Operating out of abundance, like a true boss. This video was a prime example of why I love Rick. Dude could've so easily gatekept and looked at that dude as competition but instead he didn't even hesitate to offer his help in every way he can. Retro Rick is for the people 🙏
Josh got fleeced. There's a reason why Rick is downsizing on toys - no one goes to a gameshop to buy them! If you've got to thank anyone it's Josh for purchasing all the bad stock that hasn't been selling
Why not have a case with weird and unusual things, so when costumers come to the store and asks about the most rare and unusual items in the store, well here it is!
Make the glass case the store employee's recommendations for the month. Whether it be games, or a sale on a particular item, or just whatever they recommend from the inventory within the store.
All Volume RE-seller do that stuff. They don't clean the item after they gotten it too or 100 percent test them out. Only thing I have to admit that rick actually clean the item. The things and channel that i see what re-seller do after they got items that been sitting around barns and storage with rat poop etc it is disguisting
There is a fun thing you can do with the case. A recommended section or and employee section. Each person gets their spot to show what they like in the store and what they are currently playing. Sections like these are used in many stores as an introduction to the staff. Its really fun for the staff and its a nice way to get customers to ask questions as to what a person might recommend as the employee has similar tastes as they do. I know its a little cliched but I used to think that was so cool when I saw it in stores I visited. I doubt mine will be picked but if I had a store I would do that as its fun for everyone and a nice intro. I have more ideas but wanted to be fair so just picked one.
I Love Your Idea. I was going to suggest a Theme Case as you were mentioning this. Switch it up each Month. Consider a Tour of All the Keepers from Trade Ins to the Store ? Happy Holidays to ALL 🎅🤶☃️❄⛄
Best days of my life was playing with my micro machines. Worst days of my life. In the basement, the TV/lights/NES was hooked up to the light switch at the top of the stairs. Good bad or dinner time my pops would flick that switch while playing videos games.
I recommend using the case for some clearance items. It will help you keep track of the more tougher sales and give your customers a chance to look at some cheaper games to make them feel they are getting a deal or if they are on a budget.
Pokémon for the case is a great idea but at the same time it’s going to fly off the shelf and the case would always seem empty so maybe it’s not a great idea
An idea for the case: use it for a themed sale case (like you said with Pokemon) but change the contents every 3 months to keep it fresh, which will cause regulars to come back often to see what’s new!
The case should be a employee suggestion case. Each employee has a game suggestion and each week could be a different theme. Like one week it could be mario games and the next week could be multiplayer games. Maybe in October the whole month could be theme around horror.
Went to the store the other day, it was fantastic! For the case you could do something like a "Game point recommended" or something similar to the those signs you have on the new switch games. Having some recommendations in one area is always nice. The themed case is also a fantastic idea though! Would love to see pokemon or legend of zelda.
I know a comment already said this Rick but it’s really awesome how you treated the competition game store owner. We should live in a world where we have more of that. My recommendation for the glass case is similar to what you mentioned Rick but I propose you should make it a…⬇️ Top 10 (RPG, or Platformer, or Fighting game, insert game genre here) Games of All Time case. It will spark debate amongst fellow retro gamers that pop into the store, create fun conversations with employees, and it is a good recommendation tool for folks who like genres but haven’t tried something. (Kind of like a fancier version of staff picks, but collectively what the store believes are the Top 10 Beat’Em ups/game genre etc.) I feel like (while a great idea don’t get me wrong) the all Pokemon case or all Smash Bros case is too similar to the lil video game pop culture history wall section you got. Regardless, keep up that great work Rick, your do a fantastic job in the community 🍻
You could also rotate the case monthly of items so people will look forward to see what’s new in the case each month like with unusual items and all that.
CASE IDEA! It would be more work, but every month or so rotate the case theme. One month it's pokemon(the obvious choice that every store does), another month the Rpg Case(tons of sick ps1 rpgs, saturn, nes genesis etc, guides) another month the Metroidvania case, the platformer case. Just a lot of cool things you could do. Add figures from games in rpg series or platformers and guides for the games. A racing case with the different weird racing controllers on ps1 along with the games that support them. Sky's the limit. As someone who is meh on pokemon, and sick of seeing just pokemon game cases, I vote rotate the cases and give variety and point out games that people might otherwise not try. If the display is good enough someone might buy a game just cause how cool it all looks. Just my two cents!
Make that glass case the monthly specials. Change it monthly with games you would like to put on sale or clear out overstock. But mix it up with some good titles to make it worth looking at. This will bring people to come back at least once a month. You just have to advertise and let people know about the monthly glass cabinet
For $20, it isn't an awful haircut and if you don't end up liking it. It just gives you the opportunity to wear your favorite hat until your next one. Big shout out to Rick for helping a smaller guy get up and running. I doubt any of the owner's of stores in my area would do the same
I would suggest using the case for weird and wonderful items highlighted from the store. Things that normally you have in the back or on the back walls. Something that really causes customers to come in every month - just to have a look at the selection there, knowing that it's either partially or fully coming up for sale. One of my big detractors I have with buying games is when I come in every few weeks and it's essentially the same stock being shown in the same places. It means I have no incentive to come in more often. So if I come in more often, I will spend more often too.
Hey @Retro Rick, that empty I would swap w/the case on the end (to the right of the empty case) then...make a specific case for what u want on the end.
