There are ways to make a local card shop work, but it has to be more than just selling cards or other collectibles. I was chatting with someone that I bought a few cards from a while ago. He was in his 30s/40s, and he said when he was growing up, he made it his goal to buy his local card shop when he grew up. And he did it. He tried to make it an entertaining place where people would go not just to buy cards, but to also hang out. He had regular group breaks, fantasy football leagues, so that there would always be people dropping by. Also, every now and then people would come into the shop with huge finds which he would be able to buy. That's how he was able to make his business work.
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