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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 13, 2023 21:32:23 GMT -5
Well...it sure took me long enough! I did everything I could to delay and delay and delay! However, my Etsy Shop is finally "open"...kinda! LOL I owe a HUGE debt of gratitude to quite a few members here on the forum...for their advice...their patience...their support...and their friendship. Without the support of this amazing community, I would have never taken the plunge! I have a lot of my completed wraps listed...well...the ones that haven't already sold at the shows I've done. I've been doing a lot of cabbing lately...but I'm going to switch gears over to wrapping again...so I'm hoping to get more "reasonable" wraps listed, rather than a lot of high-dollar Fairburn and Teepee Canyon Agates. Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know I finally bit the bullet and got the "headache" started! LOL Here's a link...and it's now in my signature. As always, thanks if you take a gander!  www.etsy.com/shop/MadBadgerLapidary |
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Post by MsAli on Mar 13, 2023 21:34:24 GMT -5
Congratulations! Just some advise. Try a different platform than Etsy. A lot of sellers have funds on hold because of the drama going on with them
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 13, 2023 21:48:44 GMT -5
Congratulations! Just some advise. Try a different platform than Etsy. A lot of sellers have funds on hold because of the drama going on with them Thanks Ali! It only took a year to finally get this going...so if I say I might try another platform too, it might take a bit for me to start working on that! LOL |
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Post by Jugglerguy on Mar 13, 2023 21:51:45 GMT -5
Wow, Jason, you do some really nice wire wrapping. Awesome cabs, too! That's something I've never taken the time to learn.
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Post by RWA3006 on Mar 13, 2023 22:01:43 GMT -5
Mad Badger, eh? Reminds me of when my sister got chased into the creek by one and when she bawled her eyes out my dad and I laughed so hard we got walloped by mom.
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Post by pebblesky on Mar 13, 2023 22:17:19 GMT -5
Wow congratulations! Love the high-res pictures!
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 13, 2023 22:33:53 GMT -5
Wow, Jason, you do some really nice wire wrapping. Awesome cabs, too! That's something I've never taken the time to learn. Thank you so much Rob!! Heck...I'm STILL learning!  Mad Badger, eh? Reminds me of when my sister got chased into the creek by one and when she bawled her eyes out my dad and I laughed so hard we got walloped by mom. Thanks Randy! Good for your mom for walloping you two!!* *I would've been walloped as well...because I would have been rolling like you and your dad! LOL Wow congratulations! Love the high-res pictures! Thanks PS! I'd still like to get better pics...but it is what it is for now. |
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Post by realrockhound on Mar 13, 2023 22:44:07 GMT -5
Hell yeah dude. I’m gonna send the link out to some people I know
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 13, 2023 23:00:56 GMT -5
Hell yeah dude. I’m gonna send the link out to some people I know Thank you my friend!! My sister leaked it out on Facebook...and all of a sudden my wife's phone started blowing up with text messages from her family! LOL |
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Post by realrockhound on Mar 13, 2023 23:01:54 GMT -5
Pretty confident you’ll be getting some sales in the near future
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Post by susand24224 on Mar 13, 2023 23:06:32 GMT -5
Way to go, Jason! I was afraid to ask you again about progress. . .your photos are superb.
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 13, 2023 23:12:14 GMT -5
Pretty confident you’ll be getting some sales in the near future I honestly don't have any expectations...hopes...but not expectations! LOL Way to go, Jason! I was afraid to ask you again about progress. . .your photos are superb. Thanks Susan! I've been pulling my hair out all week trying to get the listings up there. I know the descriptions aren't up to par...but I'm going to add that to the "to do" list! |
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Post by khara on Mar 14, 2023 2:35:20 GMT -5
Wow, Jason, your shop looks great. 👍👍 I can tell you’ve put a lot of time into it, and that’s in addition to all of your time cabbing and wrapping. It’s cool you really loaded up your shop with a lot of inventory upon opening, as opposed to opening with just one or two listings. It looks like a nice and full and active shop, lots to browse. Just fyi, a lot of these selling sites use square thumbnail views for the main page listing photos. Changing your phone camera to square format can help the item show fully on the main page. It’s an option but your shop looks great as is and when each listing is opened, the photos can be viewed fully in their original ratio. Good luck with your upcoming first online sale. You will soon be one of the experts on this!
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Post by Brian on Mar 14, 2023 6:03:43 GMT -5
Congratulations, Jason! The shop looks fantastic.
I got a good chuckle out of the name and enjoyed the memory of reading through your memorable float down the river. A perfect tribute to that memory.
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 14, 2023 6:23:56 GMT -5
Well, Jason- you finally did it! Yay! Your shop looks great now, but it will only look better. Now that you are over the awful listing stage you can have fun tweaking.
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Post by rocknewb101 on Mar 14, 2023 9:11:40 GMT -5
Well...it sure took me long enough! I did everything I could to delay and delay and delay! However, my Etsy Shop is finally "open"...kinda! LOL I owe a HUGE debt of gratitude to quite a few members here on the forum...for their advice...their patience...their support...and their friendship. Without the support of this amazing community, I would have never taken the plunge! I have a lot of my completed wraps listed...well...the ones that haven't already sold at the shows I've done. I've been doing a lot of cabbing lately...but I'm going to switch gears over to wrapping again...so I'm hoping to get more "reasonable" wraps listed, rather than a lot of high-dollar Fairburn and Teepee Canyon Agates. Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know I finally bit the bullet and got the "headache" started! LOL Here's a link...and it's now in my signature. As always, thanks if you take a gander! www.etsy.com/shop/MadBadgerLapidaryThis is awesome! Congratulations! Very excited for your new journey. Love the name of your shop!! |
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Post by rockbrain on Mar 14, 2023 9:17:39 GMT -5
Congrats Jason, the shop looks great. Love the name. I think it's great that you included that story!
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Post by victor1941 on Mar 14, 2023 9:53:23 GMT -5
Congrats Jasonid on opening a shop that should provide good sales with quality products. The story behind the name was also very enjoyable and I wish I could have been there with you. You didn't say how many fairburs you found.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 14, 2023 10:48:09 GMT -5
Congratulations, my friend! Your pictures look fabulous. I don't know how you could improve them. I really like whatever it is you used as the background for your wraps (carpet, fabric?). Shows off the wraps well and doesn't reflect back at you. Very nice. I wish you total success with your shop! I noticed there was already one wrap in someone's cart.  ETA: You need to watermark all of your pictures with Mad Badger Lapidary to copyright them. |
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Post by pebblesky on Mar 14, 2023 11:30:22 GMT -5
Finished reading the mad badger story. Stay safe! You still have thousands of Fairburn to find, before the mad badgers get them or you...
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