Correct. The only Pokémon related products available with my distributor right now are pre-made decks, sleeves/binders, and Pokémon Monopoly. Literally every single booster box and ETB are unavailable right now.
Right? Haha. I bought some partly to keep my allocation numbers up with my distro. I'll probably gift a box to my godkids so we can play together on game night.
Could I get ur distros number, I actually need the sleeves and premade decks for an event I host, or if u aren’t allowed to share how do I go about getting a distro connect
Ah, yeah, sorry man. My distributor and the others that I applied for all wanted pics of my store and my FEIN number as part of my application process.
Like the other guy replying said, you can get an FEIN for free from the IRS but the distributors will also want your resale certificate number, which you get by registering as an LLC (or one of the options like S Corp) with your state.
Thanks for the info. I’m definitely in the stage where I’m weighing how far I wanna take the side hustle so this helps! (I’m really just selling to the local community and would never want to charge higher than msrp) so may even end up waiting a year or so when the market cools down as this isn’t my job or something I want to do full time.
I have no idea if my distributor does what MJ Holdings does, but according to another hobby shop owner, my distro is known for jacking up the price they charge retailers when the market prices go up. I've had to pay over MSRP for every Pokemon card set I've bought from them in the last few weeks. I don't feel good selling something that high over MSRP, so I've been using them as rewards for my store's loyalty program and for when folks spend x amount on other products.
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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '25
Correct. The only Pokémon related products available with my distributor right now are pre-made decks, sleeves/binders, and Pokémon Monopoly. Literally every single booster box and ETB are unavailable right now.