I was surprised. Our third quarter (July through September) was better sales-wise than the same quarter last year. We cut back hours because of coronavirus, closed on Thursdays, even had a week when we lost power on a Monday, and did not get power back until Friday. No Friday Night Magic or gaming events. We reduced staff and yet somehow, we had better sales than the previous year’s third quarter. Better sales with less, of course, means more profit. What else was different? I was at the store more. I put in even more hours because I worried after reopening if our customers would return. Would our customer base take a hit due to the economy? Was the collecting habit broken for many comic collectors? Would there be lasting implications from the shutdown? Could Rodman Comics even survive after being closed for months? I never dreamed we would pull out a very profitable quarter so soon. We even gained new customers.

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