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Originally posted by purse junkie
Sweet! Has anyone ever used e-bay for vintage hats/bags? Been happy with the clothes, etc. you've gotten? Many thanks for any advice--have never used e-bay.
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I have purchased both vintage hats and bags. I've been pleased. (Particularly with the hats, but that's really about the fact that modern hats usually just suck ass.) Vintage clothing descriptions are more iffy than the hat/bag descriptions - hats and bags have obvious and easily described types of wear. If you're going the vintage clothing route (and mean to wear it), be sure the seller is a regular vintage clothing seller with high approval ratings so you can rely on the descriptions. Sometimes a vague "excellent vintage condition" is enough, sometimes it isn't.
I've also done some NTW/NWOT designer stuff. New/mint second hand designer stuff is pretty prevalent, and that seems to be a pretty reliable market. They tend to provide very detailed measurements. Some designers carry a premium, but only compared to comparable designer stuff on eBay. You can get a mint late '90s Chanel suit for $500-750. You can get hundreds of styles of new Manolos still in the box any day of the week for about $325. You can also pick up that Birkin bag RIGHT NOW for only a modest premium over the store price and no waiting list. In general, it seems a fine place to pick up vintage clothing, secondhand designer stuff at a terrific price and new designer overstock at some discount.
I've gotten a little bit of jewelry, enough to realize that the way to go on eBay is either really high end and certified, where you pay real money but can get amazing discounts below wholesale, or pretty low end, where you know you won't be disappointed for the price and might be very, very happily surprised. For middling stuff you are probably better off heading to a store so you can do the c/b/a firsthand.
