{"id":19764,"date":"2024-07-16T03:04:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T03:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/a-one-stop-shop-for-sneakers-lego-funko-pop-and-nba-cards\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T03:04:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T03:04:53","slug":"a-one-stop-shop-for-sneakers-lego-funko-pop-and-nba-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energybuzz.ph\/staging\/6915\/a-one-stop-shop-for-sneakers-lego-funko-pop-and-nba-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"A one-stop shop for sneakers, LEGO, Funko Pop, and NBA cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2 class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Toki\u2019s founders left their jobs at GCash to start the safest, most trustworthy online marketplace for collectibles in the Philippines.<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D6llErOLYm0?si=mbQP08rL0sEziAwl\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">THE THRILL of finding and obtaining rare, coveted shoes is what bonds the sneakerhead community. Sleek running shoes, chunky and colorful Japanese-style shoes, and classic Air Force Ones worn by many a basketball player are just a few of the many types of sneakers a collector might want.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Frederic Levy, Zoe Ocampo, and Jules Jurado, co-founders of Toki, the largest online sneaker marketplace in the Philippines, found that the average collector doesn\u2019t only collect one kind of thing. In the country, epic constructions like <i>Star Wars<\/i> spacecraft and sports cars, all made of LEGO blocks, are the second biggest collectible category after sneakers. This is followed by the vast array of cute action figures depicting pop culture characters known as Funko Pops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">The fourth is trading cards, particularly NBA cards, reflecting \u201ca very Filipino-specific situation,\u201d according to Mr. Levy, who is also Toki\u2019s chief executive officer. The Philippines is known to be the most basketball-crazy country in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Toki, a new e-commerce platform that started in 2023, has thus far focused on these four categories. The three founders recently toured the media around their headquarters in mySTAY BGC East, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">The start-up received around P105 million in seed funding from venture capital firms Kaya Founders and Foxmont Capital Partners. Notable investors from the tech space are Anthony Oundjian from the Boston Consulting Group, Brian Cu from SariSuki, Ernest Cu from Globe Telecom, and Bigboy Cheng of Uratex who is a renowned sneaker collector.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">With more than 100,000 users, around 200 sellers, and at least 500 livestream auctions so far \u2014 revolving around over 100,000 different products (about 35,000 of which are sneakers) \u2014 Toki aims to \u201cbring a more seamless experience to the collectors\u2019 journey, from discovery to purchase.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Chief executive officer Mr. Levy described to <i>BusinessWorld<\/i> what a collector had to go through before Toki.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cYou have to find your item and your seller on Facebook, negotiate with him on Viber, pay through GCash, handle your delivery or your logistics through Lalamove or Grab. And at the end of all of that, accidents can happen, including fake items.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u201cEvery collector is scammed regularly, even seasoned collectors. It always happens,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">And that\u2019s why he, Ms. Ocampo, and Mr. Jurado decided to leave their jobs at GCash to start the safest, most trustworthy online marketplace for collectibles in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><b>CURATED SELLERS<br \/>\n<\/b>Toki\u2019s main value proposition is its strict verification process that ensures every seller on the platform is authorized to sell collectibles. Unlike other online marketplaces of the world that are basically open to anyone, Toki has a scoring system for verifying sellers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">According to Ms. Ocampo, the chief product officer, this entails ocular visits to view the seller\u2019s stocks before onboarding them, as well as checking the items before sending them out for delivery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u201cWe want to make sure that when collectors buy an item from Toki, they will have zero doubt that this item is authentic,\u201d she told the press during the tour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">While the Filipino market for collectibles is a large one \u2014 comprising 37% of the population \u2014 Toki prides itself in building around the warm, tightknit community that surrounds collecting toys and sneakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">It\u2019s a platform that encourages livestream auctions, said chief strategy and data officer Mr. Jurado. \u201cThe sellers build a connection with the collectors, and it becomes a more enjoyable experience,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><b>GOING PHYSICAL<br \/>\n<\/b>What\u2019s next for Toki is a physical extension of these offerings, something the platform already started working on by joining Toycon 2024 in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">\u201cAn online-to-offline experience would provide services like authentication or grading of an item,\u201d said Mr. Levy. \u201cWe also envision this kind of physical extension as a destination venue, kind of like a concept store. When you arrive, you can buy some collectibles, maybe see some art pieces, or enjoy the community and trade with them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s3\">In the meantime, the three founders teased that the next product they\u2019re planning to launch this year is fashion. This means designer clothes, streetwear brands, and vintage pieces. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u201cWe see that there is a lot of overlap of this category with others. We have a lot more in store for Filipino collectors,\u201d he added. \u2014 <b>Bront\u00eb H. Lacsamana<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>THE THRILL of finding and obtaining rare, coveted shoes is what bonds the sneakerhead community. 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