tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post5934660131665636944..comments2024-01-25T15:49:41.150+09:00Comments on Famicomblog: Omocha Souko Part 3: Why It Didn`t WorkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-35962141931197969632012-05-31T09:27:07.702+09:002012-05-31T09:27:07.702+09:00Frustrating indeed! I think some unprofitable pla...Frustrating indeed! I think some unprofitable places can stay open simply because they are more of a hobby for the owner rather than a serious source of income, at least with smaller places.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-18122848550278083502012-05-31T04:37:32.662+09:002012-05-31T04:37:32.662+09:00Some very good points there. As you say, it was pr...Some very good points there. As you say, it was probably a combination of some or all of them but who can say when it comes to business matters? There's a few stores here I never see people in which remain open and others that always seem busy that close down. It must be frustrating to be a business owner!RetroKingSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-80801264859434016102012-03-23T15:54:38.332+09:002012-03-23T15:54:38.332+09:00SGUG (if I may call you that) - Yes, it really is ...SGUG (if I may call you that) - Yes, it really is a shame to see places like this go. Too bad you missed out on the sales, those tend to be the main redeeming feature of a place going out of business. Two years ago when the entire GEO chain in Fukuoka announced they were getting otu of the retro game business they had an incredible sale. For a couple of weeks I kept myself busy going from one location of theirs to another (I think they have 8 or 9 here) just buying massive amounts of Famicom stuff at dirt cheap prices. It was great.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-47726150667150559332012-03-23T15:44:24.169+09:002012-03-23T15:44:24.169+09:00That place looks incredible! It's sad to see ...That place looks incredible! It's sad to see them fail.... I know of two small places near me that have gone the same way. Unfortunately I missed the sales though.SuperGaijin UltraGamerhttp://www.supergaijinultragamer.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-8133262716172327262012-03-16T09:14:57.052+09:002012-03-16T09:14:57.052+09:00I have been thinking about that a lot actually! I...I have been thinking about that a lot actually! I am hoping somebody will step in who is close to my place! I don`t want to have to trek out that 45 minute ride to Shingu on a regular basis:)Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-62416579328145570862012-03-16T01:55:25.827+09:002012-03-16T01:55:25.827+09:00Well, that's too bad. Where do you think folks...Well, that's too bad. Where do you think folks in your area will take the retro games and systems they'd like to sell, then? Do you think they'll plop them onto Yahoo Auctions, or will they take them to the Omocha Souko that is further away from you?Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-81477157262807024192012-03-15T08:39:05.324+09:002012-03-15T08:39:05.324+09:00THanks Bryan. THat is an interesting question. I...THanks Bryan. THat is an interesting question. I`m thinking that 007 will probably carry on business as usual and will probably not get many more retro games in as a result of Omocha Souko moving on. Omocha Souko got so much stuff in because they had huge signs everywhere saying `We buy everything!` And when people would bring in huge boxes of random junk from their house,there would sometimes be retro games in there and that is how they got them (and could sell them so cheap). 007 doesn`t advertise like that. They buy stuff, but they are much more selective about what they get and don`t make much effort to bring it in.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-23273346895757616372012-03-15T03:48:25.453+09:002012-03-15T03:48:25.453+09:00All of your ideas sound plausible to me. BTW, I...All of your ideas sound plausible to me. BTW, I'm curious as to what you think will happen to stores like 007 after Omocha Souko closes its doors for good. Do you think they'll get in more retro games as a result, for instance, or do you think they'll still only get them occasionally?Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.com