Auctions. . .does anyone here actually buy anything?

[djmixon]

Or visit them?

I have and there just does not seem to be much traffic there.

So, why not? And, if you have had positive experiences with them, share.

I have had a great experience with WitchyKids. . .great deal on some bags.

Anyone else?

[Bix]

I bought stuff from there as well and had a great experience. Currently, I just need to save my money. :)

[redring]

I would buy but it seems everyone posts the things I want in the sell & trade thread instead of useing the auction site. I frequently visit though. Maybe we should make it to whear you have to sell through the Auction, would that be fair???? I do not see why it dose not get much trafic??? I think it is better set up than most the other pagan auction sites I have visited.

[Xentor]

Admin mode

Inquiring minds need to know. Added a poll and stuck the thread.

Who here uses the MW auctions?

[BrigidMoon]

I use them but wish there was more stuff to buy there!

[Caffiend]

I have both bought and sold stuff. And I have to agree with redring, it is one of the easiest auction sites to use. Not sure why more don't use it.

[SilentDreams]

I browse it sometimes. But I don't use it mainly cause I've got no income lol(a students life).

[Xentor]

I personally don't use the Auction site because most people in there are USA-based. Shipping costs would be outrageous.

[RowanMegaera]

I just haven't found anything I can't live without. If I did, I would most certainly buy. I love to look though.

[Mithrea]

They have been down for over three weeks now. Before that, they were actually picking up.

[Yasmine Galenorn]

Nope...never have, don't foresee myself doing so. I prefer to buy from local businesses and don't buy from any auction sites online, only from businesses that I've dealt with in the past.

Yasmine :colorful:

[Flaire-FireStar]

I browsed every once in a while, but don't really see myself buying.

[DragonsChest]

I have bought and sold both on MW Auctions. Stopped while I was doing the faires, and will probably begin again later in the summer.

It is very easy to use, really. But I believe its greatest failing might be that its customer base is primarily US, the users of MW. It's essentially trading among ourselves if we always buy from each other -- we need fresh blood from outside. Does this make sense?

[mol]

They have been down for over three weeks now. Before that, they were actually picking up.
And I am working on it. Coding. The mysql and php upgrades really messed a lot of stuff up over there.

[Mithrea]

Yes, DC, that's why we need more advertising done. But if people won't even use it, then I doubt they will put banners on their site, etc.

mol, I didn't mean anything by saying that they were down. For a while people kept posting even though they weren't working. I just didn't want people to think they are supposed to look like that :p

[mol]

Mith, I was just making sure everyone knew I was working on them! ;)

And I think they are fixed.

http://www.mysticwicksauctions.com

[BlackMagicalCat]

Not sure what it is but ill ckeck it out,next payday,I shop at the advertisers here,

[BlackMagicalCat]

AHhm,I couldnt find it,where was it at?And what is it?Are there pictures of stuff for sale?

[BlackMagicalCat]

Well,I went there but didnt see any pictures,all I could get where words,I didnt understand it

[AstralMoth]

azzeenasman try the link Mol posted, it works fine :)
I broswe them from time to time and think to myself that I'd probably buy some of those things if I didnt have to pay international shipping. Its a great idea though.

[Flaire-FireStar]

AHhm,I couldnt find it,where was it at?And what is it?Are there pictures of stuff for sale?

From the sounds of it, Mol is putting up fake auctions to see if they're working correctly. I don't presume that there's anything real there for sale now.

[Mithrea]

That's right. They are at http://www.mysticwicksauctions.com -- as soon as I get some time, I'm going to have to start reposting some auctions! Yay!

[redring]

Dose it work now???? What do we want to do to encurage our MWers to use the auction?? I see sooo meany things sold on the sell trade thread that could be sold through the auction. Would it be fair to say you can only plug youre sites and auctions on the sell trade thread and not auctually garage sale off of it?? Also I saw a auction site that had an trade/barter option on it If you want I think I have the addy, maybe we can add this??

[BlackMagicalCat]

OHH,okay,I didnt realize you had to log in,but I didnt have a password,guess I gotta get one from somewhere

Thanks AstralMoth

[BlackMagicalCat]

Ohh,well I signed up and it took my info,ill check it out latter to see if it is up.

