Suze Posted January 16, 2011 Report Posted January 16, 2011 wll as far as the "trust" thing just tell him that "money is tight and I need it up front to order stuff from now on" and really don't you think that he sort of blew the "trust" thing this time? you ordered 20 pieces of leather FOR him and he took THREE as a "favor to you"? for something that you have no idea of what to use it for and by your own admission is "expensive" Quote Reality is for people who lack imagination Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right. ~Henry Ford
reddevil76 Posted January 16, 2011 Author Report Posted January 16, 2011 wll as far as the "trust" thing just tell him that "money is tight and I need it up front to order stuff from now on" and really don't you think that he sort of blew the "trust" thing this time? you ordered 20 pieces of leather FOR him and he took THREE as a "favor to you"? for something that you have no idea of what to use it for and by your own admission is "expensive" Yeah, I understand what you mean. Its based on trust then, but with this happening, I sure am not going to do this again in the future. I have been jobless for the past six months, and it couldn't happen at a worst time. I kept looking at the leather and thinking if I hadn't order these, i would have the cash in my pocket now which is definitely handy for times like this. But right now, I have to focus on making them work, so I can move on instead. With the suggestions I received here, I am now brimming with ideas! Quote
Members Studio-N Posted January 16, 2011 Members Report Posted January 16, 2011 Easy solution is educate him that walmart and many other venues sell prepaid Visa and Mastercards or the type that he can add money to. After that he can use his own 'credit card' to place orders. Quote "Out of my mind.....back in 5 minutes"
Suze Posted January 16, 2011 Report Posted January 16, 2011 ouch -- one thing do you do any kind of leather shows? if you do - take the leather with you to sell "as is" (not made up into anything) although there are a lot of good ideas here how about covers for binders or journals? it does seem like camo anything is up for sale right now or the other way out can you send it back? without loosing too much money? Or heck -- does anybody HERE want camo leather? You may be able to reduce the amount you have by selling some of it off here..... Quote Reality is for people who lack imagination Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right. ~Henry Ford
Suze Posted January 16, 2011 Report Posted January 16, 2011 just had anouther idea--- not knowing how much they cost in the first place but they look like they would be good to use for layouts for role playing figures.... any game stores in your local area? you might be able to sell a few hides that way. especially the green ones. Quote Reality is for people who lack imagination Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right. ~Henry Ford
Members bkingery Posted January 16, 2011 Members Report Posted January 16, 2011 ouch -- one thing do you do any kind of leather shows? if you do - take the leather with you to sell "as is" (not made up into anything) although there are a lot of good ideas here how about covers for binders or journals? it does seem like camo anything is up for sale right now or the other way out can you send it back? without loosing too much money? Or heck -- does anybody HERE want camo leather? You may be able to reduce the amount you have by selling some of it off here..... What would the shipping be to get them here to America and what was the initial cost of them maybe we can help?? Quote Don't like sugar in my coffee But love coffee with my sugar!!!!!
Members BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted January 16, 2011 Members Report Posted January 16, 2011 Other venues to sell the whole hide As much as I dislike them E-bay. AKA E-pay, evil bay, etc..................... Local leather shops. Craigslist.org Etsy.com Since you don't have the sewing machine, do you have someone who could do the sewing for you? You cut the parts, and have them sew them up. Wonder how they would work as a Chamois for drying a car.With them being camo they might appeal to truck owners/hunters. You could get all artsy with these too. Find a taxidermy mannequin of a goat, and put the hide on it. Make a few up, and set them around. Camogoats Quote You laugh at me because I am different. I laugh at you because you are all the same.
reddevil76 Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Posted January 17, 2011 ouch -- one thing do you do any kind of leather shows? if you do - take the leather with you to sell "as is" (not made up into anything) although there are a lot of good ideas here how about covers for binders or journals? it does seem like camo anything is up for sale right now or the other way out can you send it back? without loosing too much money? Or heck -- does anybody HERE want camo leather? You may be able to reduce the amount you have by selling some of it off here..... Well, there aren't any shows or events here. I did browse through over 20 pages of ebay listings to get an idea of what camo products is out there. It seems that mostly is camo patterns from Mossy Oak. I've listed it several times on Ebay and sold only 3 woodlands hides to a lady in Texas. As Big Gun has aptly named it, after the listing fees of the previous listings, the final value fee, the paypal fees, I made about a 15% loss. But I'm happy to just get back some money. Then I listed postage at $19, but actual postage was $31 for registered articles. Which was fine, I'm happy to pay a little more to ensure all goes well. It reach US in a few days and got stuck at NY customs. After 2 weeks, the lady started asking for a refund, though I did provide a tracking number and documentation from the post office to show it has left Singapore and is in US now. Later, I convinced her to help both of us check with her local post office. Only when she went to her local post office, and the people there informed her that it is likely to be at customs (send it for lab test, could it be? Declaration says goat leather and probably they wasn't convinced), did she agreed to wait a little longer. It was something out of both of our control, and I can definitely understand her frustration. Many times I shipped items to the US and this is the first time it has happened. Probably due to the fact that it is leather, rather than finished goods. Nevertheless, I will definitely try to list it on ebay again, after some time. Recently, I couldn't even get 10 pages views on a listing and all the listing fees were rather draining. I'm definitely going to try my hand on some holsters and quivers once I have some veg tan available and a Tandy book in hand. Bkingery - I am warmed by the responses here and it goes to show other than what the newspapers tell us, this world is still full of good people. Following the ebay sale, I thought the only way to move these is to take a slight loss on them. And I rather have the discount go to the buyer than have it go in the form of fees to Ebay. So I've revised my prices in the classifieds some time ago to reflect that. Even then, I wouldn't want anyone to buy them just to help me. Though I could do with some help right now, but I am of the thinking that there are others more deserving. I would be happy if a buyer could use the leather to make something which could turn a profit for them. I am admitedly rock bottom now with my jobless situation. But I still have food and shelter, and have family. In fact my girlfriend extended a loan to me to order some veg tan from Springfield. Her reasoning is that I could not only keep myself occupied (my thoughts have been swinging to drastic actions recently), after I have made some products, i could sell them and pay her back. She has tried to take me out in the past few months, and I have been resolute in staying home as I believed I should not be spending money which I either did not have or her money. So this works for both of us, as i can be kept busy, and the money is not down a endless hole (for e.g. spending it on entertainment) and could be paid back. Nevertheless, I am touched by the help extended. And God bless you all for your kind hearts. Quote
reddevil76 Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Posted January 17, 2011 Since you don't have the sewing machine, do you have someone who could do the sewing for you? You cut the parts, and have them sew them up. Big Gun, that's an idea too. I've been looking at patterns for Tote bags and i could probably make up a few to be sewed by machine. I'd probably line them with canvas inside. But the only guy in town with a machine to sew it, is my friend who got me here in the first place. Ironic eh? Quote
Members BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted January 18, 2011 Members Report Posted January 18, 2011 My Mom used her 1950 Singer home machine to sew some of my early Knife sheaths. They were around 1/4" thick. Thin goatskin, and canvas should be within the realm of a good home unit. Seems everyone here has a machine at home. Then again, you said that you have time, so maybe there is a lot of hand stitching in your future Are you located in Singapore? Or is that just where it passed through on its way out? I'm not up on all of the different country flags Something else to look at would be covers for E-readers like the Kindle. Too bad the UK military wouldn't buy them from you. Could always market them to video games as authentic military grade hides. Quote You laugh at me because I am different. I laugh at you because you are all the same.
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