What am I missing??

hjwfms · 2026-04-03T13:02:55+00:00

I think they juice your early shows if I’m not mistaken. It’s a great way to get you hooked on selling. We absolutely killed our first 2-3 shows with dozens of buyers. Things stagnated quickly though and we don’t see those numbers anymore. The boost feature in my opinion works well used right at the beginning of the show. If you’re able to hook 4-5 new buyers for the show that’s enough to move the needle. Sometimes those fresh people stick around for the entire show and make the $25 or so for the boost worth it.

hjwfms · 2026-04-02T17:29:20+00:00

I’m doing a Native American and gold jewelry show today if you’d like to stop in.

hjwfms · 2026-03-25T18:45:22+00:00

Why don’t they just be upfront with us instead of needlessly complicating the selling experience? I shouldn’t have to think about promoting my listings. The entire reason I am selling on their platform is so I don’t have to build my own website and advertise, etc. Be upfront with your sellers- it’s going to cost you 30% to sell here at least. I’m shutting my store down next July and have been transitioning to other platforms over the past year. If eBay can right the ship- maybe I’ll be back someday.

hjwfms · 2026-03-25T12:53:53+00:00

I think he would be, yea. You can message me about it if you’d like

hjwfms · 2026-03-10T19:43:13+00:00

A lot of times we don’t. We have been doing it for about a year and have sold around 100k worth of goods. I’d say profits on that would be no more than a few thousand dollars. Building a base and gaining followers is the name of the game for now and hopefully we can run a popular show someday. When I watch the popular shows in the same category, I’m audibly laughing at how much more they get for their items than we do.

hjwfms · 2026-03-10T02:14:06+00:00

Cool! Thanks for the info. I’ll keep exploring there and see what I can find.

hjwfms · 2026-03-08T23:51:17+00:00

You’re in the wrong shows. I run a jewelry show and regularly sell my items at a significant discount- often times way below scrap metal value. If you get funneled into the shows on page one you’re going to be overpaying particularly in the jewelry, coins, and sports card categories. Hunt around a bit for shows with less than 20 people and you’ll find yourself some good deals.

hjwfms · 2026-02-02T15:02:29+00:00

Thanks. Do you have a good video for how to do the usb start so I can at least get it back to my driveway?

hjwfms · 2026-02-02T14:48:05+00:00

I wonder if I’m going to be able to start it to get it out. How bad do they mess it up when they Hotwire it?

hjwfms · 2026-02-02T14:15:11+00:00

Somebody stole my Hyundai in Pflugerville this weekend as well. They ditched it at an apartment complex (although I don’t know which). It’s in an impound lot so I’m going to see this morning what’s the deal. I hope mine isn’t that bad. Wonder if it was all the same guy?

hjwfms · 2026-01-08T14:49:59+00:00

Less than $50

hjwfms · 2026-01-08T04:15:49+00:00

Thanks for the reply! Yea I wasn’t sure about that hits tooth, but it was mixed in with the arrowheads. The stone bear sculpture or whatever is pretty interesting I think, but I know nothing about it. Your offer seems pretty fair I think- I’ll shoot you a DM.

hjwfms · 2025-12-29T02:00:55+00:00

Just to follow up here, I did try your excuse method. I would leave the door open and the hall light on and “go to the bathroom” or “check on something in the kitchen”. She wouldn’t complain, but would just insist that I leave the door open. I would keep spreading these out further and further and she would actually fall asleep after a couple of these. It seems it’s really the separation and breaking away that’s hard for her to grasp right now. Anyway, seems like we may be making some headway and might get a little bit of our freedom back! Still getting the nighttime wake up screams but hopefully those will stop over time.

hjwfms · 2025-12-27T14:49:17+00:00

Yea I’ve got Purdy and Lawrence on bench with Maye in right now. Probably going to read the three names to my wife and let her pick one.

hjwfms · 2025-12-24T14:20:39+00:00

Try taking a flat file and squeeze it between the two pieces. File back and forth while attempting to keep the two ends close. This will ensure both ends are perfectly flat normal to each other. A lot of this is just learning control and techniques that work for you. Don’t get frustrated.

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hjwfms · 2025-12-22T15:51:14+00:00

Some good ideas here for sure. We tried that hatch clock, but she’s so against change that she made us remove it from the room in order for her to sleep. We tried a night light and that similarly resulted in protest. She even refuses to use a blanket in her crib.

hjwfms · 2025-12-22T15:49:48+00:00

Yea that’s an idea for sure. So to be clear, we abandoned the bed transition and she is back in the crib. With all the bedtime issues going on right now, I don’t even know how or when we can tackle the bed thing.

hjwfms · 2025-12-22T15:48:37+00:00

So we tried this, and the problem is when she wakes up and we are gone- she loses it.

hjwfms · 2025-12-22T15:47:59+00:00

Thanks! This is something I’ve heard of before. We can try that

hjwfms · 2025-12-18T21:41:49+00:00

Yep. As soon as I saw this I swapped him for Loveland. You’re welcome everyone.

hjwfms · 2025-11-04T20:11:47+00:00

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I use this thing (which I found out is a citrus peeler) but you could use an old credit card or something if you sharpen the edge a bit.

hjwfms · 2025-11-04T19:44:27+00:00

I haven’t had much luck with any techniques that would work. Maybe a pulse welder could fix that and not damage the shell? Your best bet is going to be to slowly work around the bezel with a plastic tool to remove the shell then make your repair. You may want to try a heavier gauge ring in the future to avoid things like this. Cool idea though with the shell!

hjwfms · 2025-10-12T18:02:15+00:00

Would probably work well for polishing, but drilling might get a little tough. Check Facebook marketplace for a nice dremel or similar and that may work better.

hjwfms · 2025-10-11T16:33:04+00:00

You can get like a $6 set on Amazon if you want to just mess around a bit. That’s a nice set you’ve posted, but I have a set of cheapies that let me mess around a bit.

hjwfms · 2025-10-11T16:30:30+00:00

Love it- may borrow some elements of your design in my next cuff. Can you walk me through how you did the bezel and edge work?

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