[RubyRose]

I would, but whenever I looked at the autions most people limit to selling within America. Being in Oz its quite difficult. Plus I don't have paypal.

[Aidron]

The times that I have browsed the auctions I have not seen anything I was interested in purchasing. I have thought about selling things on there, but I have not really bothered to do so. I do not have Pay Pal so that works against me in either respect.

[Galaxia]

Ω

[Bethra]

Two words International Shipping :(

We need more Europe bassed sellers.

[Mithrea]

Nope...never have, don't foresee myself doing so. I prefer to buy from local businesses and don't buy from any auction sites online, only from businesses that I've dealt with in the past.

Yasmine :colorful:

Nearly all of the goods on the Mysticwicks site have been one of a kind hand-made items by the people of this community. You can't get that in local businesses.

[Mithrea]

Two words International Shipping :(

We need more Europe bassed sellers.

Yes we do. Perhaps our European members could invite more vendors from Europe to participate. :)

[LadyTrinity]

No Cause I cant afford to :ack:

[boerbabe]

I used to list things, but quit because I never got bids. Just wasn't worth it. I don't buy, because, well, I'm pretty much broke.

As for overseas shipping being high, I've sent a lot of things, and unless it's over a pound, it's generally pretty inexpensive- maybe a dollar more then if it were within the USA. Iran was the only place I ever had a hold-up on arrivale time too.

[mol]

I used to list things, but quit because I never got bids. Just wasn't worth it. I don't buy, because, well, I'm pretty much broke.

As for overseas shipping being high, I've sent a lot of things, and unless it's over a pound, it's generally pretty inexpensive- maybe a dollar more then if it were within the USA. Iran was the only place I ever had a hold-up on arrivale time too.
That's my fault. I think I need to do some outside advertising. I thought the MW community itself would be enough...as far as traffic, etc. But, we probably need to push the auctions a little more out 'there'.

*points*

[redring]

Anyone heard of flat rate?? They are provideing more for this service, I hear all the time things I do not know. As far as What I read on the USPS site an flat rate envlope is $3.somthing or other shiped anywhear. I am willing to and have stated with my soapes to ship anywhear. (I will do whatever I can to keep the shiping low, if that means researching better rates I will.) There are other flate rate shiping avaliable and it dose not say as least anywhear that I saw, it is only for the U.S. correct me if I am wrong. Maybe we should start working togather in that nice new business forum to make these things known and help each other. Anyone know of any better shiping , "please" let me know.

[djmixon]

I personally don't use the Auction site because most people in there are USA-based. Shipping costs would be outrageous.

I ship internationally all the time. . .S&H is high, but not as high as you might think depending on where to and what is being shipped. I ship swords and knives to Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. . .

Sure you will get some people who think that is where they will make the money, but I guarantee you (having been doing this for about 6 years online) that making a profit on your shipping will get you a bad rep. :geez:

So what are you interested in? Where are you located? Send a note to the seller and ask what the S&H is before you bid. . .that way there are no surprises. . . And understand that, of course it will cost more if it is international. . .if you have an account with FedEx or DHL or some other shipping company, perhaps you would offer to pay the shipping on your account. . .

D
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[djmixon]

Anyone heard of flat rate?? They are provideing more for this service, I hear all the time things I do not know. As far as What I read on the USPS site an flat rate envlope is $3.somthing or other shiped anywhear. I am willing to and have stated with my soapes to ship anywhear. (I will do whatever I can to keep the shiping low, if that means researching better rates I will.) There are other flate rate shiping avaliable and it dose not say as least anywhear that I saw, it is only for the U.S. correct me if I am wrong. Maybe we should start working togather in that nice new business forum to make these things known and help each other. Anyone know of any better shiping , "please" let me know.

There are flat rates but the rates are different depending on where the item is going. . .I know, doesn't sound like flat rate, but this is the US Gov we are talking about.

If it is under a pound, USPS is generally best. . .over a pound, research with FedEx, DHL, UPS, and USPS. . .you might be surprised.

