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Wayne Sedawie
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Opal Auctions Abusua Adwumayɛ ho Asɛm

“Abusua a wɔbom yɛ adwuma no yɛ nea wontumi nsiw ano”

–Wayne Sedawie 2012 na ɔkyerɛwee

Bere Nhyehyɛe a Wɔde Sisii

iilybs1v4lkmidgf.jpg 1986 – Paul Sedawie fii ase yɛɛ Opal Tumi adwuma wɔ Four Mile Opal Fields

1992 – Wɔde Opal Wholesaling yɛɛ baa dwumadibea

2003 – E-Commerce akyi di ne aba a wodua maa Opal Auctions

2006 – Tucson Gem Show: Atoyerɛnkyɛm bi danee nkonimdi

2008 – Abusua pii a wɔde bɛba

2020 – Nkɔsoɔ Wɔ Ɔyaredɔm no Mu

1986, Sɛnea ne nyinaa fii ase: Paul Sedawie Fi ase yɛ Opal Mining Venture

Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, yefi kwan bi so a akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ yɛbɛfa ɔkwan bi so. Na sɛ w’ani gye a, saa kwan a wobɛfa so no de wo kɔ ademude mu. Saa pɛpɛɛpɛ na ɛtoo Paul Sedawie a na ɔte Melbourne, Australia na na ɔwɔ ɔpɛ a emu yɛ den sɛ ɔbɛsɔ n’ani wɔ sika kɔkɔɔ a wotu mu no. Bere a Paulo anbɔ sika kɔkɔɔ no, nsɛm a esisii toatoa so maa ɔkɔɔ biribi a ɛyɛ fɛ sen sɛnea obetumi asusuw ho: opals. Ɛnyɛ opal abo nko, na mmom opal a anka ɛbɛkyekye abusua agyapade na abɛyɛ adwuma titiriw wɔ aboɔden abo adwumayɛ mu.

Wɔ 1986 mu no, Paul soo dae sɛ ɔbɛkɔ akɔhwehwɛ sika kɔkɔɔ, na esiane awaregyae bi a ɛbaa nnansa yi nti, osii gyinae sɛ ɛyɛ mprempren anaasɛ ɛnyɛ da. Ofii n’akwantu no ase kɔɔ atifi fam kɔhwehwɛɛ sika kɔkɔɔ na ɔfaa kurow a agye din a wotu opal wɔ Lightning Ridge no mu. Nanso, nsuyiri akɛse twaa n’akwan mu, na wantumi ankɔ so. Esiane sɛ na ɛte sɛ nea sika kɔkɔɔ ho adaeso ahorow no yɛ nea wontumi nnya nti, ɔpaw sɛ ɔbɛtra kurow a ɛbɛn hɔ no mu.

Sɛnea anigye bɛkyerɛ no, otuu mmirika kɔtoo ne sukuu adamfo, Bob Young, a ɔka kyerɛɛ no ​​sɛ ɔbɛtra ne nsraban mu, na ɔkasa kyerɛɛ no ​​sɛ onnyae sika kɔkɔɔ a ɔhwehwɛ no mmom na wakɔ opal a wotu wɔ Four Mile opal mfuw a agye din no mu mmom. Nanso, anigye no ankyɛ wɔ wɔn jack hammer adwuma ketewa no mu, kyerɛ sɛ, kosii sɛ ohyiaa obi foforo a otu opal, Chris, na wɔboom yɛɛ adwuma de yɛɛ opal a wotu.

paul sedawie na ɔkyerɛwee Esiane sɛ wɔwoo no na wɔtetee no wɔ Lightning Ridge – wiase Opal ahenkurow – Chris yɛ awo ntoatoaso a ɛto so abien a wotu opal a na onim asase no lay ne akwan a eye sen biara a wɔfa so tu opal.

Mprempren, Chris yɛ obi a ɔtɔn nneɛma wɔ Opal Auctions wɔ edin “Opal Rush” ase. Mfe bi ansa na Opal Auctions refi ase wɔ intanɛt so wɔ 2000 mfe no mfiase mu hɔ no, na Paul ne Chris wɔ opal mfuw mu rebɔ mmɔden sɛ wobetu Australia opal a agye din wɔ wiase nyinaa no.

