How Lackawaxen’s GK World survived the Great Recession By Elise Vider on March 14, 2013 Still in high school, Greg Legnini started his business in 1997 selling Pokémon items on EBay. By the time he graduated, his GK World was an early online retailing success, with four full-time employees. Share Tweet Share via email Region(s): Categories Entrepreneurship, News ↑ Top