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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clutteredcloset49, post: 163792, member: 85&quot;]Hmm, does this have to involve multi media?</p><p><br /></p><p>I opened my store 8 years ago.&nbsp; There were maybe 10-12 dealers on the street.&nbsp; One was a mall with four people.&nbsp; Three moved out leaving the 4th to flounder.&nbsp; The three rented another store to share.&nbsp; They walked through my store and set their new store up very similar to the way my store was set up.&nbsp; In fact people would come in thinking they were in the other store.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the three moved to another city to live with her daughter.</p><p>One of the others rented another store on the street, leaving the last to maintain the store.&nbsp; The one that stayed is more new merchandise and not antique.&nbsp; They are still there.</p><p>The one that rented the store sent their granddaughter down to walk through my store and talk to me.&nbsp; Only I didn&#039;t know it was the granddaughter.&nbsp; Next thing I know, their new store although not set up like mine, is now carrying a mix of antiques and new items.&nbsp; Many of the new items although not the same brand were the same as mine.&nbsp; Long story short, I am still there and this other store is now gone.</p><p><br /></p><p>So to answer your questions.</p><p>Yes I was upset to have been copied twice.&nbsp; I did voice my displeasure to some other merchants and then let it go. </p><p>Competition is good.&nbsp; It makes you improve if you want to succeed.&nbsp; If you become stagnant and wallow in self pity because someone took your idea - you lose.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe your hypothetical Bobby wouldn&#039;t have succeeded even if no one came along and copied him.&nbsp; It has to do with how you present yourself, and whether you are willing to work harder to be the best you can be.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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