Ná Paul ani gye opal a wotu ne asetra kwan no ho araa ma sika kɔkɔɔ ho akɔnnɔ a na ɔwɔ no danee opal ho akɔnnɔ ntɛm ara. Nanso ɔdɔ a ɔwɔ ma opal no fii ase bere tenten ansa na ne nna a na ɔretu opal no reba.

Paul betumi akae sɛ ɔtɔɔ ne boulder opal a edi kan bere a na wadi mfe dumien. Ɛhɔ wɔ asase a ɛda hɔ a mfutuma ayɛ so ma no, ohwiee n’adwene nyinaa guu opal a agye din a wim tebea ne asase ho adesua a ɛwɔ ɔmantam a ɛso yɛ kusuu yi mu nkutoo na ebetumi ayɛ no.

Bere a Paul gyaw sika kɔkɔɔ ne jack hama adwuma no wɔ mfutuma mu no, ɔde ne sika hyɛɛ krataa bi a ɔde kaa kar ne nnwinnade a ɛho hia mu wɔ Four Mile opal afuw a ɛwɔ Lightning ridge no mu. Te sɛ nneɛma foforo a wodi nyinaa no, sika kɔkɔɔ a wobɛbɔ – anaasɛ wɔ eyi mu no, opals – gye bere, nsiyɛ, ne adwumaden. Mfiase no, na Paul ne ne mfɛfo no sɔre ntɛm, didi anɔpaduan, na wɔkɔ tokuru no mu tẽẽ kɔhyɛɛ fam tu. Bere a kuw no tutuu fam bɛboro dapɛn biako a ɛyɛ den akyi no, wotutuu wɔn opal ɔbo a edi kan no!

Bere a ebia na ɛnyɛ opal tuntum a ɛyɛ fɛ a wontumi nhu no, na saa ɔbo a ɛyɛ carat fã no yɛ nkonimdi kanea, na ɛmaa Paulo nyaa nea ebetumi aba ho anidaso, na ɛno nti na ɔda so ara wɔ saa opal a edi kan no sɛ nkae ade no.

Ɔsram biako akyi no, wotuu opal kɛse bi a wɔde ahwehwɛ ayɛ. Esiane sɛ na anigye adi wɔn so nkonim nti, na wɔahwɛ kwan sɛ wobenya dɔla 1,000 wɔ ɔbo no ho, nanso awerɛhosɛm ne sɛ, na anhwea wɔ nhwɛsode no mu nyinaa, na wɔtɔn no dɔla 100 pɛ. Ná Paul nim sɛ adwenemhaw ne adesua kɛse bi bɛba, nanso ɔkɔɔ so yɛɛ saa. Na onim sɛ opal a wotu yɛ adwumaden a ɛboro so na tokuru no mu a ɔwɔ da biara da no maa onyaa obu a ɛfata maa adwuma a wɔn a wotu opal yɛ no, ne sɛnea ɛyɛ den sɛ wobenya opal no ho ntease.

Bere a Paul de asram akron a emu yɛ den tuu fam wɔ tebea horow a emu yɛ den mu akyi no, ɔdanee ne mmɔdenbɔ na ofii ase dii opal a ɛyɛ den ho dwuma.

Saa bere no, na Paul nuabarima a ɔyɛ mmanoma, Wayne, te Perth, Australia Atɔe fam. Wɔ 1989 mu no, na Wayne ho retɔ no wɔ ne nansoaa a opirae no mu, enti Paul de opal bi a efi ne tow mu ne afiri a wɔde twa nneɛma kɔmaa no.

“Mɛyɛ dɛn atwitwa opal?” Wayne bisae sɛ. Mmuae a Paulo de mae? “Fa w’adwene a ɛfata di dwuma kɛkɛ!”

Wiɛ, na Wayne nsusuw sɛ ɔwɔ ntease biara a ɔde bɛyɛ adwuma no, nanso ne nyinaa mu no, ohui ntɛm ara sɛ n’ani gye opal a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a obetwitwa ho yiye. Ebia na ɛyɛ abɔde mu nkate anaa nsiyɛ sɛ obesua nsaanodwuma no, nanso osuaa bere a ɔkɔɔ hɔ no na ohui sɛ mfaso wɔ ɔkwan a wɔfa so yɛ no so.