Glass case - I would do a retro ricks favourites! Put in what you love from the retro scene, so people can see what you like personally. A good way to build connections and conversation
i think that case should be retro rick originals. items you bought during the $10 game challenge or directly from your youtube vids. something as a tribute to the channel itself. its why we all love this channel, because of your og youtube days.
This is good for independent businesses. You want both Rick and Josh to succeed with their independent businesses. It’s beneficial to have two small businesses working together. A good relationship with one another can only bring profit to both businesses. I own a small business and there are two other similar businesses in my area and we work together. If I don’t have a product I’ll make a call to see if one of the other independent businesses may have it. I’ll bring them business their way and they always do the same for me. Rick was smart opening the door helping Josh out!
Themed cases are fun and a great visual attraction, the store by me has a few. The only issue is if someone goes to a certain console section looking for a game and doesn't see it (for example, a Pokemon Switch game), they may walk out instead of looking in the themed case or asking.
Glass case idea for ya, have an ‘Items For Sale From Other Members Of The Community’ case. You can get with other people in the Gaming RU-vid space (video idea for ya) that want to sell items and feature them and their item in that case. Limit it to one or 2 items per person and have their channels and info with them. You could have 4 or 5 peoples items and rotate them out while you pick up more from others.
I think you should turn the extra case into an oddball nic-nac area. But hear me out on how it should be presented. Set it up like it's in a flea market display. Where it feels like a collage of misc nic-nacs. I really think people would treat it like a big eye-spy book and have that sense of wonder on spotting something in a busy yet fun piece. And if it does well it would feel like a new piece of art everytime you come in
8 abit legends more like aint shit legend am i right?😅 no seriously congratulations on the new store hope it does well it great to see someone giving it a go and trying to better themselves. Also shout out ricks promotion the "competition" not many if any other people would do that
Buddy, Skippy, Sam, Chief...if it can't be all Star Wars. Why not package deal. Console, Controller, Game, Acccessories, ONE GREAT PRICE LIMITED FEATURE. - Toronto, Canada.
I think having a rotating series for the case would be awesome. Any of the big franchises that have a bucketload of games in their history. Mario, Pokemon, Street Fighter, Crash, Need for Speed, TMNT. Maybe change it over once a month.
In the case, maybe do staff pick’s for $30 and below. The reason I say that is, could be a good way for families to locate a specific cost friendly case for their kids! Just a cool way to market to the consumer
Pokémon is a good idea for the glass display case, but I was thinking of a display case full of your game store merchandise.Furthermore, I enjoyed this video again, it is always fun and interesting to see the behind the scenes of your video games Store.
Maybe do blind bag/ mystery games? Pull a stack for each console. Average the price. Put the games in opaque bags/ envelopes and put that average price on each.
I have an idea for the empty display case. Have your friend make you some 3D printed coins with your logo. Sell them for whatever price, with the idea for a giveaway drawing for in store items. You obviously decide what items and how often. You can put said coins in display along with giveaway items.Just an idea. Keep rocking out the videos!!
A case dedicated to pokemon stuff sounds good, pokemon is really popular right now. But you could also use it for trading cards, so not only pokemon but also Magic the Gathering and YU-GI-OH and such both new and used/vintage.
Maybe have the case dedicated to more high value/obscure items only? For example: Your Chrono Triggers, Little Sampson, Hagani, Pokemon Box, rare handhelds, etc. That way the sections dedicated to those consoles can be stocked more efficiently with high demand titles that will move quickly, instead of having their space taken up by super expensive/rare titles that might take a while to move.
Case Idea: How about a large jar with SMB3 NES carts in it, "If you can guess how many of these we have overstock in this jar you get 2%% off your next purchase over $300"
Put staff picks. A lot of people need help picking out a good game. Have each staff member pick out their 5 favorite games. Create bundles. Put a gameboy color there with wario land, pokemon yellow, and link's awakening. A Super Nintendo with Super Mario World, Link to the Past, and Donkey Kong Country. Call them retro starter kits and throw in the relevant nintendo power, how fun would that be? Call it the investor's case. Put highly collectible games there that have recently gone up in value and decorate it with monopoly money and fake gold coins. Have a little graph showing the game's price history. Sadly people treat these games like stocks so might as well help them invest. Maybe a sleeper hits case. I bet there are a lot of great games most people have never heard of and are difficult to move. Have a case just for games that are secretly amazing.
Lego. Plain and simple. Minifigs are a great seller with high profit margin if you it in bulk and sell individually. Unless there is a Lego store or a Bricks & Minifigs close by, it’s an amazing opportunity.
For the empty case, why not do a monthly theme similar to what you mentioned and offer a discount for those items. Like 10 or 15% that way you can nudge people to buy things they never thought of buying. The theme could be pokemon, like mentioned in the video, mario stuff, or even when you have guest come in for in store signings, you have that for a theme. It could be games, toys, cards, merch or whatever based on the theme.
Maybe use the case for heavies/rare games and consoles? You could create a small banner to put on the outside of the case to advertise those hard finds.
You should do a grail case. The highest priced items you carry In there. It will be the WOW factor of the shop and when someone buys something out of it It will cause attention like oh snap they got a item from the grail case
Doing that deal means you've got the cash not dead stock. Glass case ideas; staff favourites, new items, weird items/strange combinations. It's in the perfect location to be changed regularly pulling people in to see what's in there.
