Why This Filipino Flips Canada Ukay All the Way to Pinas

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We have Louis Vuitton wallets like this. We sell them online. Authentic. These are popular in the Philippines.

Meron tayo ditong Louis Vuitton wallet tulad na ito. Binibenta namin ito sa online. Authentic. Ito yung uso sa Pilipinas.

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Carhartt, Adidas, and leather shoes. You can see the condition—they’re very clean.

Carhartt, Adidas, tapos may mga leather shoes. So nakitaan nyo naman yung condition. Napakalinis.

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We started out with vintage caps. I think it was in 2019.

Dito po pala tayo nagsimula ngayon sa vintage cap. I think 2019.

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An old man from Ajax.

May matanda taga Ajax

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He had 50 vintage caps.

So, meron siyang 50 pieces na vintage cup

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I got them for around $150.

Ang kuha ko dun siguro mga nasa $150

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Vintage was really popular in the Philippines then. I sold them to a client for $4,500.

E kalakasan pa ng vintage dun sa Pinas Nabenta ko sa isang kliyente ko ng $4,500

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That’s how I flipped them. That’s when I started buying in the US.

Ganun ko na flip Doon na ako nag-start na bumili sa US

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Eventually, I got up to $10,000, $15,000. I also tried selling other clothes.

Hanggang sa umabot ng $10,000, $15,000 nag-try rin ako sa ibang damit

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Like vintage clothes. I lost money, but the good thing about the clothes was...

like mga vintage na damit natalo so ang kagandahan lang naman dun sa mga damit

1:07

I learned a lot, too, so the clothes added to my knowledge.

natutunan ko pa so dumagdag rin sa knowledge ko yung mga damit

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They’re all authentic. All our items come from the US or Vancouver.

patentic po to lahat so lahat ng mga item natin ang gagaling sa US or sa Vancouver

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That’s where we import them from. These are the raw materials.

dun po natin inaangkat yan so ito nga pala yung raw materials

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These are called credentials. So, these...

ito yung tinatawag na credentials So ito

1:30

As you can see, these came from the US. These came from Vancouver. These are what we buy.

Ayan kung makikita nyo galing ito ng US Galing ito ng Vancouver Ito yung binibili namin

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So when they arrive here, we unload them and put them here.

So ngayon pag nalapag yan dito I-unload yan Dalagay yan dito

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I thought I was good as long as I stuck to hats. So I said, “Okay, let me try clothes.” So I tried selling clothes.

Masasabi ko pang magaling sarili ko Kung naka-stick lang ako sa sombrero Kaya sabi ko sige try ko nga yung damit So try ko yung damit

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What a headache. I told you I lost money on that. So, I learned my lesson—how far are we going with this?

Ang sakit sa ulo Sabi ko nga nalugi nga ako dun So ayun natutunan ko naman hanggang saan mapunta tayo dito

1:58

I’m on level three now, one by one—from level one to level two. So if I ever fall, I know how to bounce back.

3 na ba ako ito 1 by 1 so from level 1, level 2 so if ever na maulog ako alam ko kung paano bumawi

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When people ask me, “What’s the secret?” I say, “Just be consistent, and trust in God, too.”

pag may mga nagtatanong sa akin ano ba sikreto? sabi ko consistent lang tapos tiwala rin sa Diyos

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So when we set them down, the conveyor starts moving. They’re separated here. The bedsheets are here.

so ngayon pag nilapag yan yung conveyor aandar aandar yan so nandito ngayon sa separate nandito yung mga bedsheet

2:18

The pillows, then the sweaters—like wool and knits, heavy cotton and wool—they’re all here.

mga pillow tapos nandito yung mga sweaters like wool, knitters yung mga heavy cotton wool, nandito lahat.

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Then the jackets are here, like winter jackets, lightweight ones, all mixed together.

Tapos nandito yung mga jacket, like yung winter jacket, mga lightweight, alo-halo.

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Then we’ll send them to their department. For example, these are shirts. We’ll bring them here to sort them.

Then, ngayon ibibigay namin sa department niya, kunyari ito, shirts. Dadalin ngayon dito yan para i-segregate.

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One of our biggest challenges here, of course, is the clients. They’re our number one priority.

