Hi fudjj.
That would be great.
I'm still trying to figure out how to find out when people have posted replies.
My email/MSM is listed in my profile. If anything comes up, please feel free to contact me that way - then at least I'll know I won't have missed it. lol
I am assuming a carton quantity is a large cardboard box? That's what I buy at the moment from my usual suppliers.
I actually started off as a designer/seamstress making one-off & limited-production items, 'Chaos Clothing' is my clothing label.
Then I moved to importing small amounts of clothing different to what I make, to widen my customer base, which has exploded beyond anything I expected - kind of like the Tribble population on Star Trek (original). So it seemed natural to just use the same name for the business.
It appears Goths, Punks, etc. don't let something like a global recession stand in the way of fashion :) I still have a 100% customer return rate - everyone who has ever bought clothing from me once on TradeMe, has continued to buy from me direct, often pre-ordering. Close to half of each stock order I place with my suppliers is made up of customer pre-orders.
TradeMe was a great place to start, but the business has grown too big for it, and it has become an ineffective, expensive and time consuming way to list everything I have. It is still a great place to draw in new customers, but my customer base is just too big now to rely solely on auction sites. I am expecting to get my webstore online next month, which is why I am looking to expand my range of items & suppliers.
Cheers, e-sil