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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark" data-source="post: 1747012" data-attributes="member: 5">HeyGood to see someone bought it rather than it completely closing.Aside from setting it up so that it is easy to look through all of it, I wouldn't suggest they do the extra work.  People looking for discounted materials are more likely to impulse buy if they run across stuff as they sift through whatever else is there.  Bins where stuff stands upright and facing forward where it isn't a struggle to reach even the back material would be ideal.Let folks dig through it and never worry about the order it is in because people will then look through all of it and are more likely to pick up a copy of something that suddenly strikes their fancy.On the front of the bins, put only the range of the pricing discount (AKA "50% to 75% OFF!") and not the ramge of prices.  Put the prices of the individual books on the bottom of the back of the books so that people have to draw the book out of the bin and flip it over to see the price.  They'll also be able to see how much less it is than the original price.  It's better to get people to focus on how much they are saving than how much they are spending.In that process of pulling the book out of the bin they will get the full impact of the cover and are likely to read the information on the back as well.  Once someone starts to dig they feel an obligation to themself to buy at least one thing, to justify and reward their own efforts.  Once someone has something in their hand they are more likely to buy it than is they are only viewing it.Never shrink wrap anything that isn't a collectible unless it has pieces that could be lost (i.e. a box game/set).I wouldn't presume to give advice on what might sell in your area or on what to stock.  If there are other stores, there might be some clues to be had by seeing what sells at those.  While they are selling out the overstock, be sure to ask a lot of questions and find out what are the favorite companies of the people who are coming into the store.  What the traffic buys should always give a fair indication of what is likely to sell in the area.  Better to be stingy on the stocking and let absolutlely every customer know that you are looking for information on how to best serve them than to commit a lot of funds like the former owner and having to liquidate or outright sell the store.Anyway, that's from someone who has been an RPG gamer since D&D came out in 1974 and a wargamer for a short while before that.  Take it for what it is worth.  With luck, someone like my friend thalmin will pop in here and share some advice.  He's the co-owner of a gamestore in the Chicago area that has been around for about two decades now.</blockquote>

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