http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com Vintage Costume Jewelry to Enjoy! Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:54:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/buying-jewelry-on-ebay/should-you-buy-it-now-on-ebay/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/buying-jewelry-on-ebay/should-you-buy-it-now-on-ebay/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 11:51:16 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=479 Are there times that you should do a "Buy It Now" (BIN) on ebay, versus just bidding on an auction?  While I normally advocate bidding on a costume jewelry auction, there are times I've used the BIN.  Let's talk about when you can...and when you probably shouldn't. And before I go on, I want to emphasize I [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/buying-jewelry-on-ebay/should-you-buy-it-now-on-ebay/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/buying-jewelry-on-ebay/buying-costume-jewelry-on-ebay-part-2/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/buying-jewelry-on-ebay/buying-costume-jewelry-on-ebay-part-2/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:24:58 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=346 In my previous post about buying costume jewelry on ebay, I focused on what you should look for in a seller.  Now it's only fair that I talk about being a good buyer -- what are your responsibilities? Before you bid on that auction or do a Buy It Now, know what can be expected of [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/buying-jewelry-on-ebay/buying-costume-jewelry-on-ebay-part-2/feed/ 1 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/buying-jewelry-on-ebay/buying-costume-jewelry-on-ebay/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/buying-jewelry-on-ebay/buying-costume-jewelry-on-ebay/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:27:35 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=327 Buying costume jewelry on ebay is a pleasure, but can also be a peril.  The pleasure is in the glorious selection of vintage jewelry from which to choose.  The peril lies in from whom you buy the jewelry. I'm writing this today because of some recent experiences that I have had, and then yesterday by a [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/buying-jewelry-on-ebay/buying-costume-jewelry-on-ebay/feed/ 1 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/vintage-costume-jewelry/collecting-costume-jewelry-on-a-budget/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/vintage-costume-jewelry/collecting-costume-jewelry-on-a-budget/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:29:41 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=188 You might be, as a lot of us are, collecting costume jewelry on a budget.  You see all these lovely pieces but they are way out of your price range.  How can you build a collection if you don't have a lot of money to spare? You do have some options, so let's take a look [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/vintage-costume-jewelry/collecting-costume-jewelry-on-a-budget/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/vintage-costume-jewelry/building-your-vintage-jewelry-collection/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/vintage-costume-jewelry/building-your-vintage-jewelry-collection/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:05:22 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=179 Now that the "vintage jewelry bug" has bitten you, how do you go about building your own costume jewelry collection?  Where should you start? Well, your own jewelry box should be the first place to check, but I'll assume you've done that already.  Maybe you've checked out some of the function getCacheBuster() {return Math.floor(Math.random()*999999999999) }document.write("");document.write("");ebay offerings and [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/vintage-costume-jewelry/building-your-vintage-jewelry-collection/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/vintage-costume-jewelry/beginning-your-vintage-costume-jewelry-collection/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/vintage-costume-jewelry/beginning-your-vintage-costume-jewelry-collection/#comments Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:46:47 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=87 Beginning your vintage costume jewelry collection is both easy and difficult.  Easy because there's a wide array of jewelry available, both online and off.  Difficult because there's a wide array of jewelry available!  So where do you start? My first suggestion would be to get the book Collecting Costume Jewelry 101: The Basics by Julia C. [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/vintage-costume-jewelry/beginning-your-vintage-costume-jewelry-collection/feed/ 2