Walt's Cards and Games With Store Operator, Dan

In this episode, we're talking with Dan, the operator of Walt's Cards and Games. While Dan is not the store owner, Walt allows Dan to operate the store as he sees fit. Walt is away from the store often and works more with his travel service.

Dan has been working for Walt since 1994. His career started at a store called Cards For You, where he worked for one year. When Dan began working for Walt, sports cards were the main seller. The switch to Magic started in the 90s as "missing the boat" with this game was the fear at the time, Dan says.

Dan's favorite thing about running a game store is bringing joy to others. While he is the only true employee of the store, he credits Omar and Peggy for helping out. As the buyer of products for the store, Dan feels a shortcoming is not knowing when to cut a product. His passion for collecting adds to the challenge and the potential of an item selling for $300 on eBay.

One of the things he's learned is to not buy "heavy" into any product. The driving factor to purchasing a product is if he believes someone will like it. Dan says that Lorcana was one of those games he guessed right on. Having the opportunity to make young kids visit the store and fall in love with a game is a driving force for why he's in the business of games.

Conventions are an enjoyable part of the job for Dan. He says seeing friends draws him to attend and as well as introduce customers to the products he carries.