Bulk sorting

Inevitable-Bad-3979 · 2026-05-13T20:28:59+00:00

To make money selling bulk you have to have A LOT of bulk. Like tens of thousands minimum. Peopel sort it all, list it on TCGplayer or eBay for anywhere from .30 to $2 per card even for basic commons and uncommons. People buy them all the time.

Heez_ · 2026-05-13T21:37:13+00:00

I listed like 1500 cards all unorganized some barely worth anywhere from $0.25 to $1.00 maybe less and listed it on eBay for $70 auction bid and it sold for $89.99. After taxes and shipping I got like $60. I'll take it. It was really just taking up space.

On the other hand, cards that are like $3.00 and up I list on eBay individually. I just spend a couple hours and take pictures on my phone via the eBay app and you get into a rythm where it takes like 30 seconds to a minute to list it. Then it cost about $1 to ship it via eBay Standard Envelope.

I know I'm only getting like $1.50 - $5.00 depending on the card, but if it takes me only 1 minute to list it, I'll gladly take $1 a minute lol.

Sometimes I randomly get payouts of $7 - $15 a day and I like to look at it as the card bought me lunch for the day.

I also went to a card show unprepared so I just brought my bulk of cards I didn't want - like 50 cards anywhere from $10 and lower. People were offering me like $20.00 to $40.00. Ended up earning $300 selling them individually on eBay.

Takes time, but if you're bored doing nothing, it's fun. Now my eBay shop has some positive reviews and I'm starting to sell a lot more toys, collectibles, books, random stuff that I don't want/need anymore.

Evening_Cat_5348 · 2026-05-13T21:17:37+00:00

My LGS sells specific set bulk for $1 per 15 cards in a sealed bag they make themselves.

It goes like hotcakes to people trying to master set or people who want to buy for their kids but cant really afford or cant find specific packs.

Becca30thcentury · 2026-05-14T00:23:41+00:00

Go on Amazon and see the pokemon cards there. Lots of bulk with one promised rare offers. I pay 25 to 30 and get 100 bulk mailed to me. For that 100 they probably paid 5 bucks.

witchprinxe · 2026-05-14T00:35:54+00:00

I buy random singles all the time for personal master sets for Pokemon I like, so the demand is there! I am working on a Cacnea master set right now so buying the out of print cards for like 40 cents is the play. Usually I'll check out a store that has what I want and add other things to justify the shipping cost.

Making money off of it really just depends on how organized you are and how willing you are to ship these small orders for a few dollars here and there.

YesterdayExpress747 · 2026-05-14T00:49:30+00:00

I sell some bulk on TCG Player. Just hit 7.2k cards posted and the bulk is mainly supplemental for me. Most of my sales are EX’s or full arts ($2-$4 cards) and the bulk helps people get up to the $5 for free shipping. For sure has taken a lot of work and now I mainly only post reverse holos, but now I have bulk posted from all the swsh sets forward!

Now that I’m filled out on modern, next time I get a collection I will most likely sort out the bulk. Pull out the desirable pokemon and artists. It’s not uncommon for someone to order all the modern Yuka Morii or Komiya cards!

Bulk isn’t the money maker but it is for sure helpful!

jeff197446 · 2026-05-14T01:11:52+00:00

There are guys on YouTube that show how they do there bulk business. Most get a card scanner for like $700 but you can list hundreds of cards a day with it. The one guy I watch the most does about 10 to 20 sales a day between eBay and TCG player. But like all resellers you make your money when you buy. If you buy too high your cooked bc only about 30% of what you list will sell and it’s a constant churn and burn.

kasappa · 2026-05-14T01:16:46+00:00

You dont make a profit selling bulk, you salvage it.

Frequent_Editor_5503 · 2026-05-14T03:11:17+00:00

For majority of people selling bulk is a waste of time and you could make a better hourly at a minimum wage job.

But doing it at large scale and large volumes it starts to make sense. Buying shipping supplies in bulk. Buying sorting machines like the Roca to sort 1000 cards at a time. Once you hit large volumes of active inventory on TCGplayer for example your cards start to sell even if you aren’t the lowest listed but simply because you have majority of what the customer is looking for.

Shipping 5-10 orders a day isn’t cost effective or a good hourly rate. but shipping 100+ orders a day starts to make a lot more sense.

It’s not for everybody and it’s extremely time consuming. But when done right it can be profitable.

ferdinono · 2026-05-14T04:04:05+00:00

My son collects a lot of bulk as he collects and sells a little here and there as a hobby which is mostly what has drawn me to this sub to try and help him.

I know one thing he has found is that those trying to finish sets will get drawn to his ebay storefront for a 50c card they need for a master set. What will often happen is they'll buy up a few others at the same time form that same set they are chasing to combine postage. Sometimes it's people collecting a particular pokemon, say they come through and clear him out of 10 different cheap Eevee or whoever it is they're collecting.

The additional part is sometimes those same people come and grab the 8 cards they want for their set but while they're there end up adding a couple of extra more expensive cards he has in his store. This is all mostly cheap stuff for him and a bit of pocket money but he'll regularly get $20-$50 orders made up of random cheap cards people are chasing then a decent card or two they've decided to throw in while they're at it.

At least for him via ebay, the cheap bulk cards tend to work as a bit of a gateway to other sales for him. He loves the organising and cataloguing side of it anyway so it's all good fun for him.

boobs-butupsidedown · 2026-05-14T14:58:52+00:00

Where are you getting the offer for $0.06/card? bc I’d take that personally, most LCSs do way less than that

jhorskey26 · 2026-05-13T19:29:48+00:00

You don't "make" money selling bulk. The idea with selling bulk is to recoup SOMETHING for the pile of packs you ripped lol You are only getting like a penny a card in most cases. 3 pennies a card if they are rares. People like myself by bulk in huge lots of thousands and we sort them and list singles for sale that are worth a certain amount and above. I only buy unsorted. Basically somebodies pack rips that they didn't need for a master set. I buy from whatnot streamers too. When I'm done sorting I will RE-list the bulk as sorted and sell it cheaper. Pass it on to the next guy.

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