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Knyte
2010 SLF Tag Champ*
Title: Curator Of The VGM
Joined: Nov 01 2006
Location: Here I am.
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GPFontaine
Joined: Dec 06 2007
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 11244
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Wow... that is a lot of gaming stuff. Would you keep it or run a shop?
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Syd Lexia
Site Admin
Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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They're keeping the store open until 9/1, so they could have sold off most of the best stuff by then at reduced prices.
But still, some of those other items, like that World Of Nintendo display case, would be worth the money in and of themselves.
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Knyte
2010 SLF Tag Champ*
Title: Curator Of The VGM
Joined: Nov 01 2006
Location: Here I am.
Posts: 6749
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From what others have said, they are not having any "Going Out Of Business" or Liquidation Sales. Even though the store is still open, they are doing business as usual. So, the inventory should be close to the same as the time the auction was posted.
If I had the money, I would buy this in a heartbeat. I would probably keep one of everything I didn't already have, and then resell the rest off through Craigslist or to local collectors. I imagine even doing it that way, I could probably get my money back on the investment.
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
Location: Hiding
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I'd probably open a store if I had the money. Might be time to chat about a loan.
"Yeah, I wanna buy a store on Ebay"
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Syd Lexia
Site Admin
Title: Pop Culture Junkie
Joined: Jul 30 2005
Location: Wakefield, MA
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It's in Colorado. They say they'd ship the stuff to you, but don't specify if that's extra money or if non-inventory items like display cases and Repair Man Mario would be included.
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UsaSatsui
Title: The White Rabbit
Joined: May 25 2008
Location: Hiding
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They do. He says he'll ship the entire store, for free, within 750 miles. Beyond that, he says he'll charge a dollar per mile.
Still worth it. Honestly, if I were at a point in my life where I could consider opening a business, I might.
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Knyte
2010 SLF Tag Champ*
Title: Curator Of The VGM
Joined: Nov 01 2006
Location: Here I am.
Posts: 6749
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| They do. He says he'll ship the entire store, for free, within 750 miles. Beyond that, he says he'll charge a dollar per mile. |
Which is a great deal. According to Google Maps, between him and me there is 1,046 miles. So it would only cost me $296 to ship.
For you North Easterners, such as Syd, it's 2,217 miles from Grand Junction, CO to Boston, MA. So just to there is $1,467 in shipping charges.
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Andrew Man
Title: Is a Funklord
Joined: Jan 30 2007
Location: Annandale, VA
Posts: 5603
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Wow, this is pretty cool.
Would love to do something like this if I had the finances to back it up, seems like it would be a lot of fun. A lot of work as well, but it would be worth it.
I would host tournaments and shit for classic games.
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SNESGuy
Title: El Duderino
Joined: Jul 31 2010
Location: Da D.C
Posts: 1831
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I would get a lease on some space here in Virginia and become an independent game store. Then write a huge paper on how Gamestop sucks balls and why you should buy from me 
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InvaderDim
Title: Dispondent Adolescent
Joined: May 19 2010
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 309
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If someone pays gas money I will drive there and pick up any awesome things, maybe open a Sydlexia club
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It's not illegal, it might give you some cavities |
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HardcoreGamer4Ever
Title: I Am The God Of Awesome
Joined: Jun 28 2010
Location: Your Mom's Vagina!
Posts: 1297
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Alowishus
Joined: Aug 04 2009
Posts: 2515
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There's been a lot of interest. Quite a few questions asked at the bottom!
I'd love to own a game store.
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Drew Linky
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Joined: Jun 12 2009
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| InvaderDim wrote: |
| If someone pays gas money I will drive there and pick up any awesome things, maybe open a Sydlexia club |
This, this, A THOUSAND TIMES this.
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Thunderhorse
Title: This is DELICIOUS!
Joined: Dec 29 2009
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
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| Syd Lexia wrote: |
| It's in Colorado. They say they'd ship the stuff to you, but don't specify if that's extra money or if non-inventory items like display cases and Repair Man Mario would be included. |
Colorado? I'm there! Right now! But I don't have $30,000. That's too many zeroes for me to afford.
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InvaderDim
Title: Dispondent Adolescent
Joined: May 19 2010
Location: Denver, CO
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| Thunderhorse wrote: |
| Syd Lexia wrote: |
| It's in Colorado. They say they'd ship the stuff to you, but don't specify if that's extra money or if non-inventory items like display cases and Repair Man Mario would be included. |
Colorado? I'm there! Right now! But I don't have $30,000. That's too many zeroes for me to afford. |
You, CB and myself can start a fundraising effort, until we all can buy that place up, i am determined
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FNJ
2010 SLF Tag Champ
Joined: Jun 07 2006
Posts: 12294
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you know, if thirty of us each put in a grand, we could have the stuff shipped to whoever's closest, and then divvy everything up and mail it out.
realistically this is a great idea if we're serious about things and all trust each other.
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Thunderhorse
Title: This is DELICIOUS!
Joined: Dec 29 2009
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
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I'd be up for it...if I had a grand.
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aeonic
Title: Sporadic Poster
Joined: Nov 19 2009
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Posts: 2747
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What about a hundred and fifty people and two hundred bucks? I mean, there's got to be at least a hundred regular posters on this board.
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Who likes role-playing games? Me. Way too goddamn much. |
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Klimbatize
2010 NES Champ
Title: 2011 Picnic/Death Champ
Joined: Mar 15 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 5000
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I may be able to be swayed to up some money for this. But I wouldn't want to have to sort through all the games and do inventory.
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Thunderhorse
Title: This is DELICIOUS!
Joined: Dec 29 2009
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
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I'd volunteer to do inventory, but $1000 would be kinda tough to come up with. $200 I can do.
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Pandajuice
Title: The Power of Grayskull
Joined: Oct 30 2008
Location: US and UK
Posts: 2649
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How could you possibly divvy up this collections amongst 150 people fairly? Who decides who gets what?
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Klimbatize
2010 NES Champ
Title: 2011 Picnic/Death Champ
Joined: Mar 15 2010
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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aeonic
Title: Sporadic Poster
Joined: Nov 19 2009
Location: Kissimmee, FL
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Who likes role-playing games? Me. Way too goddamn much. |
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JonSnow
Joined: Nov 03 2006
Posts: 763
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I don't need all those games.. I buy 10 games for a console and only play 2-3 as it is. All those stores rip you off.. glad he's going under. Maybe not him specifically, who know how he ran his store.. but those kind of stores piss me off.
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