So, isa sa mga challenges dito, syempre yung kliyente. Yan yung mga pinaka number one na kailangan namin.

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So, I'm here to provide clients and services.

So, kaya ako nandito para mag-provide ng client at servisyo.

2:51

Like the one we established, Galang Global Trading Company.

Katulad nung tinayo natin na galang global trading company.

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So, the company's benefits are sales plus shipping lanes, like logistics brokerage.

So, ang benefits ng company doon, sales plus shipping lane, like logistic brokerage.

3:03

That's the main reason we're here. This company was supposed to close down.

Yan yung main purpose kung bakit tayo nandito. Dapat magsasarado na ito, yung company na ito.

3:08

So, the owner spoke to me and said, "Bins, find things we can do."

So, ngayon, ako, kinausap ako ng may-ari. Sabi niya, Bins, maghanap ka ng mga pwedeng gawin natin.

3:15

Like monthly passive income, which can help with local sales. So we joined the extra baggage business with Kuya Bon.

like yung passive income every month, makakatulong like local sales. Kaya sumali tayo sa extra bagaan sa kila Kuya Bon.

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Shout-out to them, by the way. We joined Filipino events, so we sold there.

Shout out nga po pala dyan. Sumali tayo sa mga Pilipino events. So nagbenta tayo dun.

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Once those are sorted, we'll check the quality to see if it's okay.

Pag nasegregate na yan, na mangyayari dyan, sa-check namin yung quality kung okay ba.

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Because our top priority here is quality. This is the finished product. As you can see, it's clean. Hats.

Kasi una-una yung priority namin dito. Yung quality. Ito na yung finished product. Kung may kita nyo malinis. Mga hats.

3:45

There, they're sorting them now. This is number one. Number one means no stains, no damage.

Ayan o. Sinesegregate na. Ito yung number one. Number one. Ibig sabihin walang stain, walang damage.

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And this is number two, the damaged ones. That's how we grade them. And these are the pants.

Tapos ito yung number two. Yung may mga damage. Ayan yung grading namin. Tapos ito yung mga pantalon.

3:58

They're checking and separating everything. There are different kinds of pants. Some are lightweight.

Sinecheck nila kung baga sineseparate nila lahat. Iba't ibang klase kasi ito eh. Pagdating sa pantalon. Merong lightweight.

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And some are heavyweight. Heavyweight ones are denim pants. Those are denim pants.

Tapos merong heavyweight. So yung heavyweight, yun yung mga denim pants. Yun yung mga denim pants.

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And these are polyester and nylon, so they're separated. T-shirts.

Tapos ito mga polyester, nylon. So hiwala yan. Mga t-shirt.

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Now let's see if there are any vintage pieces. Those are popular in the Philippines right now, things like these. Vintage.

Ngayon titignan natin nyo kung may mga vintage. So, ayun yung patok ngayon sa Pilipinas. Yung mga ganito. Mga vintage.

4:25

Those are the main businesses for Filipinos back in the Philippines, people like me.

Yun yung mga primary business na mga Pilipino doon sa Pilipinas. Yung mga katulad ko.

4:33

They're sourcing from ukay now. When they find something valuable, they sell it in the US, Canada, and Japan.

Nagsusourcing sila sa UKAY ngayon. Pag may nakita silang mamahal. Yung binibenta nila sa US, sa Canada, sa Japan.

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They bid on them. So, what you see hasn't been separated yet. These are the contents. This is what's popular with young people now.

Binibid nila. So, yung makikita nyo, hindi pa ito na-separate. So, ito yung mga laman. Ito yung uso ngayon sa mga kabataan.

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Like this. This is the style they’re going for now. Carhartt, Dickies, stuff like that.

Ganito. Ito pinapoporma nila ngayon. Carhat, Dickeys, mga ganyan.

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But there are lots of designer brands here, like Dolce & Gabbana, Moncler, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Fred Perry.

Pero marami ditong mga designer brands like Dolce Gabbana, Moncler, Polo Ramp-Loran, mga Predperi.

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Now, these are the brands at the facility. Once this is finished and checked...

Ngayon yung mga brands dito sa facility. So ngayon pag natapos ito, na-check.

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