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Old 01-20-2022, 04:58 PM   #661
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No, I do as well but my main question will always be...how does he afford all that? It's not a jab, I'm legit curious as to what he does.
Gem Mint stated he works for the electric company for fifteen years and makes decent money. That said, he has tended to sell portion of what he collects at gains such as older comic books. So there's a churn to what he collects rather than adding on and on. His YouTube channel also funds a lot of the hobby and he is gifted statues by companies.

It is hard to say other people's finances. How much debt they have, how much they put aside for retirement, etc.
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Old 01-20-2022, 04:59 PM   #662
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Am i the only one who notices he doesnt even review statues? He just says things like, 'cape is fabric and red, you can see the stone texture in the base and the realistic tone of the skin'. He just describes the statues -- he doesn't really review it. Reviewing a statue should take longer than 5 minutes with a 1 minute ad in it. He's just pumping out content.
Like many YouTuber's, he has algorithms to satisfy, which require regular content. It must become a chore after a while.
Some statue/figure YouTubers will upload anything even when there is no statue to review or live chat to be had or room to tour
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Old 01-20-2022, 05:00 PM   #663
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Gem Mint stated he works for the electric company for fifteen years and makes decent money. That said, he has tended to sell portion of what he collects at gains such as older comic books. So there's a churn to what he collects rather than adding on and on. His YouTube channel also funds a lot of the hobby and he is gifted statues by companies.

It is hard to say other people's finances. How much debt they have, how much they put aside for retirement, etc.
Thank you Aug, I didn't see any of that so I was curious. I will say people that work for electric companies make really good money...I use to do the payroll.
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Old 01-20-2022, 05:59 PM   #664
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Like many YouTuber's, he has algorithms to satisfy, which require regular content. It must become a chore after a while.
Some statue/figure YouTubers will upload anything even when there is no statue to review or live chat to be had or room to tour
It seems to work, though. Subs on my channel are pretty stagnant at just over 11,000, probably because I don’t do filler videos. I only upload content when I receive something new or there’s an issue in the hobby that I want to address.
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Old 01-20-2022, 09:10 PM   #665
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If I received this, I'd be returning it.

I am waiting for an Elizabeth Olsen Scarlet Witch so I don't have to worry about it.
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Old 01-20-2022, 09:46 PM   #666
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If I received this, I'd be returning it.

I am waiting for an Elizabeth Olsen Scarlet Witch so I don't have to worry about it.
Teeth are horrible. What a mess.
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Old 01-20-2022, 10:10 PM   #667
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I am waiting for an Elizabeth Olsen Scarlet Witch so I don't have to worry about it.
Yep, she pretty much ruined a comic-based piece for me.
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Old 01-20-2022, 11:46 PM   #668
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It seems to work, though. Subs on my channel are pretty stagnant at just over 11,000, probably because I don?t do filler videos. I only upload content when I receive something new or there?s an issue in the hobby that I want to address.
I actually appreciate that about your channel. I watch your videos knowing I’ll get an honest review or some important information like with the Elektra PF lean.
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Old 01-20-2022, 11:52 PM   #669
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I actually appreciate that about your channel. I watch your videos knowing I?ll get an honest review or some important information like with the Elektra PF lean.


nearmint is probably the only YouTuber I am subscribed to that I can trust to be honest and objective about his reviews. The constant filler videos everyone else puts out these days is just tiring and, quite frankly, annoying to me.
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Old 01-21-2022, 12:00 AM   #670
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I actually appreciate that about your channel. I watch your videos knowing I?ll get an honest review or some important information like with the Elektra PF lean.
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nearmint is probably the only YouTuber I am subscribed to that I can trust to be honest and objective about his reviews. The constant filler videos everyone else puts out these days is just tiring and, quite frankly, annoying to me.
Thanks for the kind words. They are VERY much appreciated.
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