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I’m sorry, I forgot to check the “tell me when I get a reply” button 😯 I’m so out of shape, I haven’t been here in like 4 months 😳
Anyway, I’m looking for the little little one.
Hey guys 😀
Long time since I posted anything, but I just bought a bunch of PYO’s, then found out the Keeper was orderable, so now I’m broke 😯 haha. Well worth it.
I have these guys for sale. Shipping not included. I can send lousy pix now, or wait a week and send nice ones.
Peacock Mama Dragon- has tag. Is very dusty. i will inspect her very close, but all i saw in a lookover was a small chip on her back side by the felt pad. $60
Peacock “Young” dragon-some chips, dusty. $40
PYO Wolf- I posted him a long time ago, and he didn’t sell, thought I’d post him again before sending him to eBay. Better pix will be taken before he finds his way to eBay(I bought a picture setup, it’s just not here yet). Asing $60 for him.
I ended up selling my collection for bills, but we’re back on our feet somewhat, so I’m looking to slowely add some of them back. I have black gold, and the emerald green one left. I don’t want the gold one. I know I have one of the silver’s on hold with windstone. Otherwise, I’m open to the rest. I don’t have much for trade really, so looking to mostly buy. (if you collect model horses, I have lots to trade). And, on that note, will trade model horses for PYO’s. I miss painting them.
Thanks!
JessieThanks for the tips. I was thinking some black here and there.
Her eyes are the orginal blue ones, just covered up. Her crystal is white I think, or something. I have a few crystals around, I might make it different, i donno.
her resculpting it’s perfect, but it works 🙂
lamortefille wrote:WB bluepony! Nice job on your dragon… 😀
thanks.
But I still think she’s missing something(ya know, besides eyes and crystals)skigod377 wrote:Welcome back! Gah! I cant see her, but I will check her out when I get home. 😉
Yeah, repaints are frowned on, but so far there is nothing saying you cant post them here. Do you have “before” pics posted? I like to see before and after. It may also keep people from being upset if you can show how bad she looked before and you were only trying to fix her up. 🙂
haha. I remember now why I don’t come around much, soon as I got here I saw a post about pink curls. Just cruel, I hath no money 🙁
No, i don’t have any before pix, wish i did. She got a lot of work one. She was broke in half, and missing some around her eyes, claws, a few scales, tons of chips. The felt pad was all that was holding her together 😯 People who can’t pack….
Nambroth wrote:I just needed to move it out of the PYO section, I’m not here to yell at anyone. 🙂
I reposted it when I didn’t see this one, so you can deleate the other postif you like. I”m not sure how.
Greater Basilisk wrote:What colors did you use on her, bluepony?
Truthfully, I don’t even remember how I painted her. I did her up probably 3 months ago, covered her in plastic, and haven’t touched her since. I’d guess blues, reds, browns, and tinting blacks. Then the gold is from JoAnne’s I think.
mmloda wrote:She looks great….but ya I know that you’ll probably get an ear full regaring the post, I believe that we are NOT to post any repaints on here or anywhere on the web. I asked about this a while back becasue I have some pieces myself which I am keeping in my collection that I had to repaint.
I haven’t signed in here for a while. It’s no big deal, if the thread isn’t allowed, they’ll deleat it. I’m not looking to get hollered at. I figured repairing and fixing her was better than tossing her in the garbage.
Jasmine wrote:Hey guys, I know repaints are a really touchy subject, but this is just a reminder that they do not belong in the “PYO” forum, as we definitely do NOT want these to be confused with Paint-Your-Owns. Repaints are really discouraged, so I don’t know that there is a ‘proper’ place to put them if you feel you need to share, but if there are more repaint topics in this section then they may be moved to the ‘community’ forum.
Um, I hate to rain on your parade but Windstone really frowns on repaints. Especially if you’re going to sell it. There are several threads where this is addressed. The above quote is from Nam in one of the stickies at the beginning of this section. You might also want to read this thread:
I’ve talked to folks about her. She was beyond repair, due to massive chunks missing. She will be permiantly signed, and I don’t try to fraud people, I sell very honestly.
