Alchemy Art
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2 months ago
Project Update: Update: Package Progress & Other Notes
Hey all! Wanted to stop in briefly with a (semi-short) update. I’m still working on fulfillment, and have been regularly sending out packages (thank you to everyone who has posted their packages arriving!!). It’s just been me and my sister working on this (when she can afford to come in - usually about once every 1.5-2 weeks), so it’s been tight on time as convention summer has ramped up and my time includes a lot of travel and convention prep (and I've kidnapped her as well for some busier events, lol). I’m out for about half of each month right now, with the rest of the month a mix of various packing and more prep… but packages are happening!
I’ve included a short poll with this update. With the info below, would you rather we opened up a small online seconds sale (i.e., for pins not used for fulfillment, but are sold at cons to recoup costs), or just wait until everything is done (this may mean that there are relatively few seconds of some items depending on when the drop ends up being)? The number of standards would not be impacted by the answer here - as these aren’t being sold, period, currently - but there are some pins that standards basically don't exist after fulfillment. I would still handle these requests after the end of the main cycle of fulfillment, but would allow people to pick up things in less of a rush. Or, it can be all at once. Either or is ultimately fine.
All said, here’s where we sit:
- We are just over 80% complete now with packages! The remaining <20% is a mix of both big and small packages, and, in the last month, we’ve done a fair bit of pre-sorting to make packaging easier where almost all packing slips have pins pre-allocated. With grading largely finished outside of an oddball smattering, the largest part of the time commitment is currently just unbacking pins, assembling them on cards, packing them and getting them secured.
- We did not manage to work out a resolution with the original manufacturer for Venetia’s pins, so we’re basically out the cost of all of those defective pins. Obviously none of these pins are ones we’ll use for fulfillment, and I had them remade on my dime while trying to recoup funds at shows and small seconds sales. The whole thing was and is an unfortunate situation; we have however made some of that money back through the last small seconds sale and convention seconds being sold.
- The initial plans for Jess to come up mentioned in the last update fell through due to life hectic-ness, so my sister and I have had more sporadic packing days when time has allowed. As such, we didn’t have a drop of standards quite yet.
- As mentioned in previous updates, once you get a tracking label, that means the package is fully prepared and about to be dropped off.
Other reminders:
- If you’re international and get a label, that means it is going out within the next shipment cycle (usually within a week). Please watch customs! Domestics are dropped off within 1-2 days after label generation.
- All domestic packages have automatic insurance; all packages that requested additional insurance on top of that had insurance added in addition (and/or were placed on Priority packages instead). If you have an issue with a package, please make sure to contact me within enough time to process claims.
- Turn in your gold stamps y’all!
- If you have an address change and have not gotten a label, you're welcome to email in. If I can change it, I will - [email protected].
As always, thank you so much for the patience and love for the project,
Mel (& Jess & Venetia)
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