The Reality of Owning a Video Game Store
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I've walked into too many game stores that are just a bunch of anti-social burnout guys sitting around who act rude/condescending to every customer. It's really refreshing to see a guy who truly loves what he's doing and cares so much about the experience he's delivering to the customer.
This might be the only reason I have to visit Arkansas but it's a damn good one.
one of the main reasons i never goto things like this, ive had nothing but bad experiences from random stores like this. but the stores these guys goto always seem so nice and legit, id love to check out Ricks shop at some point.
I was in a store like that recently. No one said a word to us. And we were the only ones in there so they could definitely hear we weren’t finding what we were looking for. I looked up a couple times to see if they were going to get involved and do some selling but, nope. Everything was high as camel balls too. I showed myself out.
@@Emceemur lol the prices 🤣
I forgot about the terrible prices too
I definitely wouldn't be cut out for this. Kids come in, don't buy anything, handle all your stuff and bug the heck out of you. Old sweaty dudes not buying things. Mainly just people not buying things would drive me up the walls. Much respect to rick. He was born to do this.
@denefbla I can see your point, but an LGS is usually a destination so people coming in and not buying anything should be partially expected. An annoying question or conversation that doesn't go anywhere might be an attempt to test the social waters, especially among folks who lack social skills i.e. many TCG players. If at 14 yo, you come into a shop and get rolled eyes and condescending answers from a shop owner, would you bug your parents for your allowance to go buy cards next weekend? I don't think so.
If he had a nickel for every time you didn't let him finish a sentence he could buy a whole new store. Just how much Adderall did you buy with that trade in money?
Lol, true.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
lolololol
That's annoying asf low key thumbs down for that
Probably like 3 pills cuz that shit expensive lol 😂
2 things Retro Rick did perfectly:
1.) he purchased an existing business which came with existing customers.. and built upon this. HUGE.
2.) he learned the marketing before the business. he has multiple marketing engines to grow the business. HUGE.
Great work Rick.
gotta be careful when buying a business bro... usually people are selling for a reason
All he did was get in at the right time first economic downturn this shops done for along with every other shop that popped up post 2019 😂
@@bbsara0146Selling because they are out of touch so it leads to financially not be able to handle it anymore it’s the main reason Block Buster and GameStop are falling a part lack of innovation and understanding the market
you dont wanna buy an existing business from any immigrant owner though. Only thing that means is the store isnt doing well
@@RedneckRoyaltyIndeed. $130k overhead a month. I don't see how he's bringing that in every month in revenue. Let alone making a profit.
Retro Rick getting a lot of publicity from a lot of RUclipsrs. Good for him! I hope his store is a great success for years to come.
He’s a RUclipsr too tho
@@queergestapo5854 his RUclips don’t generate a lot of money tho he’s said it before
ya but when can any good channels help out
so you know everything is overpriced for sure
First economic downturn turn it’s done for lol
One of the things that makes a game store memorable to me is events. Whether it be game nights, tournaments, TCG nights, release parties, those all are things that create memories and Rick should definitely do those if he doesn't already.
Agree 100%
Ya I go to one near me to play fighting games it’s fucking awesome lol
Definitely agree, if prices are reasonable he should get a ton of business
That Hulk statue is so badass. I bought some stuff from this store about 6 months ago. The store's got a great atmosphere.
My friend owns a small game store here in Michigan. The struggle is real but his commitment is inspiring. I'd love to bring him here one day!
What’s the name? I’m in MI
@@zacharyfountain5417 Retro Replayed in Burton. Near Flint.
Points to Ricky for his patience
Still kicking myself for not picking up Snatcher for $20-$30 from the KayBee bargain bin back in the nineties. I was like NAH, too rich for my blood 😄
Dude I remember back in 99 or 2000 I was in Florida at the mall and seen all kinds of Atari Jaguar games for like 5 dollars and I for some reason I didn't buy them. I been kicking myself since. Lol
Kay Bee Toys is old school! That place was awesome.
It is crazy isn't it? We could have been set for life if only we'd known to stock up on certain video games! Back in the early 2000s most of those games were nearly worthless. Nobody wanted them. People would be like "ha why would you want these old NES games when Xbox and PS2 is out?"
@@HerecomestheCalavera Should've stayed that way. The overcommodification of retro gaming has tainted the hobby.
