Web space problems

I still haven't found the web space host that is right for me. I may just revise my template here and use this blog. It will be a bit unorthodox for a business and product listings, but it could work. Having other pages to link to would be better, but I think this will have to do if I'm going to get my pez for sale back on the web anytime soon.

Looking for webspace

My previous (free) webspace host (Thanks Michael) will be taking his server down over the next 2-3 months, so I am in the market for a new webspace host. I have been without my www.ReevesCollectibles.com site since Michael had harddisk problems this summer. I have looked at Yahoo, since I have an id and space on Geocities already. So far I am leaning toward upgrading my Blogspot space (where this blog is hosted) to one that will allow images and pages besides the blog. It's cheaper than Yahoo, and since I already have the domain name it makes the most sense so far. If anyone reading this knows of other reliable and cheap ($50 per year or less) webspace hosting, please let me know.

New releases are in!

The Funky Faces are in. I got a floor shipper of the a couple of weeks ago. I think the Emergency Hereos are probably in, too. I will try to confirm that with my store location owner later today.

Timeline: A History of Consumption in the U.S. -- PEZ 1952

I'm sorry that I have done so little updating. The St. Louis convention was great! I finally got my 2002 taxes filed August 12 (3 days before my 4 month extension expired). Schedule C isn't really that bad, but I didn't start using a computer program for my business records until part way through the year.

I have ordered floor shippers of both the Funky Faces (to ship in September) and Emergency Heroes (to ship in October).

New Pez Dispensers

New Funky Faces (formerly called emoticons by collectors, and first seen at the St. Louis convention) will be available in early September. I will have them and the new Emergency Heroes when they come out in October.

St. Louis PEZ Convention -- here I come

I am starting to get packed for taking PEZ to the 11th Annual National PEZ Convention in St. Louis next weekend. This will be my first time getting my own dealer's table for Saturday, so I am taking a lot more supplies than in the past. I am also taking a lot more pez than in the past, too! I have about 3 dozen Giant Pez and over 100 vintage pez, plus a pretty large stash of older loose footed pez, and some in bags and on cards. I'm really looking forward to it!

I just got the approval letter from Citibank in the mail for a credit card, too. I hope it arrives by next Wednesday so I can use it to pay for things instead of having to use our personal card. It would make record keeping so much easier than last year if the card comes in time.

Update

If anyone is actually checking this page regularly, I apologize for so few updates.

I have the Mini Bride and Groom Wobblers from Funko available. I have also made an offer on the Pezheads email list to order the new Giant Talking Charlie Brown Major League Baseball pez if I can get requests for 10 of any specific team. So far the most I have for one team is 4. I haven't gotten a new request in about a week, so this might fall through, although I may go ahead with the most popular ones (and the Royals) anyway and hope to sell them at the St. Louis convention and/or on eBay.

Sales Taxes

I finished my state sales tax report this evening and wrote a check to the state of Kansas. I had over $1000 in sales, but since most of them were to out of state customers, the taxable sales amount was under $200. I remitted $7.51 in sales tax.

Wobblers, Giant Pez, and Taxes

I have Peter Pez wacky wobblers (aka head bobbers), and Giant Simpson pez in stock. I have both the non-talking Homer and the talking Bart. Homer came in before Christmas, the Peter Pez wobblers came in while I was out of town between Christmas and New Years, and Bart came in last week. I also picked up a case of Pez Card Game starter decks several weeks ago.

I still need to revise my webstore, it is quite out of date. I still have almost everything listed, but it is missing a lot of new stuff. All of the NF pez that I purchased in November and the new things I just mentioned are not on the webstore.

I have started working on my State Sales Tax report. It is due January 27. Since I have used a variety of ways to track my purchases and sales this first year, I'm inputing everything into my new accounting software (Peachtree Accounting 2003) first. I made an agreement with myself and my husband that if I got the tax stuff done by this Saturday, I could go to the big bi-monthly flea market in town on Sunday. I want to find out how to get booth space there.