As I acquired more of their albums, I also started to get into the fun of collecting, trading and selling the accompanying collectible cards and items. I did some livestreams and promotions for related accessory brands, before participating in the excitement of group orders - these are arrangements to join with a group of fellow fans to order imported albums and collectibles in bulk, as a way to maximize chances of getting luck-of-the-draw items, while minimizing costs.

After I promote and solicit participation in a group order, that’s when I turn to other tools and skills to power me through:

• Numerous spreadsheets and forms: obtain and keep track of who’s paid, what they've paid for, and also their preferences for who they receive

• Constantly communicating updates and deadlines, and responding to messages with questions, as different elements of the order ship and arrive

• Staying on top of order deadline dates and release windows to place orders within the time frame or before the items sell out

• Calculating shipping fees for all inbound shipments from overseas and outbound shipments to participants

• Opening every item in order to organize and sort the smaller items contained inside, matching to each individual based on their specified preferences from earlier 

• Packing and shipping all orders, after verifying contained order items and that their address is correct