[Caradne]

Have you guys ever done a tag auction? We did them a few times a year on another auction site and it was a lot of fun, and we did a lot of business with new people, brought up everyone's feedback.

I love doing auctions and was thinking of posting some stuff sometime this summer.

[mol]

Things are looking good again, guys. Just working on one last bug....I hope.

[Mithrea]

Have you guys ever done a tag auction? We did them a few times a year on another auction site and it was a lot of fun, and we did a lot of business with new people, brought up everyone's feedback.

I love doing auctions and was thinking of posting some stuff sometime this summer.


What is a tag auction?

The cheapest deal I can find on shipping a yoni to England is $16.00, and that's not out of the range of what shipping the same to other countries are. . .

[Mithrea]

That's my fault. I think I need to do some outside advertising. I thought the MW community itself would be enough...as far as traffic, etc. But, we probably need to push the auctions a little more out 'there'.

*points*

Yes :) I can't believe how many people are choosing to pay for ebay rather than post for free. Saying that you don't get any bids and quitting is exactly what's stopping people from coming and getting us the traffic that will make bids because there is nothing there for them to bid on when they do come.

Before you advertise, people have to post auctions for them to see when they do come.

Which brings me back to, can we please find a way to fix it so we don't have to relistrelistrelist like crazy?

[halfwaynowhere]

i really want to, but i don't have a job right now, and any money i do get is going towards paying back my bank account for the money i spent on vet bills... this summer when i get a job and stick away some more money for college and for moving out, hopefully i'll have some extra money to spend on those things that i really want but can't afford...

[redring]

There are flat rates but the rates are different depending on where the item is going. . .I know, doesn't sound like flat rate, but this is the US Gov we are talking about.

Really?!?!? havent shiped over seas like this befor, but the site says $3. somthing anywhear. They should post if it changes per location. That is misleading.

Geting bids is hard but giveing up gets you knowhear. If we suport MW Auction maybe we can get the people who are intrested in what you are trying to sell will come look. Of course we have to start by getting them here.

what is this tag thing???? I am all ears sounds like it could be fun.

[djmixon]

Nearly all of the goods on the Mysticwicks site have been one of a kind hand-made items by the people of this community. You can't get that in local businesses.

Thank you Mithrea.

Those who refuse to do business with anyone on the internet are living in a small world indeed. Perhaps they have had bad experiences, but you do with brick and morter businesses as well.

I have an excellent business reputation online. I have offered my eBay feedback as proof. If someone does not feel comfortable with that, then there is nothing I can do about that. I trade fairly with everyone, regardless of the product. . .be it a sword or knife, or book, or hand-blended incense (I made myself).

I can't help it. . .I got my feelings a little hurt with the comment that "Nope, and never will" kind of implies. . . perhaps I am being a bit too sensitive, but isn't trust among community members part of what MW is about and why Mol put the auctions up to begin with? If we can't be a part of that community and trust, then why be here?

I had not used the auctions because there was no traffic. . .I am trying to find out if I am just missing something. . .

I have started offering my hand made incense here, and will probably start offering other items as well. . .if it is worth my time. "Nope and never will" tells me it isn't. . .

So. . .which is it?

D

[djmixon]

Yes :) I can't believe how many people are choosing to pay for ebay rather than post for free. Saying that you don't get any bids and quitting is exactly what's stopping people from coming and getting us the traffic that will make bids because there is nothing there for them to bid on when they do come.

Before you advertise, people have to post auctions for them to see when they do come.

Which brings me back to, can we please find a way to fix it so we don't have to relistrelistrelist like crazy?

Heck, I advertise all my auctions in every auction. . .you will see a "Visit Here" or "Click Here" for auctions, stores, etc. . .for all the sites I use. MW included...that should get some additional traffic.

If we all did that, you might be amazed what traffic we get. It has helped Red Light Auctions and Auction Goddess and ePagan and Celestial Auctions. . .the traffic they get from my eBay'ers that would have never crossed into their site without a little nudging. . .wish I could get $ credit for that, but hopefully it will an provide additional customer base. . .

