New Business Opening in my Neighborhood

gretz99

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As I was driving through my hood, I noticed a new business opening up. "I Got Next - Retro Arcade Sales". I wonder how long it will last in this economic climate. Does this belong to anyone on KLOV?

Website: https://igotnextretroarcadesales.com/ 5500 E. Atherton St., Ste 100, Long Beach CA 90815 (Near Long Beach State).
"At I Got Next, our mission is to bring the nostalgia of retro gaming to life. We focus on offering a curated selection of vintage arcade video games and pinball machines that evoke cherished memories."

Curious what their approach will be. In addition to the mention of games, "variety of collectibles including comic books and figurines."

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"Buy * Sell * Rent ARCADES.... :confused:


If that's how he refers to the arcade cabs in his signage, then he's either selling Arcade1ups or not very knowledgeable.
 
The website and several of the pictures are clearly AI generated as well. I've got no real idea what the business actually is without walking in the door. I wouldn't be surprised if you were to walk in and and see a bunch of Arcade1Ups and poorly built 60-1s, but I would love to be wrong. Please visit once the place is open and give a full report!
 
If for some reason the owners of the establishment stumbles across this post, consider changing your stance on repairs. You don't have to offer repair services to the public, but at least offer a paid service for machines you sell. It doesn't matter if the games are professionally refurbished or not, issues pop up. Especially with pinball machines. If you sell something only for it to break down a few weeks later (used return window is 15 days) and just tell your customer "tough shit", then you won't survive. These kinds of businesses live on word of mouth and repeat customers. It's better to have even a part time tech who can do service calls. It gives the buyer confidence.

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And what would this Acade Tech get paid to be on call?

I can't imagine the cost to live in LBC and pay $6 a gallon gasoline that the math pencils out much.
If for some reason the owners of the establishment stumbles across this post, consider changing your stance on repairs. You don't have to offer repair services to the public, but at least offer a paid service for machines you sell. It doesn't matter if the games are professionally refurbished or not, issues pop up. Especially with pinball machines. If you sell something only for it to break down a few weeks later (used return window is 15 days) and just tell your customer "tough shit", then you won't survive. These kinds of businesses live on word of mouth and repeat customers. It's better to have even a part time tech who can do service calls. It gives the buyer confidence.

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And what would this Acade Tech get paid to be on call?

I can't imagine the cost to live in LBC and pay $6 a gallon gasoline that the math pencils out much.
That's up to the business to handle. I don't think it's unreasonable to ask for a business to fix the machines they sell for a price. The way I've seen it handled is have a warranty period, after if something goes south charge for a call. If a customer is buying a fully refurbished machine, they can't always fix it when something goes wrong.

Hell, they might already have something in mind.
 
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