I remember a while back someone was trying to open a record store with selling and servicing vintage gear, did that ever materalized? I am thinking along the same concept here and hoping to hear some good news or encouragement. Anyone know?
What location in your plan?
There is one store in Edison with tens of thousands records. But I don't think they sell one in months considering you can buy used lp's for 0.5 - 1 in goodwill or other thrift store.
I was a black belt in karate and used to love it, until I was talked into opening my own dojo. It became a business and I completely lost any passion for it.
If you enjoy vintage electronics, do it as a flipper. You will probably make a lot more money and you will enjoy it a lot more.
I remember a while back someone was trying to open a record store with selling and servicing vintage gear, did that ever materalized? I am thinking along the same concept here and hoping to hear some good news or encouragement. Anyone know?
A Store selling purely Vintage would be great!
Forget the Records!
Fully serviced and reconditioned Vintage Pieces only with a Service Dept to boot would be even better. Don't know if would a viable enterprise or not but would be nice to see!
I've been doing repairs out of my basement for a while, and I'll be working for a local resale shop this summer. Hopefully it will be profitable enough that I can open a repair shop of my own in the near future, but it's nice that I have the resource, opportunity, and support of the store (Pop's in Lexington, KY). I don't know if that kind of thing is an option for you, but it may be worth looking into - a way to see what kind of business you would do before jumping in face first!
Two words: Eight Track.
While vinyl is hot right now, I'm not sure how long before the "young hipster" segment that is driving much of the market moves on to the next cool thing (cassette tape?).