1/3/07

1/3/07

I know it's been a while since my last entry, I've been insanely busy. The store as I hope you already know is open! If you have not stopped by yet, you should. Several subscribers have already signed on with TDS for their comics. We are getting regular shipments from Diamond of new comic books each week. I am working on making our Manga and Trade Paper back selection grow, so keep a close eye for that. It has been said that TDS currently has the best new comic book display around! So if you're into comics you should come by and check it out.

We are in the process of getting our Wizard Premier Store status and Upper Deck equivalent completed so I can get some real prize support. Until that I will be giving out booster packs for FNM. Our real game room (seating 30 card players with 4 miniature game tables up all the time) is awaiting approval by the Fire Marshal, but we are still trying to run gaming events all the time (upstairs). Namely Magic the Gathering every night of the week. So if you play Magic, come on by and check us out!

I want to take a few lines here to thank a few people for helping me get all this together. Brian I. for putting a fantastic foe finish on the walls giving them the parchment paper look I wanted, Victor P. for building the miniature tables, and putting up the grid on the walls, Barry Y. for some great ideas with the basement, Mike Q. for getting done anything that needed to get done. All b.s. aside these people helped me out a great deal and I would not have opened on time or at all without their help. Thank You!

11/6/06

11/16/06

Well after the loan was approved it was time to go store hunting. I figured it would take me another two weeks to locate a store and another to set it up and open, I have never been so wrong…

I found a store right away that was exactly what I wanted and more! I took a tour of the store and was sold, but the realtor never called me back! Disappointment set it, hard. Over the course of the next few weeks I looked at store after store finding them either out of my price range or again the realtor never called me back. By this point I had walked nearly every street in Downtown West Chester and could not make a deal. Future looked bleak.

Last week I figured I would walk around once again and make sure I didn't miss anything, I didn't. Although I did start playing the game of, what would I do with that store front? It amused me and kept my mind off not being open in time for Christmas. During my adventure I found a street I had not been down before, mainly because I though it was all residential. Little did I know when it gets closer to Market Street there were stores. I continued to play my game. I found a children's clothing store that would have made the absolute best store front for a comic and game store. My misery continued. I checked online the next day to see if anything new had been posted that I missed, there was. That same children's clothing store with the amazing store front was going out of business! I had not seen it from the inside, so I set up an appointment with the owner and took a peak inside. I started to get excited, next day we signed a lease.

TDS Enterprises Presents Comics & Games now has a home and is slated to be open by the week of December 8th!


TDS Enterprises Presents Comics & Games LLC
22 South Church Street
West Chester, PA. 19382

10/5/06

10/5/06

Today at 3:00pm I was informed that my loan proposal was approved by my bank. With that major hump out of the way, now it's on to looking for a store front and opening up! We are on track to open late October to mid November. Keep an eye open for updates on opening day events and activities! I would like to thank all of you for your continuted support. THANKS!!

9/19/06

9/19/06

Getting Closer, several people have agreed to invest in this compant and several more are seriously considering it. The POS system has been updated throught Coldsnap for MTG. Back issue comics are somewhere near 30,000. My business plan has gotten its finishing touches and is beeing reviewed one more time, by the president of a twenty-billion company before it goes to the bank. After that I will start collecting from investors and the grand opening will be right around the corner. Perhaps even in time for the Time Spiral release! Feel free to email me if you have any questions!

7/24/06

7/24/06

I know it has been a bit since the last time I wrote a blog, but things have been hectic. I recently purchased over 12,000 more comics for the back-stock bringing the grand total well over 25,000. I also have the POS updated for Magic the Gathering singles up to Ravnica: City of Guilds block. One of my mentors / investors read over my business plan and gave me some more really solid ideas. Most importantly for you I have the grand opening event schedule completed, but it will not be posted till later. Feel free to email me if you have questions!

5/11/06

5/11/06

This past week I have been inputting more items into the POS (Point of Sale) inventory, mostly Magic the Gathering (Alpha, Beta, Unlimited & 3rd). So that's coming along nicely. I got a little bit board so I decided to learn how to write html and did. So I'm reworking the main website (www.TDSCNG.com) by myself now, no more Frontpage. For you guys it will look similar but for me completely different. More updates to come as things happen.

Questions about the shop or perhaps interested in investing drop me an email:
tdscng@gmail.com

4/27/06

4/27/06

I completely finished writing the business plan today. Not polishing the business plan just writing it out. Approximately 2800 comic books have been logged into the inventory which leaves only 17200 comics left to be logged (sigh). I'm running out of bags and boards so I might be doing the Magic the Gathering single collection next. I will soon be scheduling appointments for anyone interested in investing in TDS Enterprises Presents Comics & Games.