Sea Gypsy Online was created in May 2005. All started by an idea to try and learn about online Ecommerce business. Having always had an interest in the ancient world of Egypt so seemed as good an idea to start there as anywhere else and it was different to what a lot of others were doing.
So Sea Gypsy Online was started and has slowly continued to build a great relationship with many Australian customers as well as suppliers within Egypt. It was from the original supplier founded in 2005 that offered the opportunity to travel to Cairo, Egypt.
I had never been overseas before, I have always said we live in such a wonderful and beautiful country I had not felt the need to travel. I believed I needed to get to know the people and their culture a little in this country with so much history and mystique, if I was to be offering their items here.
The offer from my first supplier was to good to refuse to come to Egypt and see it for myself. This was back in August 2005 when I travelled there.
Jay in front of Pyramid at Giza Egypt
Some Photos of Egypt from my first trip in 2005
On return from Egypt in 2005, the Showroom in Cleveland Qld was opened as a trial on the original concept for it to be exactly that, a Showroom premises for customers to see the beauty and quality of what we could supply, it was situated within the Redland Shire, approximately 40 minutes SE of Brisbane CBD.
Do to a few factors it was decided to close the showroom September 2006, but I have an open mind and may re-open a retail showroom again at some stage in the future.
My Motto for Sea Gypsy Online is to please the customer and no job is too small or large.
All jewellery and other items are made to order and are secure shipped straight to your door, in a short time. There are many Egyptian items other than gold and silver that can be ordered according to taste, so if you have anything special in mind please just ask.
I am always on the lookout for new handcrafted items from the countries of the world. The Dream is still alive and will continue and this store will grow as appropriate quality hand crafted items are sourced.
If you ever wondered how the name for Sea Gypsy Online came about, this is how…
If you have any good or bad website feedback or suggestions of products, please feel free to contact me as I did design, create and maintain the site personally. This enables Sea Gypsy Online to stay up to date and quickly make changes when required.
Have a wonderful day and don’t stop dreaming, if you dream it, believe it, you can achieve it.
Jay Quinn