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<blockquote data-quote="Old One" data-source="post: 2720908" data-attributes="member: 83">Yep...The overhead is too high, the margins are too thin and it is almost impossible to do without some other &quot;offering&quot; (such as comic books, arcade or some other draw).&nbsp; I came to the conclusion that while I was in love with the romantic ideal of the perfect gaming store, I liked being able to pay my mortgage more!As an aside, one of the funnest businesses I have been involved with is the pet sitting gig.&nbsp; If you don't mind working holidays and weekends and market the business properly, you can make a very good living with very low overhead.&nbsp; The women we sold the business to back in 1996 has done extremely well with it...the last time I spoke with her (about 18 months ago), she had 6 part-time employees and was focusing on managing/growing the business.&nbsp; She netted just over $50k in 2003...not bad.~ OO</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Old One, post: 2720908, member: 83"] Yep... The overhead is too high, the margins are too thin and it is almost impossible to do without some other "offering" (such as comic books, arcade or some other draw). I came to the conclusion that while I was in love with the romantic ideal of the perfect gaming store, I liked being able to pay my mortgage more! As an aside, one of the funnest businesses I have been involved with is the pet sitting gig. If you don't mind working holidays and weekends and market the business properly, you can make a very good living with very low overhead. The women we sold the business to back in 1996 has done extremely well with it...the last time I spoke with her (about 18 months ago), she had 6 part-time employees and was focusing on managing/growing the business. She netted just over $50k in 2003...not bad. ~ OO [/QUOTE]

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