Jus thought I\'d get some input from some fellow gamers about a pretty big decision I\'m about to make. Basically, I\'m tired of working for other people and I think it\'s about time I started being the boss, and doing something that I love while I\'m at it. I\'m thinking of opening up a Videogame trader shop here in Warsaw. I\'ve decided on the name "Valhalla Games: The digital warrior\'s paradice", and a location. Main street is still filled up with the old 20\'s buildings the historical preservation society won\'t allow the city to tear down, so there\'s plenty of space for my shop below and a 2 bedroom/1bath apartment upstairs being rented out as one. (Figure I can cut out rent by LIVING above my shop)
That\'s jus the beginning. I figure if I take almost every penny earned and put it back into my buisness (all the while recording a loss on my taxes
) I figure within five years time I\'ll be finacially solid enough to move into a seperate apartment and turn the upstairs (or downstairs) shop into a full Arcade filled with both vintage and modern Arcade games.
Warsaw is, I think, a prime location also. It\'s growing VERY rapidly, and attracts alot of welthier consumers because of the numerous biometics plants. (Orthopedic capital of the world actually). Since I\'d be located about a stones throw away from a copshop, I think I can expect crime and vandalism to be at a minimum.
There is virtually no competition within 40 miles, and I figure if I also rely on the internet to both Sell games and buy more inventory, then that\'s all the more chance I have to make this venture a success.
I\'ve already talked briefly to H & R Block who have told me that getting a buisness loan should not be a problem (Tho I\'d have to talk to them more in depth with them to determin how much of which I\'d be eligible for) and in exchange for me agreeing to let them do my taxes for a set period of time, they will actually teach me how to run my buisness for free. Also, intrest rates are at a 40 year low. Everyone I\'ve talked to has told me that right now is THE prime time to open up a buisness.
I\'m sure there\'s alot of things I\'m not considering, and the very Roms and ABwares scenes that I love could damage my potential sales quite a bit. I know it won\'t be easy, but I really think I can make it work. And hey, who here wouldn\'t kill to own a buisness where all you basically do is collect, play, repair, and sell videogames?!?
What do you guys think? Should I go for it? Do I have a good basic plan? Would you buy games and inports from my buisness over the net?
