A game store owner once again

Dristram · Post by **Dristram** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:09 am

As of Tuesday Dec. 18th, I'm officially a game store owner again! That is the soft opening day of my new game store, Olde World Games (web site forthcoming). You can bet I'll be supporting C&C! I actually really want to push LA as well!

Time for another crazy ride!

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:50 am

Here is hoping you have a winning formula!
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Maliki · Post by **Maliki** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:37 pm

Best of luck!
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Rigon · Post by **Rigon** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:46 pm

Good luck Distrim.

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Geleg · Post by **Geleg** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:49 pm

Good luck!

rabindranath72 · Post by **rabindranath72** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:58 pm

In bocca al lupo! (italian best wishes)

Ghul · Post by **Ghul** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:58 pm

Talk to Steve about some of the retailer specials he has. He's had some amazing package deals in the past. Best of luck!

Omote · Post by **Omote** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:10 pm

All the best Dist! Coming from a former owner myself, I don't know why you would want to torture yourself... but, all the best in your endeavors. May the first dollar be your step to millions.

Praise be the brick and mortar!

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SpencerWright · Post by **SpencerWright** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:20 pm

Dristram wrote:
As of Tuesday Dec. 18th, I'm officially a game store owner again! That is the soft opening day of my new game store, Olde World Games (web site forthcoming). You can bet I'll be supporting C&C! I actually really want to push LA as well!

Time for another crazy ride!

Best of luck!

serleran · Post by **serleran** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:45 pm

Let us know when you have a webstore, so we can help you out by buying online. How ironic...

Orpheus · Post by **Orpheus** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:04 pm

Best wishes and good luck!

GameOgre · Post by **GameOgre** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:30 pm

Best of Luck!!
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Zudrak · Post by **Zudrak** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:57 pm

Awesome, Dristram! May God bless your new establishment!
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Jungger · Post by **Jungger** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:50 pm

Great to hear and best of luck!

Where is the store, BTW?

Aladar · Post by **Aladar** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:07 pm

Dristram,

Best of luck!
Hope to do some on-line business with you.

I just noticed that you're in Vacaville, CA. I used to go out there all the time on temporary duty back when I was in the Army. Is your store there? If so, I will let some of the folks I used to work with out there know about it. Maybe they can give you some business.
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RakintheBlue · Post by **RakintheBlue** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:31 pm

Great news and good luck.

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I actually really want to push LA as well!

Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:09 pm

Dristram wrote:
As of Tuesday Dec. 18th, I'm officially a game store owner again! That is the soft opening day of my new game store, Olde World Games (web site forthcoming). You can bet I'll be supporting C&C! I actually really want to push LA as well!

Time for another crazy ride!

That's excellent. Congrats and best wishes for success!!
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Dristram · Post by **Dristram** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 8:55 am

Thanks everyone! The store is located in Vacaville, CA on Main St. downtown. There will be no online store at the moment. First I need to get the brick and mortar part working smoothly. And second, online stores need a lot of inventory. But thanks for the support!
The first day open the store took in almost twice what was expected!

CharlieRock · Post by **CharlieRock** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 10:09 am

Dristram wrote:
Thanks everyone! The store is located in Vacaville, CA on Main St. downtown. There will be no online store at the moment. First I need to get the brick and mortar part working smoothly. And second, online stores need a lot of inventory. But thanks for the support!
The first day open the store took in almost twice what was expected!

Way cool, dude.
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Aladar · Post by **Aladar** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:15 pm

Alright. Congrats again!
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bloodymage · Post by **bloodymage** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:02 pm

What's diff'rnt about this endeavor and your last? I remember you had some cool stuff in your shop and seemed to be headed in the right direction. Too much inventory in weapons maybe? That's just a wild guess from my foggy memory. I wish you the best of luck and God's blessings.

Heading to ConQuestSac in March. I'll drop in and say hi and take a look around your new digs.

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Troll Lord · Post by **Troll Lord** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:32 pm

Dristam? Brad? One in the same eh?

Hey, i just sent you an email. Didn't make the connection with the email and you, though the name sounded familiar.

We need to set you up with some posters and the like!

COngradulations!!

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Deogolf · Post by **Deogolf** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:50 pm

Best of luck! Here's hoping you roll a "20"!!
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KRBourgoine · Post by **KRBourgoine** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:44 am

Congrats and good luck! Living the dream!

angelius · Post by **angelius** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 3:09 am

Hey man I got money to burn so let me know when you have some deals online!
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Dristram · Post by **Dristram** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:25 am

bloodymage wrote:
What's diff'rnt about this endeavor and your last? I remember you had some cool stuff in your shop and seemed to be headed in the right direction. Too much inventory in weapons maybe? That's just a wild guess from my foggy memory.

No the weapons weren't an issue at all. I didn't have to pay for any weapons until they sold. The two biggest issues were having too much debt, both personal and business start-up, and spending my profits on growing my inventory. Too much debt meant so much of the sales going to pay off non-tax deductable bills. And spending my profits on growing my inventory caused me not to have the money needed to pay the IRS. So I ended up going into debt to the IRS, which was the nail in the coffin. With this store...no debt and making sure there is money in the bank to pay the IRS. If we do the same in sales as before, this store will be good to go.

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I wish you the best of luck and God's blessings.

Heading to ConQuestSac in March. I'll drop in and say hi and take a look around your new digs.

Thanks! Look forward to seein ya again!

Dristram · Post by **Dristram** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:26 am

Troll Lord wrote:
Dristam? Brad? One in the same eh?

Hey, i just sent you an email. Didn't make the connection with the email and you, though the name sounded familiar.

We need to set you up with some posters and the like!

COngradulations!!

Thanks! Yep one in the same. I like posters and the like!
Send 'em to 318 Main St., Suite C, Vacaville, CA 95688.

Thanks!

Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:28 pm

Again, best of luck. I'll also recommend K.R. Bougoinne's Adventurer game that you probably know about.

Really fun and there's quite the buzz for it currently. Lots of people were playing it at the Winter Dark II CON.
http://www.adventurergame.com/

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LordSeurek · Post by **LordSeurek** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:18 pm

Too Bad you were not here where I live Dristram, there is only 1 gaming store in our whole province!!! You would make a killing
Good Luck with it!

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Post by **Breakdaddy** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:16 am

Nice, glad it's starting out well. Good luck with it and may it always be profitable!

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