Scrambling to Make Sense of it All, and How!

Broadsides & Other Stuff:

Photo at left: This beauty is a Golding Pearl Old Style #3 printing press from the 1880s. I have one of these that is not quite as nice, but works like a charm, and I have used it to print cards and broadsides (small broadsides, as the press size maximum print size is about 4" x 6", it has a 7-1/2" x 11" chase).

The site that this photo came from is Briar Press, a great resource for the letterpress printer as they have an online museum, a trading post, and a mailing list that interested individuals may subscribe to. Very knowledgeable inkslingers inhabit both Briar Press and the mailing list, and if you're a hobby printer, you simply have to visit their site and have a look at (and drool over) the beautiful presses in the museum.

Now: Diversification

Anyway, long story short, I've decided to start rethinking the online business and listing my goods in other places as well as the eBay site.

So, I've opened a new store, Rustmonger Vintage Tooling & More, at Online Auction, where I will be listing a bunch of my stock over the next few weeks. I'll be opening at least two other sites to sell my "stuff," and have already got a store at Etsy where I sell my handmade masks and art.

Here are some site options for other sellers that may be seeking alternatives to eBay:

eCrater
Online Auction
Etsy (handmade items, art, crafts, and supplies for arts & crafts)
LoudFrog
Wagglepop
Alibris (books)
iOffer
Neoloch
eBid
ewaey
iNetFlea

There are a bunch more out there, these are the handful that I know people have moved their selling to and, good news!!!!--people ARE getting sales.

TTFN...Kathleen