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I have no idea what happened to the text of this post, but it was here before the photos.

I see a lot of these reverse intaglio cameos on ebay, with a wide margin in price. This one does not look like crap. Is there any particular words or description I can add to sell this at a fair price? I bought it, my wife doesn't want it.

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Just a note: I bought this at the same place my wife bought all her pins at last week. She bought a bunch more. But, the one below I picked out because of how "tacky" it is. $3. It has sold on ebay for $400 and the cheapest is $599 now.

She says she was going to get it. But, it wasn't in the pile she had. Looking at this, how do you not see it's so freaky it has to be something of value.

 

glass intaglio in a gold color rope twist frame.............. eh?

 

There are times when I have seen what I thought was outstandingly ugly clothing/jewellery/handbag/shoes & said to myself: Must be designer & expensive to be that hideous.

Even though it is not to my personal taste, I think I would have picked your eclectic brooch & looked it over. It's one of those things that I can appreciate for quality of construction & still be left asking myself why?

 

Vintage 1930s Coro Duette “Quivering Camellia” Combination Pin/Brooch and Dress Clips.

 

The first item is the lady I call Headband Girl. She is probably the single most reproduced cameo/intaglio in the world. As far as I have been able to work it out, she seems to have originated in W. Germany, continued on after the Wall fell, may still be in production for all I know. Have only ever seen her in glass, appearing in pieces by Weiss and Whiting & Davis, as well as in a universe of unbranded output.

This technique is most often called 'reverse carved' although it is of course molded glass. The bail looks like a replacement.

 

Oh! That explains why it seems to have layers.

 

Headband girl doesn't float my boat either. That second one....(swish!bye!) Very Moderne and right down my alley.

 

Do you know anything about the metal(s) with certainty? Please tell me you did not pay a gold price.

 

Methinks yon new member is yet another one of those. There is no way the pendant is crystal, & most certainly neither Essex crystal nor one of its imitators.

 

...what animal ?

Yes @Bronwen ......... who talks like that ?

Is this a trend we're experiencing ?

 

Anything that looks like these (except the sort of cameo looking one; what's that doing there?) gets called Essex crystal, whether or not actually Essex:

https://gem.app/search?terms=Vintage essex crystal

The more I read some of these posts carefully, the more I find things that don't quite make sense.

Huh? Well, English is not their first language, is it?

 

Not a great surprise, is it?

SS did make one good point, sort of. The correct description of an item & the description some potential buyers might use to search for such items are not always the same thing, something to keep in mind when crafting a listing.

 

Looks like I missed something or someone. A little drama. I have been suspicious of the huge numbers of bots and guests on the board possibly causing the delays and inability to reach the board at times. But that's all behind the curtain for me.

When eBay severely limited the number of characters in a Title, I craved more space for just this reason. I wanted to show the correct description along with the colloquial terms. Using sub-titles didn't work well and cost more.

 

Not much of a drama, just another one of these new members we seem to be attracting (or is there a frenzy once just one of them finds you?) by the name of the business Davey gives details for. Less wordy reply than most of them, but full of suggestions for what Snow's pendant might be, what to check for, most of which wasn't actually useful.

Don't know if this suggestion will be useful, but I'm guessing most collectors of something, when searching eBay, ask for listings that use any of the keywords in the description as well as those that use any of them in the title. Probably not as effective as putting them right up top, but you can slip them in there.

Of late I am noticing cameo listing after cameo listing with short descriptions that have suspiciously similar wording that tells me how rare it is, what a great addition to my wardrobe, what a fashion statement. What an AI crock.

 

LOL! Kind of has a ring to it and gives them away. The Tagsale AI that got kicked off yesterday taught me something. When I posted "Who are you?" His response started out "Fair Question". Well, I got a phone call today from caller ID of a medical company so I answered it and it was Rachel representing blah blah blah. So I say, "Are you an AI agent?" and she replies with "Fair Question". I had to bite my tongue not to say "Is that you Tagsale?" But they should not be engaged even to shine them on so I hung up. Does AI have a sense of humor? Does it laugh? Fair questions.

 

The same with most things. Very mundane items become a valuable addition to your collection, etc etc.

 

If you saw something that uniquely ugly, yet well put together for $3, grab it. If I end up taking $100 for it. I'll get $80 from ebay, and that's a nice profit for something like that. Though the cheapest now is $599. If I knew it sold for $600, and the woman was selling it for $100, I'd walk away. Because you still have to find that person willing to pay $600. $3 is now a slice of pizza. How sad is that?

It's quivering all right. Back in the day, I'm sure a woman wore it with pride. This might even work on a few today. But, they have to be strikingly gorgeous to pull this off.

It does have layers. I think those round things spin.

From any of my posts, have I ever paid a lot for anything? I know it's gold tone, and paid for the glass intaglio. My wife just doesn't like it. I paid $10. The box it came is great. I put her anniversary present in it. The box is probably worth more than the intaglio.

Every listing now has at the bottom a button you can click for AI to write the description. I've never used it. I like the mistakes I put in myself. I'm very careful. But, I usually have one or two spelling errors, with of course my awful photos. Yet somehow I still manage to sell stuff.

Some not so bright seller had AI write this description for his piece: This collectible music score is a must-have for any music enthusiast. With a signature from the artist, it's a rare and valuable item that will make a great addition to any collection. Produced in the United States, this piece has a unique history that sets it apart from other collectibles. Whether you're a serious collector or just a fan of music, this signed score is sure to impress. It's perfect for display in your home or office, and will be a conversation starter for years to come. Don't miss out on the opportunity to own this piece of music history.

How impressive is that sales pitch? The asking price: $6.35 TOTAL with shipping.
Why did I even come across this item?
Because I did a search for Max Steiner. Steiner wrote the music for King Kong, Gone With the Wind, Casablanca, Now Voyager, Treasure of Sierra Madre, The Caine Mutiny and 300 other films. This idiot sold his signature signed Maxie Steiner for the price of shipping. When you can find his autograph it starts at about $300. A few days after the piece arrived I went to look at his other items, and he was no longer selling. When I went to find this purchase, he still has nothing for sale.

 

I assumed from the name Quivering Camellia that something here was mounted en tremblant. I couldn't see it in your photo, but this one from the eB listing showed me that the 2 little daisy-like elements are probably on springs, yes?



As a single brooch it's a bit de trop, but could be quite nice as dress clips on a little black dress. It's a bit weird though that the 2 pieces are not mirror images of one another.

 

They do move. How could you leave that in a pile of Avon type junk? It's ugly as sin (IMO). But, the enamel alone says there's something to it. The spring movement. You should see the back. If I took it apart, I'd have a hard time getting it back together again. $3. Things like this are like playing the lottery. We haven't really lost yet.