I find, vet and introduce you to real wholesale suppliers and distribution programs for Pokémon, One Piece, Lorcana and other TCGs — so you can buy sealed product at the right price and build allocation from day one. Most people ask for around 3 suppliers — that's the most I've seen anyone order. Some may be closed to new accounts due to demand right now.
Share the TCG(s) and product types you're looking to source (sealed products only, e.g. ETBs, booster boxes, tins), your budget for products, and your budget for the sourcing service itself. Most people ask for around 3 suppliers — that's the most I've seen anyone order and usually enough to start.
Let me know if you already have a store and/or business license. This determines which suppliers you qualify for. Main distributors require both; secondary distributors require at least a business license. I also have access to select suppliers that don't require either.
I spend multiple days sourcing and vetting suppliers that match your product needs and budget, including below-retail options where available. A deposit per supplier covers this work upfront. Because demand is high right now, some suppliers may temporarily not be accepting new accounts — I’ll flag that in the list so you don’t waste time.
Once matched, you're connected directly with the supplier to start the relationship yourself. The supplier list is the deliverable; you handle the outreach from there.
Suppliers generally won't allocate high-demand items (like new-release ETBs or hyped sets) immediately. You'll typically need to build spend history first, often by purchasing lower-demand products to build trust and priority over time.
Most suppliers don't ship internationally, so a freight forwarder is usually required to receive your products. Plan for this in your landed cost.
You tell me the games, formats and volume you want. I research and send back a vetted contact sheet of suppliers that actually carry it — usually around 3, since that's the most people order — Pokémon, One Piece, Lorcana, MTG and more. I don't open accounts or negotiate for you.
Every contact is matched to your setup: store + business license, business license only, or no license required. I verify live contact details and note minimums, account requirements, and whether a supplier is currently accepting new accounts.
I don't make introductions, negotiate, open accounts, manage orders or arrange shipping. You get the list; the outreach, freight forwarder and relationship building are yours. Right now demand is high, so some suppliers are closed to new applicants — I'll tell you which ones.
A snapshot of completed payments from clients I've sourced supplier lists for. Each payment covers the research and the deliverable itself — you deal with the suppliers directly and pay them directly.
"list was legit. contacts actually replied. thats all i wanted"
"Got 3 contacts. 1 wasn't taking new accounts, he told me before i paid. fair enough."
"fast. no fluff. worth it"
"ok so long one sorry. i run a small shop, been trying to get sealed pokemon direct for like a year. every distributor form i filled just went nowhere. paid for the list mostly out of frustration. what i got: a short list, each one with a note on what they want from you. resale cert, min order, whether they even talk to small accounts. two of mine were open, one wasnt. then its on you. i emailed all of them. one replied in 2 days, one took 5 weeks, one never. the one that replied made me send business docs and asked what i planned to spend in a year which i honestly made up. the part nobody tells you is you dont get the good stuff first. i bought sleeves, toploaders, and a bunch of an old set nobody wanted. margins were bad. after maybe 4 months of that they started offering me actual releases. one case. not ten. one. still, one case is one case more than i had. 4 stars cus i wish there was any follow up after you get the list."
"did what he said. nothing more nothing less 👍"
"list was fine but 2 of them wanted a business license i dont have. my fault for not saying earlier. he did ask."
"worked. got one supplier talking to me, thats the win"
"quick and honest. dont expect him to babysit you after, he says that upfront and he means it"
"long review incoming because i had a lot of questions before i paid and nobody answered them for me. you pay, you say what you want (i said sealed one piece + some pokemon), you get contacts. thats the whole product. no accounts made for you, no negotiating, no orders placed. price felt high at first. then i thought about the months i spent googling and getting scammed by a guy on discord and it stopped feeling high. suppliers though. way stricter than i expected. one asked for a storefront photo. one only replies on whatsapp at like 3am my time. one straight up said they're closed to new accounts right now, demand too crazy. that one was already flagged on my list so i wasnt surprised. my advice, and this is the real thing: buy the unsexy stuff. i took a pallet of sleeves and some old singles nobody moves. felt dumb. but now when a release drops i actually get an email. small amount, usually a case, sometimes nothing. thats just the market right now. 5 stars for doing exactly what was promised."
"solid. shipping was the annoying part, had to use a forwarder."
"3 contacts, 2 replied. good enough for me"
"Useful but I expected more hand holding. That's on me, it's stated. Contacts were real."
"no BS. paid, got list, moved on. recommend"
"took a few days which is fine, he actually checks each one instead of copy pasting a directory"
"asked for 3, got 3. one closed to new accounts (flagged). only complaint is i wanted more regional ones, most were big international names."
"clean. no overpromising. took me 2 months to get anywhere but that's the suppliers not him"
"writing this properly since most reviews here are one liners. bought the list in april. i asked for sealed pokemon and lorcana, budget was small, maybe 5k per order. turnaround was a few days. contacts were live which sounds basic until you've bought one of those $20 ebay supplier lists that are just distributor homepages. out of mine: one ghosted, one took forever then asked for docs i actually had, one wasnt onboarding at all right now. so realistically one working relationship from the batch. that's still one more than i had. the grind after is the real job. they're slow, they're strict, and they can afford to ignore you because demand is nuts. i spent about 4 months buying stuff i didnt really want just so my name showed up regularly. it worked, slowly. nobody is getting guaranteed quantities right now. if you get a case of something good, take it and shut up. 4 stars, not 5, only because once you have the list you're on your own."
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Share the products and budget you're working with. I'll come back with what's realistically available and which suppliers fit.
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