Saving Wax Material (Mobile Record Shop)
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Established in 2018, Wax Material is a mobile record shop selling 2nd hand vinyl to electronic music lovers at festivals, event venues, pubs and fairs. Made by me, myself and I only.
I'm trying to raise funds to help with improvements towards the vans engine. For those of you that don't know the history behind the van, he's a 1990 Ford Transit horse box, who's really starting to show his big 31 year old age! (Yes, it's a boy)
Since owning my beloved 1990's van I've faced many a breakdown on the side of the road and can say the engine has been challenging at the best of times... But I love him! And we all do crazy things for love, right?
So I persisted, patched him up and got on with it for the last 3 years and somehow it worked and I got through it. But now the time has come and the old codger just isn't reliable anymore. I couldn't put money on it getting me 5 hours across the UK to a festival without packing up on me, let alone the fuel costs.
The money I'm asking to be donated won't fully cover the cost of the chassis cab I require (Euro 6 standard which passes emissions regulations**) but I'm driven and determined through passion to make up the difference, by continuing to sell Wax Material's stock online. Links enclosed ;) Check Discogs here
Having a new drivers cab (the front part where the engine and seats are) will minimise the risk of not being able to make it to places. Then the fun can be put back into travelling around London and afar to provide music for you to all browse, buy and enjoy. The biggest challenge for me now is to raise these funds. This fundraiser is just one avenue of many I'm willing to go down (or have previously attempted ) in order to keep the spirit of the van alive.
I've never asked for help with the shop before, so this is not an easy thing for me to do. It's my intention to be as honest as possible, open and exhaust all avenues in order to keep doing what I'm doing and to get me safely (& on time!) to the venues and festivals I love to see you all at.
Any donations or support received I'm hugely grateful for, as I am for every single person that's been a part of Wax Materials past and soon to be future.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story, and for your generosity. No words I write here could ever explain how much it means to me <3
Big love, Jessi x
Wax Material Instagram
Wax Material Facebook
Wax Material Online Discogs Store
**The reason the chassis / cab has to be Euro 6 specifically is to pass emissions regulations, enabling myself to continue trading in those London venues we all know and love without incurring daily charges.
I'm trying to raise funds to help with improvements towards the vans engine. For those of you that don't know the history behind the van, he's a 1990 Ford Transit horse box, who's really starting to show his big 31 year old age! (Yes, it's a boy)
Since owning my beloved 1990's van I've faced many a breakdown on the side of the road and can say the engine has been challenging at the best of times... But I love him! And we all do crazy things for love, right?
So I persisted, patched him up and got on with it for the last 3 years and somehow it worked and I got through it. But now the time has come and the old codger just isn't reliable anymore. I couldn't put money on it getting me 5 hours across the UK to a festival without packing up on me, let alone the fuel costs.
The money I'm asking to be donated won't fully cover the cost of the chassis cab I require (Euro 6 standard which passes emissions regulations**) but I'm driven and determined through passion to make up the difference, by continuing to sell Wax Material's stock online. Links enclosed ;) Check Discogs here
Having a new drivers cab (the front part where the engine and seats are) will minimise the risk of not being able to make it to places. Then the fun can be put back into travelling around London and afar to provide music for you to all browse, buy and enjoy. The biggest challenge for me now is to raise these funds. This fundraiser is just one avenue of many I'm willing to go down (or have previously attempted ) in order to keep the spirit of the van alive.
I've never asked for help with the shop before, so this is not an easy thing for me to do. It's my intention to be as honest as possible, open and exhaust all avenues in order to keep doing what I'm doing and to get me safely (& on time!) to the venues and festivals I love to see you all at.
Any donations or support received I'm hugely grateful for, as I am for every single person that's been a part of Wax Materials past and soon to be future.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story, and for your generosity. No words I write here could ever explain how much it means to me <3
Big love, Jessi x
Wax Material Instagram
Wax Material Facebook
Wax Material Online Discogs Store
**The reason the chassis / cab has to be Euro 6 specifically is to pass emissions regulations, enabling myself to continue trading in those London venues we all know and love without incurring daily charges.
Organizer
Jessi Vincent
Organizer
England
