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If you are ever in Central Florida....

03-31-2009, 09:04 PM	#1
vader9900 To old to play with toys! Offline --> Posts: 5,962 --> Join Date: Oct 2007	If you are ever in Central Florida.... OK my GI Joe brothers, I am taking the leap of faith. In these trying economic times I am expanding my business. My wife Julie and I have decided to open a brick and mortar store. We have been selling toys online for 5 years now and it has absolutely take over our house. We rented a old house in downtown Melbourne, Florida that has been converted into a store. This is something we have wanted to do for a couple of years now. We will specialize in vintage toys, GI Joes, Star Wars, Transformers, etc and also Dollhouse Miniatures. So all the cool tools and gadgets I have offered up here will be in our store. I plan to make diorama scenes to display Joe & SW figures for sale in, rather than just in display cases. Dioramas will also be for sale as well. I closed my online store about 3 years ago and have been doing business on ebay ever since. Our ebay store will remain open. I will open a website in a few weeks with info on our new shop. We will also take orders by phone and offer a action figure finding service for rare items or even not so rare. We will also do consignment and purchasing of figure collections. Everyone says they wished they had a store in their area that sold vintage Joes and such, well I hope there are enough people around here that want that too! Any ideas of what you think you would like to see in a toy store would be appreciated. There is alot of creative talent here and I would love your suggestions! We are located less than an hour from Disney and 5 minutes from the beach. So if you ever spend your vacation in Orlando or Central Florida, make sure to make our shop part of your plans! My picture posting will be very slim to non-existent for a while, but I will be back as soon as we are set up and running. Wish me luck! Dave The website will be HERE Bookmark it! __________________ "It ain't about how hard you hit, but how hard you can get hit, how much you can take and keep moving forward - thats how winning is done!" Rocky Balboa Last edited by vader9900 : 03-31-2009 at 11:31 PM.

03-31-2009, 09:51 PM	#2
Sonneilon aka 'Paul WS Anderson' ;) Offline --> Posts: 7,751 --> Join Date: Jul 2005	I know a couple of FFXI Online guys in Florida!

03-31-2009, 09:56 PM	#3
GoCards Your Eskimo Brother Offline --> Posts: 6,085 --> Join Date: Nov 2006	Good luck to you and your wife. Looking forward to seeing the website.

04-01-2009, 12:02 AM

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Good luck to you and your wife. Looking forward to seeing the website.

Thanks, I added a link to where the site will be at the bottom of my post. Also added to my signature.

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04-01-2009, 01:41 AM	#5
Black Knight Tactical Specialist Offline --> Posts: 998 --> Join Date: Aug 2008	So, my wife and I will be in the Melbourne area (Rockledge) in May, when will the store be open? We'll be down there for about two weeks visiting family.

04-01-2009, 03:22 AM	#6
Beast from the east May the force be with you Offline --> Posts: 967 --> Join Date: Jul 2008	I hope things work out for you.Take some pics of your store after its done to show us. __________________ My Collections http://www.flickr.com/photos/22356329@N03/sets/

Good Luck!

04-01-2009, 03:51 AM	#7
Urban Saboteur Legendary Saboteur Offline --> Posts: 2,138 --> Join Date: Apr 2007	Good Luck! Best of luck man, if it's something you've wanted to do for a while go for it. I hope things work out well for you, and when you get the site up i'll stop by and have a look __________________ My Sites Eternity Toys Superiorville Toy blog Urban Saboteur Stories Social Sites & Communities Facebook Flickr Tweet Me

Buena Suerte!

04-01-2009, 06:44 AM	#8
Rambo ARAH for O-ringers Offline --> Posts: 6,074 --> Join Date: Dec 2007	Buena Suerte! Best of Luck!!!! I wish we have a Hobby Store like yours here in Colombia. All we have is ebay. The figure finding service sounds very interesting. __________________ HEROES DON'T DIE, THEY JUST RELOAD Last edited by Rambo : 04-01-2009 at 01:57 PM.

This Is Awesome!!!

04-01-2009, 07:02 AM	#9
Flatline THEY ARE NOT DOLLS!!! Offline --> Posts: 16,465 --> Join Date: Jun 2007	This Is Awesome!!! I Will Most Definetly Visit If I'm Ever In Town Dave! And I'll Tell You Right Now I Will Be Ordering Some Of Your Display Dioramas. If We Can't Make'em Buy'em Is What I Say. Best Of Luck To You And The Wife On This New Endevor. __________________ MY FLICKR PAGE......

04-01-2009, 11:36 AM

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So, my wife and I will be in the Melbourne area (Rockledge) in May, when will the store be open? We'll be down there for about two weeks visiting family.

Cool Brother, we're 15 to 20 minutes from Rockledge down US 1. We will be open by May 1.

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I Will Most Definetly Visit If I'm Ever In Town Dave! And I'll Tell You Right Now I Will Be Ordering Some Of Your Display Dioramas. If We Can't Make'em Buy'em Is What I Say. Best Of Luck To You And The Wife On This New Endevor.

Thanks Marcos!

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