by Thomas Traplin | Jan 31, 2026 | Podcasts
“Google Business Profile is where your store’s introduction is made” What would the impact of having 100 extra potential customers walk into your store each month be? People who are interested in the games and products you have to sell. How would... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jan 29, 2026 | Articles
In a surprise twist of the ongoing story of Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast being sued, more information has emerged. According to yet another lawsuit, separate from the one shareholders are currently bringing against Hasbro, this one filed by a couple of Florida... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jan 24, 2026 | Articles
Hasbro is under fire again. “A new lawsuit filed by shareholders of Hasbro against the company and its directors alleges that company leadership has mismanaged Magic: The Gathering by overprinting sets of cards, thereby devaluing existing ones. It also, quite... 
by Thomas Traplin | Dec 10, 2025 | Podcasts
Google calls Q5 a ‘distinct, high-value shopping season,’ and their data is fascinating which is why I wanted to talk about it. But the magic here goes way beyond Google ads. Game stores can use this Q5 behavior across their entire business — events, email,... 
by Thomas Traplin | Oct 20, 2025 | Podcasts
In the continuation of our holiday series on the podcast (check out the first episode right here), today we're tackling one of the biggest weekends of the year, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday. It is three days, four days technically, of pure... 
by Thomas Traplin | Oct 7, 2025 | Articles
Every game store owner knows the feeling: you’ve poured your savings into inventory, fought through permits and construction delays, opened your doors at last… and then realized that getting people through those doors is a whole different challenge and a different... 
by Thomas Traplin | Oct 3, 2025 | Podcasts
Q4 is make-or-break for local game stores — but without a plan, the holiday rush can feel like chaos. In this episode of the Manaverse Podcast, I walk you through a simple Holiday Game Plan to help your store maximize sales, get in front of more customers, and stay... 
by Thomas Traplin | Oct 3, 2025 | Podcasts
In this episode of the Manaverse Podcast, we delve into the significant changes in shipping to the US from the rest of the world due to the removal of the de minimis exemption. David Finn, the owner of Giga-Bites Tabletop Gaming Cafe and Bridge Distribution breaks... 
by Thomas Traplin | Aug 14, 2025 | Articles
If you’ve ever faced a mountain of unsorted Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon, Lorcana, or other trading card game (TCG) cards and thought, “There has to be a better way…”, but you’re not ready to drop $10,000 on a massive sorting machine — the solution is here.... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jul 8, 2025 | Podcasts
Cardmill—a compact, cost-effective card sorting device designed for everyday players and collectors of trading card games. Get a behind the scenes look at the CardMill and how Jonathan Domanus is working to make professional and efficient card sorters affordable and...