After all...this is a business.

Why not add a relist option to continue until sold. . .it works on other sites.

D

[mol]

I just want to let you all know that I have been investigating a better auction software package. It might be a better jumping off point for us.

Phpauction, which we are currently using, might be our 'Ikonboard'. Longtime members will get the inside joke here.

[mol]

Okay. I have found a better auction package. Only catch is that it costs around $210. There is a reason for that...it actually works without having to gut the code inside and out.

No way to jump the gun this time, because I will have to wait for some more money to come in before I can make the purchase, but I guarantee it will be worth the wait for ALL of us. And this time, I am going to push the heck out of it.

I will keep you all updated.

[SilverClaw]

Oh that is cool. :D YAY!

[mol]

Oh that is cool. :D YAY!
No doubt. In the meantime, I am going to read some more about it.

[redring]

Thank you verry much Mol!!! I think we need to help some of our MW business owners also realise that useing auctions will help youre customer base grow and it is good to use them as an aditional advertiseing for youre online or brick and morter store. If someone buys from youre auction you can send them info on youre www. with there purchase. I see a lot of places even add an want to see more my site is www. to there auctions. I see some just do not want to do the work to set up an auction but it is really benifical to everyone. It is more organized for the seller and safer for the buyer. wich brings me to a thought we all discused earlyer Mol. Just to add some compfort to it all can we tie the auction to MW? So if you are a member you will show up as youre member name here?? I am not sure that is posable but we need a way to bann bad auctioners. I said befor I will even handel complaints and banning. maybe this will make people feel safer?? Just a thought.

[Caradne]

what is this tag thing???? I am all ears sounds like it could be fun.

Tag is set to start on a certain day and everyone who wants to participate signs up.

Everyone who signs up posts auctions. Sellers usually post at least a few small items, say $3 - $5, as well as their usual stuff (if they usually sell more expensive items.)

If you have a Tag auction, you list it in your title, or put a banner somewhere in your auction "This is a Tag Item."

Then, when someone bids on your Tag item, you have to bid on someone else's Tag item, in turn they go bid on another Tag item, and so on and so on. By the end of Tag you have done business with a lot of new people, it sort of gets the ball rolling.

[redring]

ok. What do you say people????? Would we like to give it a try???

[mol]

Tag is set to start on a certain day and everyone who wants to participate signs up.

Everyone who signs up posts auctions. Sellers usually post at least a few small items, say $3 - $5, as well as their usual stuff (if they usually sell more expensive items.)

If you have a Tag auction, you list it in your title, or put a banner somewhere in your auction "This is a Tag Item."

Then, when someone bids on your Tag item, you have to bid on someone else's Tag item, in turn they go bid on another Tag item, and so on and so on. By the end of Tag you have done business with a lot of new people, it sort of gets the ball rolling.
Wonderful idea!

Folks, I really am liking this new software. Check it out:

http://www.phpprobid.com/auction-software-features.php

[Mithrea]

mol, I posted my comments on that link in the auction forum because I found it there first. I'm too tired to retype. :lol:

[Mithrea]

ok. What do you say people????? Would we like to give it a try???

As long as there is a maximum cost, I'll do it. But really, it just seems like a weird way to trade money around. :tongueout

[paintedlayde]

I have to say that what djmixon said is true. If you don't list, then it won't work.
I started out selling my makeup on redlightauctions and it was slow at first but anyone who has seen my feedback will know that I have had repeat buyers and gained the confidence to venture out from there.
my intentions were to list everything and anything here at MWauctions when we got our new packaging done, but i've been so ill that I haven't done much of anything.
I listed a few things at other auctions because I know I have a customer base there and need the money asap.

I also agree that the current auction software is the easiest I've used and I've used quite a few.

As for the shipping option. I have not looked into it as much as I should. I did ship to canada once but figured taht people would not want to wait for upto 6 weeks.......I should not make that assumption.

So unless you have a good reason, and I don't even have one, you should get off your ass and list and buy!
for those of you who say you don't have money, try listing stuff you could stand to get rid of. Its FREEEEEEE, for god's sake, so what do you have to loose?

