Jilli, how available are BPL oils? Would they sell on eBay?

Yes, especially any limited edition ones. Do a search on BPAL or "Black Phoneix Alchemy Lab" and take a look at what's being sold.

I found 2 Limited Edition ones. Hmmmmm........

I just did a search, and now must count up my imps (the little samples) when I get home, because there's a lot of 44 imps that's currently up to $51. Since I now only wear Pink Moon (and whatever chocolate perfume I have around at the moment), I should turn those imps into extra spending money.

I found 2 Limited Edition ones. Hmmmmm........

If one is Pink Moon, I will buy it from you right now.

Oh sorry babe - I mean on ebay. I don't have any personally. Since I have that store down the street and they don't sell a whole lot, I was thinking of popping down there, buying a bunch and selling it on ebay.

I'm also thinking of doing "pagan/wicca starter kits". Mortar/pestle, cauldron, incense, athame, basic candles, red thread and packaging it all up.

Want ebay business.

Since I have that store down the street and they don't sell a whole lot, I was thinking of popping down there, buying a bunch and selling it on ebay.

Be warned, there was a HUGE kerfuffle about this on the BPAL forums. It made people really, really angry.

I'm also thinking of doing "pagan/wicca starter kits". Mortar/pestle, cauldron, incense, athame, basic candles, red thread and packaging it all up.

I think that's a very good idea.

Be warned, there was a HUGE kerfuffle about this on the BPAL forums. It made people really, really angry.

Forewarned. I won't do it. Were they angry cause the price was just out of control on ebay?

Ugh.

Feeling beaten down by circumstances.

Could really use some good news about now.

Forewarned. I won't do it. Were they angry cause the price was just out of control on ebay?

They felt that people who were buying things from BPAL to resale for profit were taking advantage of the hard work Beth & Co. put into the oils.

{{Susan}} I'm sorry you feel that way.

Thanks, Jilli.

It's just hard when DH is as stressed about money as I am, maybe even more so, and I'm already trying my damnedest to fix the problem. (And no, he's not blaming me--I just feel like the whole situation is my fault because, well, it was my poor judgment WRT my ability to make a go of freelancing that got us here.) And here it is the middle of August, and I figure the time between now and Labor Day is second only to the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas as the hardest time to search for a job. And dammit, I'm trying to fix the fucking problem, so it drives me crazy that it won't fucking get fixed.

Add in everything else. My dad, most of all, of course. But there's all kind of little things. DH is expecting a check from some freelancing he did nearly a month ago that would temporarily solve the money woes if it would only get here, but no such luck. We both need new shoes. Basic, everyday shoes. But we're waiting for that check, which they assured him was going out over a week ago. My critique group is kerfuffling. I'm worn out because Annabel is cutting canine teeth and keeps waking up in the night--I haven't had an uninterrupted night of sleep in over a week now.

If I could just find a damn job, so much of this would go away.

ETA--And I hate it when we're both so depressed, because it's hard to encourage someone else when everything around you looks so bleak.