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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 980321" data-attributes="member: 177">Re: Re: 3.5? Bah.&nbsp; 3.0Probably an oversimplification.&nbsp; I'm not sure this is entirely true for the FLGS.&nbsp; I frequently find out of print books in my FLGSs, and often see them sitting on the shelf for a long time.&nbsp; I happened to come by my Alternity books this way - they'd been sitting on the shelf, literally for years.&nbsp; I thanked the proprietor for keeping such stuff around, and asked why he kept stuff that didn't move on the shelves.&nbsp; His answer was simple - having the older material drew in customers.&nbsp; People who were looking for an odd game would come to his place to find it.&nbsp; Also, having arcane stuff on the shelves led people to browse more, and the more time they spent looking at products, the more likely they were to buy something.So, it isn't universally true that all product must move off the shelves quickly for a store to make money.&nbsp; Sometimes, having obsolete products on your shelves can be an asset.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 980321, member: 177"] [b]Re: Re: 3.5? Bah. 3.0[/b] Probably an oversimplification. I'm not sure this is entirely true for the FLGS. I [i]frequently[/i] find out of print books in my FLGSs, and often see them sitting on the shelf for a long time. I happened to come by my Alternity books this way - they'd been sitting on the shelf, literally for years. I thanked the proprietor for keeping such stuff around, and asked why he kept stuff that didn't move on the shelves. His answer was simple - having the older material drew in customers. People who were looking for an odd game would come to his place to find it. Also, having arcane stuff on the shelves led people to browse more, and the more time they spent looking at products, the more likely they were to buy something. So, it isn't universally true that all product must move off the shelves quickly for a store to make money. Sometimes, having obsolete products on your shelves can be an asset. [/QUOTE]

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