@@UToobin75 Imo the majority of those old games are worthless. It blows my mind that people pay $80 for Mickey's Adventure in Numberland for the NES. Why? Numberland,Sesame Street,Barbie those games should be like $1 and nobody should even want them at that price! I don't get buying up tons of games that suck and you will never play. At this point I don't even see the good games being worth it. You can just emulate or if you must use original hardware just get an Everdrive. It is insane the amount of money people pay for what amounts to worthless crap that is just going to sit on a shelf.
Love all of you guys. During my Cancer Journey, I found you guys watching RUclips during Chemo and have been watching ever since. I am so happy for all of you, and especially love Riffs comedy and Jokes and one day I hope to make it to Ricks store to check it out. Insanely proud of Ricks progress and succession of the store and hope it becomes one of the best stores in the US. You all are so down to earth and genuine and wish you all success and hope all of your dreams and aspirations come true. Congrats Rick on all of your success. Caleb keep up the great content, and for being so honest with everyone.
Way to kick cancers ass. Hopefully you stay in remission for years to come.
3 months old comment but still, my best wishes are with you, brother. Fight that f cancer off. Big hug from Mexico.
He does a fantastic job in creating ways and showcases to keep you coming back. That's the key to any store
I feel that busted up civic on a spare tire at @15:33 is the perfect example of a gamer's car haha
Its what the squad drives in to the smash tournaments
Retro Rick seems like a cool person down to earth and honest, that's rare nowadays.
I love retro Rick passion and dedication towards the community. He puts in the work and love those brand designs
“Let me just ask the most bland boring number related questions and interrupt him as soon as he answers!”
I love how caleb owes everything to Amazon FBA, while rick is an OG store owner and so much more humble. In comparison Caleb is kinda annoying.
Caleb is absolutely peaking on stimulants
Is caleb the guy doing the interview? If so yeah he is hella annoying...
Kinda?
Don't watch?
By far the best game store ive seen yet. Probably because I love the 90s vibe.
In the entire state is a understatement, your commitment might be the best game store in the entire country. I live in Los Angeles county, and even a big area with a big city does not have a gaming store as sophisticated as yours. That Michael Jordan action figure is nostalgic af.
These stores end up running on margin profits if at all and they don't last, hence why they change hands often or just shut down entirely. Many of them closed around 2010 etc. as digital kept growing. I think that personal packaging for all the figures is maybe the best business decision of a small gameshop I've ever seen, perfect for holiday/special occasion purchases.
…all stores run on profit margin…
I don't see how some game stores stay in business for so long. Some stores have been around for years yet have insane prices and hardly sell anything. It makes me wonder if they're not a front for something.
This tour just reminds me of how much fun I had working at KB Toys when I was in high school. If the retail market wasn't so hard to be successful, I'd love to run a toy/gaming store like this.
Love what he’s done with the place. the environment is an experience alone. Buying a couple games while you’re there is just a plus 😂 wish he was a bit closer for me!
What an amazing store… I really
Hope places like these never go away
Really great how rick is using all these experience design ideas in his store that is what sets it apart thinking about sightlines, reridability of the store experience itself with the constant changing ambiance with the museum display etc and just overal how he is going more for a overall experience instead of just a shop. My heart as a experience designer myself is warmed. If I could give one tip a good one would be have some consoles on display and give people the possibility to test games they are not sure about buying for up to 30 minutes or any other time frame there it adds the game experience itself even more to the store and people love being able to sample stuff it works greatly against uncertainty in buying decisions. Ofcourse you would conceptually need to finetune some details but think it might add to the whole store experience.
I am now wanting to go to this store just to support this store by purchasing stuff.
Its crazy how Rick started off as normal youtuber and now he is officially store owner.
the packaging definitely is one of the coolest things to me. If I ever travel to the US and am near this store I'd definitely would pick up a figure that I will keep packaged just as a souvenir
Anybody else who at first doesn’t click on a video in your recommendations because you really aren’t interested but the same damn video keeps popping up for days straight so you’re finally like fuck it and click it? That’s why I’m here 😂
You interrupt a lot
Nothing like a derpy Machop to round out your experience. The decor in there really is top notch. It succeeds at being its own experience. Good stuff.
Out of all the shops youve visited, this one speaks the most to me. I LOVE the use of the blockbuster and TRU signage and other retro shops peices. Really cool store.
Store looks amazing. Sitting here thinking where could I take the family to make this store on the way. Congratulations Rick wish you nothing but the best.
I went to Retro Ricks for the first time 3 weeks ago driving back from Little Rock and didn’t purchase anything. But I came back about a week later and I bought my first ever Nintendo Power Magazine (Kirby’s Dreamland 2 number 72) from Retro Ricks.