I haven’t been around forever, and almost feel like a weenie posting this, but I have been working on this gal, and wanted some thoughts? I need to touch up the gold some more, and claws, and obviously uncover the eyes and add the crystals. I am not sure if she’s missing something? I dono. She’ll be heading to eBay when she’s done(less someone wants to trade some curls, I had to sell most of mine a while ago 😥 ).
Anyway, thanks in advance!
Thought I’d post this, see if I get any kind of response. i will paint one sculpture for you, you provide me with one of the same sculpture to keep. No preference to eye color. You pay shipping to get it home. Offers’ also good for the unicorns, which I posted in another ad. No griffins. I donno why, I just really don’t like painting them. Anyway, peices will be airbrushed, and detailed by hand. Regardless what eBay prices may say, I am by far the best at the wolves and unicorns, and the worst at the dragons. Just something to keep in mind 🙂 I’m working on a page on my website that will have all of my past peices on it, but right now, I’ll just e-mail pix or something. I reserve the right to pull this offer if hubby ever gets paid again *squeak*
Thanks for looking!
Coming from the “hard” end of the business world…
My husband and I both own our own small business’s. I’ve done ok for myself over the past three years, but the place that I was renting recently was so dumpy that Windstone refused to sell to us, and we moved out of there pretty quick. When we first moved in, the place was ducky, and life was good. Then, the roof leaked all over product, then the electric went out and never got fixed( a month of “don’t shut the door or you can’t see”). Then the basement flooded, the pipes burst, and the place smelled like sewage. That’s when I had enough, and moved out. Now, we rent a couple small places, enough to keep our current folks happy, but not doing enough business to really consider carrying much new product.
On the other end of the spectrum is my husband, who means well, and is great, but is about as dense…anyway. We haven’t had a paycheck from his business in 5 weeks. His co-partner got their home electric shut down because they don’t have a side business to pay bills when life gets tough.
My tips, from my business(model horses), hubby’s business(computer consultant/International Response for Office Depot), and our previous job where we made the boss $250,000 increase in one year(interestingly, where we met)
1. Don’t hire more employees that you can afford. Chris has a lot of commission guys, who are kind of “free”. If they get paid, it’s because they made you money. He had one SERIOUS drain, who was a salary guy, and because Chris got all attached and liked the guy, they didn’t fire him 5 months sooner, and now, they are in a really bad way. If you can’t afford more than one employee, then plan to be the one employee. til you get off your feet. Chris actually has 6 guys working for him now.
2. Know your product. That might sound simple, but KNOW IT. I know model horses, they are my life(I know, boring life). Chris knows computers. When i worked at his shop, I didn’t know jack about computers, and that looks bad to someone walking in. (gosh, the place is run by a chick who doesn’t know anything besides eBay)
3. If you are a lousy book keeper, hire someone. get a program that does it for you. do whatever. Screwing up your taxes isn’t pretty. part of Chris’s problem also, they owe megga megga bucks for payroll taxes, and didn’t plan properly.
4. write off *everything*. Going to the PO to buy stamps to mail out flyers? mark the miles. It adds up.
5. Get dirty. The place that Chris rents is big, and it was *ugly* when he moved in. But it’s huge. And on main street. With some paint and new remnant carpet, he was able to rent out the one half for almost what he pays in rent, plus his side looks very nice and professional. People like purdy stuff. For my horses, I try to use stuff like gondola’s, and shelf stripes. Makes a nice image, since all the horses are in boxes.
6. Stock up on Ramon Noodle. You may laugh. But, the landlord eats before you do. Fortunate for us, hubby and I are both on diets, so we aren’t eating as much 😆 .
7. don’t forget paypal and eBay fees. They add up.
Owning a business, i think, is really cool. There’s some nice perks. Tax write offs(although that goes both ways), you get to play with new products (but keeping them is a book keeping issue you’ll need to deal with with your accountant), and people ask you lots of questions. There’s some bads. I’ve lost a lot of pre-dealer friends, sometimes folks just expect a deal even though you’re already selling it at 10% above cost because they are your friend. Plus, for some reason, I get a lot of people who call at midnight to ask questions. I’m always up then, but it’s still weird.
I agree with the above stated too, don’t buy a whole bunch of something, feel things out first. I made that mistake, and now have $1000 worth of misc product that I thought was cute, but isn’t flying off the shelves.
Sorry I’m so windy. I agree though, talking about buisness is fun 🙂
