FireHits (Ended)
Pokemon TCG Lootboxes
February 2024 – February 2025
About
FireHits was a platform built to be part of the Pokemon TCG Mystery Box trend. The difference maker here was it advertised "no bulk", meaning that every card loaded in was a holo/rare or better. This was in a response to other platforms sometimes providing just Basic Energy cards in their packages.
Key features
- Realtime inventory management of Pokemon Cards
- Quicksell cards for immediate point credit
- Automated TCG Live code card giveaways in Discord.
Tech stack
Biggest achievement
This inspired me to begin work on other side projects such as TeamCrafters. This project didn't take off at all, but it was fun.
Biggest regret
Not realizing that amount of money that would be required to make a platform like this go off. I'd need much more expensive hits to advertise for the high rollers.
Retrospective: why it ended
Too much competition with VC funding. Not possible to compete in this space without a major markeeting budget, inventory, and the ability to absorb loss.