PlayingCardDecks.com

How I Started A $100K/Month Business Selling And Designing Playing Cards Decks

April 26th, 2020
Will Roya
$140K
revenue/mo
1
Founders
2
Employees
PlayingCardDecks.com
from Henderson, NV, USA
started April 2017
$140,000
revenue/mo
1
Founders
2
Employees
market size
$48.2B
avg revenue (monthly)
$88K
starting costs
$13.7K
gross margin
40%
time to build
210 days
growth channels
Word of mouth
business model
subscription
best tools
Quickbooks, ShipStation, Shopify
time investment
Full time
pros & cons
35 Pros & Cons
tips
9 Tips
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email
shipping
crowdfunding
inventory
education
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Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?

I’m Will Roya and I own and operate PlayingCardDecks.com which launched in 2017.

Primarily we are a retailer of playing cards, but we also create and collaborate with others to create our own decks and accessories. Primarily we sell through our site but we also have a distributor partnership, have a presence on eBay and Amazon, and launch products on Kickstarter.

I have been a lifelong entrepreneur and before starting this business I was involved in the live entertainment industry and in-person sales at special events. I also dabbled in internet sites as well.

My inspiration for going all-in on the current business full time was that I didn’t want to travel anymore and wanted to do something with the potential to scale and possibly sell one day. I also saw the upward trend in the playing card niche as I experimented with selling decks on eBay and was selling 10k a month which was proof of concept for me.

I was able to scale the business to an annual revenue run rate of one million within 18 months with the help of a full time packing person and freelancers in areas of expertise I was lacking. Currently, we are...

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