A long term career goal of mine

[mluitjens1031]

I recently have been looking into opening a retro game store of my own some time in the future. I have always been coming up with new ideas for this, but I don't know where to start. do I need some sort of buisiness education? What are good locations? In my area (Los Angeles) there are very, very few stores of this type. I'm looking for suggestions and advice.

I come up with alot of ideas for this, but there is one that has always stuck in my mind. I know they make Nintendo World Championships repro carts, and I thought it would be cool to buy 4 NWC repros, 4 NES consoles, and 4 TVs and hold my own Nintendo Championships.

[Niode]

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[gtmtnbiker]

I suggest that you work in a Gamestop and try to rise up through the ranks to become a manager. This will help you learn some of the ins/outs of running a store. Then you can decide if you still want to open your own store.

[Limewater]

Read this, for one:

http://www.racketboy.com/retro/game-sto ... store.html

Also, search the forums. People have mentioned this a lot in the past.

I hate to say it, but the best advice I can give you is, "don't do it." It's a very high-risk, high-stress, low-reward proposition. Additionally, retro video games are kind of "in" right now. In a few years, I expect the video game market in general to cool off a bit. Retail in general has been hurting a lot ever since the internet.

I'm not trying to troll you or bring you down or anything.

[Para]

I suggest that you work in a Gamestop and try to rise up through the ranks to become a manager. This will help you learn some of the ins/outs of running a store. Then you can decide if you still want to open your own store.

I would suggest not doing this at all.

[Gnashvar]

I would open a bar and have my retro game competition there. Cheers!

[Jrecee]

Here's a tip, try opening a booth at a local flea market. They're usually really really cheap. Ranging from $20-$100 for a space. There will already be people at flea markets looking for that sort of thing, versus a $3000/m brick and mortar store that requires a huge ad compaign to drive people to.

If you do that you'll be able to guage whether it's something you really want to do for a living or whether it could be lucrative or not.

[brunoafh]

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