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This Charmed Life After many, many years of buying antique and vintage jewelry and charms, and in the process, learning a great deal about them, it became clear that I had to support this habit somehow. Add to that one fantastic British partner, and that was the beginning of This Charmed Life... quite a few years ago now! The partnership eventually became a marriage (just one year ago), and it is truly a charmed life. :-) And here's some general information about my listings: 1. Descriptions: I describe everything as clearly as I possibly can, and I take as many pictures as seem helpful. Please ask if there's something that you'd like to know or something more that you'd like to see (or if I forgot something). Some jewelry can be dated precisely because it is hallmarked or otherwise marked. But a lot cannot, and thus all you can do is take a well-educated guess, based on style of the jewelry, the type of fittings used, method of stone cutting or mounting, and similarity to other pieces of known age. No one is right about these things all the time, but if I say something about age, it is because I believe it to be correct. "Vintage" has generally come to mean "not new" on Ebay. "Antique" generally means that the item is in the vicinity of 100 years old. What "vintage" should mean depends a lot on what's being described. "Vintage" charms may be quite old indeed (30s and 40s) or relatively recent (60s and 70s... I'm of that vintage myself, and it's certainly not antique!). Regardless, calling a charm vintage generally implies that it has been owned and worn (or at least exposed to air). "New Old Stock" charms are vintage in the sense that they were manufactured in the past, but they have not been worn. Any charm that is new should be described as such. 2. Cleaning: I never clean vintage jewelry, and especially not silver (although sometimes it comes to me that way). If you'd like your item cleaned, tell me, and I'll clean it before shipping. But cleaning usually destroys the patina and look of age on silver, and so I don't recommend it. Gold is another matter (I think it looks better cleaned), and costume jewelry... well, it depends on what it is. Listings To protect bidder privacy, when the price or highest bid on an item reaches or exceeds a certain level, User IDs will be displayed as anonymous names. For auction items, a bold price means at least one bid has been received. Note: Anonymous names may appear more than once and may represent different bidders. Item Start End Price Title High Bidder/Status 360210495853 Nov-22-09 Dec-22-09 10:26:26 $18.99 Vintage English Silver FILIGREE PITCHER Charm OPENS Available 130346621434 Nov-22-09 Dec-22-09 11:55:48 $9.99 Vintage Silver LAWN ROLLER Charm BIG + ROLLS! Available 360210579121 Nov-22-09 Dec-22-09 11:55:56 $4.99 TINY + CUTE Vintage Silver ELEPHANT Charm Available 360210579261 Nov-22-09 Dec-22-09 11:56:01 $18.99 Vintage English Silver GRANDFATHER CLOCK Charm OPENS Available 360210579469 Nov-22-09 Dec-22-09 11:56:07 $9.99 Vintage English Silver WISHING WELL Charm MOVES Available 360210579716 Nov-22-09 Dec-22-09 11:56:13 $24.99 GREAT Vintage English Silver FIRE TRUCK Charm OPENS Available 360210580010 Nov-22-09 Dec-22-09 11:56:20 $9.99 Vintage Silver DIPLOMA Charm RED SEAL Danecraft Available 360210580222 Nov-22-09 Dec-22-09 11:56:25 $16.99 Vintage English Silver CANDLESTICK PHONE Charm Available 130346621710 Nov-22-09 Dec-22-09 11:56:30 $14.99 Vintage English Silver HANSOM CAB Charm WHEELS TURN Available 130346621791 Nov-22-09 Dec-22-09 11:56:42 $18.99 Vintage Silver LEAPING SWORDFISH Charm FISH Available Go see all current items for sale by this member. FeedBacks User:saywha( 421)  Date:Nov-06-09 16:24:39 PST Praise: Delighted Great service User:lazytc( 1367)  Date:Nov-06-09 04:17:32 PST Praise: very quick, easy transaction; great packaging; item as described User:sassybrunette28( 95)  Date:Oct-20-09 05:43:50 PDT Praise: Thank you for communicating - great item! User:birdsandlove( 103)  Date:Oct-03-09 12:02:23 PDT Praise: Great charm!! Thank you! User:catherinehippo( 21)  Date:Oct-01-09 22:43:07 PDT Praise: item matched photo and description, was well packaged, and arrived promptly User:jesusislv( 517)  Date:Sep-14-09 11:49:49 PDT Praise: Wonderful charm, thank you! 5 stars! User:wingke( 839)  Date:Sep-09-09 15:58:56 PDT Praise: ***,¸¸,ø¤ºGREATº¤ø,¸*¸,ø¤ºSELLERº¤ø,¸*¸,ø¤ºRECOMMENDEDº¤ø,¸*¸,ø¤ºTHANKSº¤ø,¸¸** User:llorber55( 118)  Date:Sep-03-09 19:03:46 PDT Praise: super - just as pictured User:ranford2( 1722)  Date:Sep-02-09 14:49:07 PDT Praise: PERFECT transaction in every way! User:1216btf( 2194)  Date:Sep-02-09 14:34:10 PDT Praise: What great detail! Thanks for the fast delivery!! You are a top Ebay Seller! To see all feedback for this member, go to the Member Profile page.

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