Digest Edition: September 11 2020

With it being the 19th anniversary of 9/11, Mike begins the episode by telling the story of a close friend’s close call.Kevin asked Mike to do his version of a masterclass on the fine art of selling second hand anime and manga merchandise (6:51). And Mike, needing some selling tips, readily agrees. So here’s a quick rundown of the points in his lesson12:50 - Patience13:55 - Do an annual or semi-annual “spark joy” inventory15:25 - Using cloud services like google drive to both catalog and advertise17:20 - Take all your merchandise photos at once20:35 - Consider Reddit as well as eBay as a place to sell24:05 - Is a rerelease of the title forthcoming? Use that to maximize value27:50 - Other online sites31:35 - PayPal and currency conversions36:58 - It’s overwhelming starting off, but just do it and learn along the way42:35 - On selling mulitple volumes of the same title47:55 - Shipping, both conventional and alternative methods55:12 - ConclusionEventually towards the end of the class, we go off on a tangent on how productively we have spent the pandemic, with Mike saying he’s completely wasted it (50:19)Then we look back on Angela’s return and look ahead to future episodes on things like this year’s virtual edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (1:00:49), and memories of Ready Player One (1:10:10)Also points for any listener who can make out Kevin’s niece in the backgroundMike Nicolas, Kevin Ng, and Mohamed SharmarkeVisit our website for more information and links:https://animeroundtable.wordpress.com/2020/09/12/anime-roundtable-v2-0-digest-6-september-11-2020/Website: animeroundtable.comTwitter and IG: @animeroundtableEmail: [email protected]