I missed the first step on Steemit. Introduce yourself!
I'm Melissa. I'm an expert in vintage, old stuff with collectible or resale value. I love vintage clothing, jewelry, and accessories. Retro and nostalgia are all the rage. Like my Lionel Ritchie reference. It takes me back in time. You can easily pick this up on vinyl at my market and any other good vintage market. Watch the video on Youtube, so worth it.
I have bought and sold vintage for 19 years and have a vintage market in the Midwest. Self-employed for 18 years, my business started online in 1998.
It was a special time! You could sell a ballpoint pen found in the street on eBay for $20. I got into selling vintage and antiques online. I liked the scarcity factor and I learned. Almost 20 years later, it's a physical market and more.
Being a small business owner can suck. Things you've never considered come up and it all takes 5 times longer than you think. Sometimes I don't leave my house for 5 days at a time and work in the basement office next to my washer. BUT self-employment offers flexibility and it's something I can't live without now.
My first steemit post was about my obsession with crypto and Bitcoin.
Crypto and flipping vintage have something in common. If you don't know quality for the right price you won't succeed.
Bitcoin for Girls is for enthusiasts like me. Talk and learn. Ask questions without fear and find like-minded. I'm a complete beginner in cryptocurrencies. It's fascinating and exciting. Like the early days of the internet.
The days of dial-up? I was there. It was slow, tedious and exciting. You put up with it was because you could feel the energy. I had a giant Gateway desktop (and a few other giant desktops that made tons of noise). High-speed internet? Out of the question for regular people like us. Cell phones were expensive and being online constantly made my home phone useless. I lived online.
I feel a buzzing excitement with blockchain technology. I see a worldwide currency in our future. I see new Googles, Apples and Microsofts coming.
I'm excited to be here! Let's talk business, vintage and BITCOIN!! I will get back to the story of my lost Bitcoin next!
Melissa
Welcome! Looking forward to your posts! We happy to have you here!
Thank you and so far it's great! I feel a home.
Hi @vgc500 !! I am new too...We have a lot in common. We both started steemit pretty much the same time, I too have a vintage business, and yep I remember how crazy this internet thing was in my late twenties....remeber how impressed we were with things like Encarta or Settlers of Catan! lol...anyway pleased to read your posts and will follow you. If you are interested you can read my intro here. Have a Kind day! https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@houseofcouchie/that-is-ms-weirdo-to-you
Great to meet you! I would be happy to follow you too :) we need more vintage on steem for sure! Those are the days that make me smile the early dial up days. Changed the direction of my life for sure!
Vintage and blockchain wonderful combo. I am new to whole crypto world but it is my new fever I am big vintage/antique lover and have some of my favourite collection at home. Attaching one of the carving form my collection. Blockchain and vintage both our my favourite :) Cant wait to learn more <3
That's an AWESOME piece and a gorgeous picture! I would love to see that in person.
That's so awesome! My mom and I used to share a booth in an antique store and we were always out on the hunt for antiques and interesting things. Eventually we discovered that dumpster diving was even better than regular shopping, as we found lots of furniture that people were about to throw out and lots of things that needed love and refinishing! I do hope that you blog about your vintage adventures! What an interesting blog! Followed!
Thank you @Bethwheatcraft I will definitely blog about vintage and there are certainly adventures!! Thanks for reading and FYI I'm already enjoying your posts! :)
There's a lot of antique, vintage stuff around me in my area, so that's cool. Being a business owner you have to stay ahead, and blockchain is definitely moving ahead!
Thanks for reading it and for sure my knowledge of what goes on online, started with vintage and the vintage internet! In the next 10 years, more vintage and antiques will be coming out of the woodwork as Boomers and their parents downsize. Not good for landfills but 2nd hand quality goods make it easy to save money to buy Bitcoin! :)
welcome from another newbie ;)
Lovely to meet you too! Thanks for reading this, I don't know if anyone will ever care much, but I will keep on writing. :)