I Deleted 25K Cards From My Profitable Store — Here's Why

Today's number is 24,868. That's how much inventory I just nuked from TCGplayer. I love the smell of charred cardboard in the morning. I packed for 8 hours straight last night — 67 orders that had built since Thursday. And while I was packing I kept seeing the same cards show up over and over. So I ran my full sales data through Claude alongside LimitlessTCG top decks and came up with a new game plan. Going from nearly 184 SKUs down to around 50. That means higher price per card, no more single-card wipeouts, easier sifting and sorting, and a store that actually runs like a business. The 22,000 cards coming off TCGplayer get bricked overnight and the capital goes right back into the machine. Also today — the Card Uploader vs Sort Swift debate is a real fork in the road for me. A buddy is building me an AI second brain on a laptop that makes Claude a full new hire. And an initial conversation with a local LCS about becoming their bulk buyer. If you run an LCS and want to work a deal on bulk from your trade-ins — the Discord link is in the description. Long and exciting days ahead. Your boy is tired. But the build is happening. Every episode I document the real ups and downs of building AVA TCG from the ground up. No highlight reel. Just the work. Join the AVA Discord:   / discord   Shop singles on TCGplayer: https://avatcg.tcgplayerpro.com/