tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930636216995110322.post914031566019563415..comments2023-12-29T02:31:44.381-06:00Comments on simply iowa: My.... Beloveds. Simply Iowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14663759862127689538noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930636216995110322.post-20707452180985478462015-08-10T11:13:54.810-05:002015-08-10T11:13:54.810-05:00Thanks, for the Lovely.... 'comment'.... V...Thanks, for the Lovely.... 'comment'.... Victoria. : )<br />I'm happy... you are now, following your Heart... even tho... I know... how difficult that can be, financially. <br />but... money isn't everything... : ) <br />I would like to say... a little about 'the dealers' I sell to. <br />They really are wonderful. I don't have a problem with them making money... after all... we are all trying to 'stay alive'... and, most of the ones I deal with... share our Passion. : )<br />The ones... I have a problem with... are the ones... who buy to be trendy... couldn't care less... about 'the journey'... and 'thanks' to some t.v. program... or magazine article... they, no matter the price... are encouraged to 'beat you down'... just because... they think that's the way it works. oh my. <br />What these folks don't seem to understand... most of us... who 'deal' are also... 'collectors'. We buy things we Love... so... to have someone... 'Pick' something apart... for a 'better' price... is insulting. {When folks do that... with my Beloveds... I kindly tell them... "This Piece... simply isn't for you... You need to hold out... for a 'Perfect'.. Item." <br />{Bless their Hearts... <3 }<br />We all try and 'work' with folks... I ask for a 'better' price... sometimes...too. but... only... if I think... we are close... but... not quite close enough. I'd Never... Pick something apart. {Usually the owner does that... they point out every 'Flaw'... : ) I say... "That's why I Love it... <3 It's had a 'Journey'... if it were Perfect... I wouldn't be interested... : ) "<br />Thanks... for letting me... 'Vent'. : )<br />Yes... I hope we meet someday. Shows are tuff... I'm usually Exhausted... and running on 'empty'... <br />What I need to do... is have a Gathering... down the rabbit hole... once a year... a 'casual' one. : ) Invite folks to come visit... and relax... for a day. I would Love to meet the Folks who visit here... when Fire isn't Breathing Down my Neck!!! : )<br />Love, to ya...<br />Barb C. <br />Simply Iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663759862127689538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930636216995110322.post-28041771875791338492015-08-10T08:55:36.558-05:002015-08-10T08:55:36.558-05:00I love reading your blog, it never fails to bring ...I love reading your blog, it never fails to bring tears to these "old soul" eyes, especially the "unpacking". I too lust for early ironstone and struggle with what to keep or take to a show. Will the buyer appreciate it as much as me, or will it be another dealer who will just try to make $ on it. Sometimes its just the finding story behind it that makes me keep it. It hurts to have to sell something I love just to keep the lights on. But I have to look at the positive, I love what I do, the finding, the fixing, the stories, the customers, other vendors. After being stuck behind "desks" for most of my life its so freeing to live my life even if its a huge struggle. Thanks for letting me vent, hope to meet you someday at a show.Victoria Potter (Gypsy Paintbrush)noreply@blogger.com