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MVP138: 2ndHandGeek.com - The Marketplace That Supports Your FLGS
Episode 13830th October 2023 • The Manaverse Podcast: Magic: the Gathering Business / Game Store Entrepreneurship / LGS Professionals • Tom Traplin
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Alan Blakeborough, Founder and CEO of 2ndHandGeek.com, talks about the new online marketplace that supports friendly local game stores. Alan and his team are creating a new competitor to the $9 billion marketplace of eBay, where the fees are competitive and 1% of each transaction gets paid back to the friendly local game store associated with a user's account.

We also talk about what he learned along the way as an owner of multiple game stores over the last couple of decades, and how 2ndHandGeek supports store owners with additional income, as well as organized play support.

Summary

  • Creating a marketplace for gamers to buy and sell gaming-related items.
  • How 2ndHandGeek works and how it supports local game stores.
  • The growth of the tabletop gaming industry.
  • The International Wargaming League and 2ndHandGeek organized play program
  • 3D printing and its potential in the miniature Wargaming industry.

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2ndhandgeek.com

blake@2ndhandgeek.com

Give Blake a call! 864-420-4788

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