Esiane sɛ na anuanom baanu nyinaa de wɔn ho ahyɛ opal adwuma a emu yɛ den no mu nti, wɔ 1992 mu no, Wayne tu kɔɔ Gold Coast, Queensland, kilomita 4,000, na ne yere Estela ne wɔn mmarimaa baanu, Jason ne Mark ka ne ho. Bere a woduaa ntini foforo no, wɔhyehyɛɛ dan a wotwitwa nneɛma wɔ The Mark Building a ɛwɔ Orchid Avenue wɔ Surfers Paradise no mu sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobefi ase asi wɔn adwumakuw no.

1992, Ɔde Baa Dwumadibea a Wɔde Opal Wholesaling Yɛe

Bere tiaa bi mu no, na opal twa adwuma a ɛyɛ den no fii ase. Ná Paul de opal a ɛyɛ den no bɛma Wayne ne Estela, na na wɔbɛkɔ adwuma atwitwa opal 120 da biara. Bere a Wayne reyɛ adwuma wɔ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ dɛ so no, na ɔde petepete opal a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no so na ɔde kɔma Estela, na ɔno na ɔhyehyɛ opal a ɛwɔ dob nnua no so no na ɔyɛ no fɛfɛɛfɛ.

Wɔ 90 mfe no mu no, na Japanfo sotɔɔ ahorow a nsrahwɛfo kɔ hɔ ahyɛ Surfers Paradise ma, enti na Paul de opal bɛma wɔn a wɔyɛ agude wɔ kurow no mu no.

Bere a Estela twaa opal 1,000 akyi no, ɔkɔtɔn opal no maa sotɔɔ ahorow no efisɛ na waboaboa nimdeɛ a ɛtrɛw a osuahu a ɛfa twa ho ka ho de akyerɛ opal kɔla ahorow a wɔntaa nhu no ho anisɔ.

Da bi, Chris de kɔkɔɔ bi a ɛwɔ opal tuntum so a ɔde hoahoa ne ho kyerɛɛ wɔn, na Wayne kae sɛ “ɛyɛ borɔdɔma na ɛnyɛ kɔkɔɔ.” Chris ankasa anim yɛɛ kɔkɔɔ na ɛyɛɛ wuram, na efi saa bere no, wɔadi aseresɛm bi a ɛkɔ so wɔ sɛnea opal yɛ kɔkɔɔ (anaasɛ borɔdɔma!) ho.

Ntɛm ara, abusua no bɛyɛɛ wɔn a wɔtɔn opal kɛse wɔ Australia ne New Zealand nyinaa. Anuanom mmanoma no boaboaa sika ɔhaha pii ano na wɔn mu biara fii ase tuu kwan na ɔtɔn ɔsram biara. Eyi ne nea edi kan maa Paul kɔɔ Tucson Gem Show wɔ afe 2008 mu, a yɛbɛkyerɛkyerɛ mu yiye akyiri yi.

Anuanom no hui sɛ wɔn a wɔkra nneɛma no bi bɛtɔ nneɛma pii afi mmanoma biako hɔ asen foforo, enti na wɔn baanu nyinaa bɛsoa wɔn nneɛma nyinaa de adi wɔn a wɔkra no mu biara ahiade ho dwuma. Sɛ ɔsram no ba awiei a, na wɔbɛkari pɛ wɔ wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho wɔn ho ka no mu na wɔasiesie wɔn ho. Saa bere no, na nkrataa a wɔyɛ no yɛ den anaasɛ sɛnea eye sen biara no, na ‘ɛyɛ mmerɛw’, enti na ɛyɛ den sɛ wobenya adetɔn a edi mu. Twins no dii guessing game no mpɛn pii, sɛnea aseda mu no, na ɛnyɛ sika na ɛyɛ asɛm no, enti na ɛnyɛ hwee sɛ obi benya akatua efisɛ awiei koraa no ne nyinaa bɛkari pɛ.

Ná Paul ayɛ opal a wotu fekuw, enti ɛtɔ mmere bi a na mpaapaemu no yɛ 60-40, nanso na mmanoma no baanu nyinaa susuwii sɛ wɔn na wɔtɔn nneɛma pii, na eyi bɛyɛɛ abusua no aseresɛm foforo a ɛkɔ so. Nanso na ɛnyɛ sika nkutoo na ɛkanyan abusua no opal adwuma a mfaso wɔ so no, na mmom asetra kwan ne anigye a ɛne wɔn abusua gyinapɛn ahorow hyia kɛse no. Anuanom no de wɔn ho too nhyehyɛe a emu yɛ den a wɔde gye wɔn ho to wɔn so na wɔyɛɛ nneɛma a ɛda adi pefee so, na eyi bɛyɛɛ wɔn abusuabɔ ne abusua adwuma no fã titiriw. Esiane saa ahotoso yi nti, na aguadi yɛ mmerɛw na mfaso wɔ so.

