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Welcome I first joined the eBay community in December 1997. At first, I found it a great place to add to my stamp and vintage Christmas ornament collections. Then I discovered how easy and fun it is to sell. It gives me a great excuse to indulge my fondness for estate sales, auctions and the like, and to yak it up with people about their collecting passions! I really love it when a buyer is thrilled with a purchase, or collectors find something they have been hunting for! My specialty is vintage jewelry. I am a proud participant in eBay's Voices program. (In fact, I am part of Voices One, the very first group to visit eBay!) |
 I love living in the wonderful Pacific Northwest! Protecting Yourself on eBay -- Fake Bakelite, Weiss, Miriam Haskell, Eisenberg Fakes abound on eBay and are not just limited to Fine Jewelry. Some sellers are quite happy to let buyers *think* they are getting something they're not. How can you protect yourself on eBay, and avoid getting hoodwinked? Know what you are bidding on. Some of the repros are very attractive and appealing in their own right, but buyers should not be paying prices commensurate with authentic vintage. Bakelite buyers: be aware that modern reproductions are being sold on eBay by sellers who purchase these items directly from overseas wholesalers, or by sellers who are listing in good faith, thinking they have the real thing when in fact they do not. In earlier years, the fakes were not difficult to spot, but the makers have become increasingly sophisticated in their techniques and creating items that fool even seasoned dealers. Some of these manufacturers will make "custom designs," and are copying actual vintage bakelite designs which can be difficult to distinguish by photos alone. Figural pins and hinged bracelets will have vintage-looking findings and construction techniques, even two-part embedded pin backs. Many of these new items are produced with phenolic properties and will test positive with Simichrome and other testing agents, and in some cases, may even yield a slight bakelite odor. Here are some tips for distinguishing repros from true vintage on eBay. eBay has been cracking down on counterfeits recently, and are now prohibiting fakelite sellers from actually calling these "bakelite," so that is a giant step in the right direction. 1. If an item looks like bakelite but is called "phenolic resin" or "simichrome tested" rather than "bakelite" -- be aware that this item is "bakelite style" or reproduction, and NOT authentic vintage bakelite, and bid accordingly. Do not talk yourself into thinking that this is the real deal -- it's not. 2. What category is the item listed in? Sellers of new reproductions are required to list these in the Vintage/Reproduction category, or any of the other non-vintage categories, but may not list in the Vintage categories. 3. Take a look at the seller's other listings. Do they seem to have a number of similar items, and are they priced much lower than they would be if they were authentic bakelite? That is another red flag. 4. Be careful of listings using immediate purchase features such as "Buy-It-Now," "Make An Offer" and especially "Immediate Payment Required." Some sellers hope that an impulsive buyer will act quickly before eBay removes a misrepresented item. 5. Does the seller use the Private Auction format? What is the return policy? If the seller does not accept returns, or does not accept forms of payment where the buyer could have some recourse -- buy at your own peril. 5. Be wary of items called "French Galalith" or "French Lucite." These seem to be the new substitutions for "French Bakelite," a phrase no longer permitted on eBay. While there ARE bakelite items from France that are legitimately called French Bakelite, "French Bakelite" as a phrase seems to be a marketing or keyword spamming phrase invented online -- most likely eBay. Many of the items termed "French Galalith" are neither -- and in fact are newly produced resin or acrylic items straight from the overseas wholesalers. While many of these items are quite attractive and appealing, buy them for that reason and keep your wits about you. eBay is not yet addressing other types of fakes, so again -- buyer beware. Many so-called Miriam Haskell pieces are outright fakes, even with genuine vintage name tags affixed. Some are re-worked items or "marriages" (genuine Haskell components combined with non-Haskell components). There are also designer name plaques (such as Weiss and Eisenberg) applied to brand-new, mass-produced jewelry items, in designs never produced by the actual company. For Haskell collectors, Cathy Gordon and Sheila Pamfiloff's reference book Miriam Haskell Jewelry provides a wealth of information that will help educate a prospective buyer about the fakes and misattributions. Again, take time to review the seller's list of other items offered and whether the auctions are private, or the seller does not accept returns. If there are too many glorious Haskells, too many sparkly Weiss pins to seem true, you are probably dealing with a seller of counterfeits.
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What I like to do when I'm not on eBay I grew up in Denver, Colorado, and have been living in the wonderful Pacific Northwest for years now. Other hobbies include local community theatre, piano/keyboards (including New Age/Jazz composition), cooking, gardening, reading, and travel. Not enough hours in the day! |
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I am a member of JewelCollect, an online discussion forum for costume and vintage jewelry lovers. The "JC" initials help fellow members find my items more easily. And when I see "JC" in an auction title, that tells me the seller is apt to know about their item, care about their item, and accurately represent the item.
The whimsical ceramic jewelry produced by Candace Loheed and Bean Finneran is becoming so popular -- and it's one of my favorites as well. I'm talking about Flying Colors, Ruby Z, Parrot Pearls. There are so many wonderful themes and designs, and that type of variety is one characteristic that attracts me to a particular designer. Ann Pitman has written an article about this jewelry that was recently published in Antiquing Online. You can read it online! | Suffer From SCS? (Set Completion Syndrome? Do you have a compulsive need to find matching pieces to complete your jewelry sets? There is now a costume jewelry matching service where you can post your wants! What piece would make that set complete for you? Might you have a piece that would make someone else's parure complete?Click here. |
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