Ryan Alford
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I mean, how big is e-com amongst all this? I know. Let's take out. I'm going to separate because I know it's part of it. But like eBay, you got eBay and it's behemoth. But like direct to consumer in this business. I mean, is it significant?
First thing I was thinking is like, and you have to build the trust factor and all that. But I mean, I have an EBA account that, uh, is from 2001 with a hundred percent perfect feedback. Like, so we were, we were, we were primed and ready. Had things been on the shelf. I hadn't done this much, but we've got the branding, all that stuff. I have the best packaging of any non actual shop in America.
First thing I was thinking is like, and you have to build the trust factor and all that. But I mean, I have an EBA account that, uh, is from 2001 with a hundred percent perfect feedback. Like, so we were, we were, we were primed and ready. Had things been on the shelf. I hadn't done this much, but we've got the branding, all that stuff. I have the best packaging of any non actual shop in America.
First thing I was thinking is like, and you have to build the trust factor and all that. But I mean, I have an EBA account that, uh, is from 2001 with a hundred percent perfect feedback. Like, so we were, we were, we were primed and ready. Had things been on the shelf. I hadn't done this much, but we've got the branding, all that stuff. I have the best packaging of any non actual shop in America.
We got, we own breaking rad.com. Yeah. All my company, Radical, the Radcast, all my stuff is under the Radical Holding Company. So Breaking Rad fit right in. Yeah, that's awesome. Got that. But I'm like, can we open a Shopify and sell cards? I mean, I know people are the trust factor, but I think there's something there. Will people buy graded cards or raw cards off of e-commerce?
We got, we own breaking rad.com. Yeah. All my company, Radical, the Radcast, all my stuff is under the Radical Holding Company. So Breaking Rad fit right in. Yeah, that's awesome. Got that. But I'm like, can we open a Shopify and sell cards? I mean, I know people are the trust factor, but I think there's something there. Will people buy graded cards or raw cards off of e-commerce?
We got, we own breaking rad.com. Yeah. All my company, Radical, the Radcast, all my stuff is under the Radical Holding Company. So Breaking Rad fit right in. Yeah, that's awesome. Got that. But I'm like, can we open a Shopify and sell cards? I mean, I know people are the trust factor, but I think there's something there. Will people buy graded cards or raw cards off of e-commerce?
When you start doing breaks, we're doing singles and stuff to start, but you've got to have product to get the real breaks going. That's the hardest thing, isn't it?
When you start doing breaks, we're doing singles and stuff to start, but you've got to have product to get the real breaks going. That's the hardest thing, isn't it?
When you start doing breaks, we're doing singles and stuff to start, but you've got to have product to get the real breaks going. That's the hardest thing, isn't it?
Oh, wow. I'm sorry, trillion. Did I say billion? Trillion. Oh, God, trillion. Holy moly. Yeah. That's a lot of paper. So there's a lot of singles out there. Oh, geez, Louise. I think I had a billion myself as a kid in boxes somewhere.
Oh, wow. I'm sorry, trillion. Did I say billion? Trillion. Oh, God, trillion. Holy moly. Yeah. That's a lot of paper. So there's a lot of singles out there. Oh, geez, Louise. I think I had a billion myself as a kid in boxes somewhere.
Oh, wow. I'm sorry, trillion. Did I say billion? Trillion. Oh, God, trillion. Holy moly. Yeah. That's a lot of paper. So there's a lot of singles out there. Oh, geez, Louise. I think I had a billion myself as a kid in boxes somewhere.
Yeah, exactly.
Yeah, exactly.
Yeah, exactly.
Oh, I grew up like in the wrong years, man. Like I had 87 to like 93, you know, like terrible years. You know, the best thing you had was like Upper Deck when the Griffey came out. But even that's like a $50 card now, you know, like whatever. There's some stuff of grades, you know, it's worth more than that. But it wasn't the best era for me.
Oh, I grew up like in the wrong years, man. Like I had 87 to like 93, you know, like terrible years. You know, the best thing you had was like Upper Deck when the Griffey came out. But even that's like a $50 card now, you know, like whatever. There's some stuff of grades, you know, it's worth more than that. But it wasn't the best era for me.
Oh, I grew up like in the wrong years, man. Like I had 87 to like 93, you know, like terrible years. You know, the best thing you had was like Upper Deck when the Griffey came out. But even that's like a $50 card now, you know, like whatever. There's some stuff of grades, you know, it's worth more than that. But it wasn't the best era for me.
That's when they figured out, I guess they started taking off. They started making too many of every card. That's what it was, essentially. Supply and demand. Bringing it back to the business, that's the interesting part of this. that the fine line of how much supply versus demand to keep value up. Right.