posted on December 21, 2000 08:31:50 AM
It seems to get 'hits' you need to use the correct words in your title (I know..'DUH'!) but I just don't know them all! Now, Ihave come across another abbreviation- EAMES ERA. I can figure out that the EA could be early american? Got the vintage, retro, outsider, etc. but how does one learn all this? Is there a tutorial for dummies who don't know all the 'terms' and can't decipher what is abbreviated?
the REAL mizscarlett. (mizscarlett1 on ebay.)
"If I failed to show Southern Kindness in my words, my Mama would ablsoutely roll over...."
posted on December 21, 2000 08:46:27 AM
Thank you Vargas...sheepishly said! But, Mama alwasys said,"If you don't know ask, Or you may never know". Now, I know. About Eames, I mean, but the other...well, someone will answer! Thank you all, in advance!
"If I failed to show Southern Kindness in my words, my Mama would absolutely roll over...."
posted on December 21, 2000 09:14:37 AM
mizscarlett....As far as I know, there is no "official" tutorial for title keywords & your best bet would be to study eBay auctions.....Just keep in mind that words like "Eames" are actually designers/manufacturers eg. Eames Table...in comparison to an object (furniture,lamp,table etc.) that was produced by another manufacturer during that time or was produced recently but has the "Eames" look....
Words like vintage, retro, etc are used differently by sellers....Personally, I believe vintage to be 50+ years old & retro to represent the 50's, 60's 70's....But have clarified that by using a title such as Retro 1960's OR Vintage 1930's....
Shabby Chic on the other hand is a designer term (tune into HGTV or TLC or Discovery channels & watch for one afternoon & I'll bet you hear the term at least once!...Although, IMO the Shabby Chic trend is / has really died out.....
It's a trial & error process, you just get a feel for it the more you list & the more you study listings.....Good Luck!
BTW, your mama was right...never hurts to ask!...&...you can't learn a thing if you don't!
~ Rancher
posted on December 21, 2000 10:38:27 AMAlthough, IMO the Shabby Chic trend is / has really died out.....
Yanno I really, really, really think "shabby chic" is as painful to the eyes as nails on chalkboard is to the ears...... but I gotta tell ya I have used it a few times in desperation for items that just couldn't get any bids on with multiple tries. I have sold every one of those suckers using it in the title, and all with multiple bids !
cariad......sometimes ya just gotta sacrifice principles.
posted on December 21, 2000 12:12:42 PM
Speaking of "vintage" About 3 months ago I saw 3 pair of Vintage Vanity Fair Panties sell for over 400.00 on eBay !!! I often see that term (vintage) used for panties & when I do they sell for high prices, not any where near 400.00, but fairly high. So what do they mean by vintage when speaking of panties, how can they be vintage ? Am I missing something ?
posted on December 21, 2000 12:54:16 PM
Vintage Panties--something your grandmother (or mother--depending how old you are) would have worn when she was a sweet young thing
posted on December 21, 2000 01:18:44 PM
These panties are not that old. Check them out on eBay. From time to time you see suprizing bids. Could vintage in this case mean something different !!!!!
posted on December 21, 2000 03:27:00 PM
Mizscarlett, I could be mistaken but I think what they're trying to say by "era" is time frame or period. As in, the advertised item is from the same era (time period) in which Eames was being made. I am not really a furniture buff & am not familiar with when that was at all. But to me "Eames Era" seems like a keyword spam. If a person puts "Eames Era" in the title of the item and the item in question has nothing to do with Eames, it is keyword spam.
"shabby chic" on the other hand is not keyword spam, in my opinion.
