All,

I know this sounds like a troll, but it is not, I assure you. I am at
a point where I may be forced to consider a career change. My wife
wants to teach at a reservation for the next several years, and as I do
not see very many days left in my 20 odd-year career as a software
designer, I am very much tempted to take her up on this.

Since I have a had an abiding interest in building amateur gear from
parts, and since I hear a lot of complaints on this group about certain
retail chains not being responsive to amateurs, I thought I should do a
little bit of "market research" and ask my potential customers what
they might want to see from my store if I should start one.

I know that I can't be all things to all people, and I also know from
Idiots Guide to Starting a Business that retail sales can be a tough
row to hoe.

My few advantages are that I would (hopefully) thoroughly know my
product, that I would be organized where a lot of scrap shops aren't,
that I would listen to what the customer wants, and that I wouldn't be
going into this simply for sentimental reasons but hopefully to make a
small profit to supplement my wife's earnings

So, what is the perfect homebrewer store for you all?

1) Lots of discretes at low prices?
2) Transceiver and other kits sold at slight markup?
3) Parts kits and boards for successful homebrew designs found on the
net?
4) A depot to drop off and buy antique gear and test equipment?
5) Home-made precision such as crystal filters, diode mixers, amplifier
modules?

Anything I haven't thought of?

Thanks,

The Eternal Squire