Bere a abusua no trɛw oprehyɛn no mu no, wɔfaa Patrik adwuma wɔ afe 2006 mu sɛ ɔmmoa mma wɔnsom afɛfo no. Ɛnnɛ, Patrik wɔ n’ankasa wɛbsaet “Rolling Stone Opals” wɔ Opal Auctions so.

Adwuma no kɔɔ so trɛwee na enyaa nkɔso, na ɛkaa Patrik a wɔfaa no adwuma no ho no, obuee adwumayɛbea bi a wotwitwa opal wɔ HCM, Vietnam, a adwumayɛfo a wɔyɛ adwumaden a wotwitwa opal na wɔreyɛ no fɛfɛɛfɛ, bere a wɔreyɛ dwetɛ ne sika kɔkɔɔ opal agude.

Ná aguadi yɛ kɛse, na na abusua no retɔn dwetɛ opal agude ama sotɔɔ ɔhaha pii wɔ Australia nyinaa. Nanso awerɛhosɛm ne sɛ, wɔtew abusua no nkonimdi so wɔ mfe anum akyi, bere a Chinafo adetɔnfo tew wɔn bo so fã, na wɔantumi ne nneɛma bo a wɔatew so yi nsi akan no.

Bere a Wayne de n’ani kyerɛɛ Vietnam sɛ ɔrekɔto adwumayɛbea no mu no, ɔfaa Chinafo dwetɛ agude a wontumi ne no nsi akan no nhwɛsode na ɔde kyerɛɛ adwumayɛfo no. Nea ɛyɛɛ obiara nwonwa ne sɛ, Vietnamni agudeyɛfo bi twaa dwetɛ a wɔde abɔ so no mu abien, na ɔdaa no adi sɛ dade no yɛ pewter a wɔde rhodium plating ayɛ ankasa – ɛnyɛ dwetɛ ankasa! So wubetumi agye adi? Wayne nso antumi anyɛ saa! Nanso nokwarem no, na ntease wom wɔ ne nyinaa mu saa bere no sɛ Chinafo adetɔnfo no betumi atew yɛn bo so fã pɛ efisɛ na agude no nyɛ dwetɛ ankasa.

Dɛn na yɛyɛe akyi?

2003, E-Commerce akyi di ne Aba a Wodua ma Opal Auctions

Wayne kɔɔ Las Vegas Gem Show wɔ U.S. kɔtɔn opal nanso wantɔn biara efisɛ intanɛt ne intanɛt so aguadi ho nsɛm twee n’adwene ntɛm ara. Adwuma a ɛyɛ nwonwa bi fii ase fii osuahu yi mu. Wɔ ɔyɛkyerɛ no mu no, wɔyɛɛ nhyiam ahorow a efi eBay a wɔkyekyɛɛ nsɛm a ɛfa intanɛt ne mfaso a ɛwɔ e-commerce mu no ho.

Na nsɛm a esisii no yɛ anigye araa ma Wayne werɛ fii sɛ ɔbɛtɔn opal biara, na mmom ɔde n’akwantu no kɔɔ nhyiam bi so kɔɔ nhyiam foforo so na ɔne nkurɔfo bɔɔ nkɔmmɔ bere nyinaa sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a obesua nneɛma pii sɛnea obetumi.

Da bi, ɔkɔɔ kɔpɛɛ kɔfe na na pon no nyinaa ayɛ ma, enti ɔtenaa guy bi a na ɔrekyinkyin srɛɛ sɛ wɔmfa close out stocks ntɔ nkyɛn. Wayne nyaa nkɔmmɔbɔ pii na ohui sɛ saa ɔbarima yi retɔ stock ama Bidz, adwumakuw bi a wɔyɛ agude wɔ intanɛt so. Ɔbarima no hyɛɛ nyansa sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ Wayne ne abusua adwuma no bue intanɛt so opal site efisɛ intanɛt so tɔn ne daakye.

