What I did this weekend/Coffee has stuff to sell. - ZEFRANK.COM

Coffee · 10-11-2004, 06:07 PM

Sorry for the commercial message. But this is what I did this weekend...make hats. I am going to try selling them either through ebay or to local stores (although if I sell to local stores I will only get a lousy wholesale price for them

...which is hardly worth my time making em).
I'd like to offer them to you Monkeys first in case any of you would be interested in wearing a Coffee's Custom Hat or Bag.

Hat #1:
There are 2 Available; One is size 23 5/8 inches and the other is size 22 inches (measuring around widest part of head/crown in Inches).

Hat #2 (my favorite):
It has a glossy deep dark green fabric that has brown markings that look vaguely like Islamic writing...It has a gold satiny liner material.
1 available now in size 22 1/2...And I have a good amount of material left and can custom make one for your size if you like it.

Hat #3 One available in size 22 5/8 ... Dark blue suit liner material inside...has a shield motif on liner material.

One bag for sale too. It measures (inside dimensions) 6.5 X 9 inches.

I can also make custom hats or bags. If you don't see anything that you like here...but would like something in a different color...let me know and I'll look trough my bags of fabrics and see what I have on hand...or shop the thrift stores to find something like what you want...let me know.

Bottom line: How much?
Hats or Bag $45.00 ea. Edit...Prices reduced...see below for the webpage I made for this stuff.

They are unique and well made. They are made from upholstery fabric found at local thrift stores. There is NO Chance that anyone will be wearing the same hat anywhere near you.

What do you think? Too much? Too little. Comments? Suggestions? To Ebay or not to Ebay?

melissa · 10-11-2004, 06:24 PM

I think they are lovely and I hope you sell them to someone who loves them!!

dinzdale · 10-11-2004, 07:24 PM

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Originally posted by Coffee
There is NO Chance that anyone will be wearing the same hat anywhere near you.

Thank fvck for that.

sparticle · 10-11-2004, 07:30 PM

Wholesale is the downside of being a craftsperson.

Have you tried eBay or a web page yet? eBay is a tough way to make a living but a good way to get started building a customer base.

Good luck -- they are really nice work.

Coffee · 10-11-2004, 08:17 PM

I'm making a webpage for them now...not that it will be a high visibility sight...it is only on my homepage...perhaps Ebay will be a way to make my site more visible???
Can you list your website in Ebay auctions???

Coffee · 10-11-2004, 08:19 PM

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Originally posted by dinzdale
Thank fvck for that.

Ya...cuz if two similar items of clothing get too close to each other (outside of the store that sells them, of course) they explode causing collatoral damage to all clothing within a 15 foot radius...not a pretty sight.

dinzdale · 10-11-2004, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Coffee
cuz if two similar items of clothing get too close to each other ... they explode causing collatoral damage to all clothing within a 15 foot radius...not a pretty sight.

How would you tell ?

Coffee · 10-11-2004, 08:47 PM

Dinz, is that some kind of slanderous remark about my clothing?

Cmon Dinz...You know you are just dying to break out of the "I'm unique, I wear Nike Products" trap.

You would look great in one of my hats, all the lovely hippie chicks would be soo impressed with your self confidence if you wore a Coffee hat...you KNOW you want one...you can do it Dinz.

I recomend the Champaigne with White Liner for you.
Or perhaps a custom Wool Herringbone fabric to retain some of your conservative look while breaking out of the box a bit.

After you have loosened up a bit we will find you a nice handbag

sparticle · 10-11-2004, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Coffee
I'm making a webpage for them now...not that it will be a high visibility sight...it is only on my homepage...perhaps Ebay will be a way to make my site more visible???
Can you list your website in Ebay auctions???

No, the bastards, but you are allowed to mention it in your "About Me" page. You'll see when you register.

And once you get some buyers, often they will be repeat customers and tell their friends, which helps.

Audreyvgs · 10-12-2004, 02:38 AM

Where's the Potholders?

I find that, as an owner of one of your Mits, that I prefer it over any others, as it fits my hand, less of the mit goes in the food that way, and it insures a firmer grip on whatever i'm grabbing. I would like to see a selection on this thread. It is one of my favorite kitchen items, and I have a few Mits, but none like this. Bravo, Coffee.

