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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rgard" data-source="post: 3842593" data-attributes="member: 4157">That's the vicious cycle for the FLGS owner.  Been there, done that.  You slash the prices too much (just to get rid of it) and the sales have not contributed to your rent, utilities and other overhead costs.  It's just a wash and you are no closer to paying this month's or even last month's rent.  You don't slash them enough and folks are buying the stuff on line and you have dead stock.  I did seriously discount some stuff when it was clear it would never ever sell at 100% MSRP or 90% MSRP.  I did a 10% discount on everything through most of the time I had the store.The key for any would-be FLGS owner is to be more than a retail outlet.  You need gaming tables, and events to keep folks coming to your store as opposed to buying on line or at the big box book store.  I took this one step further and set up a painting station in the back where folks could paint their minis (I provided the GW paint for this.)  This worked well.  Besides my regulars who played in the store and painted what they bought from me, I had several others who made it a family outing every 2 weeks.  They would come in on a Saturday, buy minis and paint them all afternoon.   Of course you still get the heroes who come in, never buy a thing from you, use your gaming tables and then tell other customers about the great 40% discount he got on line for a product the other customers just paid 90% of MSRP to me.  That's always fun.Thanks,RichPS: alot of my store's stuff is now on line at the link in my sig and here:Stuff on Ebay: <a href="http://stores.ebay.com/Blue-Star-Games" target="_blank">http://stores.ebay.com/Blue-Star-Games</a></blockquote>

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