[redring]

wow!! Item swaping, user stores ect. It has everything!!! When can we have this by????

[Amethyst Rose]

I'm a little late jumping into this conversation but I thought I should add that I've bought two things through the auctions....one was a great auction experience....the other....well, I never recieved it and the seller disappeared. Bye bye money!

I browse the auctions once in a while and if I find something that I really must have, then I bid on it. There haven't been a whole lot of "must haves" that I've seen though. I'm very picky about what I spend my money on, as I'm sure others can understand.

[djmixon]

You know. . .maybe we could have a section for "Items Wanted". . .that way those of us with those items can know they would sell here. . .or at least be looked at.

[mol]

wow!! Item swaping, user stores ect. It has everything!!! When can we have this by????
Well, it's $210. I just can't drop that cash yet. After some more subscription payments roll in and the server bill is paid for this month then we can look at getting it. :)

[mol]

You know. . .maybe we could have a section for "Items Wanted". . .that way those of us with those items can know they would sell here. . .or at least be looked at.
I think that is a great idea!

[Dragonladyofwater]

I like that idea too!

[Yasmine Galenorn]

I browse the auctions once in a while and if I find something that I really must have, then I bid on it. There haven't been a whole lot of "must haves" that I've seen though. I'm very picky about what I spend my money on, as I'm sure others can understand.

I think that's something people don't understand: if I don't need something, I won't buy it. I make most of my own tools and all my own oil blends. I can't burn incense because of my asthma except for the occasional sage stick. I have all of my athame/pentacle/stuff I need. And I have a friend who owns a metaphysical store here in town, and I like giving her my business for when I do need something of that nature. The pagan community comprises a lot of people off line as well as online. :) So just because someone doesn't bid on auctions, doesn't mean they're being meanspirited or anything else of that nature.

Yasmine :colorful:

[AuroraSilvermist]

Well, I said "no" because I haven't bought anything yet, but that doesn't mean that I wouldn't in the future. I usually remember to check the auction site a couple times a month. If something interests me and the gods have favored me with a little extra cash...then I'll definitely do some shopping. :smile:

[Amethyst Rose]

Yeah.... I really hardly ever buy anything 'pagan'....books, sometimes, but from Chapters or Amazon.ca. Jewlery when I just love it and can't say no to it (3 pieces in the last 6 years!)....I get candles from the dollar store...I have more incense than you could...well...shake a stick of incense at. I have all my tools. There's just nothing else for me to buy, so it has to be really special for me to want it.

For me, online auctions are for when I can't find what I want anywhere else...then I turn to the global community.

[WynterWynd]

have snooped, haven't bought. :(

[TheTempestuous1]

I don't because sometimes its cooler to do it in the pagan swap/ marketplace thingy because oftentimes you are making or buying something unique or custom so you say something general like selling runes anykind, price negotiable, so its hard to sell like a specific auction. I really just like the forum alot. Plus there is not much on the marketplace. I tend to stick with ebay, although I really should use this one since its free.

[mol]

Bleh. These poll results suck.

[Amethyst Rose]

The auction just needs outside advertisement....need to bring in new people... preferablly new people who are interested in buying things online, as well as able to afford it and have the means (Paypal). In this entire thread, those have been the most predominant reasons for why people aren't buying - they're not interested, they can't afford it, they have no way to pay.

It makes perfect sense when you consider that a large chunk of this community (at least, those you hear from) is made up of under 20 year olds with no income or paypal, and lots of people who can barely afford to pay their bills. Those people who can afford it and who do have a way to pay are those people who aren't finding a lot of things they want to buy - people like me.

I did some analysis and covert research of the community when I was thinking of advertising, (which I do still plan to do, eventually), and that's the conclusion I came up with.

[Yasmine Galenorn]

The auction just needs outside advertisement....need to bring in new people... preferablly new people who are interested in buying things online, as well as able to afford it and have the means (Paypal). In this entire thread, those have been the most predominant reasons for why people aren't buying - they're not interested, they can't afford it, they have no way to pay.

