Re: [MOPO] NEWS: Closing the Doors at Graffix Gallery

[JR]

Rich,   A damn shame, really. No one can say you didn't give it one hell of a try and commit plenty of bucks to the attempt. But, as we've discussed before, the world has really changed... eBay is a big part of it, of course, but so are demographics and the change in emphasis from paper to electronics and digital entertainment. The video game industry pulls in more money in sales per year than the *entire* motion picture industry does now. Meanwhile, the fixed monthly costs of putting a bricks-and-mortar store out there have escalated beyond all reason. Then you have so many shoppers who will never even consider stopping and going into anything that isn't a giant mall these days. I love going into small, unique stores that aren't part of a global franchise, but it seems not too many other people do anymore. Putting aside esoteric stuff like movie posters, I just don't see how any of the small stores out there can make it these days, even in a crowded urban environment.   I'm glad to see you've come to the conclusion that life goes on and that there's a whole lot of stuff you've been denying yourself because of the huge amount of time, energy and money the store took up that you can now look forward to.   But I'll miss the old world. They're welcome to this new one. Overall, I can't say as I'm that much impressed with it.   -- JR     Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.