Meet The Owner

Hello!

I'm Bettina Jordan. Most of you know me as "BettinaJ". I am the owner and CEO of JustBeads.com, and I would like to thank each and every one of you for helping to make my "dream" a reality over the past 10 plus years.

I started designing jewelry made from vintage pieces that I had set in sterling. I had filigrees made in sterling from vintage brass pieces that I had. I had many vintage beads left so I decided to sell those also. My first on-line beading experience was the sale of beads through an auction site. As I grew more comfortable with this new thing they called the Internet, I ventured into selling more and more of my vast collection of vintage beads. I will never forget the excitement I felt whenever I discovered that someone had bid on one of my auctions...a sense of elation that is renewed each day. The Auction format introduced a wonderfully new venue for buyers and sellers alike. The only reservation I had was that, by nature of their very size, these sites seemed too impersonal. Wouldn't it be great, I remember wondering, if there was an auction site for Just Beads?

The JustBeads.com bead auction site represents the fruition of a personal dream in which I take great pride in having made a reality. From it's very inception, my goal was not to create just another multi-category clone of the larger auction sites that existed at the time, but rather to create a virtual community made up of a variety of bead people, individual buyers and sellers, who could to do more than just buy or sell beads-they could have fun, shop around and get to know one another.

JustBeads.com, ( http://www.justbeads.com ) , made its Internet debut on May 26, 1999, and, in addition to having attracted a talented array of bead artists and enthusiasts over the years, it has evolved to include features such as a comprehensive list of upcoming Bead "Shows and Events", a national directory of local "Bead Societies" and a "Featured Artist of the Month page" to help introduce new bead artists to the beading community.

I still enjoy the thrill of the auction and continue to sell my collection of Vintage Beads here on JustBeads! Prior to the site crash in December of 2009, I received more than 5,000 feedbacks, (100% Positive).

Thank You,
Bettina

Please visit my current auctions here at JustBeads.com

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