It makes perfect sense when you consider that a large chunk of this community (at least, those you hear from) is made up of under 20 year olds with no income or paypal, and lots of people who can barely afford to pay their bills. Those people who can afford it and who do have a way to pay are those people who aren't finding a lot of things they want to buy - people like me.

I did some analysis and covert research of the community when I was thinking of advertising, (which I do still plan to do, eventually), and that's the conclusion I came up with.

Amethyst Rose is spot on. A lot of the community here seems fairly low income, struggling to make ends meet. They aren't going to have the money to buy superfluous stuff when they're trying to feed their families and pay their rent--if you don't have enough money to stretch the month for you and your kids, you sure aren't going to be taking the food out of your kids' mouths to buy magical jewelry . Those of us who aren't struggling seem to have been in the Craft for awhile, and it seems like a lot of us already have everything we need and have no interest in buying stuff we have no use for (for example, I can't use incense except for sage smudge sticks, and I don't wear magical jewelry). Some of us choose to support our local businesses run by friends over buying online for magical supplies. And some of us have been burned on auctions before and have no interest in losing any more money than we did.

For me--unless somebody out there has a damned good bear skull and skin, or a pair of 6 pointers from an elk that HAVEN'T been used in any ritual before, well...I just have everything I want or can use at this point. You either need to find a better variety of things to auction, or make it easier for those who don't have much income to buy smaller things. If you DO have one of those two things...email me and we'll talk.

Yasmine :colorful:

[mol]

Um, folks. I have actually had some reports of people giving out red karma to people for 'not supporting the community' because of their opinions here in this thread. This needs to stop. We are here trying to discuss and make MW auctions a better auctionplace. We are not here to bicker at each other.

[ravenmyst]

I bought a necklace from there, I am broke at the moment, but would hate for them to go, was eyeing some soaps

[Mithrea]

I bought a necklace from there, broke at moment, but would hate for them to go, was eyeing some soaps

As far as I know they aren't going. I don't think the point of the thread is to vote whether they should continue to exist or not. . .

[redring]

Um, folks. I have actually had some reports of people giving out red karma to people for 'not supporting the community' because of their opinions here in this thread. This needs to stop. We are here trying to discuss and make MW auctions a better auctionplace. We are not here to bicker at each other.
geee thats not good. Not suporting the auction dose not mean you do not suport MW. Suporting the Auction just is fun and suports each other!!!!! Please do not get carried away guys. Whear I do hope more of you begin to use this especially if we get the new program with the really nifty trade option, I do not think giveing red carma is a good idea. Come to think of it I cant think of any good reason for red carma, why do we have it agen???

[WynterWynd]

Bleh. These poll results suck.

I wouldn't be too disappointed about them. I know they seem bad, but it is only member results. I do think that if there was more variety in the auctions it would probably get more use.:whatgives

I said I've snooped. Now the only reason I haven't bought anything is because I have everything witchy I need. I've had it for years.

Are the auctions advertised anywhere on the net?

[Kaylara]

We're working on it, we just had a banner contest and I've been adding them to every pagan link site I can find... But if you guys want to advertise us somewhere, that's awesome and will be way more effective.

[WynterWynd]

If I had a website (or went anywhere else) I would most definitly advertise for the auctions:thumbsup:.....but I'm like an old cat, I only stray just so far from the barn, then I come home again:p

[mol]

I bought a necklace from there, broke at moment, but would hate for them to go, was eyeing some soaps
They are not going anywhere. We want to make them better!

[ravenmyst]

ok, good to know, have most things I need for my practice inside me, but those redring soaps look great, plus I bought the necklace to support middling faire

[redring]

ok, good to know, have most things I need for my practice inside me, but those redring soaps look great, plus I bought the necklace to support middling faire
EEEKKK!!! Thank you sooo much :loveduv: I am trying hard. I just never feel they are good enough though. I really thank you for the comment!!! I will have soaps up agen soon. I am trying to work on a bigger mold for the scarabes so I can make them cold prosses soaps. Much better for the skin. Sorry to brake the train of thought mol, I just got excited. :fpraise:

[redring]

Ok all I dont know about all of you but I really would like to see us all pitch in to get this new program. I am going to work on a batch of soap tomarow(I hope) That I will sell and donate the profits to the buying of this new auction software!!!! Really, go to the site Mol posted and read what this thing has. This will be soooo nice and still free!!! It is really worth it for us. Dont make me beg people!!! I realize we all do not have much cash but can we all see what we can do???