Wɔ nhyiam ahorow no ase no, Wayne hyiaa NASA nyansahufo bi a wakɔ pɛnhyen nso a ɔne no kaa nsɛm pii a ɛyɛ anigye a ɛfa sɛnea ɔde akontaabu mu nsɛso di dwuma wɔ biribiara mu ho. Ná mframa pa dodow a ahunmu kwankyerɛfo hia bere a ɔwɔ ahunmu nso ka ne dibea no ho. Ɔkaa sɛnea wɔbɛhwɛ Russia ahunmu ahyɛn so na wɔatie ahunmu akwantufo no bere a wɔn mframa asa na wɔawuwu no ho nsɛm. Dɛn na na eyi ne opals a wɔtɔn wɔ Intanɛt so no wɔ yɛ?

Bere a Wayne kɔsraa ɔbarima no fie no, na akontaabu mu nsɛso ahyɛ n’aguare afasu mu ma, na ɔkae sɛ eBay nhyehyɛe no ntumi nkɔ so efisɛ adetɔnfo dodow a wɔtɔn no kɛse no ntumi nnya sika a ɛdɔɔso.

Mfiase no, na Wayne nnim nea ɔpɛ sɛ ɔkyerɛ bere a eBay nhyehyɛe no ntumi nkɔ so, efisɛ saa nna no mu no, aguadifo pii kae sɛ eBay yɛ nkoa nkutoo dea, na eBay nkutoo na ebenya sika wɔ intanɛt so, ɛnyɛ wɔn a wɔtɔn no. Sɛ wohwɛ eBay nnɛ a, ɛsɛ sɛ wususuw sɛ ebia na saa aguadifo yi teɛ anaa?

Saa mmarima baanu yi nyaa Wayne so nkɛntɛnso ma ofii Opal Auctions ase, na nea osuae ne sɛ sɛ wobetumi asi akan a, na ɛsɛ sɛ adwuma no nya nhyehyɛe a eye sen eBay. Yɛbɛyɛ dɛn afa ɔkwan foforo koraa a edii nkonim wɔ e-commerce adwumakuw kɛse a na ɛyɛ eBay no so?

Wɔ Opal Auctions no, yesii gyinae fi mfiase sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde nneɛma ho nimdeɛ di yɛn Adetɔnfo no ho adanse, na adwumayɛfo nhwehwɛmubea ahorow a wɔapene so nkutoo na wobedi adansedi nkrataa ho dwuma.

estella sedawie na ɔkyerɛwee Yɛhyɛɛ Opal Sheriff ne Verified nhyehyɛe no ase wɔ afe 2005 mu sɛ yɛde ɔbo biara a wɔtɔn denam yɛn asɛnka agua so no ho nkyerɛkyerɛmu a ɛyɛ nokware bɛka ho. eBay, ɔkwan foforo so no, wɔamfa nhyehyɛe a ɛte sɛɛ amma kosii October 2020, mfe 15 a ɛyɛ hu bere a yɛhyɛɛ yɛn de no ase akyi!

Wɔ winner takes all business tebea mu no, Wayne hui sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn auction wɛbsaet no yɛ nea ɛsen nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ yɛde bedi dwuma kɛkɛ na ama asi yiye; na ehia nhyehyɛe ahorow a wotumi de ho to so a ɛde bere ne nsɛm di kan ma adetɔfo.

Wɔ afe 2003 mu no, ɔde ne ho bɔɔ eBay na ɔhyɛɛ aseɛ tɔn nanso na onni anidasoɔ biara wɔ biribiara mu wɔ intanɛt so, enti ne mmabarima mmienu a wɔadu mpanyin afe so, Jason ne Mark, boa ma wɔhyehyɛɛ eBay, email, ne sikatua nhyehyɛeɛ. Wayne hui sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ɔde ne ho to eBay so na ama wayɛ adwuma a mfaso wɔ so. Nanso ɔkwan bɛn so?

Kae sɛ wɔ afe 2003 mu no, na kɔmputa ho ka yɛ dɔla 4,000, na intanɛt nhyehyɛe a wɔyɛ ɔsram biara (a na ɛyɛ brɛoo kɛse saa nna no) yɛ dɔla 500 ɔsram biara. Na kɔmputa no wɔ Wayne babarima, Mark mpa mu, na na wɔwɔ ɔko a ɛkɔ soro sɛ wɔbɛyɛ adwuma wɔ mmoawa ne mfiridwuma ho nsɛm nyinaa mu. Nanso te sɛ nnwuma nyinaa no, yɛn nyinaa suaa nneɛma pii, na wɔ afe 2004 mu no, yɛtɔɔ Spania nhyehyɛe bi maa yɛn intanɛt so aguadidan ahorow na yɛde Opal Auctions sii hɔ wɔ aban kwan so wɔ afe 2005 mu.

