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one of the biggest inefficiencies in the Pokemon card market is the fact that normal people (anyone who isn't a vendor) can almost NEVER get FULL market value for whatever their cards are worth if you're new to Pokemon you may not know this, but if you've been around you already know what I mean let's say you buy a card from someone for $500 then lets say that card goes up to $650 in price if you want to sell that card, the MOST you're going to get is 87% if you sell it on eBay, and if you try to sell it in person you're only going to get offered 80% so if you buy a card at $500, and sell it on eBay for $650, you're only getting $560 if you try to sell it in person, you get even less than $560 vendors are usually very strict when it comes to these percentages too whenever they have a card to sell, they always list it at the highest possible price but whenever they are buying cards they always try to buy them at the absolute lowest percentage possible if you're a collector and you simply don't care about pricing or anything like that, then this doesn't really matter but if you're a trader, it matters I personally find this to be one of the most interesting things about the Pokemon card economy, and I wonder how long it stays this way

NFTs are inevitable my friend. Most pokemon cards will be traded as NFTs in the future and housed by a centralized intermediary unless the physical is desired to be custodied by the owner directly. NFTs (Non-fungible Tokens) are just ways of proving and transferring immutable ownership of an object (can be a representative of a physical object or a natively digital one). Most of the 2021 NFTs you are referencing will indeed not be worth anything in the future, it was a bubble. But there is a reason it created a bubble, the technology has expansive future use cases.

Do CGC cards really not have any cert numbers or other identification information on the front? Kinda wild, eBay listing only has pic of front 😅

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I have the opportunity right now to open up a card shop! This is a once and a blue moon chance, to do something I've wanted for years. It's in a great location and has a lot of potential but here's my struggle. Financially, I'm not in the best position... I have a fair amount of sealed & singles that I can essentially use as a start up for inventory. This is not ideal, but I recognize the risk of opening up a store and not having what the local community needs. I would be willing to use my PC to leverage into a position where this becomes more consistent & successful down the line. I have some funds to play with to buy more product or consign with friends who have large sealed collections as well. The overall goal is to create an exciting & welcoming shop where everyone who comes can enjoy their favorite TCGs! There is even a fair amount of space that I could set up tables to present as a PLAY store. My question is for anyone who has owned a start from scratch brick & mortar, what were your main initial concerns, and how did you overcome them? For me right now... it's consistent inventory & security. I feel I could operate and break even, maybe even profit fairly early on, but I know it's not going to be easy at all! Lmk your thoughts, thank you!