Opening a Game Store

[Fleach]

After talking with a few local business owner and other guys online I'd love to start something small in the very near future. Unfortunately there is nothing comparable to a flea market in my area, which would be ideal. What do you guys think about starting basically a "local" store on Facebook?

I could come up with a store name and post available items with updates when new stuff comes in. Could advertise myself on kijiji, craigslist and the local facebook Buy/Sell/Trade. Think something like that could work to start building myself a brand and start moving/buying some items?

Great idea! That's exactly what my favourite flea market vendor does. He posts updates with new inventory, pictures of stuff that recently was sold/traded in. It's working really well for him. Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/GameHoard?fref=ts

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

Online is the way to go. No overhead and the world as a customer base.

[Tynstar]

After talking with a few local business owner and other guys online I'd love to start something small in the very near future. Unfortunately there is nothing comparable to a flea market in my area, which would be ideal. What do you guys think about starting basically a "local" store on Facebook?

I could come up with a store name and post available items with updates when new stuff comes in. Could advertise myself on kijiji, craigslist and the local facebook Buy/Sell/Trade. Think something like that could work to start building myself a brand and start moving/buying some items?

Where would they come to get the games? Or would it be mail order?

[Crabmaster2000]

After talking with a few local business owner and other guys online I'd love to start something small in the very near future. Unfortunately there is nothing comparable to a flea market in my area, which would be ideal. What do you guys think about starting basically a "local" store on Facebook?

I could come up with a store name and post available items with updates when new stuff comes in. Could advertise myself on kijiji, craigslist and the local facebook Buy/Sell/Trade. Think something like that could work to start building myself a brand and start moving/buying some items?

Where would they come to get the games? Or would it be mail order?

I'd still try to keep it local and basically do craigslist meet ups to exchange cash/games.

[Crabmaster2000]

What do you guys think for a name on the Facebook page? Something painfully obvious like Prince George Retro Gaming? I'd like something that people will know what its about right away and would be easy to find in the search?

[techwizard]

that would work but something less specific might be better. your plans are local right now but you never know what will happen in the future, if you're successful you might someday want to expand outside of Prince George. not sure on a name now though i'll let you know if i think of one

[Crabmaster2000]

that would work but something less specific might be better. your plans are local right now but you never know what will happen in the future, if you're successful you might someday want to expand outside of Prince George. not sure on a name now though i'll let you know if i think of one

If I can expand this into a physical store down the road (which may deal online as well) I'd likely change the name to something much less specific that still gets the business across. I just want to make sure that I can get going as smoothly as possible right off that bat.

[SirPsycho]

Video Games with Crabs

[Tynstar]

Your slogan can be "Got a video game itch? Let the Crabmaster scratch it for you."

[Duke.Togo]

I'd go for something generic that got the point across, with the first word being Game for search purposes. Something like Game Trader, Game Replay, Gaming Again, etc. Whatever wasn't already trademarked.

[techwizard]

Press Start Games

[Fleach]

K-Man's Retro Game Shack. Reset Games. Pixel Paradise.

[SirPsycho]

Mr. Pinch's Game Shack. Have the logo be a play on the crab shacks we have in the States.

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[Izret101]

Frigid(or Frozen) North Gaming?

Fantasy Realms - works great too since you want to branch out. There was an awesome shop locally when i was a kid with this name. They were one of the "bad location" ones though so they died out before the PSX/N64

Video Game Castle - another shop "locally" that has fizzled (IMO) over the years. But since they have a decent location have managed to stay open in spite of dwindling stock (some of which you probably have owned crabby :-P )

Gamers Anonymous

Hell even just "Gamers" short and gets the point across. Remember ad space isn't cheap.

Drunk Izret Named My Game Store - self explanitory. Though the business cards might need a bit of explaining.


Side note. This thought amused me
P.G. Gaming - Rated M for Mature.

[RetroRage]

Your slogan can be "Got a video game itch? Let the Crabmaster scratch it for you."

This.

For store names I was thinking "Let's Play Classic Games"