Sɛnea wubetumi asusuw ho no, na yɛn mfiase no yɛ biribiara gye sɛ ɛkɔɔ so yiye na na yɛwɔ mfiridwuma mu haw pii. Nhwɛsoɔ, yɛyɛɛ video nhyehyɛe bi wɔ afe 2008 mu a ɛgyee yɛn dɔla 15,000 sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a yɛbɛyɛ video ahorow a ɛyɛ mfitiasede kɛse a wɔatwa wɔ mfoninitwa afiri a ne bo yɛ dɔla 3,000 so kɛkɛ. Fast forward to today na wobɛtumi ayɛ video a ɛkorɔn wɔ wo mobile phones so. Nanso saa bere no, na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛde mfiridwuma a ɛwɔ hɔ no yɛ adwuma, na na yennim saa bere no sɛ ɛbɛkɔ anim kɛse wɔ mfe a ɛreba no mu.

Efisɛ sɛ mfe anum a edi kan no, yɛhweree sika pii bere a yɛrebɔ mmɔden sɛ yɛbɛkyekye Intanɛt so wɛbsaet foforo no ara kwa no. Nanso yɛn nyinaa kɔɔ so efisɛ na yegye dii sɛ intanɛt so adwuma no betumi ayɛ yiye bere a wɔayɛ no yiye no – ma wɔn a wɔde di dwuma a wɔwɔ nsɛm a ɛda adi pefee ne adetɔfo nhyehyɛe ahorow a wogye di.

Bere a yɛsɔre tuu mmirika na yɛyɛɛ kinks no nyinaa ho adwuma no, yefii ase de site no too hɔ maa adetɔnfo bɛka asɛnka agua no ho. Yɛn nua Paul ne ne hokafo Sally Patel na wodii kan bɛkaa yɛn intanɛt so aguadidan no ho.

Yefi hɔ kɔɔ so trɛw abusua adwuma no mu. Paul mmabarima baanu no nyinaa, Peter ne Ross, yɛ adetɔnfo na Sally Patel abusua a emufo yɛ baason no bɛyɛɛ adetɔnfo ankorankoro a wɔwɔ Australia ne Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A. Yɛakyekye yɛn adwuma no bere nyinaa atwa abusua gyinapɛn ahorow ho ahyia na ɛno ne nea akɔ so ayɛ daa wɔ nsakrae ne nsakrae a aba wɔ Opal Auctions nkɔso mu nyinaa mu. Ɛnyɛ abusua adwuma mu nko na ɔpɛ a yɛwɔ wɔ opals ho no gyina akyi, na mmom yɛn abusua abakɔsɛm nso.

Ross twaa ne Opal a edi kan bere a na wadi mfe 8, na ne babarima Hamish toaa abusua agyapade no so ara kwa denam ne opal a edi kan a otwaa bere a na wadi mfe 8 no so, nso.

Dɛn na yebetumi aka, opal wɔ yɛn mogya mu! Enti, yɛyɛɛ dɛn maa obiara a aka no huruw kɔɔ hyɛn no mu ne Opal Auctions? Na yenim sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ yɛma nkurɔfo hu yɛn adwumakuw no ho asɛm, enti Wayne san boaboaa nneɛma ano bio maa akwantu bi, na saa bere yi de n’ani kyerɛɛ United States kɔhwɛ Tucson Gem Show a wɔyɛe wɔ Arizona no.

2006, Tucson Gem Show: Atoyerɛnkyɛm Bi Danee Odi Mu

Wayne ne Patrik a ofi Rollingstone Opals tuu kwan sɛ wɔrekɔhyɛ Opal Auctions ase wɔ Tucson Gem Show a agye din wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ U.S. no.

Bere a woduu hɔ no, nneɛma fii ase a na ɛyɛ awerɛhow. Ná wonim sɛ wɔwɔ biribi titiriw bi, nanso afoforo a wɔbɛma wɔagye adi no daa adi sɛ ɛyɛ adwuma a emu yɛ den. Wɔde wɔn guu baabi a obiara nni hɔ wɔ Days Inn, na na nnipa kakraa bi na wɔnam fam. Na ɛyɛ awerɛhow, na adetɔfo a odi kan a ɔhyɛ adwuma atade ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ wɔayɛ intanɛt no ama ɔko, na Opal Auctions rennyɛ adwuma da.