Coffee · 10-12-2004, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Audreyvgs

Where's the Potholders?

I find that, as an owner of one of your Mits, that I prefer it over any others, as it fits my hand, less of the mit goes in the food that way, and it insures a firmer grip on whatever i'm grabbing. I would like to see a selection on this thread. It is one of my favorite kitchen items, and I have a few Mits, but none like this. Bravo, Coffee.

Thanks Audrey

But I don't think I can make mitts or pot holders fast enough to be able to sell them for what anyone would be willing to pay for them. It takes me around an hour and a half if I really concentrate and stick to it making one of my hats, bags, or even oven mitts. Sure they are far better than a normal oven mitt (I use mine all the time and can hold a hot cast iron skillet while scooping stuff out of it for almost a minute before I start feeling the heat)...but anyone looking at them and comparing them to the 5 dollar batting stuffed normal oven mitts would pass mine by in a second.
I'm also realizing that I am asking too much for my hats and bags if I really hope to sell any. Considering that one can buy a hat or bag made by exploited third world workers for a price that would pay me about 5 - 7 bucks an hour if I sold my stuff for the same...sigh...reality sucks. I need an angle to justify charging more...perhaps I can claim to be an ARTIST and these are not hats and bags but wearable Objects D' Art...pffft.

dinzdale · 10-12-2004, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Coffee
making one of my hats, bags, or even oven mitts.

No you're really starting to scare me......

agentsmith · 10-12-2004, 05:25 PM

lie and say its some sort of wonderful expensive imported fabric that only COOL people would recognize.

Audreyvgs · 10-12-2004, 05:57 PM

This is why sometimes being an arteest just sucks. I always price my stuff by deciding at what price i'd like to slash my wrists, then put a few dollars on, and most of the time, I can't make nobody happy. It just seems to me that in the last year, it's become like 35% harder to make a living. I know we can't go back to that $1.50 gallon of gas, but damn. Things that are made by a real person paying real bills should be appreciated by somebody, but they're not, usually. And I'd rather be dead than stand outside all day at an art show havin people tellin me how wunnerful i am. Freakin buy something then! what you goanna do. i dunno.

Coffee · 10-12-2004, 08:37 PM

thats another option i'm considering...paying fees to display stuff at a street faire/art faire. But then I'm worried I'll have to let stuff go at Slash Wrist prices to cover fees if it is looking like a "no sale" day. However If I could hook up with someone else and split booth costs and share space, that could be a good option.

Shades of the trade show I paid $500.00 to attend with my t-shirt stuff...which ended up costing me another 1.5 thou to print most of my designs to cover the few of orders I got there...I'm still sitting on stock and have yet to cover costs.

*dumb dumb dumb*

I finished my webpages for this stuff.

http://home.pacbell.net/ggraphix/wearableart.htm

also I made a page to sell custom roasted Coffee.
http://home.pacbell.net/ggraphix/coffee.htm

10-11-2004, 07:30 PM	#4
sparticle Conspiracy Theorist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: cleveland, oh Posts: 4,702	Wholesale is the downside of being a craftsperson. Have you tried eBay or a web page yet? eBay is a tough way to make a living but a good way to get started building a customer base. Good luck -- they are really nice work. __________________ There are few situations in life which wind up with you saying to yourself: "Gee, I wish I'd had worse manners there." -- trisherina

10-12-2004, 02:38 AM	#10
Audreyvgs Blue's Clues Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: on Yur Last Nerve, huh? Posts: 5,412	Coffeeebay Where's the Potholders? I find that, as an owner of one of your Mits, that I prefer it over any others, as it fits my hand, less of the mit goes in the food that way, and it insures a firmer grip on whatever i'm grabbing. I would like to see a selection on this thread. It is one of my favorite kitchen items, and I have a few Mits, but none like this. Bravo, Coffee. Last edited by Audreyvgs : 10-12-2004 at 02:41 AM.

10-12-2004, 05:25 PM	#13
agentsmith rap geisha Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: . Posts: 5,588	lie and say its some sort of wonderful expensive imported fabric that only COOL people would recognize. __________________ ----------- "Genesis: First, I'd like to say reality is invisible to the naked eye. You and me both know that life is a real bitch. Doing your best, you say? That's not good enough."

