed pretty similar in total

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  Год назад

      Appreciate the support! We’ll see where this journey takes us🔥

  • @Pawpawzgarage
    @Pawpawzgarage 2 месяца назад +1

    $0 start is a false claim. You have video equipment, partnerships, experience, and maturity. Most 18-28 yr olds do not have any of those and will fail if everything runs perfect short term. Your information is calm and clean so you get some atta boys for sharing good information.

  • @AdamTheVAST
    @AdamTheVAST 4 месяца назад +2

    $0 and $10,000 in product

  • @ElbowSnot
    @ElbowSnot 19 дней назад

    I don’t get all the hate you got man. This was still super useful information.

  • @jwise7439
    @jwise7439 Год назад

    Well, I saw your ebay store because the website you advertised is down

  • @mrpipton
    @mrpipton Год назад

    Looking forward to watching this series

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  Год назад

      Thank you! I hope you find it beneficial!

  • @Gfbhypecollections6
    @Gfbhypecollections6 Год назад

    Welcome back thank you🎉

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  Год назад

      Appreciate it!! 🙏

  • @PNWbluegrasshole
    @PNWbluegrasshole Год назад +1

    Whoa!! Look who it is

  • @JimmyCNguyen
    @JimmyCNguyen Год назад

    If anyone just starting off doing this and you live in california an s-corp is only worth it if you are projected to make 30-35k in profits...anything less just do sole proprietorship, even an LLC isn't worth doing as single member llc gets taxed the same as a sole proprietorship (it's just a liability insurance, whos gonna sue you for selling cardboard?, i had to cancel my LLC when i figured this out to avoid paying $800 in llc fees in CA, if you have your own website just have your buyers agree to a term of service contract before purchase to have FREE liability insurance) ... i do agree s-corp gives the best tax advantages, but it's not worth it if you're only making 5k or less profits per year when you factor in paying payroll, annual tax fees $800, incorporation fees $100, don't forget legal and accounting fees too.

  • @d-_-b_royalty7747
    @d-_-b_royalty7747 Год назад +2

    Let's go PokeNav
    Hopefully we get to buy product from you soon

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  Год назад +1

      Thank you! If you're ever interested you can check out: pokenavnation.com/
      Appreciate your support!

    • @d-_-b_royalty7747
      @d-_-b_royalty7747 Год назад

      @PokéNav Nice you got metazoo too! That's awesome

    • @TuneTuber
      @TuneTuber Год назад

      @@d-_-b_royalty7747 all overpriced

  • @TheThoughtDonor
    @TheThoughtDonor 11 месяцев назад

    Love Profit First. Even for personal finance.

  • @haitham1789
    @haitham1789 Год назад +2

    He is expecting that we already have well valued items.

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  Год назад +1

      Not necessarily man. The point is to start with what you have, no matter if it’s $100 in products or $100,000.The problem that I see in the community is that other people are starting a business by putting thousands on a credit card or thinking that the only way to get in is with a distributor that strong-arms you into buying thousands worth of products that they know you can’t move. Whether they were from you’re childhood, personal collection, or even investments, starting with what you have on hand is by far the cheapest option of all. Remember, there is a buyer out there for every product, no matter what it is. Provide great customer service, be a great role model in the community and focus on your wins, no matter how small. Each of those small wins eventually add up to something great 👍

    • @haitham1789
      @haitham1789 Год назад

      @@pokenav_ yeah، you are right

    • @BryFo
      @BryFo 8 дней назад

      @@pokenav_ I think he was saying, they wanted a relatable scenario. Most people aren't going to have seal product when starting a store. They are most likely going to have a few rare cards that's worthy of selling.

  • @trungpham9763
    @trungpham9763 Год назад

    Congrats bro

  • @jacobdonahue6729
    @jacobdonahue6729 Год назад

    Hell ya bro !!! Back at it I hope❤ my 1st signed energy from you welcome back my man🎉

  • @WhenPokemon
    @WhenPokemon Год назад

    Lets goo! :)

  • @8MCFATTY
    @8MCFATTY 3 месяца назад

    So are you an LLC, an S-corp, or both????

  • @Kingofstream
    @Kingofstream 2 месяца назад

    Awesome!

  • @joshmccormick3862
    @joshmccormick3862 15 дней назад

    I actually thought he was coffeezilla for a min

  • @johnmccrary6701
    @johnmccrary6701 Год назад

    Hell yes :)

  • @pokene_pokemon
    @pokene_pokemon Год назад

    s-corp FTW - very good advice

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  Год назад

      Yes indeed! Thanks man!

  • @SnoMan1818
    @SnoMan1818 2 месяца назад

    having a hard time sourcing cheap sealed product

    • @pokenav_
      @pokenav_  2 месяца назад

      Check out my business Games Mothership. We do a membership-based model that gives you access to our full line of TCG distributors and their wholesale pricing. Check it out here 👉 gamesmothership.com/

    • @SnoMan1818
      @SnoMan1818 2 месяца назад

      @@pokenav_ looking for 20-30% margins unfortunately. To count for seller fees on ebay, time/labor, paying the IRS

  • @SerCaliber
    @SerCaliber 2 месяца назад +2

    Starting with “Initial capital” of $5-$9K is NOT from scratch…

    • @TheRetroConductor
      @TheRetroConductor Месяц назад +1

      I mean it is especially when we are all poor and on this side of money...

  • @saylorinnovations99
    @saylorinnovations99 Год назад +1

    appreciate your insight, but you're not really starting from 0 now are you? lol, it looks like you're starting from a very well off position.

  • @lxcasoce9046
    @lxcasoce9046 11 месяцев назад

    Great video just not everyone has money like that

  • @GeeksJocks
    @GeeksJocks 9 месяцев назад

    Good video just kind of change the title 9K is not starting from scratch at all.

  • @luisfossemorales7680
    @luisfossemorales7680 27 дней назад

    Spanish subtitles please thanks

  • @PokemonFactionStore
    @PokemonFactionStore 5 месяцев назад

    Shopify charges monthly fees based on your sales volume. SO your title doesn't match your content.

  • @chrisjohn7599
    @chrisjohn7599 3 месяца назад

    Worst background music, should have lowered the volume

  • @grimoradebrock
    @grimoradebrock 3 часа назад

    So you're starting with $0, not including your large inventory, LLC, and tax accountant. I would think you would go over items like where to best get product, how to advertise, and so forth. A video for someone starting with nothing

  • @dyeballer777
    @dyeballer777 3 месяца назад +1

    starting with zero my ass

  • @liljkingoffools549
    @liljkingoffools549 Год назад

    Blastoise 💦💦

  • @xxPow3rslave
    @xxPow3rslave 5 месяцев назад +1

    scummy vibes

  • @terrylake22
    @terrylake22 4 месяца назад

    Tip #1...if you need an accountant...do not open a business. You should know all of this up to and including your taxes.