Ná nea ɔto so abien a wɔtɔn nneɛma no wɔ sotɔɔ anan wɔ California na ɔkae sɛ nkurɔfo rentɔ opal wɔ Intanɛt so.
Awiei koraa no, wɔn adetɔfo a ɔto so abiɛsa no huu nneɛma bi a wobetumi ayɛ, na ɔkae sɛ wɔwɔ adwene a ɛyɛ nwonwa, stock a ɛyɛ nwonwa, na wɔpɛ sɛ wonya anigye. Wɔn ani gyei sɛ wonyaa nsɛm pa bi... kosii sɛ wohui sɛ bere a ofii hɔ ara pɛ no, wɔn opal tuntum a ɛyɛ rough a eye sen biara no nni hɔ! Ná waka wɔn ho asɛm dɛdɛ na wawia afi wɔn hwene ase pɛɛ.

Abasamtu bɛn ara ni! Nea ɛmaa asɛm no yɛɛ kɛse koraa ne sɛ na wɔnhyehyɛe wɔn nkrataa a wɔde hwehwɛ anyinam ahoɔden mma ɔyɛkyerɛ no, enti na sika a wɔbɔe no yɛ dɔla 1500 mmom sen dɔla 500.

Ɛda adi sɛ na eyi ne wɔn Gem Show a etwa to wɔ Tucson! Paul de ne ho hyɛɛ Tucson shows mu mfeɛ aduonu, nanso seesei, ɛnam sɛ intanɛt so aguadi kɔ so yie nti, wagyae tɔn wɔ Trade Shows.

Adwuma no fii ase nyaa nkɔso kakra wɔ Intanɛt so aguadidan no mu, nanso wɔ saa mfiase nna a na e-commerce yɛe no mu no, mfiridwuma mu nsɛnnennen anka akyi koraa da.

Wɔ afe 2007 mu no, wɛbsaet no hwee ase, na yɛhweree yɛn adetɔfo dodow no ara, efisɛ yɛn Australia server no antumi nni abisade ahorow ho dwuma. Bɛyɛ saa bere no ara mu no, Steve bɛkaa yɛn ho na ɔkyerɛɛ ne ho kɔmputa so nkyerɛwde. Ɛnnɛ, ɔno ne yɛn head coder na ɔhwɛ yɛn server kɛseɛ a ɛtumi di abisadeɛ mpempem pii ho dwuma simma biara, na ɔrekyekye nkɔsoɔ pii wɔ yɛn site no so daa.

2008, Abusua Pii a Wɔde Ba

Eduu afe 2008 no, na yɛn nhyehyɛe no anya nkɔso kɛse na wɔtrɛw mu ma ɛde nneɛma soronko pii kaa ho. Na yɛafi yɛn nhyehyɛeɛ a ɛdi kan no mu akɔ akyirikyiri wɔ afe 2004. Nokwarem no, yɛhyɛɛ nhyehyɛeɛ bi a wɔfrɛ no “Hu W’Adetɔfoɔ” ase ansa na ɛreyɛ nea aba so na ɛyɛ nea ɛwɔ hɔ ma intanɛt so adwumayɛ. Wɔ saa nhyehyɛe yi mu no, na ɛsɛ sɛ wodi kan hwɛ sɛ adetɔnfo nyinaa yɛ nokware, na yɛn Opal Sheriff nhyehyɛe ne Item Watch nhyehyɛe no dii nkonim. Ɛho nhia sɛ yɛbɛka sɛ Wayne nyaa anigyeɛ kɛseɛ na n’ani sɔɔ sɛ ɔhyiaa saa mmarima mmienu no wɔ Las Vegas a wɔhyɛɛ no ​​nkuran sɛ ɔnyɛ adebɔ kɛseɛ na ɔmfa envelope no nhyɛ n’adwene so.

Wɔ afe 2012 mu no, Paul mmabarima no bɛkaa yɛn kuw no ho wɔ aban kwan so.