10-12-2004, 08:37 PM	#15
Coffee Cheeses Save Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Floating Posts: 9,204	thats another option i'm considering...paying fees to display stuff at a street faire/art faire. But then I'm worried I'll have to let stuff go at Slash Wrist prices to cover fees if it is looking like a "no sale" day. However If I could hook up with someone else and split booth costs and share space, that could be a good option. Shades of the trade show I paid $500.00 to attend with my t-shirt stuff...which ended up costing me another 1.5 thou to print most of my designs to cover the few of orders I got there...I'm still sitting on stock and have yet to cover costs. dumb dumb dumb I finished my webpages for this stuff. http://home.pacbell.net/ggraphix/wearableart.htm also I made a page to sell custom roasted Coffee. http://home.pacbell.net/ggraphix/coffee.htm Last edited by Coffee : 10-12-2004 at 08:41 PM.

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10-11-2004, 06:07 PM	#1
Coffee Cheeses Save Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Floating Posts: 9,204	What I did this weekend/Coffee has stuff to sell. Sorry for the commercial message. But this is what I did this weekend...make hats. I am going to try selling them either through ebay or to local stores (although if I sell to local stores I will only get a lousy wholesale price for them ...which is hardly worth my time making em). I'd like to offer them to you Monkeys first in case any of you would be interested in wearing a Coffee's Custom Hat or Bag. Hat #1: There are 2 Available; One is size 23 5/8 inches and the other is size 22 inches (measuring around widest part of head/crown in Inches). Hat #2 (my favorite): It has a glossy deep dark green fabric that has brown markings that look vaguely like Islamic writing...It has a gold satiny liner material. 1 available now in size 22 1/2...And I have a good amount of material left and can custom make one for your size if you like it. Hat #3 One available in size 22 5/8 ... Dark blue suit liner material inside...has a shield motif on liner material. One bag for sale too. It measures (inside dimensions) 6.5 X 9 inches. I can also make custom hats or bags. If you don't see anything that you like here...but would like something in a different color...let me know and I'll look trough my bags of fabrics and see what I have on hand...or shop the thrift stores to find something like what you want...let me know. Bottom line: How much? Hats or Bag $45.00 ea. Edit...Prices reduced...see below for the webpage I made for this stuff. They are unique and well made. They are made from upholstery fabric found at local thrift stores. There is NO Chance that anyone will be wearing the same hat anywhere near you. What do you think? Too much? Too little. Comments? Suggestions? To Ebay or not to Ebay? Last edited by Coffee : 10-12-2004 at 08:53 PM.

10-11-2004, 06:24 PM	#2
melissa monkey Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: on the go Posts: 3,657	I think they are lovely and I hope you sell them to someone who loves them!! __________________ "Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion."

10-11-2004, 08:17 PM	#5
Coffee Cheeses Save Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Floating Posts: 9,204	I'm making a webpage for them now...not that it will be a high visibility sight...it is only on my homepage...perhaps Ebay will be a way to make my site more visible??? Can you list your website in Ebay auctions???

10-11-2004, 08:47 PM	#8
Coffee Cheeses Save Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Floating Posts: 9,204	Dinz, is that some kind of slanderous remark about my clothing? Cmon Dinz...You know you are just dying to break out of the "I'm unique, I wear Nike Products" trap. You would look great in one of my hats, all the lovely hippie chicks would be soo impressed with your self confidence if you wore a Coffee hat...you KNOW you want one...you can do it Dinz. I recomend the Champaigne with White Liner for you. Or perhaps a custom Wool Herringbone fabric to retain some of your conservative look while breaking out of the box a bit. After you have loosened up a bit we will find you a nice handbag

10-12-2004, 05:57 PM	#14
Audreyvgs Blue's Clues Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: on Yur Last Nerve, huh? Posts: 5,412	This is why sometimes being an arteest just sucks. I always price my stuff by deciding at what price i'd like to slash my wrists, then put a few dollars on, and most of the time, I can't make nobody happy. It just seems to me that in the last year, it's become like 35% harder to make a living. I know we can't go back to that $1.50 gallon of gas, but damn. Things that are made by a real person paying real bills should be appreciated by somebody, but they're not, usually. And I'd rather be dead than stand outside all day at an art show havin people tellin me how wunnerful i am. Freakin buy something then! what you goanna do. i dunno.