CuttingThroughChaos: July 2006

Herds Traveling eBay LiVe 2006 Fuzzies seen across the US!

They are leaving in boxes of treasures won on eBay by any lucky bidders going to my site this week and winning a bid.

http://blogs.ebay.com/cuttingthroughchaos/entry/Im-giving-away-eBay-LiVe-Fuzzies-with-my-orders/_W0QQidZ4435018

You also might want to check out a "Slightly Unusual" item up for bid.
(*cat not included) The Giant Wilson US Open Tennis Ball *

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270011250057

Canadian Coin Week at My eBay-CuttingThroughChaos !

Today was an real eye opener. Like Sheryl Crow says, "It's not having what you want. It's wanting what you've got".
I have been enjoying looking closely at my old coin collection. So much so, that one of the coins I had planned on listing today, well I did not.
I was busy photographing 4 coins to auction as a lot and wanted to really get the detail of this Canadian silver 50 cent piece. I just kept looking at this coin, readjusting it so the light would shine on it just so. Well check it out.
The thing is really cool! So it looks like my fans at eBay-CuttingThroughChaos will have to wait for this one.
Other news, I got my pet photography website published. What a task! So wonder people hire web designers! PawsitiveImagery.com check it out.
Thanks for visiting, feel free to comment!

The coins are off and running

With more research to be completed on the cribbage board, I decided to go with ebaying the coin collection first. The Canadian coins being the first to be sent to the auction block. Yesterday a 1751-1951, large 5 cent commemorative coin and today a lot of 4 silver nickels 1902-1919. (Tiny little things, I imagine they would fall through the cracks in the couch and be lost for all time if you were not careful.) Starting to get the gist of photographing and listing the items. The coins are tricky though, as far as photograpy goes. Very tiny and shiny. Pet photography is much easier and a lot more fun.

On a personal note, I spoke with my girl Tirzah today, she took her boards! "Nurse Wrench" to be loosed upon an unsuspecting public.
It really is a wonderful world! So, this is a shout out to Tirzah-"CONGRATULATIONS WOMAN!! I am really proud of you."

Pictured here, graduating from Nursing College in California.

The Cribbage Board from the USS Sierra - 1944

Hunting through the room of chaos, I have come across a more than a few things of interest. I continue to angst over what to list on ebay, though I realize is totally unnecessary, yet angst I do. I just keep thinking about marketing and communications and how to make the best go of it. I think I have decided to either whittle away at a bag of coins, all in little paper envelopes that I have been carting around for over 20 years, or this cribbage board that I bought at a yard sale in Southern California when I was a teenager. It is engraved

C.B. Mallonee C.M.M.
U.S.S. Sierra
1944

I have been research/surfing all morning and am growing frustrated with the lack of information out there, at least so far. Might have to actually hit the library! The books, the stacks, the Dewey Decimal System, yikes!

The cribbage board is quite heavy, not sure what the material is that it is made of - something quite industrial strength. It is 11" long by about 2.75" wide, all black, with 4 brass pegs and two brass caps on the end of the peg storage holes.

The USS Sierra (AD-18) was commissioned March 20, 1944. I know the Sierra was famous for it's shop, perhaps the cribbage board was manufactured on board the ship?

Still hoping to find out more about C.B.Mallonee C.M.M.

If anyone reading this post has any information or can pass the post on to someone who might, it would be greatly appreciated.

Multi-tasking

OK, last night I finished the website for my pet photography business, Pawsitive Imagery. I see why people hire web designers, what a Herculean task. To sit in front of the same screen, looking at the same code, for a long, long, time.... Having said that, well, I am glad I did it and look forward to improving and updating it, now that I have the gist.
www.pawsitiveimagery.com

So, the next task is to flesh out my cuttingthroughchaos eBay sellers account. Get some things up for auction and start making a little money to finance the Pawsitive Imagery endeavors. I just spoke with a friend of mine, who has got his eBay sellers account, up and running. He is doing well and having fun; 911dealer and is lighting a fire under my butt, telling me, "--just pick something and go for it!"

Ya, got to love good advise.