Hobby vs. Seller

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  • Sell

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You need a "BOTH" category, because I suspect that describes the bulk of the people here. I picked "hobby", but don't think for even a nanosecond that I won't sell a pen, given the opportunity!
 
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You need a "BOTH" category, because I suspect that describes the bulk of the people here. I picked "hobby", but don't think for even a nanosecond that I won't sell a pen, given the opportunity!
 

Dave_M

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Hobby for me, but I will and do sell from time to time. I prefer to make what I want and if someone likes what I have, I'll sell it providing it's something I want to get ride of. Keeping in mind that I've been doing this for about 3 months now so it's all new to me.
 

cdcarter

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I never really meant to sell them, but after I gave some away, people started asking how they could get one. That could get out of hand really quick if I gave one to everybody gutsy enough to ask, so I put some price tags on them, put some photos on a web site and said I'd be glad to make them one. I guess I'm averaging 10 a month without really trying.
 

Rick_G

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It's a hobby that is rapidly getting out of hand. Have a couple shops that want to sell them so I guess I'll sell a few and put the profits into more pens which I will donate to the Pens for Canadian Peacekeepers project.
 

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I started turning pens as therapy following an accident at work. My orders are mostly recommendations from past recipients of my pens, I am now struggling to keep up with orders. [^][xx(]
 

gerryr

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I make pens to sell, but I don't do it on a full time basis. I use the profits to keep a good stock of kits, wood and plastics and to finance my other hobbies, photography and downhill skiing.
 

INTJ

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It started as my 5th or 6th hobby. My wife, friends and co-workers are impressed with the final product and believe "there is money in them thar' hills." We shall see. [^]
 

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Originally posted by INTJ
<br />It started as my 5th or 6th hobby. My wife, friends and co-workers are impressed with the final product and believe "there is money in them thar' hills." We shall see. [^]

That pretty much where I'm at too. It was a hobby first, and I'm in transition, with full support of my family to selling. Not full time, but a little extra cash to pay for more hobby supplies/tools.

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sbell111

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Originally posted by Milpaul
<br />I agreee, should be another choice: sell to pay for hobby!
That's where we belong. We took up the hobby to keep my wife's dad active and sell pens to pay for the hobby.
 
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