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Originally Posted by basesareempty
Owning a brick and mortar is tough I believe. To get a good, high traffic location you are going to pay up in rent. To get lower rent your off the beaten path which means you are working very hard to drive traffic to your location. I know most of the remaining stores in the Baltimore/ Washington area are a mix of cards, signed Memorabilia and Pokémon/ Magic tournaments they host. Is this the same business model many of you are seeing around the country?
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If I were to own a brick and mortar shop the only realistic way to survive would be doing most of my business online and using the storefront as mostly storage. This would have to be done in a place where the rent was low enough to make it economical though. At the same time, doesn't really matter where you are if you're doing most of your business online.