ok well i got my dad hooked on rc cars and were thinking about opening up a store front. I am wondering how is the business and demand for these toys? and tips to get started?
we want to open up a store that carrys gopeds, skateboards, snowboards, nitro powered cars, kind of like an all age hobby shop.

Whats your opinion on this RCU[&:]

Well I know that most R/C Hobby Shops don't last a long time, and they close down after a short while due to lack of customers. Online sales are now much more popular than before, so hobby shops are suffering.

As for demand, I guess that depends on your area. Is there a track nearby, do you see a lot of people driving R/Cs, etc.

A lot of shops sell skateboards already, and snowboards can only be sold in winter.

You could try setting up the shop, but it will require careful planning and preparation. If there is a local track, you can try making a partnership with them to increase sales.

Would this be your firs retail business? Do either of you have any experience in owning your own business of any kind? Are you prepared to put in very long hours and turn something that you enjoy into a huge source of stress? Have you developed a business plan yet. What about funding, do you have that in place yet? Have you done any research yet on your market demand (besides asking our opinion, I mean) and the current competition? What is your experience level with rc's? And by that I mean all kinds of rc's - planes, helis, electric, nitro, cars, trucks, buggies, boats, etc because you will be getting all kinds of people with questions and needs for help and what about your experience with the other stuff you want to sell? Can you work on gopeds? Are you an expert on skateboards, snow boards, etc? Because everyone that walks into that store is going to expect you to be an expert on every aspect of your products.

There are shops near me that have been open for 20 years or more and there have been shops that lasted less than a year. Store success depends on so many things that it's really hard to predict how well any given individual or store will do. So, if you've sat down and looked at this realistically and are willing to work hard and make sacrifices then you MIGHT be able to make it work.
Good Luck

youd probly be better off selling rc and something else so that you dont end up losing money. our hobby shop sells rcs, computers, and is a verizon dealer.

Ok my mom and dad have owned a deli for over 10 years and they have experience. Its just getting boring and buisness is slow.
I have worked and owned buggys, on road cars, off road cars, gopeds, snowboards, skateboards, rollerblades so that shouldnt be a problem and we could hire people to work there that no what there talking about. Do you think that its worth it or should we just start an online based shop and have catalogs like the ccs skateboarding magazine. In buffalo grove il where i live its a every rich community, There is one hobby shop called venture hobbys that is like 5 miniuts away from my house but it not busy because everything there is all over priced and not in the best location. There is a new devlopment near my house and it also has a community plaza, We are thinking about putting it there because its a very nice loacation, an a main road, near walmart, target, and staples and many little restarants.
Also if buisness is good it would be kinda cool if we can find a place to put a track somewhere, there was a track but i closed down so idkk.

Sweet!

I'll take a Revo 3.3 and a pastrami hoagie

How about a free sandwich with every purchase so then i will take a VTX-ST1 with a BLT minus the lettuce and tomato.....

where i live the local hobby shop has rc's and trains. he sells more train stuff, its cool stuff but really expensive! $100 for one locamotive!

so you just want a VTX-ST1 and a b