How much was it?
I feel like Ricky has an unlimited amount of cash to spend.
i always think this, he spends crazy crazy amounts, especially at conventions
Church money 😂 nah joking he just a hard working dude
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Of course, he's a billionaire,also me make more money with RUclips videos, re-selling video games, & maybe he had a business, this guy make millions dollars every week, so that's why he can buy everything he want
@@cachanilla1375 don’t think he’s a billionaire 😂 and RUclips makes you so little money nowadays unless you hitting millions and millions of views
Crazy come up for Retro Rick! Glad to see him again, My dad was a watcher of his up until his passing in 2021! Cool to see him evolved so far!! W Rick!!!
I use to run a high end hifi store, and I tried to run some events with a independent video-game store down the road. My goal was solely for exposure to the Dads of the gamers, he would get the opportunity to sell games and systems under ideal demo situation. The owner wouldn't give me the time of day. My store had several rooms with large TVs full home theater setups. One room had a 5 foot diagonal projection screen and $100k audio system. The projector was so bright ($30k) you can watch/play with all the lights on. That videogame store didn't last 12 months.
There is such an insane markup on games in these retro game stores. I have been working on my collections and its just a lot easier to buy them off eBay, even for a premium, and its still cheaper than a retro gaming store. Don't get me wrong love going into them, but most likely will not buy.
Yeah that’s the problem, it’s so expensive to run a physical store they have to sell for more
employees, rent, utilities, products, insurance, up keep, game buffers, taxes, list goes on and on. Cant run off hopes and dreams lol.
Not gonna lie.. Ricks video game store videos have been more interesting to watch than just buying people's collection in the back of your prius
I need to get my own video game store 😅 Thank you for these videos Caleb, you inspired me to start a channel and Resale business
He touched on it, but the stuff is out there and much of it will never see the light of day. Example, I have a NES in box and countess games in the box. I also have an original atari also with many games in box. I'm not a collector and i dont live in this retro gaming world, I just have the stuff from childhood and I'll never sell it. I'm 1 guy, there's got to be 10s of thousands of 80s/90s kids out there sitting on this stuff also
huuuuge respect, seems like a chilled guy... sadly i am far away from the usa and ll never visit it but i love to know that those kind of stores still exist !
Can we just take a minute to appreciate Retro Rick getting down to the Tony Hawk soundtrack! Takes me back as that was my favorite song in the game! Can’t wait to go back to the store!
I do a meeting for my business in Arkansas every January. I’m going to make a point to drive out here and give this man some business.
Brilliant on the part of the retail experts to create the focal point. Something I may look into. Loved this video and the questions Phoenix asked. Honest and upfront. No one wants to talk about prices. Great video!
As much as I like browsing and experience the physical video game stores, it will follow the same VHS path as the Blockbuster stores in the future
Loved the vid! Idk about the thumbnail tho? Thought he was in the red by $130,000… but he just SPENT $130,000 last month
Oh wow. I used to go to this store all the time when I went to that college close by. That was almost 15 years ago. Glad to see it’s still alive and hasn’t changed!
I thought that was Phoenix's car for a second 😂 15:34
I love the nostalgia from that store. For my age that is awesome place. I reckon if you had game nights (if not already) could get good demographic going! Amazing work! Good luck to this stores future looks amazing!
Okay, the joke riff made on the P.O.S. Made me laugh way to hard and for way to long
I loved the offended look Caleb had when the $3 almost cost him splatoon 2
much love to this group of guys just trying to make a living off their childhood, yalls group of dudes is impeccable
Melissa the old owner of the store was real cool, all props should be going to her. I use to come in here all the time. She would always give us better deals for trade-ins than GameStop way back when I was a kid.
10:52 this part almost made me cry 😢
Casual busted up car parked right out front. Nice touch!
I need a For my son t-shirt or hoodie. Retro Rick please start making those bro. People will definitely buy them out
Stop cutting him off when he's talking. SHEEESHH!!!
Dude is asking like he’s gonna break in the store and steal the most expensive items.
Stack Wii's fml 😂the Hulk starts from 2k - 20k and goes one day for 200.000.😜
Let's be honest here, a lot of these businesses are only kept open thanks to social media/ RUclips income
Ikr it is 😂
You answered my question lol
.10 item sold for $1.00 is (9x) profit but it’s .90 cents lol yeah it’s a profit but…
How long did it take?
What space is it taking up ?
