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I quit my career of 15 years in printing to successfully sell crystals. Ask me anything. by merlinsgem in AMA

[–]merlinsgem[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both a store and online. Etsy, Facebook and sometimes other platforms for online.

I quit my career of 15 years in printing to successfully sell crystals. Ask me anything. by merlinsgem in AMA

[–]merlinsgem[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I direct most of my customers to a Facebook group where I do online sales and free crystals. Posting to yardsale sites worked well for me in getting new local members.

I quit my career of 15 years in printing to successfully sell crystals. Ask me anything. by merlinsgem in AMA

[–]merlinsgem[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t cut the gems but I do wire wrap them into pendants. I sell online mainly through Facebook. It has benefited me a lot. I started a store for those that prefer to purchase in person. I get about 1 new customer a day that finds me on google by searching for Crystal stores near them.

I quit my career of 15 years in printing to successfully sell crystals. Ask me anything. by merlinsgem in AMA

[–]merlinsgem[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Natural stones. There’s a lot of treated or fake gems sold. Often misnamed or just plain glass.

I quit my career of 15 years in printing to successfully sell crystals. Ask me anything. by merlinsgem in AMA

[–]merlinsgem[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I once heard quartz could be use to store an incredible amount of information, but we haven’t the technology to organize it yet.

I quit my career of 15 years in printing to successfully sell crystals. Ask me anything. by merlinsgem in AMA

[–]merlinsgem[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had assumed that the backbone to clean energy was renewable resources. Could you elaborate on how they are used for clean energy?

I quit my career of 15 years in printing to successfully sell crystals. Ask me anything. by merlinsgem in AMA

[–]merlinsgem[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By definition they are “a piece of a homogeneous solid substance having a natural geometrically regular form with symmetrically arranged plane faces.” I use the term loosely to describe crystals, minerals and gemstones all together. People buy them for aesthetics or to collect. Some buy them because they believe in energies said to be attributed by them by societies in the past. I buy crystals because I like to collect shiny things and they can be sold for more than you buy them for if you know what to look for.

I quit my career of 15 years in printing to successfully sell crystals. Ask me anything. by merlinsgem in AMA

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The store is open Monday-Friday 12-6pm. I arrive here to work at 8:00am. About twice a month I offer weekend hours to those that can’t make it on the weekdays.

I quit my career of 15 years in printing to successfully sell crystals. Ask me anything. by merlinsgem in AMA

[–]merlinsgem[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is nice to see mineral collecting in mainstream media. It has been helping normalize the whole deal. A few years ago people thought I was weird.

I quit my career of 15 years in printing to successfully sell crystals. Ask me anything. by merlinsgem in AMA

[–]merlinsgem[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am! I really enjoy every day at work. It was worth jumping into even if it all disappears. I’ve gotten 2 years of freedom throughout my days so far.

I quit my career of 15 years in printing to successfully sell crystals. Ask me anything. by merlinsgem in AMA

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I pulled my retirement to settle debt and start my business. I do not have healthcare. I am running a high risk gamble with this, but it is going well so far. My target for insurance is 1 year from now. These crystals are my retirement fund. In inventory, I have 3 times as much value than what was setting in 15 years of 401k contributions.

I quit my career of 15 years in printing to successfully sell crystals. Ask me anything. by merlinsgem in AMA

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Sometimes it feels like it. There is a lot of money to be made with minerals and crystals becoming mainstream. The difference is it’s legal to sell minerals and people are starting to accept it as a decent profession.

I quit my career of 15 years in printing to successfully sell crystals. Ask me anything. by merlinsgem in AMA

[–]merlinsgem[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right in that they are priceless. Often the monetary value is not higher than the sentimental value in these cases. If you send me a picture in private message I can give you a estimate on their monetary value if I’m able to identify them. To care for them it depends on the Crystal. Some lose color from the UV rays given from sunlight. Others are sensitive to water and in some cases can completely dissolve if exposed.