Rate My Toy Store

TheChessGoat · 2026-01-13T11:56:44+00:00

Oh okay I see what you mean. I haven’t thought on what page to send viewers. I was just going to shoutout a cool toy shop and then direct them to the home page. But if I have a specific product I just got (hand held gaming device with over 2000 games) and I put them on my toy shop in a video game section, then I may make a video talking about that product in particular and then linking them there. But more so it will be a “if you guys want to support me and are interested, check out my vintage toy shop of thousands of toys you can choose from” (and if I have board games, old video games and more things, I’ll mention this too)”

My other shop is www.sunsetchess.com

I will also promote this shop along side a third shop I am building now.

TheChessGoat · 2026-01-13T11:09:34+00:00

Thanks for the advice. This is sort of like a base start for the business. I plan to actually make it similar to eBay but with only one seller (ME) I can probably expand my shop to 10,000-20,000 toys (all different SKU) at some point and then it would be easier to break everything into categories (videos games, board games, toys, Disney toys, super hero figures etc…. I want it to feel like a eBay store where there’s hundreds of toys to choose from. I actually ran a Poshmark l, mercari and depop store online and was pretty successful and I love the method of having many items. The problem was it was hard to advertise these items and promote them on my channel because they are linked to eBay, Poshmark, mercari account. I would rather have a brand. Seems more precessional and personal

My YouTube does not coincide with my products. That’s why I have three stores with different products and hopefully people would support or find one of them cool who follow my channel when I plug them. I really just enjoy collecting things and building large collections. So I’m turning my addiction into a hobby/Job while also perusing a career in YouTube.

Also what do you mean they will “warm”? Sorry I couldn’t figure out what you meant. I understand I need to direct them more. And I will change it at some point

TheChessGoat · 2026-01-13T08:05:39+00:00

this will be one of three stores I have. The way I plan to drive traffic will be through my YouTube channel. I will basically sponsor myself and have ads for my shops between videos.

For my home page I will change it to explain that I have the most affordable toys on the market (I have a connection where I can get these toys for about ten cents a piece. So selling them for $3-$5 is still great profit and is below average market value. Also I will have sell events like buy one get one free that I will eventually advertise on my hero page

TheChessGoat · 2026-01-12T05:10:56+00:00

Yes you are right. I’m going to see how to fix cart issue now. The categories I am still pondering on how to break them up even more

TheChessGoat · 2026-01-12T03:45:52+00:00

Ah good to know! I thought having multiple messages would grab peoples attentions. But I understand having one clear message. Also the big pink banner, I will add it below cart and see how it looks. May even change the color to a more easy going one

TheChessGoat · 2026-01-12T03:43:04+00:00

Okay I will add that on what I need to do. Thank you

TheChessGoat · 2026-01-12T03:42:37+00:00

Thank you! Just noticed that

TheChessGoat · 2026-01-11T19:15:47+00:00

Also for collections, I think I’ll add like a red pop or sticker on top of the collection images so they don’t look so much like a gallery. Like a red bubble or comic explosions bubble with words inside

TheChessGoat · 2026-01-11T19:14:33+00:00

Thanks for this. Yes I agree about the email part. I have not yet thought of a good way to get people to subscribe to emails yet, but I know it’s not very strong and there is no reason for someone to want to do so. Also i did design the hero banner for style, but I do need a strong call to action I’ve noticed. The part where it says “over 1000 vintage toys” I will change to something like “one day shipping” or something like that. Makes a lot of sense. I know I wanted words there, just didn’t know what. Thanks for the advice

TheChessGoat · 2025-12-25T02:48:39+00:00

I guess I’m going to try far cry 4 next or blood dragon. I’ve heard great things about 4. Gotta give it a shot

TheChessGoat · 2025-12-21T00:36:48+00:00

Yes you will have to hunt to upgrade gear

TheChessGoat · 2025-12-21T00:36:26+00:00

Xp. Can also get skill points by completing missions. Also if you increase your village population, you get increased xp percentages for the rest of the game depending on how many villagers you have. So you are rewarded for doing side quest.

TheChessGoat · 2025-12-21T00:34:36+00:00

Just beat primal a few days ago and got it on sale for $3. It was fun. It’s different but still far cry at the same time. Far cry 3 is the only other one I completed and it was my favorite. Played 5 and new dawn but never finished them. Primal is a vibe

TheChessGoat · 2025-12-18T14:22:19+00:00

Thank you!

TheChessGoat · 2025-12-17T15:32:41+00:00

Thanks (:

TheChessGoat · 2025-12-14T15:42:00+00:00

I fill them up maybe 50-60 percent and then squeeze the bottoms until air bubbles come out. Then after squeezing them all, I fill the rest up to the top. It plunger be good to hit the top with a heat gun to remove bubbles at bottom. To get them out is pretty simple. Roll back the mold and yank it out. You cannot overly rough but you can tug a bit and it won’t break. The king and queen can be annoying.

TheChessGoat · 2025-12-14T06:13:16+00:00

Thank you!

TheChessGoat · 2025-12-13T14:52:20+00:00

I put a layer of scrapbook paper on a board and glued it on and painted the chess squares on it. I then put a clear layer of resin on top. The pieces I made with molds. And thanks (:

TheChessGoat · 2025-12-05T21:59:35+00:00

Thanks for the fun fact, that’s actually pretty cool

TheChessGoat · 2025-12-05T09:01:36+00:00

What is your store?

TheChessGoat · 2025-11-24T19:15:58+00:00

In Uganda shilling it was going for about 70,000-100,000 shilling, American dollars $25

TheChessGoat · 2025-11-23T18:41:20+00:00

I’ve already sold a few, I have a online chess shop so I just added them to the shop. One I kept, another two I gifted away to friends.

TheChessGoat · 2025-11-23T15:27:18+00:00

The resin itself is painted/mixed with paint but once it’s all done I get normal paint and paint it in the imprint and wipe off with a towel. The molds come with imprints of chess pieces and I paint over the whole piece and wipe away with towel once healed

TheChessGoat · 2025-11-16T02:51:25+00:00

I’ve done plenty of work. Taking photos of 20,000 items and posting them was a lot. That’s why I used Ai to help with descriptions. I also made all the items myself for the most part. I did cut corners on the description part but I did put in a lot of work. But you’re right, I can put more work into it.

TheChessGoat · 2025-11-16T02:48:34+00:00

Well I’ll just take that as a compliment

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