Thank you for the advice Dom4419! I'm still very passionate about this project and I will make it happen. I'll take my time building a good plan and hopefully, soon enough you'll be playing on a Friday night at my location.
Thank you all for your wonderful suggestions. I am not giving up the idea. But I do want to be careful and take the time to do it properly.
I am taking time to do proper market research. I've started visiting some stores around town. I've been to Face to Face and also a store in West Island (Pierrefonds and St Jean). I find their buying prices a bit outrageous. I also found atmosphere not very inviting to new players.
I want to open a space where all are welcome (newbies and experts alike). I also want to put more focus on the MTG artwork for the deco and host more events (networking and entertainment).
I've looking into rent prices downtown and they are outrageous. Here are some questions for you if you care to answer:
1) Would the presence of a bar encourage you to go to an MTG store (space)?
2) Are you interested in connecting with other MTG players in real life at a social event?
3) Would you buy MTG artwork?
4) In your experience are MTG players also likely manga readers?
5) Would you pay a small entry fee to be allowed to hang indefinitely at an MTG space?
6) Where in Montreal, other than the city center would you travel to to play or buy/sell MTG?
Thank you Lithl and Mystic-X for your very educated and sound advice. I would not want to venture into this endeavour blind and therefore, I'll be conducting a thurough market research.
What made me want to do this is the fact that I've often wondered into stores which had so much varied merchandise that I couldn't find what I was looking for. I found also that the social aspect of the Game was not being exploited enough.
Maybe I haven't visited enough locations. I hope I will be able to countinue to count on your input through my research.
I'm faily new to the MTG world, but I'm already having a blast and I'm positively hooked.
I've recently started playing and collecting. It's been a journey learning the rules and tricks and my boyfriend who is an avid collector is helping me out.
We are thinking of opening a dedicated MTG card shop near downtown Montreal. We would also like to host MTG events like Booster Draft, Friday Night Magic and Tournaments.
We've been to many stores are still at the market research phase of this project but we don't have anything in the format we are hoping to provide even though there is a lot of competition for card selling.
Can you give me some input?
We already have a decent collection of cards and $30 000 cash for the initial investment. We are willing to draft up a business plan to get an additional $30 000 in funding to tough out the first year and adjustment periods.
Any advice would help. Think of a one stop shop for everything MTG and that would be us.
Thanks again and best regards
I am taking time to do proper market research. I've started visiting some stores around town. I've been to Face to Face and also a store in West Island (Pierrefonds and St Jean). I find their buying prices a bit outrageous. I also found atmosphere not very inviting to new players.
I want to open a space where all are welcome (newbies and experts alike). I also want to put more focus on the MTG artwork for the deco and host more events (networking and entertainment).
I've looking into rent prices downtown and they are outrageous. Here are some questions for you if you care to answer:
1) Would the presence of a bar encourage you to go to an MTG store (space)?
2) Are you interested in connecting with other MTG players in real life at a social event?
3) Would you buy MTG artwork?
4) In your experience are MTG players also likely manga readers?
5) Would you pay a small entry fee to be allowed to hang indefinitely at an MTG space?
6) Where in Montreal, other than the city center would you travel to to play or buy/sell MTG?
Can't wait for your answers.
Cheers!
What made me want to do this is the fact that I've often wondered into stores which had so much varied merchandise that I couldn't find what I was looking for. I found also that the social aspect of the Game was not being exploited enough.
Maybe I haven't visited enough locations. I hope I will be able to countinue to count on your input through my research.
Thanks again and regards
I'm faily new to the MTG world, but I'm already having a blast and I'm positively hooked.
I've recently started playing and collecting. It's been a journey learning the rules and tricks and my boyfriend who is an avid collector is helping me out.
We are thinking of opening a dedicated MTG card shop near downtown Montreal. We would also like to host MTG events like Booster Draft, Friday Night Magic and Tournaments.
We've been to many stores are still at the market research phase of this project but we don't have anything in the format we are hoping to provide even though there is a lot of competition for card selling.
Can you give me some input?
We already have a decent collection of cards and $30 000 cash for the initial investment. We are willing to draft up a business plan to get an additional $30 000 in funding to tough out the first year and adjustment periods.
Any advice would help. Think of a one stop shop for everything MTG and that would be us.