In 8 gauge Just these and a set of surgical steel pinchers. I have some stone tapers in 6 gauge....They are my other auction. I'll be getting more. As I can find them, I live in a small reserved town and piercings and gauges are hard to come by. I need to make a trip into the city this is my tentative step into this type of auction to see if I could actually make anything doing it.
Goat: Have you worn a Double flare before? Not that I want to turn you off of the auction but the flare portions are larger than an 8 so they kinda suck putting them in the first time. Single flare are easier and I don't have any of those to sell yet.
Your supposed to be able to put them in like you would a button on a shirt....its not that easy. Double flares require your ears to be completely healed. You physically have to stretch them slightly to get them in. I had some myself once and getting them in was not easy that's why I am pointing this out. It was nice not having to worry about losing the rubber retainers.
I do know what you mean about the difficulty to put these in, the flare part is bigger and you have an easier time putting them in then taking them out is my experience. Hate worrying about the o-rings, since I seem to find 1 or 2 in bed every so often.