Listing
6 Oct
I am pretty sure this post is mostly for my benefit, but maybe it will be interesting for you too?
Shit I need:
- Public Liability Insurance – so I can go sell stuff at markets and be covered if people want to sue me and junk.
- An overlocker – I have access to one, but it would be heaps easier if I didn’t have to zigzag edges or wait until I see D’Nanny to use hers.
- Cloth labels – So I can brand my junk!
Shit I would like:
- More business – I wanna be super busy! (And making money)
- A studio – My own space to spread my crap out and not have to upset anyone by having my shit everywhere.
- A work experience kid/trained helper monkey – To do all the junk I don’t like (e.g. listing stuff online, tidying up scraps, ironing fabric)
- An endless box of beading supplies and recycled fabric – for obvious reasons.
- The chance to do a stall at Big Day Out – I know it’s going to be a long, hot, uncomfortable, stressful day but I really want to do it! Way back in 2001 I bought a bag from a little store called maiocchi. I thought it was the coolest bag and since then have wanted to make cool shit to sell at BDO. Since 2001, maiocchi has turned into a bit of a Brisbane institution and has three retail stores! Obviously, there are no words to describe how much I’d like to follow a similar path.
- Branded tshirts – Sharnee did amazing design stuff for my shop and I’d love to have some shirts done professionally with my pretty branding all over it. You can pretty much bet I’d wear it all day, every day.
- My tattoo – It’s looking like I’m not going to afford it. I really wanted to get it started on my birthday but it’s looking like that won’t be the case. I probably could scrounge up the $$, but right now I want my business to work more so that needs the cizz-ash. Booooo, is this what being an adult feels like??
I think that’s it. I don’t want to be greedy and want a bunch of stuff, fundamentally I’d like to be able to pay my bills and grow my business., is that too much to ask??
I got an amazing button press on eBay the other week (thanks D’Olds!). It arrived today and it’s just fucking gross. All dusty and dirty. Surprisingly, that bit wasn’t mentioned in the listing. Also, some of the button components included are all tarnished and/or dented to shit and therefore are unusable. If I didn’t get it for such a good price (they listed it in the wrong category, and used an obscure title for the items so odds are no one could find it) I’d be pretty pissed. I know they weren’t happy that it went for such a low price, but you shouldn’t list expensive things at a low price unless you are willing to take the price if the worst case scenario was to happen and it’s not MY fault no one else bid. I didn’t hide their listing. It’s not a massive deal, but I would never let anything leave my house bound for someone else who paid for it in this condition. I even grew a set and emailed the seller telling her that it wasn’t as listed, not ok.
Much to do today – sorting out the fabric I got the other day, drafting a pattern for a kicky sun visor and making some coffee cozys. Ready? And break!
I hate the kind of crap, do people not have any decency? I once bought a pair of “Brand new shoes” online only to find that there were actually blood stains in the shoes, around the ankles (you know, like someone wearing them in and getting blisters) SO FUCKEN GROSS.
Kass, FUCKING EWWWWWWWWWWWWW. Blood is like a BODILY FLUID, that shit would make my skin crawl. Please tell me you got your money back or at least left scathing feedback?!
OMG I’m so embarrassed you linked to my madeit.com.au shop! Oh no! I went on a listing things bender and then stopped and now I don’t have time to make/list anything.
That’s pretty shitty about the eBay purchase arriving all beat up. Some eBay sellers suck so bad. Hope the situation is rectified (do you want yr money back or are you going to keep it?). xx
Sharnee, I do the same thing, some days I’ll make a bunch of stuff and other days it seems like it’s weeks before I get anything finished. I don’t want to return the button press, it was SO cheap for what it is but I just wanted to tell the seller that it wasn’t ok to send something in that condition. She said she was selling it for a friend and should have actually looked at the item before she listed and sold it. Ummm, you think??
Oh I got my money back and wrote them some shocking feedback lol. So disgusting. They replied with how they hadn’t known there was blood in the shoes. I mean, WTF! It was so freakin’ obvious!!