[enchancea]

I use them whenever I have a little extra money. I've bought a magickal stamp kit, bath salts and a altar pentacle

[djmixon]

Um, folks. I have actually had some reports of people giving out red karma to people for 'not supporting the community' because of their opinions here in this thread. This needs to stop. We are here trying to discuss and make MW auctions a better auctionplace. We are not here to bicker at each other.

That is unfortunate. . .the only time I have given red karma is when I have felt whatever is said is offensive. . .but I didn't know we could "report" red karma. . .interesting. . .

[Mithrea]

That is unfortunate. . .the only time I have given red karma is when I have felt whatever is said is offensive. . .but I didn't know we could "report" red karma. . .interesting. . .

Yeah, it sort of defeats the purpose of red karma, IMHO. Just because we are discussing, doesn't mean people can't find what others to say to be snotty or offensive.

But for the record, I have given no red karma for this thread. :lol: Just because I disagree, doesn't mean I give red karma. :)

I agree with redring. Tonight I will be reposting my auctions. I had a fair this weekend and didn't want to repost until I knew what would be left. I'll put some pieces up as donation auctions for the new software :)

[redring]

YAY!! thank you. I have to wait for my soap to cure, or maybe not. I can just let ppl know if they use them right away they wont last long. I am working on grasshopper cookie scented soap.


Yeah, it sort of defeats the purpose of red karma, IMHO. Just because we are discussing, doesn't mean people can't find what others to say to be snotty or offensive.

But for the record, I have given no red karma for this thread. :lol: Just because I disagree, doesn't mean I give red karma. :)

I agree with redring. Tonight I will be reposting my auctions. I had a fair this weekend and didn't want to repost until I knew what would be left. I'll put some pieces up as donation auctions for the new software :)

[Haruka2077]

I bought a book a few months ago. I do visit it and I like a lot of the stuff I see, but no $ right now. :(

[redring]

We all understand not haveing money. Its no problem. I would just like for people to keep in mind to help suport each other. If we all try to buy some things we "do" like every now and then we can help each other and hopefully have a good time and get some nice things. :)

[Haruka2077]

I just put a whole bunch of books up for auction. Some great Craft classics at super-cheap prices. Check 'em out! I will ship to other countries, I'll just have to research rates for that. :)

[johenn123]

I personally don't use the Auction site because most people in there are USA-based. Shipping costs would be outrageous.
same

[teishabee]

Im an ebay addict but many of the sellers on mw auctions are in usa. Im not willing to pay a large shipping fee on the small items I usually am interested in. I have to say Im also a bargain hunter so it defeats the point.

I support mw by subscribing and always donate to ham. I have often bought items from members such as jewelery but these items have been tailor made and therefore I see the extra shipping cost ok.

[Beltanecrazycat]

I've looked, but never bought, yet. I know how people feel about posting and not getting bids, I've never successfully sold anything either, I need to pull the digi cam out of the dusty corner and take some pics of the most recent stock for my site, www.mystikdragons.com (www.mystikdragons.com) , I love the MW Auctions because it's free and easy to navigate, the new software looks cool to. You can find me in auctions under the name mystikdragons =)

[Smiley Girl]

Well, I don't have any money at the moment, and I find that when I go shopping with no money I just get depressed. So .. I don't really even visit the auction website. I do, however, think it's a marvelous thing to have here at MW and I support it fully. Well... with my mind. With MIND BULLETS! *cough*

On the other hand... if I had money I probably would shop there on occasion. :smile:

[redring]

thanks for suporting us ! If even in thought. :)

[redring]

I just put a whole bunch of books up for auction. Some great Craft classics at super-cheap prices. Check 'em out! I will ship to other countries, I'll just have to research rates for that. :)


I just bid on one. :)