Etc…
Calculating true value is key
$100 item that sells for $300 (24 hours)
Vs
$500 item that sells for $1,000 (3 months)
Imma take $100 item 🤔… and use 29 days to make the difference
That is a crazy sick shirt you have on Caleb. Riff you killed it again with the edit.
15:35 RIP to the car LOL
I remember when he first started his RUclips and he used to get all the basics wrong, he literally knew nothing about what he collected, all his friends would call his a fake behind his back, but he really took advantage of the community and made money. I notice he didn't mention his real income, like those dodgy Whatnot raffles he does.
I feel like we are mooching off the back of Retro Rick for video content. Retro Resale
And I want Moar!
2 very close friends of mine would buy games from flea markets and local places then clean / flip then on eBay. It was so successful they have opened 4 physical locations since 2019. So many it's the area you guys are in.
Damn that car at 15:35 hope the owner is okay
I’ve been watching retro Rick for years. From the beginning
Riff with the Bits tattoo? True friendship and dedication there!!!
Great looking store, certainly a lot better than most I've been in
One time I traded in some obscure xbox game to gamestop and they paid me more than I bought it for. I think it was Alaskan crab fishing, like the tv show.
love the banter in this video absolutely hilarious video and really cool to see retros shop.
I’ve been watching (and subscribed to) both of your channels for a good while now and it’s amazing to see both of you in the same video 😊👍
this place is HEAVEN
That THPS Goldfinger reference at 10:55 was gold 👌🏼
25k on the machine that cleans 50 discs at a time is really a steal. (in the long term) with video games becoming collectables now, just imagine buying worthless scratched games in bulk for less than a dollar each and re-selling them for 10 to 20 bucks a piece.
I used to have a ton of ps3 games saved on my amazon wish list, thinking id buy them eventually.
and today, those games are 5 to 10 times more expensive than they were when i added them.
The car outside the store got me 😅
What an awesome store, kids need places like this to keep the retro gaming alive..
15:31 Anyone else wonder what's the story behind that car? lol
My local card store/game store is the most depressing thing ever! Good to see a dude trying to change it up!
Hahaha! Shoutout to Denise ‘the c-toe’ Austin. We had some good times together back in the early 2000’s.
Rick’s reaction was priceless
Hey Phoenix and retro RIck ! its QuickflipERIC ! nice vid guys !
This video is absolutely fantastic! The dedication and passion of the owner really shine, I wish I could stop by someday, we don't much of these store in Europe anymore 😢
"This is a kids game!"... As he's saying this to the "adult" dressed as a 10 year old.
Riff is the best part of this channel
You gotta let that guy talk. Several times i was listening to him say something interesting for you to cut him off mid sentence.
I hope that's not Ricks car parked in front of the store lol
The looks his female employee kept giving them were hilarious. I hope she doesn't get fired.
Doubtful she's a manager bro
@@Tallpaaaul she still his employee
I didn't see anything. She did look over when Rick started saying NEXT NEXT jokingly but it was also edited to look like she did twice.
Am I missing something here? She seemed perfectly friendly and was laughing
Fired for what she good
@@scorpionsen4302right like what he talking about
My problem owing a game store would be wanting to keep so much of what comes in!!!
Man I remember hearing about this store and checked it out and it is fricken unreal, so glad it’s only 40 minutes away
I just looked at the thumbnail and wow. Owning a videogame store is a gamble
It sucks I’ll never go cause there’s no reason whatsoever that I can think of as to why I’d be in Arkansas
You interrupted the guy like 10x
19:02 "This is a kids game" , "You own a game store" lol
Right under game stop 😂 15:35 had me dying
Dang I caught this one just in time
Same lol
Every single thing he asks is about money
I've been to Game Point multiple times and I will say that when you put a game on hold to travel and buy, they'll do it. I was searching for two childhood games that I had been searching for a decade, maybe a bit more and I found them. They managed to get me both games and hold them until I could make the distance to travel and purchase them. I wanted to work for them but they always seem to have enough workers. It's an amazing store to just walk in and scope around. The workers are very friendly. Maybe at some point I'll sneak myself into a job there. :)
That McDonald's bench is so sick
I walked into a dying game stop 8 years ago. Literally the dude had every collection version of games which usually sold out fast. He also had a lot of questionable hentai games out like doa beach volleyball. At the same time the dude literally talked smack the moment I entered and mocked me for looking at his broadly displayed hentai games. Told me he was the owner and a gamer. Made me realize most gamers, are toxic peeps who lie cheat and steal. Like buying video games for dirt cheap off little kids.
I loved the Tony Hawk Pro Skater Song And Moment Haha