Ansa na Ross rebɛka kuw no ho no, na ɔyɛ mfiridwumayɛfo wɔ Holden a ɛwɔ Melbourne, Australia, na ɔyɛɛ Gemmology adesua. Mprempren ɔyɛ yɛn aboɔden abo ho animdefo no mu biako, ne ne yere Terese a ɔwɔ IT ne Akontaabu mu abodin krataa mmɔho abien a ɔwɔ mfe pii osuahu wɔ nnwuma nketewa ne nnwumakuw mu no nso yɛ adwuma. Sɛ wɔka bom a, wɔyɛ kuw a eye a wodi SEO, aguadi, ne nkɔso fã no ho dwuma. Wɔahwɛ nneɛma pii a ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wɔde bedi dwuma a wɔde aka yɛn asɛnka agua no ho so.

ross sedawie a wɔfrɛ no sedawieterese sedawie na ɔkyerɛwee Peter ayɛ opal a wotu wɔ Lightning Ridge bɛboro mfe 15 ni. Ɔyɛ obi a ne ho akokwaw na ne ho akokwaw wɔ opal twitwafo mu na mprempren ɔyɛ yɛn ti twitwafo wɔ Opal Auctions adwumayɛbea ti adwumayɛbea a yetwa opal bɛyɛ 4,000 ɔsram biara no. Peter gyee ne nana Opal Auctions aguadibea a wɔfrɛ no “Anembo Opals” no.

xvvwicrmm1l06pbj.jpg Yɛafa nsɛm pii mu firii saa mfitiaseɛ nna no mu berɛ a Paul hyɛɛ aseɛ tutuu opal wɔ Four Miles opal mfuo mu, nanso anka biribiara ntumi nsiesie yɛn mma deɛ ɛbɛba wɔ afe 2020 mu.

2020, Nkɔsoɔ Wɔ Ɔyaredɔm no Mu

Coronavirus yareɛ no nyaa nkɛntɛnsoɔ kɛseɛ wɔ yɛn atɔfoɔ ne yɛn adetɔnfoɔ so wɔ wiase nyinaa. Atetesɛm mu adetɔfo pii wɔ hɔ a wɔyɛɛ Aguadi Nkyerɛkyerɛmu a wogyaee adetɔ. Nanso, nnipa a wɔtɔɔ nneɛma na wofii wɔn ankasa Intanɛt so adwuma a wɔtɔn wɔ sohyial site ahorow so sii eyinom ananmu.

wayne sedawie na ɔkyerɛwee Worentumi nkyerɛ nkɛntɛnso a wiase nyinaa akwahosan ho haw benya wɔ wiase nyinaa sikasɛm so da, na na yennim nea yɛbɛhwɛ kwan wɔ yɛn abusua adwuma no ho. Nea eye ne sɛ, esiane dwumadi a ɛkɔɔ soro wɔ intanɛt so aguadi mu nti, yɛn adetɔn no huruw kɔɔ soro bɛyɛ 70% ɔsram biara sen mfe a atwam no.

Wɔ Ayɛwohomumɔ 2021 mu no, Paul de ntoboa kɛseɛ a ɛsen biara de bɛsi nnɛ maa Australian Opal Center a ɛwɔ Lightning Ridge -- ntoboa kɛseɛ ne ahodoɔ a ɛyɛ opalised fossils a wɔntaa nhu ne opal-related curiosities a wɔde ama ɔman ahyehyɛdeɛ bi pɛn.

Wɔ June 2021 mu no, Opal Auctions nyaa Abusua Adwumayɛ abasobɔdeɛ wɔ Gold Coast, Australia baabi a adwumayɛbea ti no wɔ.

Sɛ yɛhwɛ yɛn abusua akwantuo wɔ opal adwumayɛ ne e-commerce opal gua so a, yɛakata asase pii so, honam fam ne digyital! Yɛagye adi bere nyinaa sɛ sɛ abusua bi bom de obiara talente, n’ahokokwaw, n’akyɛde, ne ne bo a wasi di dwuma, bere a wɔde abusua di kan bere nyinaa no, adwuma bi bɛyɛ nea wontumi nsiw ano.

Ɛnyɛ bere nyinaa na ayɛ mmerɛw, nanso yɛakɔ so abata ho wɔ nkɔanim ne ɔhaw ahorow mu. Opals tu mmirika fa yɛn ntini mu na ɛma yɛn asetra kɔla, na yɛnyɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ yebegyae bere biara!

Paul boaboaa ne opals a ɛsom bo sen biara a waboaboa ano wɔ mfe no mu ano wɔ intanɛt so opal gallery, a wubetumi ahwɛ wɔ link a ɛwɔ ase ha no so.

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